The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-09
lewis and Clarke Teachers In An
nual Session At the High
School.
Very Good Attendance ana an
Interesting Programme
Given.
rot. Young Discusscs Various Subjects,
Prof Merritt Talks an I~'hysio,ogy
and Mr.. Harsh on Wstting.

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(rstty we'll allied With the assembled tsach-
rs, besides = few others who ass interested
j schools and school methods. 1aysr
20 offered BY Rev. r. II. Webb, followed
, the singing Of the doxoloRy. A duet Of
Rsyer-Hslmunds was given by Miss Whit
~ and Mrs. Avery. Miss RsifsnEath
hen introduced M. Yonns. the Asst In
tractor on the PROGRAMME who gave an
ddrsss upon the subject Of pedAacsy. u
"a upon the socratic plan md illnstrstsd
hs difference bstwsss ths iaduDtlvs and
eduetivs methods In class work. Jndue-
I've IL s~Jylhthstic. commencing With parts
nd developing to . whole. psauctivs .
nalytic. commencing with the whols ana
Operating into pnrts. The two pro-
sasss we're plentifully illustrated with
xamples from arithmetic. grammar,
nd geography. showing which method was
Irefsrable in each case. lnductivs tessh
No ID particularly applicable TO prinsry
rades. and as the pupil Progresses to tho
Ugh school and college he has less and less
+ Il and more analytic work. Tbs diner
moo between giving knowledge directly
nd indirectly and between theoretical and
I~raoticsl teaching was we'll shown. Prot.
Eopns said schools were criticised upon
his point more than upon any other and
. gave som apt illustrations showing how
hsurotioal knowledge might bscoms prac-
zeal.
State Superintendent StssSs then took
he door. and Il . topic under bis leadership
,.s civios. II was conducted by questions
nd answers and an elaborate scheme was
blaced uron the board. showing the di6ss-
mt departments Of government. both ma
ior.I and .tato. the number Of ~oficers. the
(souired qualifications for c~itizsnship. how
Iacanoies are filed, salaries and other
Prof. Young then proceeded to give n
s~iscourss upon grammar. taking first the
opio Of language lessons. 70 must
brscede Language and tho object. II the
essop 10 10 teach the children, TO express
ia knowledge he knows. AZ knowledge In.
breasss 90 must Language. Every lesson that
kdda TO knowledge must add 10 Language.
~ Language 10 msant \ chi!d's vocabulary
words and his ability to use u. All
ruitful training in Language should begin
Nth that and end IN e1piessios; hotn
raye a number Of points which " . taught
a language books In about five weeks
kims. ali Of which made the purpose.
Teachers should strive to ssimulass oDssr-
Istion and Trough II cultivate expression
psal aud written. teach elements OF gram
Vii result in tho child's gaining mental
cover. The teacher should aivs systsm-
tic lessons and instruction. Mr.. Young
(hen rave an outline Of 4 lesson showing
how zach Of these points could bs brought
put.
Prof, Merritt took the door. and gave an
instructive locture upon Psychology. II
9 such a large subject shat to. do ~iusttos 10
! in three half hours 10 impossible. 10 tha
speaker took only certain portions. bis drst
bubjsot being the receptive and excreto!y
orssns; the receptive ones being the all
mentary canal; the exoretoly one. the lungs,
jim. oto. The speaker then save an sx-
kended description Of the functions Of these
di1eyspt parts Of the body. using Apt illus
krations. The whole Lecture was most In
ksrssting and occupied the closest attsn-
hon Of She tsaohsrs.
The next subject on thu programme val
arithmstic, by Prof. Young. The speaker
took . terms work and divided it into parts,
showing what divisions might be made
and suggesting methods - to how each
might DO developed and ths children led
from point 70 point In q gradual acquiHt.
ton OF knowledge. A scheme was placed
upon the board showing the different step
TO be taken; what the points to be attained
are and tho best method of obtaining th,
required results. spsoial attention wal
aivsn to the decimal system as the founda'
t,on TO much arithmstical work. Roman
numerals wore also conside Cd.
In the afternoon Prof. Young gave an ad'
dress upon geog Apply and used the subjso'
Of south Amerie. as AM. xample. q subjso
of dsductive reasoning. A scheme wa
placed upou the board containing the fol
loving points: Relative position OF ocean,
and continents, and it, mathematical posi-
tion; physical features, political f~eaturss
and productive featufss. Map studies ws''
OF mountains and consequent direction
of streams. she plateaus. valleys, sto
Books. he said. are to bs used 40 \ mean
and NOT a. an end. The descriptions Rivel
develop language in a remarkable degree.
w. A.. Harsh, the instruetsr OF writing
v vas next on ;n the p, ns..a fos II. ~. s.p. a:i. N
~csllsnss Of their writing and Mr.. Hash
remarks were listened 10 with close alton
ton. The tsachoEs' attention was called Il
the fact that good Writing rested upon tou
fundamental fa~cts-position, form. move
mept, speed. The position OF the sedy
hands, arms. pen. feet, paper was discussed
were explained. The form of lstters va
then taken up and the ekemsnts explained
and many valuable hints given a. to Aov
pupils might BE- trained il their use. II Va
especially noted that II children wrote bu
twenty or thirty minutes and ssfisblsd w,
OF three hours. good results In wsistal
would not DO obtained.
After q short ntsrnission Mrs. Powell
who has the kinds, Rxrten In the ssntrs
building. took the platform. and III
teachers being supplied with material, Oh
gave . practical illustration Of some Of tn
various play work OF the Frosbel system
intending trasin& p~erforasinR. c~olorina
cutting. folding. sewing. weaving. etc. I
plies can be made. II the teacher cannot 20
kindergarten supplies convicntly.
Miss Hopl or then Qav6 a drill upon th
various sounds Of letters and some inss,uc
tlon upon the synthetio method was give
and words commonly m~ispronounced wsr
discussed.
Dr.. Cols. being unable 10 be present, tn
time that was TO have bssn devoted TO hi
address vas spent in discussing tho bss
methods OF opening exercises In RI a
schools.
Among those in attendance u Q Luc.
Msjor and Minnie Griffith. OF Eat Heiona
MAY j. Lynch and j. v. Dunnell, Of An
austa; Nellie Moulton. Of Jsffe sou; G.. I
Bramblo and Lizzie La Dow. Of Mar sville
Minnie Lanas. OF Mitchell; Minnie Hills
of Canyon 70 ~. The Helena folks Il
attendance arc MarthcnA Kerr. +. A. Stssrs
H. NJ. BurrelI, s. A. Merrits. Anna Reif
ansath, Evalyn Gsbsuor. Ida n. Frystt. G
w. Drake. Abbis Il. Shaw. O.an Tau
bell. Harspta Sanders. Franc MngAcaa
Eva A. Giles. Annie SomeTmeier, KATHRYN
Johnston. Mrs. Eddn Lswry Kigntcnou'
Mary A. Quinn. Louise kha. lev, Ann
F~risndlich, May Mr. Madame Mod n