The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-23
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
IA cRprn AT LAST DESERTS THE
CITY.
To Build a Road From san Antonio
TO yeIasco with Texas Capital.
Tho Departments Assume a Hoi-
iday Appearance--Person

Tho Departments Assume "A Hoi-
iday Appearanoe--Person
Houston Post Bureau, Drlsklll Hotel
Austin. Texas. December 22.-At last tho
grip has determined TO slacken its holc
unon Austin people. II has had some
victims who lost their lives because o.
disobedience to It's rigid exaetions.
II was bur a few weeks ago that every
aIternate man or woman one met either
had or had had or Intended to have Il
The streets were full OF dropping ngures
who were wrapped up to their ears, But
the epidemic IS passing away and viii
soon be gone
TAKING A HOLIDAY.
The departments are not only beginning
but have already taken on a holiday look
and often. in large number of clerks
you Gun only zee but small contingent
al work The men OF families are down
town making selections Of toys for the
children The boys without families are
hunting presents for their girls and thus
/ the ranks OF state employees in the capitol
are declmated.
quite a number OF the States servants
have gone away to spend Christmas; some
to other counties in the State and some
out OF the State.
Indeed. there win be little business trans
acted for the next ten days.
TO COUNTY SuPERINrENpl1NTS.
The State superintendent has gent out
the following notice;
| To County superintendent:
| Department OF Education, Austin, Texas,
| December 80 lSb3.-ln compliance with
/ numerous requests. ! submit for your CON
! sheraton he following suggestive pro-
| gramme FOR one county institute Tor TWO
/ DAYS:
SECOND GRADE SECTION.
| Frlday--l Subject for first hour: Meth
DDS in geography, local geography, pri-
mary geographical concepts; the searth
MS a whole form. size, motions etc. 2.
Subject for second hour: study in
| psyehQlogy, the percepiye facultiesN and
| Rerception 3. Subieot for third hour:
Methods IN Arithmetic. fundamental opera
tons to pupils With FIRST text book In their
Hands. 4 Subject Tor fourth hour. School
| management, the teachers autnorltyi the
school. g., Subject for night meeting, for
botn sections, the public Invited; Public
schools and popular Suffrage; powers and
duties OF trustees; local school stuxes
parental cooperation.
Seturday~-l, Subject for first hour
Methods In geographys North America In
Southern States; Texas Ia detail. 2 Sub
1act for second hour a study in method
percaptive faculties and perception ..
Subject for third hour. Methods In phys
iology; In general in teaching the skele
ton and the bones. L. Subject for fourth
hour; methods in reading; for beginning;
preceding use of text book; first readtr
pupils. 8. Subject for nth hour: School
cesses; closing daily sessions; directing
movements OF pupils; securing regular
and punctuai attendance.
first GRADE SECTION.
So. a.
ond In Physiology; in general in teaching
the effects of alcohol and narcotics g.
Subject for second hour. Psychology;
memory 3. Subject for third horr Meth |
DDS in reading; Third Reader pupils. 4. |
Subject for fourth hour: School manage |
ment; the recitation. 8. Night meeting. |
fSee night meeting OF second grade sec
toni
Saturday.. Subject for first hour.Hls-
tory of Education; In oriental countries; |
in ancient classical countries. .. Subject |
Tor second hour: Methods in Arithmetic; |
advanced citss IL fractions, 3. Subject |
for third hour: Psychology attention. 4. |
Subject for fourth hour Methods in Gee /
ography; advanced class studying New
lgnglanl States. o, Subject for ftIn hour: /
School Management: school government.
(fhe above l., only an outline OF sub
Jects. The county superintendent should |
each subiect)
1t IS not expected that this programme
should be strictly followed by any instl-
this way the amount and character Of
work that an Institute should do The
time OF the Institutes should not be con-
5umeq IN readlhg papers and making
speeches The institute instructors should
instruct the teachers In the subjects set
down In the programme just as teachers
In a normal school would Instruct their
classes in the same subjects. The pro-
sramme should be placed in the hands Of
the teachers some weeks, or months II
possible, before the meeting OF the instl-
lutte They should be expected to study
the subjects assigned, they should be
given the names Of STANDARD books that
treat OF these subjects. When the instl-
.ute meets they should be called upon 10
'orm classes and reclte upon tine subjects
assigned. If the institute Is large IL should
90 divided into sections so that the In |
'truction may become thoroughly indyid-
lalized. The above programme is ar
'anged for two sections, one composed OF
eacners holding certificates OF second
trade, and the other composed OF teachers :
lululhg llfst grade certificates. Teachers
holding third grade cert hcates should be
included IN the second grade section, or
hey may be placed in n separate section. {
/ is not meant TO insist that this should /
,e the bass OF classification. Ii Is only
uggested for consideration, 1t is insist Z
man II should be divided nto classes or S
ecuons, 10 that every teacher may I've Il
allied upon in each exercise and thus be d
made an active participant tn the work 4
The Old type of programme for meet ;,
ngs Of teachers associations ln which h
ne objects were chiefly socnl intercourse
nd mutual entertainment, ig not adapted
o institute work u the institute work
10 succeed the talking and speech maxi
lE ,ny lew ieachers must give way 10 :
YORK mar involves active participation ON r
he part OF eyary teacher The Institute n
1strictors should prcnnre themselves not q
o tail, and lecture but to- instruct classes Z,
u such manner as TO Induce an The teach- .
rs 10 think and work, o
,hs hogrs are numbered J. .. 3, 4 and b
; Tor eAch day, for the reason that the "
Inc * openllg varies In different coun- Z
les, ~ W ug nus programme the coua- n