The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-29
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31ee4aen - ODeers ne Address 81
Prsssneae barnard
NsxrH YAKIMA. Dec. 2s-ISpecisi. The
Illness Of President Barnard, Of Seattle.
nscsssifstsd his return home. - todays
session Of the sta:s association Vas pre-
sidsd over BY W. B. Turner, of Spokane.
One Of the mast interesting addrssses OF
the session vss given by Prof. Taylor. OF
Seattle. % aThs State University IL
excised . most lively debate on the propo-
sitions advocated. The address was IN the
nature 81 . comparison besueen similar
institutions in various other sistsA Mr..
Taylor was followed BY Miss West, OF
Waila wsila. with paper on sLissraturs
for Primary Grades. Papers on Natural
Science In Elementary Education" aud
Industrial Work for Girls" we're read By
Prof. Bingham, Of Tacoma and Niss Hyatt,
OF EilensburK. respectively. After passing
. resolution sending congratulatory mes
sages 10 thu state associations in ssssion In
Oregon. Idaho and Montana the morning
session adjourned.
In the afternoon the work opened with
m address on the state normal school -
Eliensburg. by J. Fl. Morgan, Of that city.
followed by Miss Sawyer. Of this city, on
The Real Ideal Of Voice Culture. This
last caused much discussion A Juror Was
created by the introduction Of resolution
70 strike out the second line Of article 8
and the whole Of article 8 Of the constitu-
ton, which in effect meant total sxtinc-
ton Of the educational council The argu-
ments advanced in support Of the resoiu-
ton were that by the operation Of the
articles referred 20 too much authority
was vested in few members Of the coun-
ell, and that in fact the council was un-
necessary and had authority to dispose of
matters which should % passed on by tho
entire association. The argument waxed
hot and heavy. finally resulting in the res
olution being tabled. The matter will come
up again at the next meeting Of the associa-
ton. Dissatisfaction has existed among
soms members Of tho association with
the method pursued in choosing the Of
fcers Of the association. Heretofore .
committee appointed By the president has
had that matter in charge and simply met
20 make up the list and present report
for adoption, the matter ending there.
This Is regarded a. arbitrary by many and
resulted today in the scheme being modi-
fed by taking the appointment of the
committee out of the hands of the presi-
dent. making it prerogarive Of the entire
association to choose members of the conn
mittee. The election Of officers for the
ensuing year resulted as follows: Presi-
dent. r. c. Kerr, Waiia Walia; vice pres
idents. q. A. Waller, Pullman; Miss
Keyes, Olympia; +. J. Chamberlain. Buck
ley: treasurer. c. A. Taylor, Seattle; sec
rotary, Miss e. 8. Hyatt. Ellensburg;
executive committee-J. w. Roberts. Ia
coma, one year; X. B. Bryan, Montesano,
two years: J. NJ. Shepherd, Everett. three
years: legislative committee. c. w. Bean,
Olympia; ID. Bemiss, Spokane: J. G. Law
renee, North Yakima; F. ]. Barnard, Sc
attic; II. r Cox, Tacoma. The educa-
tionaI council elected a. its president r. S.
Bingham. Tacoma; secretary. E. Twit-
meyer. Seattle. ]. II. Taylor, OF Seattle,
and r. B. Bryan, Of Montssano, were
elected members of the council tor three
year terms.
The assoc iation will meet next year at
Everett. Toniaht's session was devoted to
addresses by L. III. Leach, Of Vancouver.
and Mrs. 0elIa Brown. of Everett. This
concludes the work Of the association.
The state board Of education continued
the examinations today and will finish to-
morrow. They have three applicants for
life diplomas.
Following 10 the latter portion Of the an
nual address Of President Frank J. Bar
nard, of Seattle, read last night:
''Ths coming teacher win, hope. be re-
quired to pass but one examination in .
lifetime. but that one will be exhaustive.
The normal schools and normal depart
ments of state universities in the twentieth
century will only receive the graduates of
colleges and universities, and school
boards will elect none but normal school
graduates. The preparation. then, of a
twentieth century teacher will be: First,
the public school; second. tho state uni
versity: third. the normai-graduating
from each In turn. To properly teach
arithmetic one needs a knowledge of alge-
bra and geometry. Mere familiarity with
the contents of text book on geography
10 not enough, for knowledge of botany.
zoology and geology, earth and
man. is indispensable to the pro-
gressive, successful teacher. Language
can be more successfully taught by the
teacher WHO possesses a knowledge of
Latin. German or French. or all. Even
the first grade teachers should be familiar
with those studies taught in the upper
grammar grades or high school, that her
teaching may be consistent with and pre-
pare for that Of the higher grade teachers.
lit IS not in the text books that We find
the best instruction; 10 is not the nearer
Of Rotations, the schoolkeeper, the au-
tomaton, that does the mos, toward de-
veioping the mind of the child. There is
much to be read in the leaves of a plant.
much to be learned while standing on the
banks of bahbling brook, watching its
course TO the still greater stream, the river:
much 10 be learned Of the living things of
air and water
"Some one exclaims. Nonsense, such
studies are fads. Ia fad 30 study the hop
plant or its enemy. the little inject that
might perhaps cost the state millions of
dosiarsf Is IL a fad TO study coal, its for
nation and distrioution3 Is IL a fad to
study sea life and the food the sea gives US /?
THE young man or woman who goes
from our schools with even an elementary
knowledge of the trees AMI plants about
us, the minerals In the hills and noun
tains, the chemistry of a Loaf of bread,
principles of physics, il no more than the
simple machines. is pretty we'll prepared
% make use of the hounties that an all
wise Creator has placed in his hands. Nor
Is the practical result of such teaching tn 9
only good. How can any teacher succeed
In composition work, how can any pupil
talk or write. without first obtaining ideas
The observation lesson is the magic key 10
IL all.
have that skill, that training, that careful
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