The herald., 1893-09-13
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE,
Proceedings Yesterday of the
Five Sections.
A Variety of Subjects Treated on in
the Papers.
Mr.. Abbot Kenney on the school and
the Citizsn-Mr. Moore on Edu-
cation in Japan--other
Subjects.

The teachera' institute of the city
schools opened in the Spring-street
school building yesterday morning at
o'clock. After roll call the five sections
of the institute adjourneo to the respec-
tive rooms and took up the work already
mapped out.
The officers OF the various sections
are as follows:
Section 1-Miss Esther l.. Strauss,
president; Miss Olga IL. Dorm. secre-
tary; Miss Fannie NJ. Lawton, vice.
preaident.
Section 2-President. Jas. w. Henry I;
vice-president, Mrs. @. G. Dubois; geo.
retary, Rosslie Lazard.
Section s. S--President. Mrs. M. A..
White; vice. president, Miss Rose Hard
enberg; secretary, Mise Helen Fleish-
man.
Section president, Miss Edith
| M. JOY; vice-preaident, Misc Blanche
E. Laviele; secretary. Miss Belle
Sharpe.
Section 5-President, J. B. Millard; !;
vice-president, Ella NJ. Dixon; secre-
tary, Miss Franc Hawks.
In the first section the first hour was
devoted to review by Mrs. Nora ID.
Mayhem of the works OF the kinder
garten at the worlds congress OF educa-
tion held in Chicago recently. A num-
Der OF interesting points were brought
out.
Following was writing lesson con-
Quoted by Prof. Luutsman. Prof.
! Rhode concluded the morning session of
the section by an exercise in physical
culture.
The fret hour of the afternoon session
was devoted to music lessons by Mrs.
Juliet p. Rice. Mrs. G. P. Bradfield oc-
cupied the next period with drawing
lessons while Prof. Brown, during the
| first part OF the hour. offered number
of excellent suggestions.
The first hour OF the work in the Sec
ond section was devoted to the subject
of drawing, conducted by Mrs. @. P.
| Bradfeld.
Miss Dora S. Slack held forth in the
next hour. discussing Conchology. She
used maps and specimens to illustrate
her explanations.
Mr. Stuteman occupied the third hour
on the subject OF Penmanship.
In the afternoon session Mr.. Rohder
treated of Calisthenics, and Mrs. Rice
the subject of Music.
In the third section the f ret hour was
devoted to music by the special teacher;
the second, to drawing. by Miss Hutch
inson, and the third to an address by
Hon. Abbot Kinney, on the School and
the Citizen.
He said: As our population grows the
industrial condition OF the country
changes, people are working more and
more toward specislism, our schools
have the advantage over the schools OF
80 years ago, in that the care OF the body
/ is considered. He suggested the ap-
pointment of a medical inspector in the
schools, to whom all contagious diseases
and ailing pupils should be referred.
The great cqnHerving forces of the word
are tradition 1su perstjtian and instinct.
The chasin into whicfr lall civilization
before US has has fallen can be bridged
only by the intellect, AZ much greater
! problem confronts our country today, in
the coming of ignorant masses from
abroad. The mannera of the man and
woman that are to influence this coun-
try are to be formed in the school room.
AS our intelligence increases our stand
ard becomes higher, therefore there is
more general discontent.
! AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Kinney's re-
marks, Superintendent Brown gave the
teachers few business hints. The first
hour in the afternoon was taken by the
writing teacher, and the second by the
teachers in physical culture.
The work in the morning by the fourth
section consisted mainly of routine
work, but in the afternoon an excellent
paper upon Education in Japan was read
@. /. d. Moore of Santa Monica.
He said that the system included all
grades of instruction from the primary
grade to the university and that their
school resembled in methods those OF
America and Germany, the elementary
schools " hich both boys and girls at
tended are really in session all the year;
they have, however, short frequent va
cations; at the age of 20 the boys pass
iato the university, which is modelled
after the German school. Besides these
there are many special schools.
Japan has expended $S,000,000 for
education, and yet 30 per cent of the
children do not attend school. DIR.
Cochran followed with very pleasant
Japan.
Mrs. Regina M. Dixon of the High
school read paper on the subject OF
Arithmetic. She would have tie first
model to be thorough, thorough,
thorough; rapidity and accuracy are to
be emphasized; avoid problems beyond
the grasp of the pupils; analyzs go that
all may know how and why.
Mr.. J. NJ. Pemberton OF the High
school followed. He insisted that arith-
metic is the most important branch, and
that addition is not taught thoroughly
enough.
The fret hour OF the morning work of
the fifth section was occupied by les
son in writing by the special teacher.
The second in physical culture and
the third to music.
In the afternoon session, first hour,
was given to drawing by Mrs. Bradfield.
During the second hour, Supt. 4. A.
Molyneaux, Of Pomona, delivered very
able address on the subject of English
in the primary and grammar grades.
He said there are three motives which
for the most part induced people to
seek higher education, first to obtain a
greater knowledge for bread winning
purposes, next the improvement of ones
knowledge of political economy and
history, and facts bearing upon the po-
litical works of the day, and last, the
desire of knowledge as a luxury to
brighten life and kindle thought. These
points were dwelt upon at some length.