The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-11
INSTITUTE IS OVER
The Three Days Session Of Lewis
and Clarke Teachers Was
Ended Yesterday.
instruction HAs Besn Such -
wall BE OF Bensht to the
Schools.
All These Vine Helped 10 Msks the
Meeting . Success Thanked b. he
Association.

The third and last day Of The tsaehsys'
institute opened With the entire attendance
Of he teacher. Prayer was offered BY Rev.
O. b. Allen. and Mrs. Avery. with Miss Bly,
q sssonpanist. gave = solo. "Drsams." By
Gssslsski. The work Of ths preceding days
WAS thsn taken up. Prof. Young aoina on
with ths subject Of instruction and positive
atssntion. He stated that positive stlsn-
zion IL mot secured BY purchase. neither 10
u obtained By the love and respect %hat ths
psDil may have TO, the teacher. u cannot
b obtained b showing pupils The Inn
posssncs Of Ne work before them. u can.
not be sseuSsd By demanding II. nor By
soaxisg pupils to give II. nor ~ sssuls q
The fsss Of punishment. ThtS all holds
good with Instructive attention, but nos
always In case Of voluntary attention, K,,thls
pupils are old snouph to understand Vie
necessity. Some Of the things which pro-
duss instructive attention are: The result
OF interest In new things, tho attractive.
ness Of new things. the manner In which IL
10 presented. and the frequency Of change
os subject and position. Another
condition 10 the pleasant sur
psises IN tho subject. which the
tsaehes can introduce. Results in work
como from Intensity Of interest rather than
from long continuance. Points were given
- 10 how attention might bs cultivated, such
no to require pupils to observe objects
closely. rssd sentences and require pupils
10 write from memory read problems and
require pupils 10 repeat them; ask pupils to
-i-> ~.s>uAsl co1rkn ~ nAFaOFAchA With
books closed: the teachers should not fall
into the error of repeating questions aud
answers. The teacher must DO animated.
not 30 much physically - mentally. She
must have something fresh and interesting
70 give 10 supplement- the lesson; shs must
Wary the methods. especially II the subject
matter be dry.
M. sSsere followed. and the third branch
pf ~Rovs5hment. the Judicial, was considered.
nuestiOn1 asked AMI answered. and much
Valuable Information given. The divisions
II court, the Offices and salaries were all
Fiyen. Prot. Young then gave the con-
les Of nouns wsrs further considsted with
10 bort msthod of developing them. Thu
kotminR OF pluEsls hy inductive methods
vas advised. Analysis was then consid.
|rSd. the difference between words and
h sted and from these the sentence evolved.
The idea Of subject Was easily developed by
hetuYaig forces, az was also the p sdioate.
md shat these We: Q the principal elements
wAs easily proved, by eliminating all tho
Unnecessary parts. and still shs sentence
Vozid b left.
After the intermission Miss Rsifsnsath
pslled the roll, the teachers responding by
Cling how much Of the institute they had
nisssd, ~ without = valid excuse for alb.
ksnce the pay Of ths teachers 10 withheld
or non-astsndance. Nearly AL OF, tho
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Prof. Merritt then continued his highly
interesting address uron physiology, giving
he chemical names OF the constituents
.hioh are needed to nourish the body.
Alcohol WAS spoken Of 40 entirely unnsose-
AIRY; IL 10 not oxidizsd IN the body. and 10
disposed Of. the other part of tho prnposi-
ion was considered. namely. the need Of
oxygen to carry on change. In respiration.
The lungs Of . cat were used in shis expert
nsnt. Then the organs Of digestion we're
considered. and tho action Of glands OK
planned. Ilustrations, which had been
placed on the board. were plsntifully used.
Tho prooess OF digestion VAS followed, the
|bjsot being found to b the proper nutri.
ion Of the body. the food to be changed 30
. 70 BE- taken mp By the blood; many Sci
IntiAo facts were brought, out BY the
Ipesksr and results OF experiments given.
he lecture was a mastsrly effort and many
II the teachers Afterwards spoke Of their
appreciation Of IL.
Ia he afternoon Prof. Young took up
mother division Of a%rithmstia and BY the
lse OF blocks. cubes. spheres cones, eta,
ave . very Interesting discourse upos
nensuration. Ths same speaker followed
his lesson BY q talk upon discipline and In.
truction. The success Of instruction DE-
lends largely upon PREPARATION. sanitary
conditions and general spir's; ne sanitary
Fentilsston. Preparation should iaoluds =
knowledge Of tho subject matter. . knowl-
|das Of the laws of mental Development, .
knowledge of methods OF instruotion, and
experience in application. Discipline de-
ends n,n I:'a eel,. upon d,sns sna tS'e Iii o s. s.ss.
ions and keeping shildrsn's energies prop
Irly employed. BY force 10 meant rulss
nd penalties, not TO b used prominently.
nd YET enough TO give children . respect
or laws. Illustrations were given 10 point
hs remarks. rs
Nj. Harsh next aavs his concluding adj
rsss upon writing. Having considered
position and form, no pHoessdea TO speak
+ movement and speed. Copy-book work
. not recommended after the drst fear
krades. Children will uss 6ngsr move
neat until led out OF u by muscular move
Asnt exercises. until II IL finally easier 10
10 il altogether. illustration Of the movs.
nsnt without and with the pen were given,
nd actual work with pen and paper was
one, showing how muscular movement
an be practiced. Mr.. Hassh's remarks
vsrs practical and foroibls. and the teach
70 al felt that they had gained added
knowledge Of both letters and methods Of
eaohinG.
Mrs. Povslrs last talk upon kindergarten
vsrk WAS then given and further malipu-
alton of eolored papers showed The differ
nj forms into which little fingers coalA
sake them, 10 seemed quite wonderful the
lumber Of little forms. including boxes,
bsds. chairs, bureaus, cubes, etc.. that can
10 Dade. II 10 no wonder that children
ike TO 70 to the kindergarten.
Mrs. Williams, Of the hrst grade, then
cad Q paper on language lessons, showing
low language can be developed and in
traction given by object lessons in nat
raj science, In which children from. the
most common objects about them are led to
xprsss many listls ideas and study the
ubiects In parts and - wholss.
M. Stssre then gave Al outline Of Tho
Teachers Reading oil Ole for the following
car. A committee on resolutions then
resented the following:
Resolved, That We extend . vote Of
hanks TO the Rev. M. Crooker for the very
bio and interesting lecture delivered on
Thursday evening. Ia j.
Resolved. That We extend . vote of
hanks and appreciation to the Helena
look and Stationery company for souvenir
4 the city of Helena.
Resolved. That we extand a vote of
hanks to Mr.. G. N. Douglas, Mise whitney,
dadame Medini. Mrs. Avery aud Others for
nusic furnished.
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