Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-30
THE INSTITUTE.
Close Of County Supt. Mar.
shali's Normal.
LARGEST AND BEST EVER HELD

LARGEST AND BEST EVER HELD.
Outline of the Exercises During the Last
Day-Teachers Going to Asbury Park
The County notwithstanding Prin-
cipals-Gossip.
County Supt. Marshall's annual
teachers institute closed last eve
ming, and it has proven the best at
tended and most successful institute
ever held in the county, rejecting
great credit on MIR. Marshall and his
ability as 4 promoter and head of
our county public school system.
The corps of instructors was the
most efficient possible, many of TIE
teachers at that coming here through
personal friendship and admiration
for MIR. Marshall, who has thus pre-
sented advantages which our county
teachers have had the benefit of
Yesterday, the last day. was an
other of high temperature and oscil-
lating fans. Prof. Housel's music
class sang the morning HYMNS at
$3.50. and at 3 DIR. Mccormick re-
viewed Grants administration be-
fore his history class. The for
eign events, namely. the Franco
Prussian war, the settlement of the
Alabama claims and the New Found
land fisheries, were alluded to, and
the panic on Wall street in '69, with
the great financial furry of '73. re-
ceived proper attention. Grant was
characterized as 4 very able chief
magistrate.
Dr. krohn's psychology talk was
concerning the power of habit. A
: muscular act performed for the first
time requires concentration of that
and considerable effort. 1t soon be-
COMES an act, however, which is
perfectly unconscious and done with
no effort of the mind whatever. The
boy putting on 4 coat for the first
time finds it a big job, but when he
becomes man he is unable to tell
, upon being questioned which arm
: first goes through the sleeve, as
: habituated have his muscles become
= to the contractions necessary
4 The doctor showed quite conclu-
: sively that habit almost entirely con.
. trolls the everyday life and acts OF
most people. This makes it very
necessary that correct and proper
habits be early taught to children.
A year of wrong habit will need 8
> lifetime in which to throw off the i'm.
pressions SO indelibly made on the
nervous system.
In Prof. Hatch's reading class, the
girls displayed lots of interest wher
the time came for Alden to presea,
the proposal Of S.andish. There
were several elderly ladies, however
who wore blue glasses and an expires
sion of non-interest and apathy who
were quite shocked at Pricilla's bold
ness, when her throbbing heart
leaped forth regardless of the stiff
rules of etiquette, and Whispered
those memorable words. 'Why dom,
p you speak for yourself. John?'
The usual work in advanced anC
primary arithmetic was attended tC
by DR.. Krohn and Miss Davis.
At 1850 the assembly room wal
the point of interest. Nearly all thu
teachers went up to see the nice worl
done by Miss Muse with her trained
class of synthetic reading children
They were bright, well-drilled ant
] interesting.
In the afternoon the principal fea
\ ture of the music lesson was tn,
singing of the Star Spangled Banner
Before the teachers were dismissed
Supt. Marshall, in an eXcellently nea
speech, took occasion to briefly re
view the work of the institute, thanl
the teachers for their interest ant
good will, and wish them a pleasan
vacation. His remarks were com
pilmented by generous applause.
- In the primary language class
Miss Davis told the story of the LIE
gend of the Great Dippcr. Whe,
children are required to reproduce
stories, they should be allowed t,
develop whatever dramatic or eIocu
y tionary talents they may possess
} An Interesting allusion was made I,
Chicago girl of tender years. VIII
astonished her teacher one day i
telling the story of The Three Bears
DR.. Mccormick was as interesting
in his last talk on geography as h
was at the first. In the study o
. South America, the teachers were ad
vised not to spend more than tw
weeks, while on the grand divisio
of Europe twice rs much time can b.
profitably spent. The study of geoe
ID raphy is principally important be
- cause it is the true base on whic
should be built our knowledge G
history, botany and zoology.
DIR. Krohn in response to specis
request substituted another talk o
psychology for the regular gramma
exercise. The topic was 1.-The Imae
nation" This quality, both visu;
and auditory. should be encourage
and developed in children. Th
teacher, too, should have a cult
waited imagination.
Prof. Hatch endeavored to give tn
teachers good idea of the best wa
to treat botany and Zoology, Will
Miss Davis closed her work by brief
ly abiding to the methods of teach
ing spelling and phonics, and the
r1ve har haarnrc or in nj ri uU TOLL ~