The Helena independent., 1894-10-06
Altendsnos and Attention Proved lho
lntOrsst Which tho Teachers
Have Taken.
The Last Day's Programme Was
Fully Up TO Those Pre-
osdlnR.
Resolutions Reportsd From Committed
and Adopted, Thinking Those who
Took Part In tho Meeting.

attendance. In fact tho attendance aud
tho marked attention th ou2hout th' as
sSmbly prove eonolusiyely tho iniorest
which the toaohes have takon. Miss Do
We're again took up her wo IN reading
giving few ideas as 60 the marking ana
o onunolstion, Remarks upon pitch, em-
phasls, styles OF reading. expression, etc.
were given with helpful hints % TO how to
secure them.
Hon, u. A. sieere. upon a request Of the
institute brought up tho subject OF the
United ttates government, with n hiatoTy
OF the rise OF tho different political parties.
A map OF eoloted linea and hgurss somo-
what intricate until explained, was u:sd TO
illustrate the successive rise and fall Of the
partiss Bsginning with the sarlisst par
ties, the whiR, fedeial, hntI-fSiersl, ma
tIonal- epublieau. demOo attic and rspubll-
can. their origin, principles. arguments and
many other questions rsga ding them were
discussed; their likencsses and difetencea
Many OF the smaller parties. differing In
aome detAlls from the larger ones, we're
also spoken OF.
Miss Maaness, In answer 10 a queition,
stated that WebstsT's International dietion.
ars was one that could be safely rtcom-
mendod TO children for gene oil use. though
the use Of any rathe: than mono is advised.
The study OF dictionary. though perhaps
dry in itself. oan bo made OF absorbing In
terest by the teacher herself. by her own
Interest. aud live methods. Some pertinent
remarks upon public spiskers. and their
faults and merits in articulation, were
mantionsdi then exercises In articulation
some hard, others amusing or ruzzling,
were used In drill; words ending In dinl:ult
consonants, and eombinatiol words hay-
Ing dficuls yowol sounds such as the
'tilde e. and many Others commonly mia
pronounced, VITA exercises containing
them. were given by ths teachers. This
work for the throe DAYS has been OF much
interest to the tenobofs, largely doe 10 tho
pleasing way in which Miss Magusss prs
sented 10.
After recess Miss Reifenrath gave sew
e;al notices. az 20 the examinations, and
announced the next meeting OF the state
Teacho. 8 association TO be held at Living
ston. Dec. 20. q and 2S. II is to bo hoged
there will be a large attendsnos from Lewis
and Clarke county.
Prof. Merritt then continued with the
subject OF arithmetic. taking up denomi-
nate numbers. He mentioned by the way
the Importance Of thorough knowledge Of
the metric system; that a study Of the
sciences 10 impossible without u. ns the
ordinary measures OF feet. yards. cnbic
inches eto., give way 10 the use Of the
also has i,s root In the fundamental prin.
clples OF numbers, ana II the student be
we'll taught up 20 this time, he will readily
see tho relations existing among the mum
bera. Interest was considered In the same
way, with the eiemen. OF time introduced.
which was used only as another faciof.
Simple prob ms Ia proportion were placed
upon the board, and the fundamental
principles illustrated and explaine i squa o
and cube root also were oonside:ed in The
same line of thought.
Before adionrning for the noon reoesS,
Miss Reifenrath spoke Of tho meeting in
the Bailey block for the organization Of a
women's Helena-for- the capital cub. and
stated that mnny OF the tsachers wished TO
be excused to intend; II WIS then decided
by unanimous vote TO appoint q commit
tee OF three TO notify Mrs. Bailey that the
teachers would attend tho meeting In O
body and do nll in their power 10 further
the object Of the msetine.
In the afternoon Miss Mapness continued
tbs work upon litefatu Q. with Longfellow
and Hawthorne as examples Longfellow's
| "Eyan2ollne" came under consideration,
and extracts from IL were given by different
ones. Scotia life was outlined In a brief
vny by Miss Williams. "The Lady Of tho
Lake" was skstched aud extracts given.
Tho Merchant Of Venice" brought up
some remarks upon the importance OF tho
drama as factor In civiliz tion, even In
very ancient times. down through modern
times in England md in this land.
Before the end of the lesson had b:en
reached, the time was up much 10 the re-
gtet of the teachers, whose applause testi-
fed their appreciation OF the work pre-
scented.
"PedngogicS" was then continued by
Prof. 1empleton from the point left OF
tho day before. Methods we're considered
and under this head order OF DEVELOPMENT,
accurate observation, prsceptioa and MEM
ory correct according. classific cation, ex-
preston and hume Gus other points all
camo undor observation, and we're the oo-
cp sion OF learned discourses by the proies-
TO-. After n few minutes Prof, Templeton
resumed his discourse. but changing his
work 60 rhetoric; considering ffst rnra-
graphing thA general p inciplss involving
correctness, force. olehrness. ease and
unity. This ful6lls the requirements OF
good uss, easy 20 understand and Ia ngree-
abe 10 The ear. Rules were considered ne
10 the means OF obtaining these ends. Es-
scntiAls OF style were spoken OF, sneh hs
olenrnoss and ambiguity; tho latter 20 te
Ayoi led; clauses, AdveTbS, p'ououns, etc, 10
bo properly usod. The uso OF equivocAtion.
obs,prity, thutology, veiboSity, ETC., wns
considered. Strength, force, cloarness unity,
harmony and msny other special proper
tiea were all touched uron. Flnurntivo
language received some attention, and was
discussed until tho time for closing came.
Niles Reiionrath then addressed the
teachers. thanking them for their alton
tlon and for their hen " corporation In
tho work. That her remarks were we'll re-
ceived and that her good work 10 nppio-
eioted wAa shown by tho applause at the
close o. her romnrks.
RESOLUTIONS we're reported by q commit
tee composed OF IL, A. Mckee. j. X. ID am
bic and Anna Friendlioh. and adopted. and
thl institute closed, TO proceed 10 the
GrApita block 20 attend tho women'a
meeting iof tho capital. The resolutions
ore;
u, solved, That tho telohers OF Lewis
and Clarke county, realizing that their
meeting in Helena has Teen an eminent
sueoeas, congratulate the county superln-
tendtnt on tho excellence Of the ro-
pramme which has besh so creditally car.
Tiei out.
Resolved, That the thanks Of the inst
tuto be- extended TO the instr uotors, Hon.
y. A. slcere, Mr.. :. A. Mo ritt Prof.
Tcmploton. Miss MaRness aud Mise DIvore
for the efficient inAtruetions presented with
such alenBl ability,
Resolved. That vo highly appreciate tho
valuable instruction in writing 10 kindly
tentered by Prof Harsh, and tho lectures
given by Hon, r. A. btssre and Prof. Ten.
pleton.
Resolved. That tho thanks OF the in,tl-
tot, bo extended 10 Misses Stuart. hrooke
Ramasy, bly, Meadamos Aysty and Eidt,
and Pol Oldham and others for ihS cG-
eollon, music which they seR,flbu,sd 10
the p'oeumme.
Resolved. That We extend our thanks 10
Mrs. Avery and Miss Randall for tho ncou