The Dickinson press., 1895-09-14
Teachers Institute.

Mae Aud, Dickinson
Belle Ware, -
Lois d. Pound, Taylor
Mary Crowley, Dickinson
Della Spears,
Arvilla White, {"
Mrs. J. F. Martin, Sentinel Butte
Mrs. w. j. Kirby, Taylor
A. w. Link, Lehigh
r. F. McGinnis. Dickinson
Carrie Fowler,
Mary C, Wagner, Belfield
Nellie Crowley, Richardton
Claude G. Turner, Gladstone
Mary M. Slack, Taylor
Mary E. Coleman, Dickinson
Laura Matheson, Taylor
Myrtle Greenabaum, Richardton
Lillian Haugan, Taylor.
Recess.
Singing.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Song.
Roll.call.
Language outline, given by Prof.
Perigo.
Recess.
Reading exercise to illustrate sto.
ry telling.
Language outline continued.
TUESDAY MORNING.
Roll.call.
Singing.
Prof. Perigo spoke on the subject
of reading.
An interesting lesson in primary
chart reading was given by Miss
Spears with class.
Prof. Clemmer led a discussion on
writing and afterward read paper
on the subject. Mr.. Clemmer EN-.
phasized the need of good ink, pens
and paper; tie teacher should be en-.
thusiastic in teaching this subject
and work as hard as in any other
class, not correct papers or make out
reports while pupils are writing;
writing lessons should be given dai.
ly. Principles should be taught in
the primary room and Mr.. Clemmer
thought it better not to use ink be.
fore the third year. Teachers should
be careful to avoid letting pupils
draw letters instead of writing them.
The fact that as pupils advance from
grade to grade their penmanship be.
comes poorer, is very likely due to
the fact that in the lower rooms
they have all the time they wish for
writing word and later rapid work
is necessary. To make good penmen
select words easy to write and train
to rapid as we'll as good execution.
Distinction between writing and pen
manship was drawn.
Recess.
Geography outline by the conduct.
or.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Music.
Roll.call.
State Superintendent Bates intro.
duced.
Miss Bates at once won the hearts
of the teachers and aroused enthusi-
aSm.
After briefly considering reading
circle work, the law concerning teach.
ing civil government and methods Of
presenting the subject were dis.
cussed by Miss Bates. Civil govern
ment should be taught in. the home
by obedience to parents and respect
for all authority; in school by teach.
ing system, order and self.gov ern.
ment; later in the community, state
and nation. Children should he
taught to respect the flag. 1t should
be always before them and they
should early be taught what it repre-
sents. Here Miss Bates drilled the
teachers in giving the salute to the
flag.
The law regarding the teaching of
physiology and hygiene and the law
concerning decency and morals were
explained and discussed. Teach
truthfulness, temperance, purity
public spirit, patriotism, respect for
honest labor, obedience to parents,
Difference to old age, ETC., by exam.
pie. by stories, by songs, by
maxims, and by precept.
Miss Bates urged the teachers to
teach less physiology, less long, hard,
useless terms, and more hygiene.
Trivial essentials, light, air, exer.
else, water, cleanliness, neatness. etc.,
were considered by the teachers and
Miss Bates.
Recess.
Miss Arvilla White gave a lesson
in free.hand drawing with the teach
ers as class.
Miss Bates gave a lesson on color
and urged the study of color supple.
mentaries in decoration, dress, etc.
The last section was occupied in
taking statistics for the state depart.
ment of public instruction.
TUESDAY EVENING.
The institute and townspeople met
at the opera house to listen to Miss
Bates.
After music by the band, Superin-
tendent Clark spoke of the school ad.
vantages in North Dakota and intro.
duced Miss Bates.
Miss Bates said she was pleasantly
impressed upon this her first visit to
the "Western wilds" which she said
she did not find materially different
from the Eastern wilds. She hoped
soon to have an opportunity to be.
come better acquainted with the peo.
pie and interests of Stark county.
Miss Bates spoke for an hour on
'The Little School House" and what
is needed inside and out. Outside, a
fence. trees, good water. a flag; 9
building facing east, sufficiently
roomy; inside, plenty of light but
not too much, shades, sufficient
warmth, hard wood floor, walls of a
restful tint, single desks, pictures
decorations, ETC., good ventilation.
Miss Bates said too much stress
could not be placed upon teaching
patriotism. Teach what the flag
means, what it cost. Teach pupils
above all to he loyal to the flag and
to the country over which it waves
Tell them of the war and what th,
old soldiers suffered that we might
have this pleasant, well.governed land
for our home.
Whatever is to be done for the
children to fit them to be good citi
zens must be done for the majority