The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-24

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III .~rax VII be the closing day Of the
sreosssfui. most Instructive and best
49, ,eacheFs' institute which has
- held Ia King county. No small
~ The interest with wnscn the
- have attended the sessions has
1,s 70 the presence of President
- ~ the E.lleasburg state normal
- and Prof. St. Jonn and Miss Klein
49,. Of the same institution, VINO
81 day have delivered instructive sec-
- 10 the different sections OF the IN
=. and thus given 70 all of the teach
.s.srnbsed vaiua0ie and practical les
.hssh will bear good fruit. Their
- aas been cordially appreciated Dy
rsng county teachers. and % super
.sd@nt Iayhue-
- sessi0u Of yesterday vas a busy one,
s,xfnr very much on the lines OF that
4. nreceding day. The morning SER
!. commenced with the singing or
z. shlugton, Ny Washington" By the
.agnce. followed BY prayer ~ Rev. A.
uaschiSou, and a recitation BY Prof.
y 4 Thompson The institute then d.
- into four sections. IA as many dif-
- rooms, whore varied programmes
- foIlogei.
+. ,ss grammar section Prof. Twitmyer
=. an the standard which should DC
80 for entrance into the high school
arithmetic, grammar and history.
go eas also g. discussion OF arithmetic
p-of Curtis, of the high school. fol-
~ BIZ Mrs. Stephenson. OF the Denny
"a. ard continued by various teach
omar discussions were on The sub
= AZ grammar, BY Prof. Meredith and
=. Hyde, and history. by Miss Saumway
= Mss White.
4 he ungraded section Prof. Getz dis
go aT-he Relation Of the Right Method
T. Natural Mental Development and IN
I. urtuary section Fundamental Meth
81 = IN Number Teaching" In the uil-
..ssa section Miss K1engsnsmfth discuss
Reading" and took up other topics
NJ other sections Prof s.. John talk
! IL the same section on the subject,
srstary: How TO Teach It." The sari-
= lectures were listened TO with great
ssmest.
re afternoon session presented rath-
miscellaneous programme. prominent
which were various musical numbers,
ssydsng songs By male quarfette, VI
q solo BY Master Singermsn. ana a
sss SOLO by Prof. Dursn1 There were
10 several papers read, and a general
frsss0n, OF Topics or interest 10 teachers.
ne frst paper was by Prof. w. L. AeF-
20. Observation-Disclosures on the subject
81 Tmagination; It's Importance From a
a p.saroglcal Standpoint" The general
4 - 81 the argument was that methods In
q seemed designed more TO repress than
encourage the development of the
,ssAful Imagination, and 10 that extent
s,s harmful in stunning tho creative fac
III always dependent upon a cultivation
tito Imagination. Too much stress VAS
ID upon the severely practical. The true
numerical cultivation requires not only
ryscal and mental training. but some
snslon 10 the higher qualities OF mind,
ssshly designated as the imaginative
hkasleE. The paper was listened 10 with
rsss interest ard was literally applanded.
Mss Manly followed with a brief but ex-
<~sngly able paper on the subject, The
Xossstopment OF Taste I'm the Sub1ert OF
.tatfatiire" Generallzed. the line OF
&rnrht was that A knowledge OF iitera-
y re was not an absolute essential 10 ev-
q ~ graduate OF tho public schools. and
5 axe for reading could not be cultivated Ia
*ssry child: but those who had such taste.
1 greater or less degree, should De en-
i outraged and directed toward larger
! sassag OF the classics. the masterpieces
/ Erxlish literature. and not DO permit
Il
hs.nr permitted an unrestricted diet OF
4 BE ,s-ae mandy pamhy'' Juvenile "ht-
srslsrs" or the light ephemerai Action Of
tee aAy She insisted that a child old
saazxa 10 read anything inteligentiy and
pstartandlngly Il old enough 10 read and
err any OF the best works OK modern
E=fhsh literature. Instead Of distinct
asr 'juvenile" literature. generally fec
" IN tone and unreal in its presentation
Z hfe, she would place Ia the hands OF
{ ~ reading child the works OF Scott.
naekerey. Stevenson. kipIlng or the cid
b rDumas In the line OF fiction. aud ia gen
{ ssl the works Of the better writers--the
j casters OF style. Altogether. Il was
aasghtful and clever essay. well written
& ra we'll read.
4 Tie closing hour Of the afternoon SEES
sn vas taken up with "a discussion OF the
zach vexed barefoot schoolboy Law
washer the law should be repealed; and.
I 80. what enactment should take It's
fsce Prof. Hit. superintendent *
rheels Of whitman county. opened the
escassion.
While friendly TO the principle involved
: he law he pointed out defects which
al caused dissatisfaction. which ne
asaght could he remedled by appropriate
lsislaticn, leaving the law otherwise In
Z AZ The fact that certain counties we're
@mpelled TO. snd did. pay very much
rors than they received under the
as he aid not consider one OF the de-
bets. In fact that was one OF the things
asch the law was designed 70 Accom-
81 Ssh. The principal defect be discovered
\ ne law was that II failed 20 accom-
3 sss the work designed; that Il. the AID
q % the smaller and weaker districts.
B rs was because the law provided for the
q assrihation OF the fund per capita. Il
& ~ Practically as much 20 keep open \
& seeei With tea scholars as one Of forty
a = snter the law the latter received four
rss az much "a the former. Hts sug-
ssaan was that the distribution should
@aH per capita. bat according 20 the
s-aesr % teachers employed. Thus. All
arssss employing bat one teacher would
"a a. absolute equality. Hair the fund
~ he distributed IN this manner. the
- aslf according TO the aggregate at
M'sce on the schools. This would en-
& ssse greaicr attendance on tha schools.
s y Productive Of other benefits which
8 Mnted cut. nor the least ~ which
- Be that this latter fund would -
Il a.ed not according 20 any arbitrary
ratio. but according 20 tho use whiea
asiTsct made OF the money.
1acFis Taylor. cf the SoGth school.
II *sec the law or any Modification 81 IL.
Dnsec cut that under It's provisions
81 .-'aiFd ot The school TAX paid In Sc
was diverted 10 schools In other ceUn-
ana hAt thus the taxpayers here
-, - compelled IL resort 20 additional and
taxation - keep up the schools
8 E standard az efficiency.
8 Nv hiii favored the law. Ire coun-
q s1 trtogtsry 20 the city ana assist
g waiting the wealth OF the city: and
10y eught 10 assist in support % the
81 ETY. schools.
VI ~. satsndent lsayhue opposed the law.
81 - taat during ne iss1 year So 1ae Of
n s.aoo! iAxeS paid Ia King county went
81 49, schools IN other counties ThtS
80 eet Of the country schools IS well
~ IS " tho city Ne ,-lasss, s-s.s 49,