The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-18
The NORMAL INSTITUTE.
What rhe Teachers of wasco County
Have Been Doing During the Week.
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What rhs Teachers of Wasco Count,
4 Have Been Doing During the Week.
Tuesday afternoons session was fol
: Of interest to all teachers who were
: present, and uader the head of genera
discussion, the subject of opening ex
-rcises' was considered. Professor:
Walker. Gavin and Ackerman gave
The teachers many valuable sugges
lions. The recitation in grammar
which followed, was very instructive,
| MaXwell's Grammar has been the text
book of our schools only for short
time, and the assistance rendered
ceachers by Prof Ackerman in ac-
quainting Them with the authors
Gechnicalities was valuable.
The geography class had under con-
-idera5ion latitude and longitude,
While the class in history discussed
the political history of Egypt
| Wednesday the question What Is
education?" was discussed with Prof.
Ackernan's class in theory. The con-
clusion arrived at by the class was that
learning was not all there is in edu-
cation; that it comprises correct
principles, order and methods.
In the physiology class the subject
Of digestion was taken up, and lully
discussed, while Chaucer and his writ
ings were considered by the class of
English literature.
A number of visitors were present
| at the forenoon session and the follow
ing teachers were added to the roll:
Oruer Butler, Katie Brogan, Ida Omeg,
Mabel Omeg and Florence Lewis.
Wednesday afternoon Miss Foss
opened the general discussion on the
subject 'Tbe First Day of School"
Following the outline given by Bald
win in his school management, Miss
Foss gave an excellent paper. The
teachers commented upon headings |
which she presented. 1t was urged |
that every teacher in the district school |
leave a copy of her program SO that a |
new teacher could use it The first day. !
The grammar class studied transi- !
tive and intransitive verbs. The in |
structor criticized the old.detinition of |
a transitive verb, namely, that tran
sitive verb is one that takes an object,
and gave the following: when n the action
expressed by the verb terminates upon
receiver. the verb is transitive. AS
syria and Persia were discussed during
the next period, and the question how
to find latitude and longitude was con-
sidered by the geography class.
The following are the classes and
subjects studied Wednesday morning:
Theory-The faculties of the mind.
acknowledgements.
Physiology-The value of foods.
Arithmetic-Drill In mental prob
lens.
Composition-Uses of the period and
of the apostrophe.
U. S. History-Causes of the Civil
War. :
Reading-Practice in reading and {
drill In phonics. s
Wrltlng-Drlll IN movement.
Spelling-Forming the plural of {
nouns. |
The subject "What Constitutes a |
Good Teacher" occupied the teachers I
attention during the first session 8
Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Walker,
opening the discussion, said that he I
thought the good teacher was the T
teacher who adopted the best means t
possible to obtain the best work from v
lis pupils. Others considered good q
health, thorough preparation and test r
necessary qualifications of the good {
eacher. Pres. Campbell, of the State #
Normal School, gave the institute v
pleasant surprise by walking In upon e
hem during the discussion. After a
everal talks, the chairman asked Prof. I
campbell to give his idea OF the good G
eacher. His spirited address was ap- f
reciated very much by the teachers. n
Ie considered the teacher who could
rain her pupils to be good citizens o
7as the good teacher.
Phrases and clauses were considered
n grammar, Phoenici4 and Judea in
eaeral history. The following pro- O.
ram was carried out this morning. l
Theory-How to teach reading. II
Literature-Spenser. b.
Physiology-Thec circulation. v
Arithmatic-Proportion and pre-. E
entage.
Composition-The comma.
Writing-Capitals with reverse u
walls. W
Spelling-Wo ords misused. ju
The following were added to the in. II
,itute, Naomah Smith, F. II. Isenberg W
nd Edith Lindsay. vi
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