The San Francisco call., 1897-10-29
TEACHERS MEET
TN TWO COUNTIES
School Work Discussed
at Yuba City and
MarySVille.
Professor GriggS of Stanford
Lectures EefOre Both
Institutes.
Superintendent Stout of Butte Is
A'so One Of the Prominent
Speakers.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

MARYSVILLE. Oct. 2S-Professor Ed
ward H. Griggs of Stanford University
was the principal speaker before the
Teachers Institute in this city and Yuba
City to-day. This morning at o clock he
lectured On the Suffer County side on
Systematic Reading Courses for Teach
ers." and on concluding repaired 10 the
Presby terian church parlors in this city
where he talked on the same subject. In
the afternoon his lecture on this side was
on the development of personality in
children. This evening at 1880 O. clock he
talked on Shakespeare. An hour later be
entertained the county teachers with "a
Walk in Florence"
"School Government" was the subject
of an interesting paper prepared by E. I.
Maxwell of WheatanG and read to-day.
A lively discussion, participated in by all
the teachers, followed. Equally instruc-
tive were the papers of B. B. Guerney
and J. Huffaker read this afternoon. Mr..
Guerney had for his subject ''Psy chol-
ogy," while Mr.. Huffaker dwelt on
"Principles of Teaching" The first
named paper was discussed by Miss Ella
Camper and Miss Clara Roscoe. Miss
Marguerite Vineyard and Miss Ella Slime
man discussed Mr.. Huffaker's paper.
The discussion of question No. 10,
opened by Superintendent George ID.
S tout of the Northern California Teach
ers' Association took up the time OF the
teachers at Yaba City this forenoon.
'The Use of Literature in the Teaching of
History" lecture by Professor Edward
II. Griggs, closed the afternoon work.
YUBA CITY, Oct. 28.--At to-day's ses-
sion of the Sutter County Teachers Insti-
tute Superintendent George II. Stout OF
Butte and Professor Edward II. Grirgs of
Stanford were the principal speakers. The
home teachers finished the discussion of
language teaching and grammar. Miss
Jane Christensen, Leroy Burns, II. Hell
ken, o. H. Rosner and G. E. Williams
participating. George II. Kimball gave a
paper ami talk upon "What the High
School Expects OF the Grammar School,"
Mr.. Glenharter gave an excellent talk on
History" IN the sixth and seventh
grades, which was followed by Miss Lolita
Fortna on History" in The eighth grade.
In the afternoon c. +. Williams and G.
w. Ward gave their ideas and methods
upon certain phases OF the teaching OF
arithmetic
Superintendent Stouts morning lecture
was on the subject of "The Northern Cali
fornia Teachers Association" He to.d
all about the advantages TO be derived
from mem bership therein and urged all
the teachers to join. Professor Grigss
occupied pleasant and profita bic hour in
outlining a systematic course of reading
for teachers. He gave several courses of
seven or eight books each, covering the
various periods from ancient 10 modern
times. He insisted that every teacher
should take up one of these courses of
reading and pursue 1t as central line o.
study both tor self-culture and 10 alleviate
the nervous strain incident to teaching.
Such a course would prevent the mental
power of the teacher from becoming dissi-
pated or scattered by the multiform re-
auirements of the schoolroom. 1t would
preserve the teachers equilibrium and
broaden him In all his faculties.
In the afterro roon Superintendent Stout
gave a lively and sensible lecture en-
"School and Glass Discipline" He held
that order must be maintained at all
hazards, but the rights OF the children
must be recognized. The teacher should
make but one rule for the pupils, but
many for himself. He must be kind and
conslderate, but always firm. If oroer
could not otherwise be had, the old
laS hioned birch rod should be used; but
this should be the last resort. lie op-
posed keeping children in late after school
10 learn lessons. It was cruel, ana often
led to serious results
Professor Grggs' afternoon talk was on
"The Use OF Literature in Teaching His
tory" The central thought involved was
that the study of Con;emporareous litera-
ture gives life or vitality 10 history. The
teacher, b; becoming saturated with the
best Greek literature. can enter into the
spirit of ancient Greek life, in fact, can
become a Greek and thus the study OF
Greek history will be vivified and the
unity oil humanity will be made apparent,
and so of all other departments OF his
tory. BIologcally man has changed but
little through all the ages. Civilization,
which is only the ccumulation of the
knowledge and facilities of the ages, has
grown, but man in his instincts is nearly
the anne always.
Professor Grigas' evening lecture, en-
titled "a Walk in Florence" was listened
to by a very large and appreciative audi
ence, composed of the most intelligent
people of the twin cities of Marysville and
Yuba City.