Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-15
lustitute Notes.

oSpiS0iAy w PtoAAoSS WIN oNSS~oo VI "A>S
institute, and has succeeded.
AT observant citizen was heard to
remark: Il am SURPRISED at the gem
orally intelligent appearance OF the
body of teachers"
Some of the teachers with tuneful
proclivities made music on the mid
night air one evening this week.
MIR. Hind, accompanied by his broth
err, returned from Alcester for the Sec
ond week Of work.
Teachers are not working alone for
the dollars. One teacher was heard to
make this confessions: Eyes, l was Of
fered more to go elsewhere, but liked
my work in my former place, and l be-
lieve it is my duty to stay until have
accomplished something there
Miss Simpson returned to Yer million
Wednesday. She sold many books and
made friends with the teachers.
What are you going 10 read the com
ing year? Some of the teachers will
include something from Lowell and
Emerson in their list.
Some of the teachers who have heard
something during the institute from
Sidney Lanier, the poet of the South,
are anS ious TO possess Il copy OF his
poems.
Supt. Crawford is pushing the Read.
ing Circle work, and he ought to re-
ceiye the hearty support OF the teach
ers. The course for this year is very
helpful.
Mr.. Sharpe's tandem has been in de-
mand. Tandem bicycle riding is the
fad nowadays.
Teaching can be made = success to
any one who will pay the price of hard
work in preparation and actual work
in The school.
A we'll delivered recitation by Miss
Charlotte Kirk was a pleasant feature
of the opening exercises of Friday al
ternoon. Mr.. Joe Heukin accompanied
on the violin.
A vote OF the teachers was taken on
Friday for a choice of q state Hover.
The wood anemone received AZ votes,
the violet 81. the wild lose and daisy
each IL and the buttercup II.
The lecture of President Warren
was enjoyed by all the teachers. He
addressed the teachers Saturday morn
ing.
Several literary selections have been
read at the opening exercises.
1t is suggested that the spirit of song
in the institute could be improved.
Why should not the rudlments OF mu-
sic be taught in every school? The
time is coming when music will be
considered an essential part of the
common school course.
The beautiful horse driven by Prof.
French excites the admiration of all
and the envy of some. A ride behind
such beautiful creature is a treat.
We have been photographed, and
you can now take the entire institute
home with you for 25c. Photographer
Shriner is the man who took the pic
ture.
The enrolment to-day was lie. This
is the largest at any institute ever held
in this county. Last year it was l54.
We are greatly indebted to Prof.
c.. Nj. Young, Miss Caroline Simp-
son and MIR. A. O. Ofstad for the
excellent report of the institute which
is given in this issue of the COURIER.
Miss Simpson was mainly responsible
for the report last week. Our teach
ers will find it profitable to preserve
this number OF the COURIER for future
reference.
MISS WHITES
Work in drawing and primary teach
ing is proving very helpful. One feat
ure OF her work that is prominent and
deserves mention is this: She does not
teach methods, but seeks to teach
principles, believing that the method
will come if the principle is under
stood. In her drawing she insists that
the pupils shall actually observe, and
then draw what they see. Rules thus
come in as a statement of q procedure
that las been worked out. In her work
with the primary class she insists that
the teacher shall take the pupils AZ
they are, and not as the teacher might
expect to lind them. Emphatically
she is not believer in "Procrustean
bedsteads." The principles of peda.
gogy that are taught in Prof. Young
class in that subject find their illustra-
ton in her work before the teachers
If the teachers catch the one though,
of her work, viz: to work intelligently
according to some definite principle OF
instruction rather than to follow some
cut-and-dried method which somebody
has invented" they will be amply re.
paid for their time and labor. Miss
White is an adept in her line of work,
and has won the closest attention Of
the teachers.
LITERATURE,
Under Prof. Young, has not been stud.
led about so much as it has been studied
Lowell and Emerson have been dis
cussed. From Lowell the "Vision Of
Sir Launfal" has been studied and its
wonderful philosophy Of human broth
erhood unfolded. Emerson's essay on
Compensation has been reviewed, and
the beauty and power of his though,
pointed out. In all his work Prof
Young has endeavored to venture be
yond the text book and it's meager in
formation, and stimulate original and
Independent thought. His motto i,
that teachers need more to be inspired
with truth than crammed with facts.
THE WORK IN HISTORY,
Under Prof. Young, covers the periot
from the Revolution to Jackson's ad