The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-12
The Most Beneficial Ever Held in
the County.
THE CLOSING EXERCISES
Resolutions of Thanks and Appreciation
Were Passed State Superintendent
Carleton Addressed the Teach
ers in the Morning.

attendance during the week all agree
that the session has been the most
beneficial that has ever been held in
the county and all feel that the effects
of the teachers coming together ex-
changing views and listening to the
| experiences of able instructors will
make themselves manifest by the in
fiuence they will have on the work in
the schoolroom. The session was
brought to a close by the teachers and
instructors meeting in the assembly
hall, exchanging. Fluctuations on the
success of the weeks work and resolu-
tions of thanks and appreciation.
The day opened as usual with exer-
| cises in the assembly room where State
| superintendent Carleton again adj
| dressed the teachers. He reviewed the
| work of the past five days and pointed
| out wherein the greatest benefit would
be derived by making proper applica-
| ton of the instruction that has been
| Offered and following up the line OF
| work that has been mapped out during
/ the sessions.
Professor Sanders lectured again on
/ arithmetic, geography and psychology,
1 when the regular courses We're taken
| up. In arithmetic, fractions and per-
| centagc were again the principal top
| les, the methods of passing from the
| concrete to the abstract being subjects
| for especial illustration. In geography,
| comparative work and the value of his
| tory appropriate to geography was
! made feature. Imagination and rea-
| soning formed the topics for discussion
| in psychology, the best methods Of de-
! Neloping these faculties in the different
| grades being pointed out.
| In music, Miss Finn gave instruction
in chromatic and minor scale, exercise
drill in double, triple and common time,
also drill at sight singing. An eXplana-
ton Of the key signature was also gone
into.
Professor Weaver. in his language
lecture, discoursed on the uses of the
participle and intinitives. He endeaT-
ored to impress upon the teachers that
without a knowledge of and the ability
to express language, other scholastic
attainmentS are shorn Of effect. Let
the teacher be especially interested in
language" said he, and the pupils will
become interested, for such interest is
contagious. Emerson says: Give a
boy or girl the knowledge Of language
and good manners and they need not
be to the trouble of earning and own
ing palaces, for they will open their
doors and bid them enter and possess.
Professor Weaver spoke enthusiastic
caily along these lines in an effort to
arouse interest and inspiration among
the teachers.
Superintendent Hendricks again took
and in his remarks, said; It is an easy
matter to talk learnedly of the Spar
tan, the Athenian and the Platonian
schemes of education, the principles
and methods of PestalozZi, Froebel and
Herbert. but the real work of the
teacher lies in making a common sense
application of the principles and meth
DDS Of the master minds of the ages.
There is not new education, but there
is a better one. II will not affect the
standing of the Butte corps of teachers
with the people of the district If we go
on teaching school every day regard
less of the fads of the hobby riders If
you can teach reading. spelling and
arithmetic i'll your way. teach them re-
CARELESS of the cry of the theoriSt We
need the inspiration from reading and
study and study i'll its application in A
practical way The teachers of this
district need to give daily attention to
the seven great school yirtues-regu-
larity, punctualty, neatness, accuracy. |
poiiteness, industry and obedience. In |
all of these example is more powerful |
than precept, and every teacher should |
observe Them
AT the conclusion of the class work |
the teachers and instructors gathered I
in the assembly room where Superin- |
tendent Hendricks replied to a series Of I
questions which had been submitted by |
the teachers. He was followed by I
President Sanders, who spoke of the
work being done in this state and the
United States by the great army of /
teachers. In closing he appealed to the
teachers to do their duty fully and
earnestly. President Sanders then read
the following resolutions which were
adopted by the instructors:
whereas, The teachers of Silver Bow
county have been SO regular and pune
tual in their attendance at the exercises
of the county institute and have given
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tention in all the classes, thus making
The work of the instructors both easy
and pleasant. and have very materially
assisted in the instruction by their help
full suggestions and discussion. there
fore, be ii
do hereby express our hearty apprecia- /
ton of the kindness, courtesy and help
US by the teachers of this insti-
tute.
"tsigned, Mary Mullins, county SUI
perintendent: l.. A. Carleton, superin-
tendent public instruction. ID. +. Saun-
ders. president state normal school j.
F. Hendricks, city superintendent. Alice
Y. Bfannan. Chicago; a. 4. Weaver,
Chicago; NJ. A. Stapleton, city superin-
tendent Anaconda; Katharine e Finn,
Butte
Resolutions adopted by the teachers
were also read by President Sanders, as
follows:
Whereas. We, the teachers of Silver
Bow county. in convention, being CRATE
fu for the interest shown in our behalf,
and also for the great and lasting bene-
its, both social and educational. de-
rived therefrom. do
Resolve, That to the keen insight into |
The needs of the teachers of Silver Bow
county, the judicious selection of skilled |
specialists and TO the rare tact and |
executive ability shown by the county
is due in no uncertain
iegree the success of this institute
Resolved, That the enthusiastic and |
'kiifully directed efforts toward the
success of this weeks work of Superin-
endents Carleton and Hendricks are
by the members OF this in
'titute. and TO them are rendered the
hanks Of the teachers assembled.
Resolved, That We extend our sin
ere thanks to the board of education
or the use of the High school building