Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-21
IT Was AN INSTR, GIVE pays WORK,
Saturday Was Teachers Day, and oni,a
a Large Number Az, A.. r...

Saturday Was Teachers Day. ana oni,e
Large Number Met in Institute
| The teachers institute, held in this
city on the 18th inst, was called tn or.
der by Superintendent Miller at $50
With not very large number present
The institute was opened with n SONG
by quartet, consis ting Of Misses
Stricken, Barney. Clarke and Joyce, fol-
lowed by duet by Misses Stricken and
Clarke, Both song and duet were much
enjoyed by those present.
The subject of arithmetic was then
taken up by Professor Williams. The
work was illustrated by chart. The
first thing considered was multiplied
tion, or two factors multiplied together
to form product, The case WIS then
reversed, the product and ons OF the
factors given to fad the other and the
problem ms one in simple division. The
same method was taught in common
and decimal fractions and percentage.
Ii was found that bat three STYLES Of
problems could be given thus far, the
first case, or direct problem, being mul
tlplicatioD, the other two, or reverse
cases. beicg Division
After short recess, Miss Jennie
Butt read one of Longfellow's poems.
Professor Doty then took up the subject
OF Pedagogy, and the law of habit was
first discussed; next. the value of good
habits In school discipline. In order to
teach the pupils good habits in writing
reading, etc, the teacher must first give
the work in the way they wish the
habits formed, following it by drill on
repetition, attention, interest and con-
eentration on that one thing Professor
Williams then gave short talk on the
value of the pupils friendship to the
teacher and the institute then adjourned
until 80.
The afternoon session was called to
order by Superintendent Miller. and
opened with selection of music bv Mr..
Ben. Brown, followed by a selection on
the piano by Ella Ellef son, with accom-
paniments on the violin and c,rnet by
Miss Hettie Nichols and Jitley Norl is.
The institute was then considered as a
class and Professor Doty began his in
Tel sting exercise in reading TO-. express
sion, taking as lesson Longfellow's in
troduction to the "Tales of a Waysi6e
Inn" The first thing necessary to good
reading for expression is perfect control
of the voice and distinct understand
ing of the different kinds of emphasis
The institute then had a short recess.
followed by reading Of one of Whit
tiers poems by Miss Je1nie Butt and
another selection of music. Professor
Williams then continued the work in
beginning with interest and
using the same method As there was
now the new factor of time, it brought
quite di cussion as to whether the old
method was as good. Some of the teach
ers thought the new method would do
away with analysis, but it was found
that the pupil analysed the problem
when he outlined the case under which
it would come. The same method was
used in square measure, area of tri.
angles, circumference of circles and the
surface and solid contents of ball
After short recess there was another
reading exercise by Professor Doty. The
subject, 'How TO get voice control" was
discussed and an exercise was given,
using the word "one," to raise and to
carry the voice. The habit of pupile to
et the voice drop at the end of each
inc was discussed and the institute
closed after G very instructive days
work.
This was Professor Doty's first visit to
Viroqua as institute conductor The
eachers vera unanimous in their ex-
oressions Of appreciation of his work
md manner and will be glad to meat
aim again in institute.