The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-17

Once the sensory faculties are fully de-
veloped. his life viii be grand and FUN
Of power. though he be behind prison
walls"
The next number was Pedagogy"
by Mr.. Stapleton. who continued his
work OF the day before. giving an able
tall on general and Individual no
lions. A child often has general ideas.
The aim of Instruction Is to change the
crude. raw notion to the Individual no
ton. Most dea are learned by actual
experience. A child hardly believes that
fire viii burn him until he has found
out for himself. As a rule he Is not
ready to take h results OF h expert
ence Of others.
Following Mr.. ~stapleton. Mr.. Wolfe
gave an interesting ak on language.
dwelling on the proper and improper
use Of pronouns. He also spoke Of the
best manner in which to correct the
child, and showed how the verbs lie, lay,
rise. rose. sit n sat are often mis-
used.
The institute adjourned at ~ O'Clock.
The afternoon session opened with
Geography" by Mr.. Klock. Nothing
better han and pan or sand and salt
to teach children topography. Use blot
ting paper mixed to q pulp. After state
WOTh IL lutIO0uCcu Use CidyOh hAO1~.
Gave an exercise in determining dis
ances and map drawing. Let the child
take imaginary trips. giving him an
opportunity to exercise his imagination
A one minutes recess was taken.
Mr.. Reid then tool up h subject OF
Literature" Literature has a very
| close relation to life. 1t Is a reproduce
| ton Of the life of the people. Through
Greek literature we find out how Greeks
lived. By Latin literature We learn OF
the Latin race. n through Hebrew we
| become acquainted with the Hebrew
| people. Literature proper gives pleas
ure and profit. To love the best litera-
| ture Is to possess the best and most inn
| ~perishable riches. 1t creates and sus-
| tains high and beautiful ideals of life.
The beauty of literature Is that a mind
with a common education can appre-
ciate IL. Literature Is a culture study.
1t is a force in education that Mberalizes
and s~piritualizes the mind. Its mis-
| sion in school and home is to enrich,
refine and beautify.
''The field Of American literature is
unbounded. ] protest against the habit
of combining children to fragments
found in readers. Put Lowell. Whittier
and Longfellow in the child's hand and
let him e a whole poem. Encourage
the child to purchase the volume
| Their is no source from which you can
i ket n DelIeT lQtd Oh THESE pDttc. III
children into contact with Cooper,
| Holmes and other prose writer's. Peo-
pie will not be better than the books
they read. food literature inspires us
| with high ideas. The teacher must be
inspired with a love for literature be-
fore she can impart 1t to her pu-
pills"
Take Longfellow's or Whittier's
| poems and impress the central thought
and you will not fail to arouse inter-
est.
A committee on resolutions was APP
| pointed, consisting of Mr.. Robins. Mr..
Kilroy, Mrs. Simpson, Miss Gleesou and
| Miss Livingstone.
All rose and n
Harry Cannon then read q paper on
Eugene Field" Mr.. Field seemed to
be able to hold children near his large
heart. He speaks of them only in ten
derness. The children are contributing
toward a monument for Mr.. Field His
poem. "winken. Blinken and Nod" Is
a favorite of the children.
Little Boy Blue" was suggested by
the death of one of Fields children.
During early days in the West. Field
spent some time among the people and
learned to appreciate the kindly hearts
beneath the rough Jackets. Mr.. Can
o read several Of the poems written
by the 'children's poet"
Col. T. O'Leary then addressed the
teachers. The schools did not give that
knowledge of geography which should
be given. How few were there who
knew about Cuba, the Philippines and
the Ladrones? Our interests are
spreading. To-day the United States is
the controlling power in the Caribbean.
Our pupils should acquire a better
knowledge Of geography. Every day
we are interested in news of the Philip
pines. 1t might be asked through what
11,,Dtrtoo ond wafafQ would one pass
in going to the Philippines? Ask who
discovered the Philippines and when
discovered? Ask who the
Hawaiian islands? Thew will find they
were discovered by Captain Cook dur
ing the time of our revolution. Let the
children trace out on the map the voy-
ages of Captain Cook. If a child does
this he will never forget the geog-
raphy. The study of geography In ad-
vanced classes should be Of current
events.
The question of the Philippines is one
of the leading questions of to-day. If
the United States retains them. what
will be the character of the govern
ment? In the island Of Luzon there Is
an agricultural people. The town sys-
tenn OF the New England states could
be employed there. In time, h coun-
ty system could be employed, then the
territory and finally the state. The
president. IL the Philippines become a
possession, may select for them the
government best suited to their needs
We have become one of the nations
whose interests are worldwide. We
cannot go backward. The advanc has
been made and our children should be
educated for IL. 1t will not answer tina
the child knows all the states OF the
limited States and be able to name their
capitals; he must thoroughly under
stand the country. Train the children
for the position that the citizens of the
limited states must hold in the world.
The question box was opened and
the contents discussed. The meeting
then adjourned until Thursday morn
ing.
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