Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-04
TEACHERS MEETING.
Program of the Local Institute at Aums.
vile,


Program of the Local Institute at Aums.
vile.
The following report of the Marion
county local teachers institute, held
at AumsYille, was prepared for The
JOURNAL by the secretary:
On December 10, 1897, at the call of
Supt. G. w, Jones, the teachers met
at Aumsville in the afternoon of said
day, for the purpose Of discussing i'm
portant school subjects and organiz-
ing Local Teacher Institute. At
the conclusion Of the program, a
Local Teachers Institute was organ
ized. Supt. G.. w. Jones appointed
Mr.. Richardson of Stayton, president,
and Miss Lizzie Cornelius of Turner,
secretary.
On Saturday, January 30, 1898, the
teachers of this part of Marion
county, met at 1890 a. m. at Aums-
vile. The work for discussion, a
book called "The Recitation" by j,
n. Patrick, A. NJ, occupied the morn
ing session. Miss Lizzie Cornelius
had charge of this work. The teach
ers talked freely and joined heartily
in the discussion. At 1:l5 the teach
ers again assembled. The literary
part of the program was furnished by
the StaytOn school as follows:
Solo by Elsie Hill.
Recitation, Laura Derbyshire.
Song, by Quatett.
Recitation by Roy King.
This was rendered in a pleasing
manner
Next came Arithmetic by Mr.,
Craps, of Macleay. The talk was prac-
tical, dealing with memory first, then
reason and lastly Judgment. He
closed his remarks by having the
teachers name the subjects in arith-
matte which require judgment prin-
cipaliy. This talk was good from be-
ginning to end. This was followed
by talk on Supplementary Read
ing. The speaker delved far into the
wide fields of literature, and hiStOr-
icaI facts. Every teacher in Marion
county, should hear it, as the sug-
gestiOhs of books recommended to
teachers to read were for information.
1t was literary treat,
History, by Mr.. Crawford of Salem,
was presented with good points. His
plan of teaching the Civil War was
fully explained. We believe no teacher
could use this method, without having
good results in class. Mr.. Crawford
of Salem became quite patriotic
before closing his interesting talk. We
were sorry that we bad not time for
general discussion, as the subject
called forth practical and leading
question from Mr. Swank, of Aums-
vile. Reading as subject was
successfully handled, and ably pre-
sented by Mr.. Cummings of Shaw
We will not touch on any point, for
one good point would call for another,
and space does not permit
Supt. Jones gave words of encour-
agement to the teachers. The super
intendent is very much interested in
educational work throughout Marion
county. lie deserves both credit and
praise in establishing wide awake To-
cal institutes in this county. He is a
thorough organizer, and an enthusI-
astic worker in all his Institutes.
There are now sixty teachers taking
Reading circle work. He is anxious
TO swell the number to one hundred.
More will be said later on in reference
10 this particular work. This meet
ing proved so interesting that Supt.
Jones and Salem teachers had to leave
before the meeting closed, on account
Of the lateness of the hour. The next
local meeting will be held at Stayton,
March 5, 1898. Prof. Goode, of Stay
ton, made the happy announcement
that the teachers get free dinner on
that day. Do not miss these educa-
tiOnal feasts, for Life is real; life is
earnest" Let US be up and doing.