The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-23
THE TEACHERS IN SESSION.
King County Association Meets and
Its Members Listen to Some
1t Il

The king County Teachers Association
he.d its regular monthly session ia the
library room Ct she court house yester-
day morning. The programme as prevl-
cusiy announced was carried out by peg
haI@ the most thoughtful speakers and aP-
preciative audience that the association
has yet brought together.
Miss Parker opened the discussion OF
Prof Harffanris paper ia the teaching Of
current events In the school room. She
gas followed by DR. Bechosdt Principals
story and TgItmyeF. and Prot. Vowel.
The main point brought out was the slim
ulating and corrective value of current
topics in lifting the pupil above the tyran-
~ CT text book a8d esciopedta.
Dr. Bottoms paper, though quite long.
was Well received ard applauded at he
close. He took up the subject Of child
study where he left OF at THE last meet
ing, and passed from the subject of M
itati0n 10 that al suggestihiiity. using the
term TO mean the effect Of outward tn
riuences to produce certain mental pine
nprlena and their attendant and apprT-
PIRATE action. The nervous system. as it
were. having on hand n store of surplus
energy which Was discharged by sugges~
ton from an outward source acting upon
the mind. already occupied and dominate
b a like idea. Many interesting phenom-
ena and experiments were described and
many ideas put forth which might serve
to illustrate or explain such subjects as
'ypnct.sm,' Christian science. faith cures
and kindred things. The value Of this
po%er or suggestion in education was
dwell upon by the doctor likewise is
power for evil when either teacher or
fellow pupil suffers from nervous disor-
ders. hystssia. ST Xitus dance stammer-
ing. etc.
Prof. J. Allen Smith occupied the fe-
naindeT Of the session with a very con-
clss and lucid exposition or the positi IN
and effects % modern social science. He
spoke Of the very recent recognition of
tho science. being as Il Is the latest cf
the sciences TO gain place in the circle
81 human education. The old negative Ar
passive social philosophy of Adam Smith,
spencer and others was spoken of next.
gRd the recent and more rational view CT
regarding man as not only the product
Of BIS environments h'it their adapter
and controller came IN for share of the
professors notice. The Old ideas that
man was the passive slave OF his surround
ings or independent and unaffected by
them. have given way 10 the new philos-
orhy Of sociology. positive construct
lie force. Tho mission Of the nov social
science. tBe professor went on to say,
r. The training CT the citizen to exert an
Intelligent ard positive Influence upon iegs-
isiagion.. to the end that human liberty
may be advanced along safe ana sure
lines. that the modern democratic idea OF
equal opportunities may be- mole fully re-
allied. that composition may produce
what tho older philosophers falsely
preached IL did produce the survival II
The iftt@st
The obligation Of the scholar trained in
the public schools and higher educational
Institutions of the state were dwelt upon
by the speaker. and the venaiity Of such
person selling his abilities and trained
iutolicct ~ the highest bidder came in for
seaihing condemnation.
The meeting adjourned after the cleo
ton OF Miss Kate Ryfne. Of Ballard, pres
ident. and Miss Hyde secretary.