The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-07
IN BOHEMIAN.
a Five Days Successful Session of the
Teacher-' Institute.

Teacher.' Institute.
special Correspondence of the Standard.
Bozeman. Nov. 5.-The teachers in
sutute which closed on Friday night af-
Ter a very Interesting session OF v
Gays was very successful and great
credit Is due Mrs. Ida M. Davies for
her EFFORTS In it's behalf. A printed pro-
gramme had been prepared for the dai-
~ session of the institute, but ow-
ing - some Of the instructors being un-
able TO fulfill their engagements. IL mad
70 De departed from very largely. The
ioiiowing II a brief synopsis of the
daily events:
school building on Monday morning and
% teachers were enrolled. Professor
monroe was on the programme for the
DAYS instructor, but not being present,
the mornings session was occupied by
an exercise In primary Reading" by
Mrs. Alice Williams. and In a social
way. In the afternoon the subject of
was taken up by President
keid OF the Agricultural college. and
this subject was followed by a general
discussion on Mature study" by the
teachers. and this. in its turn, was fol-
lowed by an interesting talk on Child
study" by President Reid.
The morning session on Tuesday was
devoted to short talks and discussions
~ eotihb anu peutkOSy ny otdtc gu
p"erintendent T.. A. Carleton. n in the
afternoon literature and child study
were further discussed by President
Reid and with an extended dis
course on Physical Education" by Su-
perintendent Carleton.
Professor klock. superintendent of the
Helena schools. gave a very interesting
talk on Numbers" which was fol-
lowed by a talk on Pedagogy" by Su-
p~erintendent Carleton. and an interest
Ing talk on Language" ended the We'd
nesday morning session. In the after
noon President Reid gave as the sub
1ect OF his discourse on literature Low
ellis Indian Summer" and was follow
ed by Professor Klock on Geography"
and a further talk by President Reid on
Child Study"
On Thursday morning and afternoon.
President Reid, Superintendent Carleton
and superintendent KlOck followed up
the line of the studies of the preceding
three days, especially in child study.
Frida morning still found these three
gentlemen giving interesting facts to
the teachers. on Friday ev-
ening the institute was brought To a
close with a large gathering of the
teachers and the friends of education,
in the Presbyteriap church. A very ex-
cellent programme was rendered as fol-
lows:
Instrumental duet. Misses Janet Van
Allen and Edith Brown; solo. vocal,
Professor Currier: solo, vocal. Miss
May Maxey: lecture on Education, by
President Reid; solo. vocal. Miss May
Travis: recitation on Montana Wealth
err" Miss Luse; instrumental solo. Miss
Blanch Flowers.
President Reds lecture was greatly
enjoyed and he gave many interesting
facts relative to child study and COM
pared the present mode of education to
that in vogue under the. old system and
impressed upon both teachers and pa
rents the necessity of studying children,
their habits, moods and dispositions,
and the usefulness and necessity of
bringing out all the senses to their ut
most capacities. Miss Luse's recitation
on Montana Weather" was very uni
que. and hit the nail right on the head.
The following teachers were present:
Misses Julia Mckee. Olive Jones, Farr,
Brandenburg. Sailed. Stewart, Ella
Ayres, Alice Lewis. Jennie Cowan, Ada
Card. Alice Williams. Ola Ferguson,
Mary Hickman. May Bull. T.. Ferris, r..
Butler, l.. Walrath. Il. Maynard, X.
Conlan. l.. Chism. J. Pepper. J. Conrad.
NJ. Huffine. n. Cooke, NJ. Cook. NJ.
Gage, VI. Davis. May Maxey. Rebecca
Radford. Flonnie Lanson, l.. STICKY. Il.
Smalhausen, Il. Flowers. Bette Chris
man, j. McCloud. N. Bumgarner, Elma
Douglas, @. Woodward. NJ. Armstrong.
Alice Martin. c. Jones, A. Murphy. +.
Morgan, NJ. Ward. l.. Nasen, Nina
Black. l.. Curtis. j.. Boardman. II.
Haines N Kittie Lux: Messrs. f. c.
Voorhees,. +. A. Clouthier. o. G.. Shank
lin, j. X. Robinson. A. o. Jones, Hal
Fryatt, +. w. Stevens, 5. ID. Burrows,
j. Ii. Hornier, G. NJ. Barbee, II. G.
Thompson, O. w. Smith, III. w. Max
well and superintendent w. +. Har-
man. Carleton. Klock. President and
Professors McElroy and Swan.
The republicans had a grand last rail-
ly at the opera house on Saturday
night, when r. Brook Martin. candidate
for the legislature. and T. NJ. Pierce,
candidate for county attorney. address,
ed an audience. who came to listen to
the music of the band. and not mouth
organs. The time is drawing neal and
only one more day left in which work
can be done, the candidates Of the two
parties are working hard for their re-
spective offices. IL seems from the out
look that the democrats will carry near
ly all the offices, especially the legis-
lative ticket. The band hired to clay
for the republican rally stopped on its
march and played See the Conquer
ring Hero Comes" before John Walsh's
house OF business. n he is a demo-