The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-05
KING CO. TEACHERS MEET.
FULLY 80 N arrENDAxCE At TINE
ANIMAL lNSraTvTE.
tery of the AasscistieA-Many lm-
psrssas Nsssess nascsssea ~ the
Ftrss Day's sesnsoa 81 Tea1hees.

Tive nineteessh annual session OF the
King County Teachers institute eoas-
msneesi at the high se.scol yesterday MORN
snx and WAS characterized by the largest
attendance ia the history OF the assoeia-
ton. fully 90 teachers and these prenar-
ms for such y career being present dur
Ing the entire days work. The prosre<i-
insk were Of AN unusually Interesting
character. and the tirst day of the session
was marked by the promptaess with whies,
the work was taken up. LATHE time VAS
given to preilminariss.
Following the opening exercises two
musical numbers. a piano Solo by Miss
Clara Talmadge and a banjo selo by Mas
ter Milton tiaessy Fiix, we're given. aud an
invocation by Rev. Allen 9. Clarke launch
ed the session which promises 10 ee more
pine sang a solo. and County Superinsensi-
ent Meredith gave . saor, talk on the rea-
Saas Tor the institute the relations OF
teachers 10 one another and the institute.
and the benefits TO be derived from the
annual association. The morning session
then took UP section work, under separate
heads.
Couture 81 the Wlll.''
In the high schoo, section the or
der Of the programme was reversed
and Dir. Getz's talk on Culture OF the
WHIP was given first, His discussion was
in his usual logical and polished style and
was under the following heads:
Power OF will defined and limited: rela-
ton Of man to his surroundings and his
comparative value. development of VIII.
masamorphcsis OF viii traced through ex-
ternal and internal stimuli: instructive and
Initiative activities; discussion of older
ideas of development OF will compared
with later. older idea. formula for m!ta-
ton. newer. arousiag motor strength of
thought, method Sf development, eiuca-
tion Of individual VIII 10 the correlation
Of all will.
The speaker closed with q plea for the
preservation Of spontaneity IN all develop
menf.
Principal ], Lawrence led the discussion
III a brief and forcible talk.
Mr.. A. b. Coffey. Of San Francisco, gave
dramatic. varied discourse on Some
Hints on Teaching English" Upon the
central gem Of thought. inducs.se develop
ment. the light of his intellect played
with startling and stirring effect.
The three divisions Of his subject, nat
ura!ness. appreciation and ability, were
not treated separately. but in their cor
relation. ne made an ursens appeal to
teachers TO allow the child 10 speak out
the thought that Is In him In whatever
language he can command, until through
imitation and suggestion his crude express
sions change naturally TO more complete
and correct phrasealogy.
His discussion OF the use OF slang was
received with great appreciation and mer-
riment
Miss Stoweii spoke concerning the arr
OF reading. She bought out an idea well
worth considering. lis reading the same
TO children an TO us? LII II Is not. then
what relation does reading bear to the
child?''
Speaking OF the methods OF teaching
reading Miss Stoweii touched upon TIA. ola
way in which the unit OF thought was a
letter, then the synthetic method. which
considers sound the basis. aud lastly. the
word and sentence method.
Gets Talks to Teachers.
Prof. P. A. Getx addressed the teachers
concerning the possibility OF coordination.
The work In the intermediate depart
mens was introduced by u. W. Br,ntnall.
editor OF the Northwest Journal OF Edu-
cation. He spoke briefly and In an Off
band manner on modern methods NJ
teaching geography.
Mr.. v. II. Hopsou. superintendent, ~
Spokane county and member Of ths har
discussed School Law" He asked MANY
questions and made plain many points
which had been misunderstood Two ~
the points empha sized were In regard 70
moving school and a vacancy In a
board OF directors. He sa!d that n
school cannot be moved from one
part of \ district to another without this
consent OF two-thrtIs of the voters OF
that district. He further explained thai
IL a member OF board moves away from
district without resignieg his office i.
considered vacant.
Mics Stowei! gave very short, b,i. en-
eeedins.y Interesting. talk -a what pupils
should read She used the two cisssse<
Prometheus Round and the Story OF The
Great Stone Face as models 10 i,iustrat.
her manner % Teaching.
Following the section work the morn
fng's session adjourned untfs i.5D n m
An instrumental trio by Miss Se.,ie
Huckins ard Messrs. Preston Burns and
Max Eister preceded lecture on The
Gnwritten Work OF School FeisowShtn
by A. y. CoHep. OF Ssh FRANCHISE. un.,,
recently the educatiopas EDITOR ~ the
Overland Magazine. Mr. Cofyey's address
was In bic brightest vein. In which he
discussed the change In the posi,ioo of
corrector Of morals and bad English To
an integral part OF soci~sy. not alone OF
school teachers. He challenged eli p~s~i-
r;sss 10 look AZ the types presented at
the present institute and 10 see N a hap
pier. more wholesome locking lot could
be found anywhere. Yet Mr.. CofYey re-
minded his audience shat they were no
better looking nor brighter than teachers
In ether counties. lie toll "A number Of
stories 20 illustrate bis points sad closed
with few words relative TO the srafer-
nifty of the profsssion--the Free Masonry
OF pedagogy.
Prof p A. Getz. OF the state norma
school a, EIlenshurg. made short talk
tending to show that p~>sons are con-
tro:ied by tiie.r ideas more than by pre-
ceiNni or example
Prof Sn.llnsn OF the agricultural eel.
,sce AT Pullman. then spoke rpo, ma
ture Study" and he wxs followed bv,
Pref George E. Little upon illustrative
Teaching
THE sssxson adjourned until 9 O'clock
.sss morning. Last night lecture On
Young America was delivered before
ire Institute at tire First Methods, PRO.
testars church. which vas largely, at