The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-17
The Teachers Of Yellowstone
County Have a Very Prof
table Session.
THE LAST TWO DAYS
Programme Reported by Miss Gordon.
Splendid Lectures and Enter
tainments-ReDOrtS

The programme of the teachers insti
tute for Yellowstone county on Tuesda,
wal a continuation Of the programme
of the proceeding day and provet
equally interesting. The institute wa
called to order at 9:05 by County Sup
erintendent Burla. All the teachers .
the county responded to their names a
roll call this making a total enrollmen
Of twenty After the singing O.
two patriotic songs by those present
President Sanders continued the discus
sion Of numbers as outlined in the
course of study first and second grades
showing that number work is based not
On memory, memory processes, or i'm
agination but upon the discernment OF
Citations, the making Of discrimina.
tions. He strongly emphasized the
thought Don't be in a bury. The
child during the first year should ao.
quire a multitude Of experiences in
numbers before he begins to express
them in different form. AS an aid to
the discerning of relations, surface
forms are invaluable.
Professor Brayton in his Teachers
Class-English" gave examples Of in
ductive questions Of the pictures and
story Of the myth "Arion,' which
proved SO interesting that many Of the
teachers forgot they were not the class
in question and answered spontaneous.
~. The question, "Shall we require
reading of distasteful books:?" brought
out considerable discussion; the de-.
cision made was that the way out Of
the difficulty is to arouse such interest
and taste for the otherwise distasteful
story that it shall cease to be such.
President Sanders continued the dis
cussion Of Correlation of Reading with
Language. Spelling and Geography,
maintaining it to be the duty Of the
teacher to lead the pupil through train.
ing to organized growth. The object
Of the teacher is to develop character,
to develop man. How shall we use the
material at hand 40 as to obtain the
highest results?
superintendent Carleton. continuing
the subject Of Civil Government, sug-
gested several helpful books on this
subject. Respect for authority ia the
primary lesson in civil government;
this the child should be taught in
school. The moment the child is born
he comes under authority; man reaches
his highest state when under authority.
The object of schools is to train the
child to be a good citizen, by good
citizen is meant an honest citizen, an
intelligent u A child we'll drilled at
school in name and obedience makes
the good citizen"
In further discssuion Of Education.
al Questions and Problems Of the Day,
DR.. Craig spoke Of the teachers rela.
tions to the scholars as a business rela.
ton. Whatever interferes in this must
he removed. As a ~law-abiding citizen
does not fear the law neither does a
law.abiding pupil fear it. The old di.
vision CT childlife into the three parts
first, the boy or .girl; second, the stu.
dent; third, the gentleman, no longer
holds. The responsibility Of the teach
or is not greater than that of the parent
or the public. Between teacher and
parent there should exist a mutual &C.
quaintance in which the people uphold
the law and do not t%ransgress it. A
law not enforced mad better not exist.
Before adjournment County Superin.
tendent Burla appointed three commit.
tees; one on resolutions. consisting Of
Miss Hood, Mr.. McCrary and Mr..
Kurtz; one on press, Miss Gordon, Mr..
Daniels and Miss Crawford; one for
fixing date for next meeting, Professor
Brayton, Miss Carnes and Professor
Hawkins.
The attendance at the afternoon ses.
sion was better than that Of the morn
ing; more Of those outside Of the
schools, but interested in them being
present. .
President Sanders continued the work
in Correlation, taking up the subject
OF geography as outlined in the course
of study. third grade. material for
thought must be given as a basis for
right kind Of thinking. Habit of OBJ
%servation must be cultivated there is
material all around us for conception Of
country in which we live and this may
be made the basis for the work of the
pupils"
Professor Brayton continued his work
on Recitation from Descriptive Text
illustrating inductive questioning from
the geography. He urged the use of all
aids obtainable in order that the work
in hand may be made realistic. Kodak
pictures may be made helpful.
After an intermission of half an
hour. superintendent Carleton resumed
the discussion Of Civil Government.
First interest the pupils and order will
take care Of itself. It ia not SO much
the time spent in a study as the condi.
tion Of the children when they prepare
10 reoite their lessons. "A vital element
10 teaohing is the understanding Of
the physical needs Of the children.
Government depends in part on venti-
ntion. physiCal exercises. Time spent