The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-11
BUTTE News
TEACHERS IN SESSION
State superintendent Carleton
Was Not Present.
THE VALUE OF DRAWING
A Means OF Increasing Expression in
Children-The Italian Method in
Music Physical Culture
~. Department.

The Silver Bow county teachers in
stitute began it's session yesterday morn
ing at the High school auditorium,
1853 teachers registering present. e. A.
Carleton, superintendent of public in
struction, was unable to be present at
this, the largest institute of the state,
owing, possibly, to the numerous
washouts between Butte and Helena
The institute was called to order by
County Superintendent B. p. Downey
and the opening exercises conducted
by her. She spoke briefly on the rur-
poses of the institute and called the
attention of the teachers to The fact
& that hardness and absence would not
be excused. Mrs. T. J. Flavin sang a
beautiful solo, and City Superintend-
ent j. P. Hendricks urged the Butte
teachers to make the most Of tie in
stitute in every way. The corps of in
stuctors was present in full with the
exception of Prof. A. A. Weaver of Chi
" cago who was detained at his home
by a serious illness.
The work of Miss Gould, the instruc-
tor in drawing, was much enjoyed by
the teachers. She spoke of the value
of the drawing as a means of increas-
ing expression in children and the ne
cessty of its being taught, so that it
will be useful in after life, land enable
pupils to think more clearly and see
more plainly. Drawing in the lower
grades should aim more at expression
and in the higher grades more atten-
ton should be given to technicalities
and artistic touch. Teachers should
give attention to the cultivation of
love for art in the minds Of pupils.
Mrs. Flavin in beginning her in
struction in music, spoke of the Italian
method and gave a brief sketch CT
Guido, it's founder. Instruction was
given on the staff, degrees, modifying
elements, general classes of tune, &C
cent, notes with their corresp spending
rests. Staff drills were given from the
board. Rules for flats were explained
The chromatic scale was discussed The
teachers in the first and second grades
were given instruction in motion songs.
Books will be used to-day.
Miss Clara Corbin, the popular aid
efficient teacher of the high school, has
the department of physical culture in
charge, Setting up exercises, positions
for sitting, standing. harmonic pose,
etc, were discussed and gone through
To-day wand exercises and dumb
bell exercises will be taken up.
President D. e. Sanders Of the state
normal is always enjoyable and inter-
esting, and was at his best yesterday
when discussing construction work, re-
lation of numbers, application of frac-
tons, etc. He speaks to-day on the
same subject arithmetic.
The didaotcs classes, in charge of City
Superintendent Hendricks, discussed
methods and the topics appropriate for
the opening exercises. The question of
complying with the law relating to
instruction under section 1,S45 of the
laws of Montana is as follows:
'Duties-Section 1.S45. It shall be the
duty of all teachers to endeavor to i'm
press on the minds of their pupils the
principles of morality, truth, justice
and patriotism: to teach them to avoid
idleness, profanity and to instruct them
in the principles of a free government
and to train them up to true COM
prehension of the rights, duties and
dignity of American citizenship
Professor Foote, in geography and
language, interested the teachers and
gave them much valua BILE informa ton
ont the sentence, the predicate, attribute,
compliment and the diagram in Ian
guage, and spoke of methods of arous-
ing interest in geography.
To-day Mrs. Flavin will speak during
the opening exercises at the high
school auditorium this morning on
music in the public schools. Miss Gould
will speak on art in the public schools.
The public is cordially invited.