The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-17

relatlnR 10 THIS suD1ec5, winch had been
proposed, were taken up aud discussed,
among others was: "Who would sue.
coed to the Office OF vice.president Of
the United States IN onse Of q
in that Officer"
1.-THE school system Of Montana is a
unit" The school board Is the great.
est thing III the school system. Next TO
the teacher IN authority il the city I'll.
perintendent; next to him, the county
superintendent; next to him the state
superintendent. The special school Tux
has been declared illegal. In view OF
this fact, the school boards have been
authorized to borrow money and keep
schools in motion by giving their note.
"Above all things" says Superintend-
ent Carleton, 1--WE must keep the
schools Of Montana in notion"
DR.. Craig, in his further discussion
Of political Questions and Problems
Of the Day" emphasized that the rela.
ton between teacher and parent must
be mutual acquaintance In order that
there may be no Misunderstanding and
that the two may not look at things
from different stnnd.points. The mat
ter Of standpoint nnnot be too strictly
enforced. In illustrating this DR..
Craig told the story Of four teachers,
who viewed the s%ipn.post from differ.
ent directions; one declared IL to be
black: one said, white; one, red; one.
blue, D~ismounting to prove their
points. they found the post was painted
the four colors. The teachers ought to
90 entirely around the post. Tenohers
suffer from traditions; this influence
may be contracted by mutual %acquain.
lance. Ways Of doing things once OK.
pedient, nte no longer. Tradition must
disappear as far rs public schools are
concerned. thine ought not be 70
taken by Il work as teachers that be
have no time for self" This closed
the morning session aud the institute
adjournad until 80 p. IN.
The attendance ut the afternoon SEES.
sion by those not teachers, but interest
ed IN the work, was larger than that Of
the morning.
President Sanders continued the
work Of Correlation CT language, fourth
grade, with other studies. The mater.
ial for language IL literature, nature
study work, geography. Good readers
are those who read at home to the
other children. to their parents. They
become familiar with words, express
sions, forms and sentiments. Technio.
alities should come IN as the child has
need CT them The child Ia a germ OF
will activity the teacher can furnish
physical development TO utilize this
activity. There IL a mental being to
be developed as we'll az n physical.
The teacher may cripple the child by
preventing him from reaching his inner
possibilities. Memory will take care
of itself II discernment Is what 1t
should be.
Recitation from Descriptive Text
was continued by Professor Brayton.
A lesson in nature study-the cabbage
butterfy-followed a discussion OF the
careful assignment Of lessons.
After intermission, superintendent
Carleton took up the subject Of "School
Management" Literature IL the lever
by which we can grow. becoming more
useful to society as we'll as to the school
room. There has been al advance IN
everything, new appliances, new meth.
ODDS; a teacher who does not read gets
behind the times. More has been done
for the ominon schools In the last
quarter Of the century than In hundreds
Of years before.
Incidentally SUPERINTENDENT Carleton
spoke Of the State Teachers Associa.
tion which meets IN Helena Oh the 27th
2Sth and 29th Of December.
The last discussion on the programme
was Pedagogy BY DR.. Craig. What we
wish to do in all teaching Ia to make
pictures that will return when needed.
There are pictures which have no OK.
istence except in imagination and there
are pictures which do exist in reality. |
Many things assist this picturing
power. (1) i%nclinations. Advancement
in any subject depends Oh the ability
to picture accurately, (2) beauty, (3)
novelty, (4) strong feeling. Picture
power may be sustained by repeating
the original net or by repeated acts Of
We may strengthen those
faculties not by a system where things
are committed to memory, not by will.
power alone. bat by understanding the
laws Of relation.
After reports by the various commit.
tees Superintendent Burla made a few
remarks, thanking the instruc-
tors for their able assistance and the
teachers for their ready compliance to
all requests which have ever been made,
the work Of the institute was at an end.
ENTERTAINMENT AND LECTURE.