Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-11
THE COUNTY
INSTITUTE
II is the Largest Ever Held in
This State.
MR.. CARLETON is ABSENT
Teachers Are Enthusiastic Over the
Success of the Meeting--SOme
of the Papers Read.
MR.. CARLETON is ABSENT

1t was raining in Helena this morn
ing and in consequence of the inclem.
ency of the weather at the capital Hon.
E. A. Carleton, state superintendent Of
public instruction, did not put in an APP
pearance of the opening of the second
day of the Silver Bow county institute.
The second day the attendance was
larger and the interest and enthusiasm
even greater than yesterday. The Butte
educators are very much elated over the
promised success of their meeting. 1t is
the largest of it's kind ever held in the
state; the corps of instructors comprise
the best talent obtainable, and those
who teach the young idea are taking
much interest in it's progress.
At the opening Mrs. Flavin spoke on
in part as follows:
81 wonder if there is anyone in this
room who will question the Importance
of music in the public schools? 1t is as
tonishing to find a city the size of Butte,
with it's prosperity and progressiveness,
and no special teacher of music in the
public schools. Something is wrong. 1t
must be a false idea of economy, for it
certainly is not the fault of the teach
- L hho thSy "ooiu SIobiS "Sl1oiIi
a special teacher; however, the regular
teachers are doing the best they car
with the music under the circumstances.
So much is expected of the regular teach-
ers nowadays; they must kno something
about music, art, physical culture, etc,
and they need the help and counsel of a
specialist. Many, many people of wide
experience give as their opinion If the
schools cannot afford to place the work
in charge of vocal scientists, leave it out
entirely But think of a school-room
entirely devoid of singing! 1t would be
like a garden all grass and nc flowers.
Every day we have living examples right
here in Butte of the benefits to be- de-
rived in mature life from instruction in
music in the public schools
superintendent Hendricks talk On
"Didactics" was very interesting. He
said in part:
I'VE may not always realize it, or may
not care to acknowledge it, but it is a
fact nevertheless, that children from all
classes of society are invariably sent to
the public schools to learn to read. write
and OmDute as the means of acquiring
knowledge. The so-called development
lessons, nature studies, ETC., are helpful
as i~ncidentals, but are harmful when
mistaken as essentials. The advocate of
nature studies who turns the schools out
to ramble in the hills and valleys forgets
that the purpose of the school is mostly
to get away from the nature that leads
to idleness and aimlessness. The system
of instruction that depends solely Upon
excitement and novelty and entertain
ment is neither practical, helpful nor SEN
sible."
Miss Clara Corbin in physical culture
took up the wand drill and dumb bell ex-
e~rcises, in accordance with the outline of
physical culture in use in the public
schools of this city.
Miss Ruth Gould has lac charge of the
several classes in drawing, working on a
model and objects based OF the sphere
and cylinder.
President Sanders of the state normal
discussed the development of numbers,
application of fractions and percentage,
and in reading, the various methods of
teaching reading to pupils, and devices
for maintaining the interest of the class,
and the benefits of good oral reading.
Prof. Foote Of the Butte Business Col
lege continued his discussion on SEN
fences, clauses, and mOdlfiers in lam
| guage and the value Of maps, nap draw
ing and moulding to fix locality in the
children's minds and maintain interest in
the study of geography.
DR.. Rinehart, dentist, Hennessy block.