The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-30
N THE REALM Of PfDla)eY
.Sneeiaifsts Give Valuable Aid by
Preeepe ana suggestiOn-Musfcal
ana EI0cutionary Programme
That served to Break M0netony.

Day BY day the good work OF the COM
naistees in planning for the King county
teachers institute becomes more manifest.
TIE special workers that have been secar-
ed are giving eminent satisfaction IN their
various lines The section and depart
r,ent work il presenting to the various
teachers all the advan tages OF short sDe-
clai courses taken during the interim OF
busy scholastic year. The musical, liter
AIRY and eIocutionary features that have
been introduced in the programme at va
rious stages serve to break the monosony
and to lend life and interest TO eacn days
session.
Yesterday was no exception 10 this con-
dillon The morning session OF the as
sembly was very brief. After the opening
exercises. Miss Clara Talmadge and Miss
lone Cutler delighted the audience with
piano duet. Rev. H. II. Gowen. rector OF
Trinity parish. delivered an invocation
Then the assembly adjourned for section
work
Prof. Spillman. before beginning his lee
ture In the primary department. showed a
miniature steam engine made by Ninth
grade pupil, II. II. Brooks. OF Kirkland
This engine 10 not a toy. but an actual
working engine. Prof. 6piiiman's interest
Ing lecture dealt with the habits OF IN
sects.
In the primary section Dr. Alex B. COT
a manner that called forth much discus
sion He deprecated the system which
first asks the child to express from the
page ano.her's thought. Let him nrst ex-
press his own thought, orally and in writ
ing. and then gradually have him trans
late from the page another's thought.
Miss Lille White presided in the high
school department Harr Wagner deliv-
cred an able address on the Correlation
Of Local Geography and History" He
showed how many very interesting and
instructive anecdotes connected with the
efforts Of the early explorers in discover
ing the real formation of the earth could
be made of in teaching even the
youngest pupils and fixing on their minds
the chief facts connected with geography.
He empha sized the principle that all his
tory. geography and literature as well,
should be studied from the human side.
Above ali. he said that nc teacher could
get rid of the responsibility Of teaching
current history and the great problems OF
the day The discussion was taken up by
Mr.. Sutton.
Next came a lecture on the subject OF
Reading" by Prof A. +. Coffey. He
suggested a manner OF study radically
different from that which is generally fol-
lowed by teachers.
c. V. Bcardslee presided over the depart
ment Of special help. III. H. Johnson de-
Iivered the third of his lectures on MI
Sic" This was followed by lively dis
cussion on the passive voice. led by w. J.
SpilIman and H. F. Turner. and particf-
pa,ed In by the entire section.
Mr. ]. III. Wylie took charge Of the inter-
mediate section, and Mr.. Gardner. of ISL
and county. began the mornings work
with q paper on the Purpose of Nature
Work" The paper was suggestive of
Wordsworth in the poetic appreciation Of
nature. Ii was followed by general dis
eussion. in which Miss Maud Parker, OF
the high school; Mrs. keyse. OF La Con-
ner. and others took active part.
At II o'clock Mr.. Wagner introduced the
subject OF Composition Work" in the
grammar grades The work was carried
on by general discussion entirely. was par
ticipa;ed in by majority of those present,
and was intensely interesting.
In the afternoon the general assembly
was opened BY a vocal solo. The Life of
Love Is But Day by Miss Nellie Huck-
ins. with flute obligato by MIR. Preston
Burns. In response to an encore Gounod's
''Berceuse'' was rendered Prof. A. Il.
Coffey of the University of Washington.
delivered an interesting lecture on "E'ads
and Hobbies" Prof T. II. Wagner's cor
net SOLO Har,mann's ''Fatherland.' called
forth round after round OF applause. He
responded with the popular ballad, Just
encore played the ''Suwannee River" Mrs.
John Reed, Of Salt Lake. gave an excellent
dialect reading and had TO respond to an
encore Miss Amy Corey and Miss Ieora
Conn rendered a charming mandolin and
piano duet, the Cyrano waltzes- Miss
Goddn closed the afternoon assembly with
a talk on Drawing"
While not a part of the institute proper,
a eener nj gathering was held last night
at Plymouth church. where Harr Wagner
delivered an interesting address on the
Kings English
In order 10 give the teachers "A needed
rest IL has been decided that the public,
schools of the city will have A vacation
next week as we'll during tho present
week.