Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-22

Today the third annual meeting of the
City Teachers club. assisted by the Wo-
mans Art Gu opened uspieuously in
the High School Auditorium. A work
display and a handsome art exhibit de-
signed to awaken interest in art in the
public school invited the attention of all
in attendance.
An entertaining programme of music
and addresses was commenced and will
be concluded this evening. The music
was rendered by the Butte Conservatory
of Music Orchestra and Mandolin and
Guitar club.
Ida NJ. Robbins, president of The
Teachers club delivered her annual adj
dress. saying, in part:
The success of last years literary
nesting Of the club speaks for itself. We
enjoyed the instruction and valuable pa
pers, we gained inspiration and new ideas
from the attractive exhibit of school,
work and the pleasure received from So
cial intercourse completed the success Of
the meeting.
We hope much for the future Of our
Club. We believe that not only is such
an organization beneficial, but necessary
70 keep US moving briakly along the high
road of good endeavor.
She then introduced the new president.
Mrs Mary Doughty.
Ada f. Madden, speaking Of among
the Chosen said: The individuality that
leads in the accomplishment OF a worthy
purpose must be Of decided superiority.
Eternal justice is the foundation upon
which all success hinges. No superin-
tendent or principal can long maintain a
good position, or advance to a better one
unless justice and courtesy govern his
relation to his teachers. NO teacher can
score complete success with her classes |
unless she be just. and courteous as well.
IN their management.
Aline Tieche, talked upon 'Tntellectual
Education saying: THE teacher can |
not produce in the mind Of the learner a
given experience without having first |
in herself hat experience. IT
patriotism is to be taught by teaching
F~rietchie,' the teacher herself
must be stirred by that feeling while
her pupils to experience it.
IL IS an old saying thar as the teacher.
70 the school. The meaning of this is
hat the pupils mind in the act of learn
becomes like the teachers mind The
eacher builds her life into that of her
'uplis it is absolutely necessary that
Ter life be ali that she expects her pupils
0 become
Marthell Arnold, said of educational
ads and reforms:
No reasonable eacher, one who is a
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progressive. He is anxious to progress
IS far and as fast as common sense will
How him. Therefore it is rather irritat-
to have these s~o-called higher critics
fault With him because he will
lot yield at once and adopt their super
or methods. If some of these writer's or
and psychologists who occupy
llShh positions in universities and colleges
we're to try to conduct a school themselves
of telling others how to do it. we
not hear so much from them.
Maude Maguire's address on Lunar
contained the remark:
America is passing through the most
,rying crisis civilization has ever known
the issue depends upon the education
II the next generation of children. One
~ the greatest Americans has said
Educate the whole mass of the people,
them to see that it is to their in
crest to preserve peace and order, and
will preserve them.' It is not an
IF education that a child be proficient in
he process Of adding two and two.
Nor does the fate of the nation depend
upon his being able to order his dinner in
Latin, French, Spanish or German, but it
s necessary that his whole nature be UNI
folded and grown to its highest possibil-
ty and there is no danger Of over doing
process. Teach him that the office
If governor. general, judge. congressman,
are to be desired if ones abilities trend
n that direction, still one may be far
happier and may serve the state and So
to as much advantage in the place
him, be it ever so lowly, if he
Viii only be content in his sphere, know