The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-30

of March at the house Of Joseph Garyais,
in Marion county. At this meeting. held
the s N naaa we're
and following. this q committee Of twelve
was appointed to consider measures for
che Sy Hns paon as p 81 s n ns
showed the preponderance OF men Of Uni
ted States nativity.
held az H sfsSrs.d ssss
new colony to the Omitted States and his
report was adopted by narrow majority.
work OF organization. The plan provided
Tor the election OF supreme. Judge with
se r e the court sres
constahles and treasurer. on July s, 1Hs.
the meeting. reassembled. and the civil
2fSsTs me a May sworn IT.
division OF the territory in four districts.
In this Wos y rsESn Of
"But powerful reinforcement to the
Americans was on the way and soon to
arrive. That was the great immigration OF
1888 which included many men afterwards
famous in the history of the state and ter
SThhe first general election was held May
IA. 1874 Each and every year added now
considerable numbers by immigration to
the strength str q the American settl,emont:
be said to be fairly launched"
Hints ON Valuable Methods.
Mrs. A. 2. Stevenson, Of the Denny
school. gave an illustration Of many ex-
periments suitable to the grades, using
simple apparatus. Such lessons not only
add much that is valuable. as a means Of
education, to the common branches so
tiresome to most people. she said but also
mako the arithmetic and language more
practically interesting. The important
thing of an education was the power to
really see the phenomena about and to
apply common principles of science to
daily necessities. Constantly question the
reasons for common things and from re-
plies however crude direct to clearer con-
ceptions OF facts, but do not hasten too
rapidly nor expect too clear generaliza-
experimental science is wonderful field
Prof. w. 4. wilson followed with an
reached BY the teaching of science. Since
nature was one and every natural law
wholly related to every other 1t followed
to psychic law. The pulse-beat Of animal
life typified similar series of stages in
psychical development, through .self-ac-
Importance Of the doctrine as fact in
life was not taken sufficiently into ac-
count in the training of youth. All sue
ing appropriate means to the guidance of
self-activity. Genuine teaching just when
It Is needed is priceless, and often to with
hold help at certain times was the best of
The speaker did not think any one SUBJ
feet Of more Importance than another in
vision Of subjects might be made into two
Of nearly equal Importance, science on
the ono hand and art or manual or cor
poral training. The kind of self-activity
most useful in stimulating sense and
motor training was science. Man con-
quered the. world only through really and
Ses 70 Of
ing were best determined by the environ
ment; the main thing was the proper pre-
for Of all s4sSes whs the sy as e e
the approach cannot be- The important
thing for the science teacher was to time
sSe ne ., sas
ought to include and how much. Presi-
definite aim az leading from The eiementary
to higher schools President Gault insisted
upon the idea Of local option in as many
in this state tendency toward centraliz-
ing the school functions. He questioned
the wisdom Of the state board going fur
and their courses Of study, rather than to
fix definite courses and functions for each.
DR.. 2. T. Mathes referred to the neces-
sity Of getting down. to essentials in all
things and leaving the nonessentials to
the local environment The course of study
was not so important as the personality OF
the teacher. II this personality was what
1t should be- and the child was allowed to
develop naturally, there would be little
need Of elaborate machinery in courses Of
study or school administration.
After Supt Saylor had extended cor
dial invitation for the association to hold
its next session at Spokane, and by Supt.
Plumb in behalf of North Yakima and
Prof. J. H. Morgan in behalf of Ellens-
burg, the association decided to go to FL
lensburg.