The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-30

Ehe King County Teachers Institute.
IN has been IN session In Seattle dur
the week. viii convene for the last
at $50 o'clock this morning at the
II Baptist church. Besides addresses
musical numbers, the convention win
en- to the reports Of the committees.
he sessions held yesterday maintained
high standard which has character
Il the institute from its opening. At
close Of the afternoon meeting DIR.
! aold Tompkins, whose lectures have
| IN one of the prominent features OF the
! ltitute's work. held an impromptu re-
9tion He leaves this morning for
nois. where he IS the president Of the
Re normal university.
ne morning session began yesterday
% o'clock with a violin solo by Mrs.
ston Burns, accompanied by flute
cato by Mr.. Preston Burns. In the
ion work which followed Prof g. r.
John, OF the university. lectured on
raj Education before the high
ol department
the intermediate section Prof. A.
Bechdolt. of the university. gave an
/ terestIng lecture on the Rise OF the
lama" He traced the history OF the
! rama from the Greek plays and the early
Iomedy, and spoke OF the antagonism al
kays shown toward the drama by the
urch. II had however, been sought
ler by the people, he said, and was per-
ps the highest form Of art. Dr. Tomp-
Is also spoke before this section on
\,hool Management" Before the pri-
" section Miss Holton iectured on
lines and Sense Training, and Miss
!. Hart. Miss Alice Munday and Miss
"a Burns on "children's Reading
Me special help department Warner
karshner gave an instructive address
p'Geology az Nature Study
IL general assembly In the afternoon
h. First Baptist church was, as usual,
ely attended. The first number on
programme was a vocal solo by Miss
HE Shepherd, which was well re-
I'd A short address by Prof. A. y.
~. Of the university, followed, and
II. d. Bailey gave a 1aughabie reci-
IN OF Sergeant Buzbuz's speech in
kwiek Papers" After contralto
by Miss Katherine Glenn. which was
n an enthusiastic encore. DIR. Temp
addressed the institute for the last
on '"rhe Beautiful ms Factor In
Dfaton. A deilcate compliment to
women present prefaced the address,
NJ then Or. Tompkins said that beauty
the fundamental instinct of human
nature Beauty. goodness, truth and
unity he said, were all one Women.
be declared walked and danced more
gracefully than men, because the motions
b the limbs were concealed which ac-
eounied for the nonadoption of the re-
FORM dress DR.. Tompkl1s then dis
tussed humor In its relation to beauty
Ind said Il was the safety valve OF
mans life. Beauty, he continued. was
intrinsic and organic, The fieetng blush
|ipon the maiden's cheek depended for
Bits beauty on the condition OF her diges-
Ion, or, In other words, II was organic
As regards the aesthetics In the school
room. he said the first impulse of man
was to get more life, ana an apprecia-
4 ion OF the beautiful enabled him to do
(hls. At the close OF his address DIR.
sumpkins was given prolonged applause.
The meeting ended with "A vocal solo by
! n. 7, Elwell. whose singing caught the
/. ancy OF the audience and was heartily
lneored. The programme for this morn
w Is as follows: Invocation. Rev. L. G,
3sweli, lecture, Frank J. Brown; vocal
W., W. w Brooks; lecture on Demos
psnes." DR.. r L. Graves. piano solo,
" Leroy Hooker and reports of com
iliees DIR, Tompkins viii probably
, ahe a few farewell remarks to the
Aehen