Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-03-02
COUNTY INSTITUTE.
Much of Practical Value Accomplished at
this Meetiun

Much of Practical Value Accomplished at
this Meeting.
The tenth local teachers institute for
Benton County was held in the public
school building OF this city last Saturday.
A large gathering of teachers was pres
ent to take advantage of the excellent
program which had been prepared. The
exact number of teachers present was Sc,
large number of which came from
Phllomath. The interest and enthusi-
asm OF the teachers ran high during the
entire session. The program began at
the appointed hour with singing led by
Professor w. A. CHM and his wife in
which the entire institute joined. Rev.
l.. NJ. Boozer read an excellent paper on
Moral Training in the Public Schools"
Many good suggestions were offered by
the speaker. In the discussion, Prof. J
ID. Wood thought that the life of the
teacher formed the character of the child.
Rev. Q. G. Polling urged the teachers to
educate the heart as well as the mind of
the pupil. Prof. J. B. Horner gave an
Interesting talk on "School Libraries,
How to Use, How to Get" He carefully
outlined the plans by which libraries
could be obtained; he urged great care to
be used in making the proper. selection
OF books; that the children were always
tnn Glad tn oScfck in @I,ok
no district had feasable excuse for not
having library of we'll selected books.
In the discussion Prof. A. G. Guthrie of
PhIlomath :. schools explained the plan
by which the schools ef that city had
secured over 200 volumes. Mr.. w. E.
Yates insisted that book of fiction
written by good author should not be
excluded from any library. ''Music in the
Public Schools" was ably presented by
Pref. w. A. CHM. He presented the
subject as he would to class of beginners
Lack of time prevented him going into
details. 1t might be well to remark that
Sup't Denman has secured the services
of Prof. CHM who wi present this SUBJ
ject at the annual teachers institute for
this year. This will give every teacher
in the county an opportunity to become
familiar with the rudiments of music SO
that they can use this information in
their daily work in the school. Prof.
Thomas III. Crawford read an able and
interesting paIer on, '.Daily Duties of the
Teacher" Many valuable suggestions
were offered by the speaker which if
needed will aid materially in doing effect
ent work by the teacher. written Ex-
minations. Their Use and Abuse was
presented by Prof. W. T. Wyatt in a
strong paper. The manner in which he
handled the subject showed careful prep
aration and study, Some points brought
out were: 1t vindicates the teacher
from any charges of malice or partiality:
it tests the ability of the pupil in compo-
sition and grammatical construction; it
lessons the burdens of the teacher; and
is true index of the thoroughness of the
work gone over by the pupil State
Sup't J. H. Ackerman being introduced
made very enthusiastic and practical
talk on "Ideals." He held the rapt at
tention of the teachers for nearly an hour.
Prof. Alderman is doing some excellent
missionery work in assisting in these
institutes. He is thus coming in contact
with most of the teachers of the state
which enables him to arouse a greater
interest and enthusiasm among them.
Our citizens chose wisely when they
selected him to lead the educational
forces of our state. Under his admins
tration state course of study has been
prepared which is being used in every
district in Oregon, many changes for the
better have been made in the school law,
and new teachers registers have been
prepared which are said to be best ever
prepared. These will soon be ready for
distribution among the different dis
t,icts. The regular .insritute work was
interspersed with music and recitations
by Miss Orla Thompson and Mr.. Edgar
Tully. Their selections being respect
lively. ''Mary's Night Drive" and
"Alasca." Both did well and reflected
much credit upon themselves and their
teacher Miss Helen Crawford of the O
AC. The next teachers institute will
be held in Fairmount, just across the
river from Albany, during the first of
Nav.