The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-10-23

Nora Pfost was the only one OF tb
county teachers, who WAS not In nj
tendance at the institute.
The morning session began with th
singing Of Aud Lang syne," afte
which Professor Brayton discusse,
the subject Of music. The voice Nv ~
instrument. In singing we play Ger
tain tones on thai instrument. Tbs
children mnsf be taught ~ listen IL
each other. Two things 10 guard ID
clildfen's singing are; First, pitch
second, volume. Children as n puI.
siug too loud. The quality 81 child
rnn's singing when n IN well done 4,
the nearest approach tO the perfect
voice. Rote songs are given prjm,
arily AZ "A diversion Motion songs ars
given for rest. We sing 10 learn NJ
sing.
Professor Hawkins continued the
subject vt geography. SeaereIy u
square rod Ut ground but w the home
Ut IN animal Study may do much
To enhance pleasure ~ observing
1s.'sbSH HD1hV hbSBb 6Ub lUjuh1JlH
does w good; II makes w better.
Nature study IN geography brings
geography fpeare home. Lead the
children to see what is going Ou about
them--fhe birds getting ready for
next yenr, the flies hiding away, the
birds going south. A calendar kept on
the blackboard recording directions ~
wind, sort Of day, special days, phases
~ moon, temperature VIII aid IN
opening the Gyes Of the children
The next subject discussed was that
~ HIplljDY by pr0fnBsW BrayiOH
Bueh w0rds ~ are babifpajIy mtsspeJl,
cd should be reviewed anJ reviewed
until perfected, Not MI the wpitton
work. 81 all tbe children can De looked
over by the teacher but she can look
over a Darf ~ The papers one 1ny, mn
other pavf the ueSf, III TINT way The
ebtldRen's work viii be critically Dx.
aHDiDGd NJ one time Dr another The
regular nse " spelling book war de-
cried, except W The study " words
when much may be HajDcd from NJ
After iUfegWjBujOn py0fessov JIaw-
kjus resumed ibe fubject Of United
history, History tends tOwayd
good e~jtizenBbtp, THe MDH IN he
toaehiDg lies IN the faef that ~ Nv moi
correlated With the other sfDdios such
Nv geography and wndjDg, Tho facts
W Do meMOrizcl viii be remembered
IN spite ~ the child III developed IN
DltUf0l se1neDeG, A certain amount
~ work bas W be done, Tbe child
must expect w. When more thoD duty
" performed, the child deserves dne
lewAyd, IN studying the lives ~ mon
who have risen from poverty ~ high
Office, earn must bp taken ~ not hold
w the Office nv an end bat the develop. |
nent ~ good physical, moral M0ns
hood There ar0 people IN high Office
WE would hato ~ shake hands
Win mud own ~ fellow eifjenN Pat
'iOfislD, fhp love NJ 0De's own country, |
be fauHht eyer aud always "
jhe iDQehew eould not honestly Ejyo
NV whole seIf for his eDunfry, I've
,uRli n0t ~ lo0eb history, ivory
hoy and Rirl should "pledge ~.
nElauen ~ the naR, md W the ws
for which " stands one nation
ndiyisible, with liberty aud Justice
'Or GlI,u
prOfeseW BrHyfOp gave \ short
nlk IN pbsyical 0xereiso, pvRinE tho
nod ~ rost IN the elnDge given
.Tl6 last nHnhW Oh lID programme
y lilo morning WAS that NJ geography
nOfesAor HnWkinA Tho lesson
Onsiskad IN modelling for the advance
y grades, ~ fhe county, From tho
,pptlF own knowledge, IN many
ases, tho geology md Topography NJ
l,aa eosaiy ean be learned, his
Information be drawn from thn pupils
'wn stOgg NJ Information Nv from
What In Gali learn Nv home h0 VIII
cnGmbDr " f longer linn " tle
was " stat0 That such " hhD
Tho Institute adjourned fm tho
FORMING NJ w 0'el0ek,
The afternoon md closing session
,as opened with singing, aftW Witch
no subject NJ methods ~ primary
rillnGtiG was takDn w by Fr0fGssR
Many people l0arnGd nrith.
lNtie before the' Hp0ev method was IN.
rOdueed, but Ln Iias given Nv mRny
oOd Things, Tho bpeGr mAtJed IN
sof brought 10 new principles into
umlWrs, but showed NV by eODerot0
approximation how w fGaeh ehtldun
, appreciate md understand fmG
WIN fractions there must Inv
,nerGte m0AeniAfi0h There NW
mo memory forms which h0Ip IN
tho number facts which !
Ius Nv remembered, The tpaeher 4
follow Tho development work
ifh written work 0n cards
ThN was followed with advanced
pamnav by Hr0feHs0V HpWkiDh
ought mt I'M dOy0lopNd
school which would not p non,
nua fafnsannfa auUuIal,ad ns,I niI.su :