The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-29
LIVING TEACHERS AND DEAD.
MSS HoLTON DISCUSSES TWO
CLASSES OF EDUCATORS.
King County NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Continue to Draw Large Audi
ence.-women Must Remove Hats.

The King county teachers institute con-
.nues to enjoy a large attendance. The
number present yesterday showed a small
Increase over Wednesday. Many able ad-
dresses were made. prominent among
them being Miss ADELAIDE Holtons lee
turn on Living ". Dead Teachers" Su-
p.rntendeut Meredith created a diversion
at tho afternoon session by requesting all
the pretty women present TO remove their
hats The effect was magical, about 30
heads being uncovered IN an instant.
Al the morning session. held at the
high school, the following programme
was rendered. Piano solo, by T. Kuntz
Invocation, Rev n. W. Gilchrist vocal
SOLO. II. r. Giles In the section work
which followed Or. J. Allen Smith. OF the
university lectured on Municipal Gov
eminent" and Or. Tompkins on THE
High School" before the high school de-
partment. IN the intermediate department
Prof C. ". S, Tucker spoke on "Mathe-
NAUTICAL Geography" and Prof Trevor
Kincaid on "Our Insects-Collection and
Preservation" II was women's Clubs
csy IN the primary department. After
lecture BY Miss Hoton. addresses were
made by Mrs. Kate Holmes. president of
the state Federation OF Women's Clubs:
Mrs Harriet Tucker and Mrs. p. W. Brint-
nall. on the Relation Of Women's Clubs
10 Education"
The First Baptist church was packed
with teachers and visitors nj the after
noon session. Music by the University Of
Washington orchestra, which was given
two enthusiastic recalls, opened the pro-
ceedings Miss Holton then srpoke on
living VS. Dead Teachers" She de-
scribed tho living teachers as being pro-
gressive thinkers. enthusiastic. cheerful
and hard workers; the dead" teachers
~ discouraged, complaining dissatisfied
and toyless After describing the school
room and pupils Of the living teachers, she
said
"Jnst glance NJ the dead teacher and her
schoolroom. In II you will find bare walls.
soiied binckboards and instruction that is
joyiee~ alike 10 teacher and pupils She
Wont make her own room attractive be-
canse she would rather buy a new hat
than a picture. She prefers pretty hats and
iresssa 20 n pleasant schooiroom One day
was boarding street car at Salt Lake
CITY when met one OF my teachers who
taught In the Seventh grade. She looked
worried, and found out that her new
winter dress had ceen spoiled al school by
A lad named John Smith
"As | talked with her I thought 70 my
seif that her pupils would have a hard
time next day We met next evening, and
che told me 4 tale Of woe how her pupil
had been refractory and how she had haen
make the children behave The only
trouble with her was that she was irri
table She was herself the cause OF all
the trouble. she was a dead teacher
The dead teacher Is fRIlt-nndinE. sar.
castle discontinued, and always has more
bal boys than good she IL Jealous ~ o.
other teacher. who gets a bigger salary or
has an easier tirue She feels she can not
o. good work herself because the SUPER n
tesdeut likes Miss - and So better than
herself Children n9ast - happy tn the
sehnolrpom n they are 70 grow. TO d.
yeiap. to become truly educated They
can NOT 40 - IN the dead teachers room.
After Aiss Hoitons address, Charles "
Saunders sang a tenor solo Or TaEankinr
then addressed the institute on The Uni.
ysrsal Motive Aud Method ~ Thought 20
Ire motive ~ said. was the desire fnr
CRity "a things, thn method WAS the uni
yeTaalixing % those things
The last speaker was T. T MafhNa IT n
sipai % the Whntcnn1 normal school.
WHOSE subject was some Phases a. His-
tory" lie Advocated that more attention
b. patti t0 the social. political and indus
trial site m f.s4urN aui thc advance me az
u civilization in general
The Institute wfi convene THIS n11rntn :
81 o'clock On the Seattle high school
The afternoon session Will Begin a. ! 81
n tbs FIRST Baptist 7hurrh.