The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-10-23
HOLD A SOCIAL SESSION
At Which State Superintendent
Carleton Lectures Insti-
tute Closes Today.

euulIIy ~ WtefGbiljlk ~ tDhb VI VIZ
previous day. The days programme
began with u discussion Of spelling b,
Superintendent Carleton. The fundn
mental iden of spelling In tho method,
Of teaching " that spelling ~ taught
all tho time In oil studies, There mn
two ways, Win, oral and written
Some must get " through the muscle
~ tho ear, ON through tho muscles
OF the hand, There mnst be constant
instruction In spelling m In language,
The idea now w, not 10 much to teael
the ebildren the spelling OF n few
words to begin with, simply ~ spell.
Ing, but 10 give them fewer words fOI
actual spelling and moro idnas. The
child may not know how 10 spell c'n-l
and yet no may be able 10 recognize II
either written or printed and At the
s0me time DO familiar with the thing
itself, Az 80 the new method OF spell
Jng, "Bo not Tho first by whom tle
now IN tried, nor y0t the Inst tO lay
The old aside The stndy ~ words,
the history aud analysis VI fhem,
tonehes tho children 10 greet u new
WYNN INV HH ~ hWy VnH Hp ~ " A1bstt
"Wheteyer we teach should DO 10
taught That tho pppil will derive moro
knowledge from tho touching than
from the knowledge gniDod,o
The subject OF %peDmanship dis
cpssed by Professor Braytop was mn
interesting one, Tho question, "Can
tho teaeler teach writing well even
though she hcrself cannot write
wellyn brought forth much discus
sion, but II WIS decided that she can
II she understands the principles in
y0lyed, Good pemapship includes
logibility, speed md enso, Work Nv
measured by results methods may he
what they will, Whatever system Nv
first Taught tho child, by MI means
have him continue IN " ~ any Mt
tempt 10 change wonld probably
result IN his learning neither.
lrregnlW motions IN writing may
ho corrected by the practice of
forearm movement by tho class
each day, This will give uniformity
of movement and direction
Miss earns conducted y class ~
music, Tho pupils were those Of
third and fourth grades, Two part
music WIS introduced also - tho
changing from one hoy W another, A
simple device was given ~ M MD 10
tho pupil IN remembering tho key
names,
After u short intprmission Professor
HaWkinH continued th0. subject of
United States history, Tho object ~
history IN 10 make %citi2ens, oar GOV.
eUumGnt III not what " ought 70 DO;
We ean help W make " 10, History
shpHld holp the boy 10 be better to-
day, Tho child may DO lnd W punish
himself, The little ehild's reasoning
may not be we'll enough developed 10
cause him 10 do this, bnt hN may 10
appealed w by love, History brings
NH many chances 10 discuss philnn-
thpopy, Arc there people t0dny who
shy tho world owes them Y lying
What would yaH DO about w Az we
owe any man IN n chance IN mako \
living, " he won't take advantage
of II, lat him staFye, Discuss history
logically, First hunt WI facts, thon
form opinions First the knowing,
seo0nd, feeling and third, willing.
Lot tho inW0dHeti0n NJ mtri0tia songs
W logical sequence songs
which show existing conditions;
ostag spRDgled RanperN when study
Ing tho evolutionary wari NTenting
on tho Qld Camp dp0pnd,o when
studying tho civil war, Facts shoNld
be hooked together IN Logical 0rdor,
acts rather than dat9s,
The institNte WIS favored with n
few remarks by Rey, q, q, stull, who
dpfendNd tho teaehers loyally against
W teach tao many subjects
tho allotted time,
Vhe Inst discussion NJ tho morning
was .thAt NJ geography ny Predecessor
Hawkins, Nv developing geography
the objects arc w teach, hrsf, W on
serves second, IN represent, He ERya
4 practical illustration NJ modelling IN
sand .arst, the school FoprR,, second,
the school grounds From thence he
W tho modelling NJ the town and
IhR county, Not ono M the teaehets
what, would have Gladly asslsfed
W strongly did the work nv play Mp
neal IN mo hand, tbp ayet This, NJ
of .Htili2ipg tho play shirt. ~
Tho child IN jnvalHRhle, w tho child,
hlaek NJ Wood may represent n desk,
teaGheF, n staYR nv ANYTHING which
le may need M MD him IN his play,
Before adiaHFRmenh County Super
IBtaHdent RHFM announced fhe com
IN FesalHtiaRR " consists ~
REafessqrs HawkiRs and ReRRnek, md
Mis- Pitcher,
Fhe affaFH8aR session was called NJ
lFdeF PROMPTLY nj no ny RHpeFinfeHr
RHFlR, Min Crawford eoRdHetr
NJ 4 alass iN urinary arithmetic very
limlilW IN tb2 ono M the day hefaFaf
pWa NJ Tho HttlA pRaple sfRpped w fhe
able. ono fold What his block was,