Amador ledger., 1901-12-06
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Minutes in Full of an Interesting Gath
ering.
MONDAY, NOV. 25, 1901.


Ocean,, by committee and institute
Not having list of the names O
teachers, roll call was dispensed with
A motion was made and passed that tn,
committees stand as named.
Papers on "How to teach reading,
were read by Miss Hattie Hinkson anC
Miss Mabel Wheeler, some very usefu
points being brought out.
Miss Alma M. Patterson took up the
subject, Training of the senses. ;
The school period of sense develop
ment, she stated, lies between the age
of six and nine or ten years. The rea
soning develops about twelve, and the
sense development begins to decrease
The difficulty with us is that we try tC
make our children reason before theil
reasoning powers are developed.
Discussion followed by Miss Alice
Gartlin, Miss Elizabeth Joses, and re
marks by Supt. Geo. A. Gordon.
Recess of ten minutes was then de-
clared, after which the subject, ''Read
ing as a means of acquiring know
ledge was presented by Miss Vannie
Mclaughlin and Miss Lottie Breese.
Miss Alma NJ. Patterson then took
up the subject, Reading in the pri.
mary grades, and presented it in a
manner very advantageous to the
teachers. A discussion followed BY
Miss Nellie Payne, Miss Edna K. Bur.
gin. and Miss Bertha Mason; questions
being asked by Miss Vannie Nc.
Laughlin and Miss Rachel Goldner.
Adjourned until 80. Institute call.
ed to order by Vice Pres. F. NJ. Petty.
Music, Star Spangled Banner" by
committee and institute
A paper on sWhat l do in Language
Work." was read by Miss Amy B.
Pharis. and talk on the same was
given by Miss Maud E. Read. Miss
Pharis' main point seemed to be in
taking up the work in connection with
nature study, and Miss Read in connec-
ton with story reading and compost
tions. Questions by Supt. Gordon, and
remarks by w. Fl. Coleman, Geo. F.
Mack, and Geo. A. Gordon on the i'm
portance of nature study.
Primary Language Lessons-Aims,
Materials, and Methods" was quite
thoroughly taken up by Miss Alma M.
Patterson, and presented in practical
way; the main point seeming to be that
our pupils learn by doing. Discussion
by Miss L. Esther Devan, Miss Rachel
Goldner, and Miss Carrie NJ. Badarraco.
Remarks on the same by Supt. Gordon.
Recess of ten minutes declared. In
stitute called to order by Vice Pres. F..
NJ. Petty. 4
A paper was read by Mrs. John
Touhey on History-The time l de-
vote to it.. The way in which 1 teach
it, Talks on the same by w. S. Will
liams and Geo. F. Mack, the concrete
method as presented by Mr.. Williams,
and the means of local history in lead
Ing up to the history of nations as pre-
sented by Mr.. Mack, being commended
by Miss Patterson.
A list of the teachers having been Sc
cured, the roll was now called, the fol
lowing being noted absent: Miss Edna
A. Rust, sick; Miss Lolita A Sargent,
sick, and Miss Mabel Jameson of Joint
General remarks by Supt. Gordon,
who commended the teachers earnest
ness in behalf of the institute. He
advised the teachers to con-
stantly keep in mind the ideas of self
and d desire to keep up
with the times.
MONDAY EVENING, NOV. %.
On Monday evening the teachers and
friends Assem- bled in Taylor & Allen s
hall to listen to musicale prepared by
the teachers of Amador City for the
of their fellow teachers.
The following program Was rendered
quite effectively, and greatly enjoyed
by all present:
Overture, THE eln-Orchestr
Address of welcome-Mr. John R..
Tregloan.
Grand march, Regulation" -Or-
chestra.
Vocal solo, Beyond The Gates''-
Miss E. Mabel Wheeler.
Trio, ''La Tipico" Misses Granger
and Henry Allen.
Overture, standard Orchestra.
Piano solo-Miss Maud Crabtree.
Waltz, Observation-Disclosures.
Cornet solo-F. A. Ball.
Ragtime, MA Dixie Belle''-Or-
chestra.
Vocal solo-Miss Thirza Fault.
Gavotte, Golden Reward"-Or-
chestra.
At the close of the program the
teachers were asked to remain, when
they were served with delicious repast
of ice cream and cake. All seemed to
enjoy themselves very much.
TUESDAY, NOV. 26, 1901.
Institute called to order by Vice Pres.
W. II. Coleman. Singing, 1.-THE Days
of YOUTH" by committee and Institute.
The roll was called by assistant secre-
tary, and the following were noted alb
sent: Geo. E. Mack, W. H. Green
halgh being tardy. Minutes of previ-
GUS meeting were read and approved.
A motion was made by W. S. Will
liams that the absentees of previous
meeting be excused, as the causes of
such absence were found to be such as
could not be avoided. Motion carried.
Motion made and carried that the
secretary send a dispatch of sympathy,
in behalf of the institute, to Geo. f.
Mack, on its being found that the re-
cent reports of his great bereavement
in the death of his son, had been con-
irmed.
what 1 Know of the Rational
Method in Reading" was taken up by
Miss Anna Mclaughlin in few re-
marks, and Miss Louise A. Weithoff
in a paper.
"Phonics or Word Building was
presented by Geo. A. Gordon in quite
an interesting talk, comparing his
methods of seventeen or eighteen years
ago with the methods of to-day. He
cautioned the teacher, especially those
who teach little ones, to be absolutely
sure that their methods are the cor
rect ones before bringing them into use.
Miss N. E. B. Morrow gave talk on
the same subject, giving the pollard
Method of Sympathetic Reading" in a
quite clear and interesting manner, as