The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-15
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Opening Day Well Attended and High
w Interesting.

From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
The Yellowstone county teachers
institute convened in the high school
assembly room yesterday morning at
9 O'Clock. Forty teachers were enroll
ed, representing the schools of the
county. The corps of instructors is
composed of Professor Hamilton of
Missoula, Professor Hawkins of Co
lumbus, Professors Brother and Ban
mister of Billings.
Those enrolled are R. H. Daniels,
Miss Johnston, Miss Rucker, Miss
Johnson, Miss Gamers, Miss Calhoun,
Miss Hood, Miss Lawrence, Miss Craw-
ford, Miss Gordon, Miss Earl, Miss
Carney, Miss Dougherty, Miss Ed
wards, Miss Murphey, Miss Sweetman,
Miss Stroup, Mrs. Anna Matthews,
Miss Reynolds, Miss Potts, Miss Rus
sell, Miss Connolly, Mrs. Matheson,
L. N. Pennock, Mrs. L.. N. Pennock,
Miss Anderson, Miss Nellie Snyder,
Miss Melissa Snyder, Miss White, j.
A.. Graves, Miss Carrie Brown, Miss
Maude Mitchell, Miss Florence
Mitchell, Miss Lamey.
Miss Gordon was appointed secre-
tary.
After the opening exercises Miss
Crawford conducted a class in pri-
mary reading. The subject was "Hia-
watha," with a preliminary talk on
Longfellow and of his other poems.
The lesson was merely preparatory to
the reading of the story in the work
for today.
The subject of Pedagogy was
then taken up by Professor Hamilton.
He spoke of a~pperception and interest
along the line of Herbartions, giving
the three stages leading to appercep-
ton: Q) Sensation. (2) Percept. 90
Image, which is the percept %reproduc-
ed.
Professor Brother next presented a
paper on Laboratory Method in Gram
mar" Language and grammar are
not synonymous.
This paper was followed by a dis
cussion, not favorable, of the text
books now in use.
Miss Edwards conducted a class in
primary members showing by blocks,
lines and figures how the child is
taught to discriminate as to size by
comparing blocks of equal size, one
half the size Of the other, etc. The
drill in quick work, addition as we'll
as satisfaction, proved very inter
esting.
A class in music conducted by Miss
Johnston followed the number class
introducing the scale drill, time drill
and work in five different keys. The
two part music was exceptionally well
rendered.
Miss Dougherty showed in her
class, the intermediate class in arith'
metic, the practice value of the use OF
aliquot parts in arithmetic.
The afternoon session convened al
1880 with many visitors, as well as
teachers present. After the singing
Of america an, the roll call. Profes
sor Hakkins began his discussion Of
"Civics," co~rrelating civil government
most closely with school government
home government, and self control.
Professor Hamilton next discussed
the subject Of Literature" giving il
in outline form-an outline of "donts.'
/. Don't give formal examinations in
literature. 2. Don't analyze litera
ture. AS we'll give a pupil a hammer
and let him analyze a statue. Litera
ture and grammar must not be cor
related. 3. Don't paraphrase poetry
or prose. 4. Don't draw morals from
stories. s. Don't S fragments
Take the whole of the study or none
6, Don't use books which are not O
interest to present day children. 8
Don't use text books with many, i
any, helps. 9. Have the study o
biography after the study of the au
thOr'S WORKS. Let ice citpl Aedil
10 know the author tn. cush his !itera
ture, not through b%iog:lpt|.
Professor Hawkins in his discus
sion of history asked if teachers ed
ucate children. He answered in tn
negative and said they were but a.
instrument in the work. They he'll
in arranging conditions by removln
impediments, by logical questions, b.
giving correct images of people an
places. by putting information in tn
child's way, but he must educate hin
self.
The last discussion for the day wa
that of manual Training, Throug
the Grades" by Professor Bannlste
tsNhon,o1 training" he said. sis