The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-10-25
The Teachers Institute.

The convention of teachers which
has been in session in the high school
building during the past week, not
withstanding many dissappointments,
has been an unqualified success.
Prof. Winship, from whom much was
expected, was unavodably absent dur
ing the entire session.
Prof Yoder of the state univei sity
failed to arrive until Tuesday. Prof.
in making his appearance, arriving on
w ednesday evening.
These dissappointments, however,
were scarcely perceptable, as our super
intendent with his unparalleled in
genuity was fully prepared with ade-
quate resources to met ct these delicien-
ces in the program with substitutes
whose abilities to entertain and it,
struct are well established
Mondays session wa, opened with
music, followed by an invocation by
Rev. Park. Prof. Hartranft gave a
general and comprehensive discussion
of arithmetic, which was followed by
Il practical demonstration of teachin g
children to read by the word and sent
ence method by Miss Hoffman Some
heated discussion took place regarding
the value of phonics as pursued in the
new education readers recently adopted
by this county in which the cOncensus
of opinion was strongly in favor of
those books, demonstrating conclus-
lively the wisdom OF such choice by our
county board. The remaining periods
of the day were occupied by most
wholesome advise by Supt. Hartranft
of King county as to proper method of
interesting children in good literature.
There is no question that Prof. Hart
ranft has made this matter a special
study and is a good authority, not only
upon the subject of ''lnteresting
Children in Good Literature" but also
as to the choice of books that should
constitute the library of our common
schools.
Tuesdays session was somewhat en-
livened by the genial presence of Prof.
Yoder, who possesses the happy faculty
of telling funny stories in such a funny
manner that "Puck" would seem like
an obituary of ones own sweetheart
this incidentally however--as his dis
cussions on language, geography and
pedagogy were among the best and
most productive lessons which it has
been our plea sure to receive as salaried
pupils.
Prof. Bryan, state superintendent,
also gave splendid address on history,
showing the necessity of teaching
related facts and laying particular
stress upon the Importance of making
the cause of all important events stand
out clearly before the pupils mind.
The most important variation in
Wednesdays program was the discus
sion of important topics in school law
by Supt. Bryan, and the discussion of
the Importance of correct and complete
reports.
The social given on Monday evening
was attering success, the assembly
hall being well filed with teachers
and visitors, who thoroughly enjoyed
themselves.
The program rendered was as fol-
lows:
Piano solo. .... Miss Grace Baldwin
Paper" Manual Training," ......
.................,Su pt. Hartfranft
Mandolin and Guitar Duet G DGaver
Recitation. Miss Shively
Vocal Solo. Myrtle Thomas
Reading ............... Miss Remmele
Violin Solo. .......... Prof. Putnam
AT the close of the program an hour
was given over to acquaintanceship
and social converse.