Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-08-21
uas CsaYsned By Slpeiltsalslt Elsen-
SIN q HsalaJ q To GflltsIilk
Sod BlIllh9.
LARGE HUBER OF TEACHERS PRESEIl
Tie lntereS4, WhlcA w8 Coed = First,
$780, u lmonnoe Win Ench
Successive neeeiaxs

Pursuant TO the call OF Snpt.
Elsensohn the annual teAchers'
institute convened at the Grange
vile school building on Monday,
August 18th, and has been in
session every day since Mr..
Elsensohn says that there were
more teachers present 1t the open
ing than at any previous session,
and the interest, good Ut first, has
increased with every meeting.
The teachers in attendance are ~
follows Jacob Vercler, Henry ].
Munro, P. n. Granville, S. T.
Roseiler. E. q. Deardorf, d. NJ.
Story, Z. F. Mccarthy, J. NJ.
Wilson, Mesdames H. J. Munro.
Emma J. Pogue, Sarah Spedden,
W. G. Hanson, Misees- Mary
Maxey, Lucille Hawkins. MyrA II.
Wood, Pauline Ray, Efie Swat
man, Francis Wilson. Alberta
Hobart, Anna Mann. Ora RAN
dolph, Lottie Spedden, Blanche
Hastings, Helen Fray, Josephine
Gaddy and Mae Williams, Of
Grangeville, Rudolph Carlson,
Misses. Beat E. Ellenwood and
May T. Hayden, Of Denver; J. E.
Harvey, J. l. Edwards, Misses.
Francis Hanna, Jennie Wagner
and Margaret Hank, Of Tolo; Fred
Hoffman and Miss Arlina Pickett,
of Sites; Chas A Baldwin, OF
Glover; n. n. Belknap and Mis-
Flora Kitrell, Of Wesslake; D. w.
Gibbons, of Lowe; Miss Jennie
Newman, of White Bird; Mis-
Amy Ellenwood, Of Denver; Misses
Maloina V. Grant and Amanda
Moerder, Of Keutervilie; Mis-
Lostie Cramer, OF stuart: Miss
Jennie Butler, OF Green Creek;
Miss Dora Baxter, Of KooskiA.
During the entire institute the
effort has been TO raise the pr,-
feaional enthusiasm Of the teacher
and fix educational ideas, all sub
jects being taught with this end in
view Supt. J. F. Saylor, of the
spokane schools, came to the in
stitute with IN experience Of . life
time spent in the foremost schools
Of our country and in the history
work he urged that it be taught to
impress the general idea Of univer-
sal form and growth; to get the
meaning Of history rather than t.
commit to memory some printed
pages He presented methods OF
teaching history 90 as to lead the
child to think and investigate.
Geography was treated so as to
secure the larger idea of teaching
the earth a. . fit home for man.
rather than spend all the time on
mere memory work. In reading
he brought out the idea that il is
the meet important subject in the
schoolroom and the most difficult
to teach. He urged that old
methods must go and thoee that
lead the child to think and clearly
interpret the printed page must be
substituted instead.
Prof II. c. Sampson, of the
Washington Agricultural College,
urged all the way through that
English has three phases or lines
OF work. viz: literature, compost
ton and text book. language and
grammar. and that heretofore we
have over emphasized the language
grammar work to the partial ex-
clusion Of composition. He urged
the omission, until the last year in
the High School course such things
as are not essential to good speak
ing and writing. He also urged
that in literature whole selections
be studied instead of small ex-
tracts Of them. All the work done
by both instructors was along the
lines recommended by the Nation
al Educational Society which
stands at the head Of our national
education.
"Mr. Elsensohn is to be highly
commended for securing the SER
vices of such instructors, is the
general comment of those attend.
ing.
Mr.. Sampson gave a very in
tercsting lecture at the Methodist
church on Tuesday evening OF
oklahoma, or My Race for
Land" and Mr.. Saylor will deliver
one tonight at the same place on,