The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-05-07
Teachers From All Over the
County Are In the City
In Attendance.
MORNING, AFTERNOON, NIGHT
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Organization, Addresses and Dis.
cussions Took Up the
Time Yesterday.

The annual clatsop County Teachers
institute began Its sessions In the high
school yesterday morning. County STU
nsrintendent Horace s, Lyman presid-
ing. Tho principal educators from a
distance Nho were present are state
Superintendent OF Public Instruction j..
II. Ackerman, President r. D. Ressler
OF the Oregon State. Normal school az
Monmouth. and Professor W. ~. Ly-
man of Whitman university. Professor
W. ~. Round Of warrenton was made
secretary OF the institute. with Miss
Harriet Alexander as assistant. Pres
ident Rassler. who IL tine tenor, very
gracefully conducted the music, with
Ailss May Morgan as pianist, Super
lntcndent Lyman. In this his thought
full care for every detail that would add
interest and Eest to the proceedings OF
the ins.itute. had provided hand
some SOUVENIR for each teacher In the
foam Of Brewers National Hymns
and Songs" which will be used during
The sessions.
The speakers at the morning session
were President Ressler, synopsis OF
whose address on Methods" Is publish
cd herewith. Professor g. A. Russell
OF Hammond. whose excellent address
on ''Muslc in the schools is reproduc-
ed. on our. editorial page. and Professor
w. d. Lyman. who, by the way Is
a brother cf our esteemed county sup
erlntendent. Professor Lyman's theme
United States History" was
handled IN q concise and able manner
much 10 the edificatlon OF his audience
After emphasizing the Importance Of
| history from the school standpoint, the
speaker named as the two great ten
denotes OF civilizatlon--lndiyiduality dnd
co.operaiIon--and dwelt on the tyranny
! OF customs In the first age Of man, and
the liberation OF the individual as the
aim OF modern history. giving co-opera-
tion as the hope OF the future. The
various sub-topics relating to the many
phases of our national development
were vividly Illuminated In Language
both forcetul and elegant.
The varIous grades of the city schools
have contributed greatly 10 the inter
est OF the institute by placing speci'
mems OF their work on the tables FOL
inspection, and during recess these dis
playJ were the center of attraction.
Following is synopsis of Presiden
Ressler's address on Methods whict
Is the first OF series of three talks
ON this important subject;
In introducing his subject Mr.. Resslel
drew distinction between device anc
| method and argued that method, o.
the way Of doing a thing. was OF grea'
Importance TO the teacher, especially
| n based upon few well understood
and clearly defined principles,
As a foundation for his course o.
three talks he laii down Speneer's den
milton OF education, namely. "prepara
ton for complete living" and interpret
| ed II IN terms as stated by Prolesso
Gordy as: ~ knowledge. CD power
or discipline of mans faculties tS
disposition, or the ability to form a pro
per estimate OF the moral worth o
things, % determination or viii power
The speaker endeavored to show nov
the work OF the school and the teache
should contribute to each of these ends
As authorities for the course he ei'e'
Dairdson's Education of the Grea
People" Report of the Committee o
Fifteen" DeGarmo's Essentials o
Method" and others.
Under the caption Psychological Bas
Is for Method" the speaker shoWe'
that all mental activity is based upo'
the results Of sense. e.perception and tina
the knowledge resulting is In the form
or individual notions" The process
Of developing the general notion from
the individual was then shown and tn
relation Of the process TO the teacher
work In developing new Ideas prin
olrles. rules, definitions, etc, polnte'
out
Today, the speaker will continue th'
line Of thought and give copious nus
trations Of the application of metho'
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