Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-04-09
ACOOD ODATTENDANCE
AT SECOND HNNuHl TEACHERS IN
STrTuTt or ROSEBUD
COUNTY,.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS
Instructors Gave Interesting Talks on Va
rious Matters Pertaining to
School Work,

The second annual teachers insti-
tute of Rosebud county began yester-
day morning at o'clock in the Forsyth
school building, and during the day
there were some 10 teachers from every
portion OF the county present, this
being the largest gathering of educa-
tors ever held in Forsyth. The day
was spent by the teachers in listening
to interesting talks on various school
subjects by Mrs. Verna Tracey Young
of Butte and Miss Mile Smith, Miss
Mae Benson and Prof. H. V. Beeman
of the local schools.
The institute was opened yesterday
morning by County Superintendent
Gertrude NJ. Higgins, with the follow
ing enrolment:
Misses Margaret NJ. Kennedy, Rose
bud; Louise Lower, Lee; Carolyn
Bowman, Howard; Millie M. Smith,
Mabel E. O'Connell, Carrie Jackson,
Ellen Williams, Carrie Casselman, r.
May Benson, Carrie A. Heath, Mary
1 Fitzpatrick, Anna Pfiffner, Forsyth;
Eliza beth Grierson, Rancher; Lillia
Weaver, Grow Agency; Rena May
Wilson. Anderson; Anna Akesson,
Ashland; Orpha ]. Brown, Branden-
berg. Prof. II. V. Beeman, Forsyth,
and Mr.. J. B. Rice, Hathaway.
Before the regular program was
taken up Rev. Henry Warman gave a
short address to the teachers, empha-
sizing the objects of the institute work.
He said the necessities in successful
institute work were being enthusiastic
in attendance, cooperative effect, tic. !,
and urged the teachers to avail them
selves of this opportunity of gaining
new ideas in methods and devices for
obtaining both interest and results.
This was followed by singing the
"Star Spangled Banner and the
Italian hymn, after which Mr.. War
man offered prayer.
Mrs. Verna Tracey Young of Butte
opened the study of the morning with
d discussion of institute work, taking
for her text, They Toll Not, Neither
Do They Spin.' Mrs, Young took the
stand that it is not only the toiling and
unconscious mental attitude, and that
the object of coming together, the at
tainlng of inspiration, new ideas and
enthusiasm is dependent upon individ.
ual mental attitude; the chief thought
of the talk, the fact that only so much
may be gained from a lesson as the
mental experience of a person makes
possible, was illustrated by an expert
mental object lesson. Mrs. Young,
relating to the familiar story of Henry
w. Longfellow's first poem, drew out
the various impressions caused by tt e
different mental attitudes of the hear
ers.
Miss Higgins read paper written
by an ex-superintendent of Seattle,
Wash, the principal theme of which
was that the democratic school is the
only remedy for the inequality existing
between where mans rights begin
and end and where they should begin.
The paper advocates less preparation
in the high school courses for the col
lege and more preparation in the sub
Jects necessary to successful life. Il
accuses the rule of college courses o
being the rule of the Survival of the
Fitest instead of the Golden Rule
The paper maintains that ''true edu
cation in the democratic school is wha
this age demands"
Miss Heath gave First A class
reading on the ''myth of where the
robin got his red breast This wa.
followed by a discussion of the subjec
which elected many interesting points
concerning the receptive condition of l.;
child's mind.
The general subject of reading was
. next taken up by Mrs. Young. Sh'
, discussed the teaching of the subjec
. viewed from the following viewpoints
t Preparation, presentation, application
and drill. The lecture was restricted
to preparation, treated from the me
chanical and intellectual sides. Under
the mec n anica1 DhaSe the fo11Owipt