The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-01-28
TEACHERS SHOW
MUCH INTEREST
IN INSTITUTE
Prof. Gillian Holds Absorbed AT.
tentiOn Of His Glasses And
Audience
TALKS ON 'MISTAKES AND BLUNDERS
Gives Some Instructive Pointers on How
TO Teach Geography and Reading
Large Attendance

The Teachers Institute, which was
held in the south side high school, last
Friday and Saturday, under the aus
pices of the City Teachers Association
of Manitowoc County, was a memora-
BILE event from every point of view and
afforded pleasure not only to those who
came to be taught but to those who. did
the teaching. Three well-known edu-
Gators of the state conducted the depart
ments. They were Prof s. Y. Gillian, of
Milwaukee, Editor of the Western
Teacher, who had the graded school sec
tion Prof. T. E, Doty, of Madison, who
had the high school section and Miss
Maud B. Curtiss, who had the primary
section. Prof. Gillan's subjects We're
Geography and Recalling. Prof. Doty' $
English and Language, and Miss Cur
tisss Reading and Language.
Perhaps the interest of the Institute
centered more largely around the work
of Prof Gillian than either of the others.
HIS was uut III pau w 'hO i",o 'Ho''
more graded school teachers were pres
ent than any others but more to the
brilliancy with which this anle educator
conducted his classes. His work in Geo
graphy was done principally by means
of sectional maps of the United States.
Through these he illustrated most force
ably the way in which comparative areas
can best be learned with the least ex-
pendture of time. He demonstrated
by tests of the claS before him how lit
tie real idea the average Teacher has Of
the actual shape and size of the various
states of the Union.
In Reading Prof. Gillian WAS most
happy. He gave his class some very
valuable pointers on the way to teach
words and phrases TO pupils. He EN-
phasized the value of getting and keep
ing the attention of the scholars on what t
they were reading AMI showed how it
was to be best done. His presentation
of the beauties of Bret Harte's Dickens
in Camp" as an illustration of what
might he done in the way Of getting pu-
pills to appreciate for themselves, was a
masterpiece of pedagogic effort. He
had the absorbed attention of his classes
from the time he started to speak until
he closed to catch the 20 train Satur-
day afternoon.
The other sections of the institute were
not quite as well attended. In fact,
during the second day most of the high
school teachers of the north side We're
conspicuous by their alb 'ence
Friday evening Prof Gillian gave a
lecture on the subject mistakes and
Blunders' instead of on "The State, the
Home, the School, rs had been an
nounced. This lecture was on u par
with the educators class work 1t WAS
simply brilliant. He had n message TO
tell and he told it SO that every point
drove home. The main lesson he drew
was that mistakes and blunders, ludi-
crous as they sometimes are, are not
mere subjects for laughter, but are most
valuable in pedagogic and other work
high school was crowded
Prof Gillian was delighted with the
attention and interest shown in his sub
jects and remarked several times, when
congratulated, that he had had the in
spiration of good audiences and CLASSES.
No representatives. from the village
of Kiel We're present at the Institute
owing to the poor condition of the roads
and the distance. Besides the teachers
from Manitowoc and Two Rivers the
following were in attendance
Mishicot: Leona Wagener. Newton
Meeme: Prin. Mary A. Conway, Nellie
Laughlin
Rural Teachers: Louis Ahlswede,
Manitowoc; John Arends Manitowoc;
Mae Brady, Valders; Anna Cavanaugh,
Maple Grove; Dora Claussen. Mishicot
Catherine Doolan, Collins; William Eg
CERT, Manitowoc; John Finch, Timothy :,
David Fitzgerald, Mauitowoc; Lizzie
Fitzgerald. Grimms; Max Geimer Val
ders; Mayme Green, Reifs; Stanley
Gretz. Manitowoc; Mamie Gnnderson,
Valders; Arna Halberg, Two Rivers
Lizzie HalIoran, Grinns; Sophia Jens,
Reifs; M. B. Jones' Clarks Mills, Theo-
dora Johnson. Two Rivers Edgar Jonas.
Mischicott Clara Knutson, Reed.vi'e
Edward Koch. Mantowoc Katie Laugh
lin Clarks Mills, Rose Ledvina, Francis