East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-22

The seventh annual meeting of the
Inland Empire Teachers association
and the annual institute of the teach
ers of Umatilla county, adjourned
at noon today. The election of Of
ficers and the adoption of resolutions
concluded the session.
Face to Face with Great Ideals
was the subject of the last discourse
by Preston w. Search. He drew
forth the great importance of having
always before the young mind
great deeds and actions of good in
order that the ideals may be thus
formed.
He told in his pleasing way Ma
thaniel Hawthorne's story of 1.-THE
Great Stone Face" and how it shap-
ed the mind and life of a boy. THE
Man With the Hoe" "The Sistine Ma
DONNA and Beethoven's Ninth Sym
phony were brought forward as ex
amples of things portraying ideals.
Back of every book" he declared,
'is the heart and soul of an author;
back of every picture is the life of
an artist. Teach the children not
alone of the book or the teacher, but
something of the great mind that has
poured out its very life blood through
the production of his masterpiece.
On Home Life.
Superintendent o. S. Jones, of the
Walla Walla city schools. read pa
per on the influences of home life.
The action and character of the pa
rent on the life of the child was the
main theme of his article. 81 am not
pessimist," but / believe that under
present conditions the golden rule
would bankrupt every business man
who would religiously follow it. 1t
would mean defeat to every polite
ian. While such a condition as this
exists it is idle to expect our boys
and girls to be enthusiastic followers
of this noble principle"
George H. Hines, of the oregon
Historical society, appeared before
the teachers and spoke for few mo-
ments concerning early teachers in
the Northwest.
"Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, his work, his lie
and his home, were told of in an en-
tertaining manner yesterday after
noon by Mr.. Search. He termed his
Address. "A Ramble With Sir Walter
Scott" The speaker related his ex-
periences during a visit to Kenil-
worth, and to the home of the great
poet and story teller.
For more than an hour the audi
ence sat and listened while Mr.. Search
took them on through the quaint old
English and Scottish towns and over
the very ground where were laid the
scenes of such narratives and poems
as "Marmion,'' "Kenilworth, "rhe
Lady of the Lake" and the score of
other great things that have come
from the pen of the great Scott.
Mr.. Search has a quaint way OF re-
lating some stories as 1.-The Lady OF
the Lake" as he brings his audience
on past the places mentioned In the
poem. That he is a great admirer OF
Scott is shown. "As a boy" said the
speaker. 'I was called Walter Scott
by my companions because l had
read so much of him and whenever
we would tell stories, mine would be
something he had written"
Spokane Next Meeting Place.
Following the lecture by Mr.. Search
]. A. Tormey, superintendent of the
Spokane city schools extended an In
vitation TO the teachers 70 meet in
thai city next year. The invitation
was accepted by unanimous vote.
we are completing a $4,000 adqi-,
ton to the high school" said Mr.,
Tormey "that will be ready next year
and which will contain. an. excellent
auditorium The new Carnegie IL