Arizona republican., 1905-12-27


 those who have had charge of the work in this county on the high state of eff ficiency to which they have brought the schools of this county and he hoped the work they were accomplishing would be continued with the same results as in the past. He made a slight reference 10 his early days when for a period of three months he taught a country school. Always remembering his ex- perience, though brief, he said, his heart always went out to a school teacher.
 Following Governor Kibbey a quar- tette from the eighth grade, composed of Lilly Butler, Ellen Boyle and Irma and Vivian Ligier sang Last Night with mandolin accompaniment Miss Annette Elder of the eighth grade of the Central school recited and Miss Edith Stein, also a member of the eighth grade and pupil of the Arizona School of Music, rendered a piano solo,
 The organization of the institute was then taken up and completed by the election of Miss Laura Dobbs as sec retary. Superintendent Fulton by req son of his office is the presiding officer of the meeting. A committee consist ing of Professors Stlwell, Loper, Math- ews, Blount and Mullen, was appointed on resolutions to report the last day of the institute.
 MT. Orville T. Bright was then intro duced by Superintendent Fulton and spoke for some time, taking as the sub ject of his remarks English teaching and literature. pr. R. H. H. Blome fol- lowed MT. Bright and discussed peda- gogy. Both of the speakers brought out many interesting points in the course of their remarks and judging from the close attention afforded them by their auditors it is doubtful if a bet ter selection could have been made in securing addresses for the institute
 In the afternoon the subject treated by Mir. Bright was arithmetic. He con- Veyed to the teachers his impressions of the best plan of teaching the subject under discussion and answered many questions regarding the method he em- ployed in his instructing MT Blome discussed school management. 'Too often," declared the speaker, "the nau- agement of a school is wrongfully talk en to mean the management of the stu dents. It should first apply to the choosing of the material to be handled. then its arrangement into courses" Too frequently, according to Mir. Blome. the courses are arranged in the offices of the school building and not in the school rocm by the individual teachers. If the former is the case then of course it is largely out of the teach CTS hands, but they then have the handling of the course.
 The arrangement of classes in the school room is one feature of school management that afford the teacher hn mo Is something most teachers fail in but some are successful. It may also be set down for a truth that if the teacher of one room school can make a sue cess in the arrangement of classes. and can manage it with some degree Of system he need not be afraid of beinn able to teach in any school where there are forty or more teachers. q have" said pr. Blome, lone way of relief for you. Do not teach every subject every day then if you are mentally able to combine two grades in any one subjec+ try that. The great difficulty is that too often we teach the book study in the place of our own mind. Take for instance geography. Try to impart to the student what is in the book not in the old dry way it is there set forth
 
 subject with it. Do what the up to date news paper writer of today does. add to it just a little It will relieve the pupils mind and help it to grow"
 Following MT. BlOmes remarks there was general discussion of the doub- ling of grades plan which was gen orally joined into by all of the teach CTS. In relation to the meeting for today and the balance of the institute a change has been made in the pro- gram arranged of the time of each days session. Hereafter the meeting will begin at S:15 o'clock thus allow ing the teachers the afternoons in which they can visit the fair.
 Mr. Bright who will each day address the teachers has for more than forty seven years been in the public school work. He is now a gentlemen sixty five years of age, tall and of stately bearing, of elastic step and when speaking talks with a voice that is very pleasing. He has followed institute work for great many years and it was while thus employed some twenty one years ago that Superintendent Full ton first heard him and remembering his remarks at that time invited him to come to the institute now in ses sion. For thirty-five years MT. Bright was connected with the schools of Cook county and for eleven years was the county superintendent of schools. His discussions of yesterday were of more than ordinary interest and brought forth very favorable comment from the teachers. On his return east Mr. Bright will visit for a week at the Grand Canyon.