The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-12-19
TEACHERS SPENT
DAY PROF|TABLY
'STITUTE WAS WELL ATTENDED
ms Are That II VIII He One
lost Interesting and Profit
bile Ever Held.


the Yakima County Teachers Institute
opened yesterday morning at 8 o'clock
in the assembly hail of the Lincoln
school County Superintendent Jacob
son is chairman of the convention
There were about IFS teacherse present.
and it is expected there will be quite a
few more attend the other sessions,
which will last throughout the week.
rhe session yesterday morning was
opened with short service of songs,
responsive readings and prayer by
Rev. \. II. Henry of the First NJ. L.
church. The different sections of the
work We're then taken up in separate
rooms The high school section met
in the mathematics room and Prof.
James Bever, the grammar grade sec
ton in the English room, Mr.. Rodney
Ackley chairman, and Miss Sophia
Stipp occupied the chair in the assem-
bly, room for the primary section.
The high school section work con-
sisted of two interesting and instruct
i've addresses by w. E. Wilson Of the
state normal, THE Nature of Scholarly
Tastes and Aspirations in the High
School the Chief Function Of the
High school," and Supt. Reed on
Control of High School Activities. >
Mr.. Reed told the great need as well as
The great value of different forms of
student activities. such as athletics.
debating and musical clubs to help the
students in their mental. moral and So
.ial growth, and stated that these
should be considered part of the reg
ular school work and not something
outside of 1t. He also stated that as
'ar as possigle students should be
permitted 10 control their own affairs
hat even If they made mistakes it
would be better for them to learn by
experience than to have teachers do
the learning for them, and that every
encouragement ought TO be given stu
dents in the matter Of buying athletic
raphernalia, providing play grounds
and gymnasiums for indoor games in
the winter season. That teachers and
principals ought % tame an interest~fn
these activities and attend them so as
to influence the students in the way of
playing squarey and treating those
whom they contest fairly and with
courtesy.
The address was very interesting and
was vigorously discussed. Mr. Ostien.
superintendent of the Sunnyside
schools, agreed with Mr.. Reed. and
thought they ought to work up the
ideals he set forth. Prof. Townsan
and Jas Bever of the local high school
commended the clean playing that has
characterized the contesting teams this
4,
direction of clean athletics. Mr.. j.
X Bush denounced football as a brutal
game and one that had no redeeming
qualities in ii. Mr., Reed replied to Mr..
Bush, showing its value in getting
some boys to lead clean lives who
otherwise would not do 50, and in de-
veloping push and energy. and square
dealing. He said a boy who is not
interested in athletics is not a nor
nal boy, and required watching. Mr.
F. NJ McCully of Olympia also re-
piled to Mr.. Bush. stating that athlet-
les was a legitimate high school ac-
tivity and that every teacher should
encourage it.
In the grammar grade section Mr. +.
NJ. McCully of Olympia gave an address
Mr.. F. W. Rhodes of the city high
school very interesting address on
"Mensuration,' in which he showed
the value of teaching square and cu-
bic root, and their applications. He
also gave the teachers many interest
ing and simple methods of solving
problems.
In the primary section Miss Char
otte Lum of this city gave very in
teresting talk on ''Schoolroom Dram
atization." and Mr.. w. f. Wilson,
president of the Ellensburg normal,
gave an address on The Satisfaction
and Dissatisfaction of Primary
Teaching"
The talk on dramatic work illustrat-
ed by Miss Lum was probably the
most interesting and attractive feat
ure of the institute. \ great many
of the teachers have been inquiring
about it. and such great demand has
been made 10 see more of the dramatic
work as conducted in the Yakima
schools that a number of teachers
will give illustrations of the work At
this mornings session. Miss Agnes
Human of the Columbia. Miss Maude
Patterson of the Central, and Miss
Edith Gray of the Barge will con-
duct the class in the primary dramatic
work. and Miss Pearl Human and
Miss Nellie Rose will show the same
work with the intermediate grade.
After an address in the assembly hall
by Mr.. F. NJ. McCully on The Cours'
of Study" the session adjourned untn
1880 in the afternoon.
The afternoon session opened with
an entertainment given by the pupils
of the Barge school. The program was
as follows: Pupils of the second grade
in Japanese costume sang and acted
out Japanese umbrella song. They