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TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE. Minutes in Full of an Interesting Gath ering. MONDAY, NOV. 25, 1901. Institute was called to order by ex officio president, Geo. A. Gordon. Singing, “Columbia the Gem of the Ocean,’ by committee and institute. Not having a list of the names of teachers, roll call was dispensed with. A motion was made and passed that the committees stand as named. * Papers on ‘‘How to teach reading,” were read by Miss Hattie Hinkson and Miss Mabel Wheeler, some very useful points being brought out. Miss Alma M. Patterson took up the subject, ‘‘Training of the senses. The school period of sense develop ment, she stated, lies between the ages of six and nine or ten years. The rea soning develops about twelve, and the sense development begins to decrease. The difficulty with us is that we try to make our children reason before their reasoning powers are developed. Discussion followed by Miss Alice Gartlin, Miss Elizabeth Joses, and re marks by Supt. Geo. A. Gordon. Recess of ten minutes was then de clared, after which the subject, ‘*Read ing as a means of acquiring know ledge, *’ was presented by Miss Vannie McLaughlin and Miss Lottie Breese. Miss Alma M. Patterson then took up the subject, ‘‘Reading in the pri mary grades,’ and presented it in a manner very advantageous to the teachers. A discussion followed by Miss Nellie Payne, Miss Edna K. Bur gin, and Miss Bertha Mason; questions being asked by Miss Vannie Mc Laughlin and Miss Rachel Goldner. Adjourned until 1:30. Institute call ed to order by Vice Pres. F. M. Petty. Music, “Star Spangled Banner, ’ by committee and institute. A paper on ‘‘What I do in Language Work, ’ was read by Miss Amy B. Pharis, and a talk on the same was given by Miss Maud E. Read. Miss Pharis’ main point seemed to be in taking up the work in connection with nature study, and Miss Read in connec tion with story reading and composi tions. Questions by Supt. Gordon, and remarks by W. H. Coleman, Geo. F. Mack, and Geo. A. Gordon on the im portance of nature study. ‘Primary Language Lessons—Aims, Materials, and Methods,’’ was quite thoroughly taken up by Miss Alma M. Patterson, and presented in a practical way; the main point seeming to be that our pupils learn by doing. Discussion by Miss L. Esther Devan, Miss Rachel Goldner, and Miss Carrie M. Badarraco. Remarks on the same by Supt. Gordon. Recess of ten minutes declared. In stitute called to order by Vice Pres. F. M. Petty. ‘ A paper was read by Mrs. John Touhey on ‘‘History—The time I de vote to it. The way in which I teach it.*’ Talks on the same by W. S. Wil liams and Geo. F. Mack, the concrete method as presented by Mr. Williams, and the means of local history in lead ing up to the history of nations as pre sented by Mr. Mack, being commended by Miss Patterson. A list of the teachers having been se cured, the roll was now called, the fol lowing being noted absent: Miss Edna A. Rust, sick; Miss Lotta A. Sargent, sick, and Miss Mabel Jameson of joint district. General remarks by Supt. Gordon, who commended the teachers earnest ness in behalf of the institute. He earnestly advised the teachers to con stantly keep in mind the ideas of self improvement, and a desire to keep up with the times. MONDAY EVENING, NOV. 25. On Monday evening the teachers and friends assembled in Taylor Allen’s hall to listen to a musicale prepared by the teachers of Amador City for the entertainment of their fellow teachers. The following program was rendered quite effectively, and greatly enjoyed by all present: Overture, ‘‘The Jewel’’—Orchestra. Address of welcome—Mr. John R. Tregloan. Grand march, ‘‘Regulation’’—Or chestra, Vocal solo, ‘‘Beyond The Gates’’. Miss E. Mabel Wheeler. Trio, ‘‘La Tipica’’—Misses Grainger and Henry Allen. Overture, ‘‘Standard’’—Orchestra. Piano solo—Miss Maud Crabtree. Waltz, ‘‘Evergreen’’—Orchestra. Cornet solo—F. A. Ball. Ragtime, ‘‘Ma Dixie Belle’’—Or chestra. Vocal solo—Miss Thirza Faull. Gavotte, ‘Golden Reward’’—Or chestra. At the close of the program the teachers were asked to remain, when they were served with a delicious repast of ice cream and cake. All seemed to enjoy themselves very much. TUESDAY, NOV. 26, 1901. Institute called to order by Vice Pres. W. 4 H. Coleman. Singing, ‘‘The Days of Youth,’’ by committee and institute. The roll was called by assistant secre tary, and the following were noted ab sent: Geo. F. Mack, W. H. Green halgh being tardy. Minutes of previ ous meeting were read and approved. A motion was made by W. S. Wil liams that the absentees of previous meeting be excused, as the causes of such absence were found to be such as could not be avoided. Motion carried. Motion made and carried that the secretary send a dispatch of sympathy, on behalf of the institute, to Geo. F. Mack, on its being found that the re cent reports of his great bereavement in the death of his son, had been con firmed. ‘What I Know of the Rational Method in Reading’’ was taken up by Miss Anna McLaughlin in a few re marks, and Miss Louise A. Weithoff in a paper. “Phonics or Word Building’? was presented by Geo. A. Gordon in quite an interesting task, comparing his methods of seventeen or eighteen years ago with the methods of today. He cautioned the teachers, especialy those who teach little ones, to be absolutely sure that their methods are the cor rect ones before bringing them into use. Miss N. E. B. Morrow gave a talk on the same subject, giving the ‘Pollard Method of Sympathetic Reading” in a quite clear and interesting manner, as used by her; the method being com mended by Supt. Gordon and Mr. Coleman. Questions and remarks by Messrs. Petty, Fuller, and Williams. “Class Drill’? was taken up by Miss Alma M. Patterson, presenting a new and practical method of teaching phonics. “How often per week should the studies of a grade be recited,’’ was pre sented by W. M. Fuller, and discussed by institute. No definite conclusion being reached. Adjourned for noon intermission. Institute called to order at 1:35 by Pres. Geo. A. Gordon. Music by com mittee. Roll call. A motion was made and passed that the following named persons be elected honorary members of the institute and enabled to partici pate in its proceedings: Oscar Martin, John R. Tregloan, Rev. Wm. Burchett, Mrs. Dr. Baker, Miss Mayme Thomas, Miss Glendora Burns, J. S. Clark, Dr. Freshman, Mr. Smith, Miss Clara Sallee, Miss Maud Porter, Mrs. Gillis, Mrs. Whitehead, Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. Allen, Mrs Tuttle, Miss Nellie Hambley, Mrs. R. M. Brown, Mrs. Kerr, Mrs. John B. Tregloan, and Mrs. Hammack. The subject, ‘‘Available Materials for Nature Study,’’ and ‘‘How I Teach Nature Study, ’’ was presented by Miss Annie Vogeli in a few remarks, she and Miss Maye L. Tibbitts seeming to give W. H. Greenhalgh sufficient time in which to take up the same subject. Supt. Gordo made some remarks on the subject, to the effect that specimens of plants gathered and preserved by pupils seemed to him quite a useful study. Mr. Greenhalgh made quite good use of the time kindly given him others, giving a very interesting to Miss Alma M. Patterson took up the subject, ‘Nature Study,’’ in a very in teresting way, many good points being brought out by discussion. “Class Drill’’ on ‘‘Nature Study” by Miss Alma M. Patterson, showing how she presents the subject to a class, using objects from nature. A motion was made and carried that a committee be appointed by the chair for the purpose to consider the course of study, and find out the best method of arrangement of recitations on the principal subjects so as to conform with the law of twenty recitations per week. Miss Patterson made a few farewell remarks to the institute, cordially in viting the teachers to visit the San Francisco State Normal. NIGHT SESSION TUESDAY, NOV. 26, Singing, the ‘‘Hunter’s Call,” by committee, after which Supt. Gordon introduced the speaker of the evening, Alexander Gordenker, of the Lone Academy, who delivered a lecture on “Educational Trinity.”’ ‘The lecture was well attended by teachers and townspeople. Meeting closed with song entitled **Then We’ sing,’ by com mittee. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27. Called to order by Pres. Geo.A. Gordon. Singing by committee and institute. On motion of W. M. Fuller, seconded by Miss Vannie McLaughlin, Miss Cassinelli was excused on account of sickness. A motion was carried that the teach ers purchase a floral piece for the funeral of Geo. F. Mack’s son. Also a motion that the chair appoint a com mittee to attend to the same matter. The committee appointed by Supt. Gordon for this purpose was W. S. Williams, Miss Vannie McLaughlin, Miss Bertha Mason. A few general remarks were then made by W. H. Greenhalgh, after which he took up the subject, ‘“The Use of Local History as Ilustrative of U.S. History,’’ and gave quite an in teresting talk on the subject. D. S. Snedden of Stanford University, took up the subject, ‘Enriching the History and Geography Work of the Upper Grades,’’ and gave a very inter esting and instructive talk on the same. Miss Agnes M. Raab and Miss Alice A. Bagley stating that they gained many points that they could apply when they returned to their respective schools. Supt. Gordon made some remarks, giving a little instance of local history near Jackson in connection with the history of California. A recess was then declared. Miss M. D. Wheeler read an inter esting paper on “The Use of School Library as Helps. ” “The Use of Literature and Reading in the Upper Grades” was taken up by D. S. Snedden in a very interesting manner, some points that were brought out were: To read to the children very often from some good book; to desire to so instruct our pupils that when they leave the school they will have a taste for the reading of good literature; be careful not to criticise pupils too closely in their compositions as to spell ing, punctuation, etc., but to use special drills in these things. Dis cussion followed by Miss N. E. B. Morrow, Miss Lena J. Gartlin, Miss Esther Breese, W.H. Coleman, W. S. Williams. Minutes of previous meeting were then read, and after corrections, ap proved, having been omitted in the morning on account of lack of time. A communication from Geo. F. Mack and wife, expressing their gratitude for the message of condolence sent by the institute, was read. After noon recess the meeting was called to order by Vice Pres. F. M. Petty. A paper on ‘‘Some of the Difficulties in Advanced Arithmetic,’’ was read by H. L. Waste. Some questions were asked on reading and literature, especi ally on ‘‘Evangeline,’’ being answered by D. S. Snedden. ‘Some Suggestions for the Teaching of Arithmetic,’’ was taken up by Mr. Snedden, some good suggestion being given the necessity of oral work to precede written work being brought out. Discussion by Miss Annie Vogeli, Miss Myra A. Miller, Miss Annie I. Bagley, Wm. M. Fuller. Questions were asked by Mr. Williams and Supt. Gordon. A recess of a few minutes was de clared, after which papers on ‘‘The Teaching of Current Events in Connec tion with History and Geography,’’ were read by Miss Thirza Faull and Miss Wanda Reichling. Mr. Snedden took up the subject, “Can the Recitation be Made More Effective,’’ and presented it in a way to be clearly understood by the teach ers, a discussion bringing out many good points. Discussion by W. H. Coleman, Miss Mamie E. Tierney, Miss W. Frances Mooney, Miss Margaret Schilling and F. A. Ball. The committee appointed by Mr. Coleman on the number of recitations per week, consisting of Mr. Williams, Miss Post and Mr. Waste, reported, and a motion was made and passed that the report be accepted as read. The committee on resolutions report ed, such reports being read by Mr. Coleman. A motion was made and carried that the resolutions be accept ed as read. A motion was made and carried that the institute compliment the secretary on the correctness of the minutes, and the assistant secretary on the discharge of her duty. After a few closing remarks by Supt. Gordon, the institute adjourned. In the evening the meeting was call ed to order by Supt. Gordon at 7:30. After the singing of ‘The Red, White and Blue,” by the committee, D. S. ‘Snedden delivered.a very interesting lecture on ‘‘Education in American Life.’ Meeting closed by singing ‘“‘America”’ by committee and institute, after which some of the teachers at tended a ball given in Taylor Allen’s hall. F. A. BALL, Secretary. at RESOLUTIONS. Mr Chairman—Your committee beg to report that it is our belief that while there is in our county a great difficulty in so arranging our programs as to comply with the requirement of the recent school law, which limits recitations to twenty a week, and still cover our course of study, any attempt to do so at the expense of known and proved truths in regard to child edu cation, and especially the confining of the child’s attention to one subject the entire day, is deemed unwise. Your committee recommend that the superintendent request each teacher in the county to study carefully the problem of reconciling the law and the course, and report to him within a certain time for the benefit of all concerned. W. S. WILLIAMs. H. L. WASTE. HENRIETTA Post. Whereas, this Institute, from a social point, has been one of the most successful held in Am ador county; and Whereas, this has been almost wholly due to the cordial hospitality of the citizens of Amador City, therefore be it Resolved, that the teachers of Amador County Institute return to them their heartfelt thanks. Whereas, during the week we have had ample opportunity to judge of the kindness, considera tion, and happy entertaining quantities of the teachers of Amador City, be it Resolved, that we extend to them our thanks, and congratulate the people of Amador on the possession of such a corps of teachers. In Resolved, that the Institute has been particu larly fortunate in securing the services of David S. Snedden, of Stanford University. His talks have been helpful, practical and entertaining. We leave the institute feeling that much that he has said will bear fruit in better teaching. Resolved, that the gratitude of the Institute be extended to Alexander Gordenker for the learned lecture, so ably delivered. It was really an in tellectual treat. Resolved, that Miss Alma M. Patterson's pre sentation of methods, and her suggestions and talks on subjects of the primary grades, have
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