Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-10-23

/ Prof. Burnham conducted an exercise
! in reading. Selections we're made from
Towers Gradual Reader. Each member
of the class read in turn. and criticisms
were made upon all. Tne reading was
/ considered very Commercially. Next,
! attention was given TO the elementary
sounds, and the rising Side Of the voice.
A distinct and clear eaunci1tioa Of every
letter, syllable and wori. vas said to BE-
the basiy of good reading.
Recess of nee miantcs; at the expira-
ton of which Prot. Chadbournc com.
menced his subject Of Grammar, BY ask
ins the question "Hew IA, is paesiag a
means of learning Grammar He an
swered, jus, as FAR as the pulling to
pieces enables us to build up.
Tint CHILDREN may understand LAM
suase, II is necessary that they should
be taught to put lang Iase together. or in
other words TO write compositions; and
that while young. Make them under
stand Gram nIr by It, use. Never how
ever. lcave them to choose their own sub
Jcets; bat teachers. You select somet thing
familiar to them. and l., it always be
some speo.fic thing, for instance, do not
give the general name, animals. but one
class of animals, as horse, or what Is sill
better, some particular one with
which the pupil may b. familiar. IN
les. yoa do this. he will selcc. some ab-
s,ract subject. of which h. knows. as il,
were, nothing. Prof. sud, many
were III error on this poiat of giving spc.
/ cite subjects. for The more specific the
term, the more easily is it comprehend.
ed.
Two real samples were given to Illus
trate this error. Composition No l.
The Seasons The seasons are all good.
We like them. Some like spring, some
like summer, some Ike AL, and som, like
winter; bu, a, for M, give me liberty, OF
give me death. Composition No D.
Industry. Industry Is oae Of the best
things for a man, AMI wife the next.
which May prophets desired to sec, al /
died without the sight
In analysis ana parsius, we mus, fir:
correct the grammar q. the sentence, thea
see that all clearly understand TIC sen
tence TO mean the same thing Ihe l.st
bat by no means the leas; Impor:aa; i.ciu
is to see tha; whea all have given IN
Their opinions, that they are then SITS
fed. They may hold their own opinions
but not try TO convert every one else.
Some Of the many Improper phrases
used by lbs New Enslanders. and the wrong
US OF words, wer pointed out. the NOR
elarias G! which were the foliowln, Had
ought, has got, they was, 1pcc,
foT suspect, done FOR DID. lay for lie,
set for sit. These last two are ex-
ucmc.y common errors. We should e.
member TIA; we lay ihin., down. ana
i; lies there, We SC: 4 pap,. IL ii, p.ace,
and he sits there.
Recess Of nee minutes; after which Prot
B. continued the sabject OF Arthm etc
He showed the CO nbilatloa Of numbers,
commencing with unity; and dye!: a:
some length in his remarks, showing the
dcsira Ilenes, OF be.a, able - ID with
rapldlty aui precision. Examples n
mental al litioa were ,iyrn 70 tn class,
after which Fractions Were again pres en;.
ed in very clear AMI interesting manner
Recess OF Zee minutes. Prot. e. then
went Oh with his tavori.e study, Physical
Geography - The earth is an oblate
I. spheroil. Why: Because it was first in
soft or plastic state, and its motion
gaze i, its form Considering the s,ruc
!, ture OF the earth, we find the frs, oil
lowest rock to be granite, made up OF
crystal. There are quartz. feldspar and
mica We always obtain crystals from
liquid mass. The center of cur
: earth has been and now is considered to
be such. BIOLOGISTS believe i, to be so
We find the proof oF this. in the three
hundred volcanoes on its surface, pouring
ol.t 5000 t.s.-t.s:~s ~ ...-l,~L l.,~ ...L
: ashes, sometimes TO an amount many times
their own bulk. Another proof you will
find. if you commence at the earth's sur
face, and dig down seventy FIVE feet A,
this depth, the temperature will be the
same throughol, the year; descend fifty
four feet more. and the thermometer will
; rise one degree; and SO in proportion a.
you descend. Still another proof is. that
water coming from great depth is warm
, This is the case with Artesian Wells
: Hot Springs, DC.