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

partnership and pleasing associations.
NJ. 5. Sissy, Bucksport
The following report Of the afternoon
Of Tuesday was misplaced, AMI 50 we in
scrt it here.
Assembled at half past one o'clock.
Exercises opened with singing; after
which Prof Burnham called the atten.
ton of the Institute to the subject of
Reading, or rather cultivation Of the
voice. The vocal organs, he said, are
not given to us in perfection, but need
cultivation. Speech is the result of vocal
sound emitted from the larynx and so
modified by the lips. teeth, tongue and
palate as to give expression. All Of
these organs may be successfully trained
oy exercising them upon the elementary
sounds OF language, while special care
should be taken that the position be
upright, and those muscles used that
shall give play to the lower part of the
lungs. Practical Illustrations of the
exercise were given. Benefits resulting
thcreirom were. lst-lIealthful physical
development. 2nd--That power over
the elements which is necessary for good
reading and s;r-;~. sd-lts use IN cor
recting bad habits of pronunciation.
Recess Of five minutes after which
Prof. Chadbourne called attention to the
study Of Grammar. Recommended a
practical application Of knoslelgc as
fast as it is acquired ny the learner, in
requiring him to designate different parts
OF speech in tho rea ding exercises, when
their definitions shall have been suffi-
c'cntly explained. taking care at the
same timo that the meaning of the words
themselves be unlorstoo Never, in
attempting to define words to child,
use others of which he is fully as igno-
rant
n language is always characteristic
of the people who use il; hence its gen.
eral laws are uniform, while changes in
spelling, different forms of expression.
the coming Of new words and new an.
paea'lon Of old ones, arc constantly tax
Ing place, as certain independent, original
minds chose to give direction, rendering
changes in Grammars necessary.
The ldions Of Language, or its col
loquial phrases, are what give most diff
Guilty TO Grammarans.
After reviewing the Noun and Verb
somewhat, shows how the other part.
oil speech grow out of the necessities of
the case in giving full expression to
thought. The Interiection stands by
itself-is condensed sentence.
The Noun, which gives nam. to all
existing things, and the Verb, expressing
a action o. state, are the pillars of Ian.
sua5e; while the A Elective expresses all
quality. the Advcrb all time, manner ana
place, the Proposition all relations, and
the Conjunction all connections.
Tue question is then suggested, what
more is wanting to complete a language
Refers TO two modes of EXPRESSION
Grammatical AMI Rhetorical. Transpo.
sition is simply destroying the latter to
secure the former. sub 1t asst 5ncl f,y
to-morrow-Parsng.
81, ocess.-Piof Durnham resumes
the subject of Arithmetic. Subtraction,
when carried on to the end, results in
division, while Multiplication grows out
of Addition. As the elements Of these,
or rather facility in the practice of
them, is most successfully acquired BY
children in the study of tables. teach
them to construct these tables for them
selves. upon tn, blackboard or slate.
1t will anuse AMI interest at the same
time. Illustrates tn, effect of striking
out factors from Dividend, Diyisors, or
both, and recommends applying cancel.
lation generally. Gives illustrations also
of the principle of finding greatest COM
mon Divisor and least common Multip e.
Sd. Recess.-prof Chadbournc upon
Geography. Physical Geography often
fails tn interest, because its use is not
sufficiently explained Teachers take
too much for granted with reference
to the knowledge of their pupils, in sup
posing they will become interested in a
study by merely having books placed
before them. A few hints or suggestions
thrown out by the teacher occa sionlly
will do more to open the minds of the
pupil than many days study. Children
should be encouraged to draw maps, not
of what they know nothing about, but OF
some familiar spot, their own garden o,
farm. tho outlines and boundaries Of