Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-02-16
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

sion on Tuesday, the 1st day of February,
In the Union School House whereupon she
following Officers were elected;
President-PRoF. HENRY ELY, of Eb-
ensburg,
LEMUEL DAVIS,
! Secretaraes-EpwAED D. EVANS and JAS.
NORRIS.
| The President upon taking the chair. made
some remarks in regard to those Teachers
who do not attend Institutes when called by
the County Superintendent &c.
! Standing Committee Of Arroageneenas-
Edward D. Evans. S. b. Mccormick, Lemu- !
! ell Davis, VIM. II Sechler, James Morris, A /
! NJ. Bricker, Mr.. Harold, Miss Nesbit and
Miss Jones.
The Superintendent, S. B. Mccormick,
proposed several words upon the blackboard; !
the map of the county was also drawn; the
convention then proceeded to the analysis OF
the following words, viz: fourth, fifth, stah,
/ serenh and eighth The words fifth, sat"
and eigltth were said to be wrong according
to our mode of analysis. Mr.. Ely sald he
4 thought the words were right and quoted au,
thority to prove his assertions; he also s'a.eu ,9,
that our orthography is very bad. MIR. NJ
e Cormick stated that the French language Is
worse than ours; Euglishmen would have n
:, in every word where it ought not to De- ana
y out where it oug hit to be in
Mr. Mccormick said that false syntax was
- the best mode of teaching child, either Oh
the blackboard or slate.
d Mr.. Ely thought the Superintendent was
II rusty, but would get bright after awhile; ou'
that we had no rule to change holy into f.ot'es'
a, The teaching of the alphabet, he wouid taAc
2, the blackboard and write upon 1t the iet'e.
90 and then add * which would make OK
y l. 4 tn tie 1
= brew letters upon the blackboard and asked
,e everybody to read them after him; when he
in read them as far as he could and sald thar
was the way with child learning the alpha,
h, bet-could not comprehend the different
IN sounds at once; symbol of sound and sympo
:. of auantity-9 80; ma-man; progressive
~ , 3 4
fate, fat, fall, far.
ID Mr.. John II. Jones agreed with Mr.. My
.b- he thought that the word in the first piac
N. should be pronounced right, and toeh
would be able to say them himself.
ed MIR. Mccormick said that be was WronS
11- because child invariably used the proneu
''N me instead of L for the nominative case
IFS ! the verb.
ion ion Mr.. Ely thought that the gentleman la
o forgotten himself, when he was child, az
< motion was made by Mr., Ely that IL
lrs- Committee of Arrangements prepare PR
bic pramu,e of business before the afternoon Sc
; u sion. \,
first ADJOURNED 10 meet DO '"'1' -
~ AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President called the meeting to orde
, I'd d Who, the Committee reported the foliowI'
s"o programme
Description of Words and criticism.
tue Reading and criticism.
3 Mental Arithmetic class.
5n D;scusston-School Government.
said 5 Roses Question.
Mr. ScckIer moved tn at committee
9th draft constitution be appointed. ne
said lowing gentlemen we're appointed saio O.
-, mittee Messrs Wm. I'll. Sechier' ..
IN =; Mccormick, Lemuel Davis, Edw u. Lvi
ny III Edward r. Doningen and Robers Ia. Jor
1st Question Something, thoughtfuln
,,mis- bvperbole, alabaster, celibacy, nothwiths'
1ers. ding overbuldsp ,coadjutor; anaiyz,ng Wo
cipher, cough, mediate, compound.
ioa order of ex ercises -Reading, by
a Elv. criticized by all iE the room. Also,
Sechlcr. Hoover, Davis j ones, Morris, Ev
eet at ZONES Evans, Jones, Mccormick, Jo
''o 80 McMullin.
~ 49, Sd order-Mental Arithmetic.
ynshlp 4:h order-ocho"i uosI. n LII .,a. ,ooa
=. ton the time for speaking shall not excee
- minutes. Discussion ensue0 betweec NJ
he treated with kindness, aud rough
with severity. Mr. Ely allowed that a
,y spe- WIN WIZ w. corrected until be would sub
the Mr. Morris thought that the rod shoui
tn obolisbed. and his reason for SO sayln
that he never liked master who Wh
him. Mr. Hoover thought the master 81
W OF the he the master at all times, and that tn
,eIit was the only safe means for that; Mr.
= go | thourht that it was not worth While 10
forms with a child, but went in for the oircn
rs to all Harold, Jr. thought that ofaer sl,ou'u
Of their frst thing in a school, shat he dld not o
e, &C., !, too MANY rules, leaving many OF th
IRNlSH he violated Mr.. Evans thought that II
was the last thing to be resorted to- ot
II AnHu, iti the rod was very good in some cases.
Oh .Eair M..n Mr Mccormick took up Roses qu
Sa,,,inai ~ ,bich WAS solved and auayzed. Glass
the vice tha BLACKBOARD was called and exerci
he Kid tbo cpbe root aud general questions
tnuanee iourned to meet at 7 ] O'Clock, T. NJ.
.1oea, or ssl fioF EVENING SEss
/, nf the The President called the meeting to
con. viii vbereupon the Committee of A-fang
y FREE made the following report:
MPS for / Geography Class,
=, 2 Discussion on Geography,
j.: SKI, Should Mental Arithmetic be
ph;IaSel. and if so, at what age!
At"l -i..,'''N' 4 Grammar Class-discusslon on
9-ly. D. Singing. -, ,,
Pa. of teaching Geography, anu auVooa -
HOTEL. 80 IF ont side lines; Mr.. MCormich
ar17, 1853 ,ool, to read an essay from some pa
= - .,ro.eeaed to saw that outside maps v
8, Pm, pI ppnIv sure way of teaching Geography
- ~. "a .not calls both the mind al