The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-08-18

q teacher Ia Penmaaship, cannot tail to improve
Two classes 10 Practical Arithmetic we're formed
and also in Mental Arithmes C. l. A Estes
giving instruction in the Practical and A Short
ridge 10 the Mental
Daring the f-st week 5 Bowen, of Iniianap
oils. conducted two classes in Eugtlsh Grammar
IN manner highly Instructive 10 The tea~aars-
He stated that the dIes.i vi seh most pupils have
Of the study Of Grammar ls occasioued entirely
by the imDTocer meth cis taken 10 teach the sci-
eoce He thought il might be made interest
ing a. any other branch Of stais. 5 f Bowen
slso .furin. the first week conducted al exercise
in photography. and gave two lectures each day
upon the theory aud practice OF teaching. which
were very interesting and Instructive 10 the teach
erS
In one of his lectures, be tork up the subject
of Composition Wiring in schools He thoaght
the child should be tsueat the common method
of writing sentences before asking him 10 write
composition. After teaching him the use OF
capital letters punctuation marks. X, be should
be required 10 describe some familiar object or
objects. Then some story should be told him,
aud he be required TO reproduce il. first orally,
and then 10 ~riilug. Il this manner, be thought
a scholar dislike 10 composition writing nigh,
be overcome, a. d be made able TO proGace good
essay with but little labor. lie then related an
incldent. and then requested the teachers 10 re-
produce it on the following morning. just as he
would reqaire his pupils.
ed TO take charge of the pecuniary affairs of the
Institute: E iiolcombe, l. Estes W {
CLARK, ii NJ johnson. NJ L Elliott
The same committee reported that they had
agreed to require zee of 81 from each member
of the Institute The report was accepted by q
unanimous vote.
In one of the sessions during miscellaneous bu-
siness, Clara Rogers made motion that the In-
stitute pass some resolutions expressing their feel
iugs upon the death of Eveiiue Cox. who had
long been a faithful teacher amongst us, which
passed the destitute by unanimous vote.
G. III Grant, l. Estes A c Shotridge, G Rog-
ers II c Estes and III NJ johnson were appointed
a committee TO bring forward the said res1 lutious
before the close of the destitute.
An essay was alluded TO that f Cox had read
before the Wayne Couuty Association upon PHI
mary Reading, which was sent 10 the Indiana
School Journal and had from it been extensively
copied into educational journals, &c throughout
the United States.
Upon motion of G II Grant, tie essay was di
recied TO be read before the Institute suit
able time
l. 4 Estes. whilst making some remarks upon
the methods of teaching, spoke decidedly against
the practice of teachers using tobacco in any
form. 1t was Injurious physically, mentally, and
morally.
S Bowen. at the close of the first week, left
the Institute. his place be filled by Prof. Hoss
of Indiana polls. He remarked it with great
reluctance that he was compelled TO leave, aud
that he had never been more interested than lie
had been in the present Institute He received the
unanimous II anks of the teachers for the able
and interesting manner by which be instructed
them.