The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-10-16
Teachers' Institute at Landing.
Lansing, Oct. 18th, 1861.

report the proceedings of the State Teachers
stitute held this week, in Lansing.
The Institute Was opened on Sabbath evening,
Oct. 9th, with al introductory address on Moral
Education, by Hon. J. NJ. Gregory, Superinten-
den, of Public destruction. The audience, gath
cred in the Baptist Church, was large, and for
one hour and halt, Mr.. Gregory held the at,en-
ton of all present He made three-iold divis-
ion OF his subject.
/. Moral Education OF some sort is inevitable.
For the intellect cannot be instructed without
affecting the moral feeling. The head cannot be
sent TO school and the heart kept at home.
.. Moral Education is desirable for two rea.
sons. First-The highest good OF TIE pupil de.
mands it, because both his intellectual culture
aud his happiness will be affected by his moral
culture. Secondly-The well being of society
demands il. The purposes for when the schools
are established cannot be secured by merely
teaching Arithmetic, Grammar and Geography.
but by training the pnpil to be a good citizen as
well as a good scholar.
5 Moral Education is attainable without dan
ger OF Sectarianism. The sentments-Love OF
Country, Love of Truth, Love of God, my be in,
culca,ed without Interpolation of mere sectarian
cFeeds
The subsequent exercises were held in the
Representatives Hall
CORPS OF LECTURERS.
HoN. j. NJ. GREGKY, Lecturer on arithmetic
ana geography.
PRoF. A. 5. WEIGH, Lecturer on Primary
Teaching.
PRoy. L. K. FISK, Lecturer on Physical Sci
ence.
PRoF. T. Z. ABBOTT, Lecturer on English
Grammar.
LOCAL COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
WESLEY EMORY, A. c. SARGENT, c. ID. GREGORY
A. W. CARR.
PROCEEDINGS.
The following vii! exhibit brief summary of
the doings OF that Institute, and the topics dis
cussed, and time devoted to each. Each lecture
occupied forty FIVE minutes-at the close of
which recess OF fifteen minutes was allowed.
First Ddy-Nonddy, Oetoter an.
Ate A. NJ, Reading of Scriptures, prayer and
preliminary remarks, aud enrolment of names,
by the Superintendent.
1880. Lecture by Prot. WEIGH, Of the State
Normal, School on Object Lessons. A chiId's
natural impulses are to be cultivated, and the
general desires of the child are right The
teacher works, if he works, aciM nature, not
against it, There are two periods of lfe-the
Perceptive and Reflective. One hen the men-
tai activities 90 out, when the eye and the ear
shall be cultivated. The whole course Of early
education should be devoted TO the instruction
of the senses There should be sys stem in Oh
ject Teaching. Take the features of the face
the eye, nose, mouth &c. The eyes used to
see with; their form is round their place is be
low the forehead their position is such that they
are shielded from harm. Let the teacher, by
Illustrations, show the disadvantages of other
positions for the eyes.
ll:l5. Lecture on Arithmetic-NumeratiO alton
and Notation, origin of the Decimal System, by
the Superintendent.
2P. N. Lecture on Arthmetic-Numerical
Exercises, Additions and Subtractions.
3. Lecture on English Grammar-Two modes
of Grammar, by Prot. Abbott, of the Agricu-
tural College.
4. Lecture on Primary Teaching, by Prof
Welch.
1880, Evening. Lecture On the English Ian.
guage, by Prof. Abbott.
Second Day-Iuesday, October 9Th.
s:45, A. n. Reading of Scriptures by the In.
stitute.
9:lJ. Lecture on Mathematics - Numerical
Exercises, the use of Weights and Measures in
the School Room, by the Superintendent.
l0:l5. Lecture on Primary Reading and Spell
ling. by Prof. WEIGH.
ILLS. Lecture on Ariihmetic-Addition and
Proofs, by the Superintendent.
2P. NJ. Lecture on Primary Spelling, by
Prof. WEIGH.
8. Lecture on Grammar-Essential Elements
of Sentence, by Prof. Abbot.
4. Lecture on Physical Scence-Classfca
ton, Heat, Light, Electricity, by Prof. Fisk, of
the Agricultural College.
4:i5. Lecture on photography, by the Super
irtendent. Give the pupil classes Of words as
names of Forest Trees-the Beech, Birch, Maple
&c. The articles of Furniture OF the house &c,
&c. Let the pupil make his own Spelling Book
$50, Evening. Lecture on Conversation, by
Prot Welch.
Third Day October 9th
s:;5 A. NJ Devotional Exercises
e:l5. Lecture on Primary Drawing-Straigh;,
Broken and Curved Lines, BY Prof WEIGH
l0:l5. Lectureon Multiplication
and Proofs, by the Superintendent
Ills. Lecture on Primary Drawing-use of
the straight, broken and curved lines in drawing
the Characters representing the Alphabetical
Sounds, by Prof WEIGH.
2P. NJ. Lecture on Object Lessons. by Prof |
on objects in Nature Let
the teacher tell story about the Squirrel, or
some other object, and then have the pupils write |
from memory and in simple language the facts
told by the teacher. In this way, Penmsrship, |
Spelling aud Reading may be taught !
2:25. Lecture on Arithmetic - Subtraction
and Proofs by the Superintendent.
8. Lecture on English Grammar, by Prot. |
Abtot
4. Lecture on Physical Science-Sensbe and |
Latent Heat. BY Prof Fisk.
4:45. Arithmetical Exercise, BY the Superin-
tendent.