The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-09-10

word with which the child is familiar,
and the child being familiar with the
sounds and the speaking OF them, be
will very easily and naturally learn to
read these words correctly. Again,
written language only represents the
elements, in disconnected parts, OF
which the mind by its processes constl-
tutss the thought. So reading must
not only be true seund-words rep
resenting the ideas which are expressed
by the written words, but also fully re-
produce the thought embodied in the
word taken together; and since every
thought has its accompanying feeling,
this feeling must also be reproduced.
3.30.-Professo Wood. Subject
Arithmetic. Eff{ @
4.-Sup't Gregory gave further sx-
PLANTATION and illustration of tho three
things contoined in an act of reading,
viz: The translation of the written
words into sounds, the mental recogni-
ton of the ideas represented by the
words, and the expression of the
thought with its accompanying feeling.
He then gave quite an extended expla-
nation of that part of our nature known
as our feelings. with an analysis of its
language. The alphabet of this Ian
guage is the infections, the downward
signifying certainty, positiveness, de-,
while the upward expresses uncer-
tainty and passivity.
Wednesday, A. M. Opened by
prayer by Rev. E. Fl. Rice.
9:l5-Professor Wood. Subject
Arithmetic.
1o:l5-Sup't. Gregory. What I said
yesterday pertained to the aim of read
ing-what is to be done. We have left
for consideration at this time the meth
DDS of teaching this art.
These methods have two ends or
aims, viz: cultivated power and Guilt
waited taste. Cultivated power has first
to do with the organs of speech. Power
is the product of exercise. 1t is not
sufficient to tell children what you want
done, bat lead them to do it, to practice
it, to drill upon it. This is the only
capdition of success. These exercises
must not be spasmodic but constant
and in order that they keep up an In
terest there must be variety. Thi.
drill must have three ends in view, viz
giving the voice power to clearly utter.
lst. distinct elements, the simple
sounds. Cd. combinations. Sd. to
enunciate sentences SO that one word
shall not run into another.
Again, cultivated power has to do
with the cultiUatioas Of yoice with
special. reference TO fexibility and
volume. These ends can be obtained
by thorough drill in singing, aud by
repeating words aud expressions fol
this purpose.
Cultivated taste has TO do with the
mind. It's methods are those of the
painter and sculptor. With the pain.
ter' ability to mix paints and put on
colors does not make an artist-there
must be power back of that, apower to
perceive and hold not the combinations
of colors alone but the soul, the thought
OF the piece. This can only be OBJ
tanned by practice, by studying pic.
lures. So good readers cannot be made
by giving them model once or twice
at least third to one-half the time OF
this exercise in younger classes should
be spent in concert exercises after the
model given by the teacher. The
teacher shoald read often before the
class and drill the class after the model
there is no other way OF making good
readers. But these models must be
good, to make them so you must study
prepare yourselves by practice until
you can give them models worthy OF
study and imitation.
11:l5.-Professor WEIGH. Subject
Grammar.
Reviewed the previous lecture.
Wished to call attention to two or three
things which make the classification
that puts the proposition with second
airy connectives evidently correct
First, both stand at the head of the
element which it connects to IFS antece
dent.
In regard to classification, Languag,
is not-like Mathematics, it contains ele
ments or expressions that cannot b,
classified. These difficulties arise from
the nature of the subject. We should
seek to so classify that there will be tn,
iewest possible of those difficulties
Proceed ed to discuss the definition O