The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-31
Evansville.

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The rapid growth Of the above city
is attracting attention all over the
country. Its present population is
about $4,000 Inhabitants; its COM
merce is greater according to popu-
Iation) than any city in the United
States, except, perhaps, 5one ia Cali
| .fOrnia., The extensive manufacturing
establishments there VIII astonish the
Isstranger who visits the city for the
first timeJ Many of the wholesale
business men and manufacturers are
anxious to cultivate business rela-
tons With the tpeopledofl West Ten
pflsss aRa RfaSf fBsSislHeS + Tb ss
/ who are disposed ito trade with our
people are making IL known through
|. the columns Of the WlAig.
e The aab ao,Yas first rate notice of our
city, is from the " est Tennessee Wing.
of the 9th of August tho editor Of
which spent, severa days in our city,
Trfecently.I and. speaks from personal
fpbseryation! q His, estimate of ours
population aiss perhaps a. little high,
b but i In all things else he does our city,
but simple justice l'. si.I...a. :
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The Association met at elciocknAli
IS .tll.,, arsuaht to adjournment. TAO Nearly
han tlleI members were present. Prof
W. Harvey delivered lecture on
the Subject of Seas. He spoke first
sofalapdieekqseess second, inland or
Mediterranean seas; third, bays and
gul9 ;Ifourth celersef the sea and its
variation9 ffth, depth Of the sea aud
how found =; !; sixth, motion of the sea
andofhe, weight of waves; seventh,
tides and how Formed. eighth, cur
rents Or tifsers the. sea and how
formed ffgninths ticebergs and how
formed. .iesTis or,a
Prof. Daniel Hough took up the
Subject of Composition. Hebielassi-
fed itointo two kinds: First, Oral
Compesition n second, Written Com
positioii,Y and then discussed the fol.
| lowing, topics on Oral Composition :,
First, pupils should always be taught
ytoS speak 4 cerrectiyy M second, pupils,
shenldI-always give answers in. SEM
fences; third, pupils should, always,
HE taught TO repeat correctly what,
YOU have told them; fourth, pupils.
should always repeat the last story
I told before another is told; fifth, the
+ hpill should aarepeat the substance of
his n reading ding lesson: sixth. pupils
should ,,rIeeneat pieces of poetry; sew,
er,tR.I pupils should be required to
tell what they see about a picture:
eighth nunils. should be taught to
dictate comnozitionsa Also. the fol-
lowing topics On written compost
ton: First. false syntax: second. wr rii
b tir,s' & cries from memory: third. writ
/ tine stories from ballads. fourth wri-
ting stories from mixtures: fifth. wri-
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ting stories from famlilar oDJectS;
sixth - writing stories from Shak-
sneara. seventh writing original com
'po..o' ="
posi.ions' =.
MISS Locke gave one or her inter-
esting Object Lessons about sugar and
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! ture on the su1Ject. 81 - heory anu
Practice. He discussed the following
btopics. lst. The teachers character
aarorns ond oontroIs tho sohoaI.. al
gv'oin anu oo'',oo 'n
Inc teacher should De frank INK an and