Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-08-29
Teachers Institute.

Monday morning brought a large
number of the teachers of our county
into our city to attend their institute.
By Monday evening one hundred
teachers had arrived. Capt. VIM.
MITCHELL, Superintendent of the public
schools of Columbus, and Prof. w. ID.
You've, of the Ohio University, lectur-
ers and teachers during the Institute,
were in their places in good season.
The forenoon was occupied in plac-
ing the teachers in the houses Of our
citizens. At II o'clock the Institute
assembled at the Presbyterian Church.
A. G. Sears, President of the Associa-
ton. being absent, D. P Guthrie, lst
Vice President, occupied the chair.
Rev. II. Judd opened the Institute with
reading and prayer.
The minutes of the first meeting,
which adopted a Constitution and elect
ed officers. were stated, Constitution
read, and the teachers enrolled as mem
bers. After adopting an order of ex-
ercises, appointing certain committees,
and short and interesting addresses by
Capt. Mitchell and Prof Young, the
meeting adjourned to meet at y
O'Clock in the evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The Executive Committee offered the
following question for an expression of
sentiment: Would a higher standard
of scholarship for applicants. for GER
tiicates from the county Board of Ex-
aminers, be beneficial to the schools
and teachers of our county? The
sentiment was unanimously in favor of
higher standard. e
After the discussion Prof Young
was introduced to the audience and
read very able lecture on the nature,
function and claim of the common
school, in which he-set forth our com
mon schools in their proper light, in a
very clear and pungent manner. Prof.
Young's lecture to our people was
very practical one, and we regret that
all of our citizens did not hear it. The
lecturer was well acquainted with his
theme, and held his audience in the
very closes attention.
TUESDAY FORENOON.
The Institute opened in the morning
with devotions by Prof. Young. The
subject of a higher standard for teach
ers was again taken up and very ably
discussed by several of the teachers;
all, who spoke, favored a higher and
better qualification and the institute
unanimously by vote favored it. The
first lesson was by Capt. Mitchell, on
the theory of teaching. The Capt. did
this, as he does all of his Institute
work, in very interesting and exceed
ingly practical manner The second
lesson was by Prof. Young. An ex-
tensive outline of our language was
placed upon the board, showing at a
glance the proper arrangement of the
language and how it should be taken
up and studied. The manner in which
the Prof. explains his outline, gives
teachers very clear idea of how they
are to teach the English language.
The third lesson was by Capt. |
ON Geography. The method |
was somewhat novel to most of the
teachers, but proved highly interesting |
10 them. We have no doubt but that
This method would prove much more
to class, and they would |
what they learn much lon
ger, and get much more useful knowl
edge, than by the old method.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Prof. Young gave two lessons on
low to give children knowledge of
'ur language. These lessons were but
proofs of the Prof. IS clear and practical
mind. Capt. Mitchell gave lesson on
Arithmetic, which made the teachers
ii anxious to be in the school room
rying his new but very simple method
# teaching this branch. He made all
present, who were educated in accor-
lance with antigated methods, wish
hat they could once more be children,
hat they might learn Arithmetic in an
asier way, and save much time that
vas ueslessly thrown away for want of
he Captains easy methods.
EVENING SESSION.
Capt. Mitchell lectured on the re-
iprocal relations between our common
chools and the public. We admired
he lecture very much. It was no eff
ort at eloquence and yet it was elo-
uent. Itwas intendedto be practical,
specially for our citizens. If the lee
ure could be printed in connection
Nth Prof. Youngs, and placed in the
Iands of ever parent and teacher in the
'tate, we can conceive of nothing that
Eould be of SO much practical good to
10Th parties.
The Institute, unlike many meetings
f the kind, is very practical. The right
nen were secured for this work; and
% person will doubt but that better
york will be done, in the future, in all
f our schools.
just before adjourning it was an
ounced that one hundred and sixty
eachers had enrolled and become