The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-04

! DC clleu one III auUiIlOuy auu 10 your
faith, virtue aud to virtue, knowledge
and to knowledge, temperance aud to
! temperance, patience ; and to patience
| godliness and to godliness, brotherly
kindness and to brotherly kindness, char
! ity." An ex, in subtraction, "And if any
man shall take away from the words of
this prophecy, God shall take away his
part out of the booa of life )" an ex, iu
Rule of Three, IF the righteous scarcely
be saved where shall the ungodly and the
sinner appear an ex, in Loss and Gain,
"What shall it profit man if he gain the
whole world and lose his own SOUL
Prof Manson discussed Penmanship at
full length, followed by Prof. S. S. Cof-
! fin, subject-"Names of States and Ter
ritories." Our names are historical
From English history We have New
Hampshire, SO named by Mason from his
home, hampshire, which signifies hamp-
ton. New York had its name stolen
originally being New Amsterdam, it was
charged to New York, in honor of the
Duke of York, after it had passed into
English hands. New Jersey was so nam
ed by Carteret, after the isle of New Jer-
sey. Delaware derived its name from
Thomas West, Lord, Delaware. Virginia
derived its name from the Virgin Queen
Elizabeth. Georgia was named from
King George II. Pennsylvania, double
derivation, English and Latin, Pennsy
lvania, meaning Penn's woods. Arizonia
signifies, arid zone, from its character
Passing on to Death History We have
Rhode Islaud-Rood Eyland-Red Is
land-from the nature of the soil. From
French History we have Joliet, named
after Lewis Joliet. Detroit, from dotroit
ON the straits. Vermont, from verd
mouts-green mountain. Carolina, from
John Ribault, who named it in honor of
Queen Caroline. Louisiana, in compli-
ment to Louis XIV. Baton Rouge, sini-
fies baton, stick rouge, red-red walk
ing stick. Illinois signifies red mems
country. hin being of Indian origin,
and ois French From the Spanish we
have Florida, derived as follows; The
Spaniards arrived here on Palm Sunday,
OF Poscua Florida in their language, from
which they named the country Florida,
signifying fowery feast day Tallehasse
signifies old town. California, from Cal
liente and Forna, signifying fiery fur
nance. Nevada-snow district. Oregon
has two derivations, the one English sig
nifes river of the west, the other, and
perhaps the better one, is origgan, sig
nifying wild sage, and with this the country
about the mouth of the Oregon abound
ed Canada-town. Massachusetts,, from
massa hills-hilly country. Connecticut
crooked river. Alabama-here we rest.
Mississippi-long river Michigan-lake
country. Mackinaw-great turtle. Wis
consn-gatbering waters. Kansas
smoky water. Arkansas-low wood, of
French and Indian origin, ark signifying
low. Iowa-drowsy people. Minnesota
sky tinted water Dakota-confeder
tions WyomiDg-broad plain. Utah,
named from the Pah Utah Indians
Mexico, after the Aztec god of war, Mexi-
pla The attention of the house was next
drawn to Composition Writing by A. II
Berlin, who said many teachers rode hob
bys, as Composition was good hobby tC
ride, he would try it awhile. He did not
advocate composition writing as weekly
but daily exercise, the same as Gram
mar, Geography, &c, though it is neces
sary to furnish thoughts to children be
fore requiring them to write compost
, tions he thought Grammar should not
be taught in our common schools, We
should teach to make sentences before
taking up text-bo on Grammar
Composition in its early stages should be
, taught on the blackboard. Prof Cofir
took up Algebra, aud, in a very clea
manner, explained why like signs pro
r duce plus, and unlike signs, minus. Prof
, Sanders said he was not professed elo
/ cutionist, wouldn't be one of that class
, who 20 about the country engaged IL
, teaching the young, the principles of elo
, cution, and splitting the ears of th
: groundlings. They go beyond nature.
E P. M.-Prof. Sanders. The time i
9 coming when the teachers who viii
;. receive the best salaries, will be thos
. who can teach little children, things viii
o be reversed, the tried and skillful teach
S ers will teach the little ones
3 aud the young boys will be set to teach
!. ing the languages. We should teac
u pronunciation by phonetic sound, letter
8 never spell words. BY sound he coul
3 do what would puzzle the mathematics
# to do, he could prove the 8 plus 10 WI
8 equal to rat, this is done by play upo
). the sound, are eighty equal r, at |
i teaching the Alphabet he would alway
!. teach the small letters first, aud let til
II capitals take care of themselves-woul
= teach but two or three letters at tim
It words should be defined for the littl
!, folks, the definitions of easy words are q
h ten more difficult than the words then
,e selves Placing the word knoGlcdge {
1t the board he requested the teachers
d give the phonetic pronunciation, Mr. Sa
e ders would teach to parse both orthogr
o, phically and phonetically, gave exampl
g, of each on the board. Mr. Scho6eld
.oooL;nn 81 ~, rio woul1 start as ne