The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-12-02
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lAClifli'- INSTITUTE. The Institute Tor VA
County met IN lhi, city, ut Hay ford Illll ON Vi
day, ahd j. very Well attended THE mnrniu.
Monday WJ. taken up in The isuu.nt Of ala
IN The organization by Supervisor Iue,. oi H.
county The afternoon VA, devoted To remark
| Prof. Ii. I. Fletcher, Of The East Maine Norm
| school, on the subject of school Tactics. " linen
| treated under the following heads lst-l.
| teachers must demand and secure the cu-oprtgr.
Of the experimenting school Committees. 4t
ihry must obtain the good viii and support ul d.
parents, by Visiting them, and having them
| the school 3d-Mu~t grade thu school down tor.
minimum number Of classes, lih-Mu>t hu..
we'll arranged plan for each dly. 5lh-Mu,t L,.
thorough - To- he indcpcud,n IF i-St-huoA- rrl
Mast have Il thorough system Ut di-cipin,. %, f
school 1th-Mu,t ~ conduct ri,~, recitation.
~ secure the closest attention from carllunnl boz.
out NIla he l~ learned, and drNtpm. las POW.
'roI Fletcher nI:Tgcd upon lh,.~, ideas illl-t..
M them m a clear ana vigorous manner, WN.
secured the close attention aud warm lpprrci4
pt The audience After recess, Prot. Firtrh,
scented the subject of Arithmetic discussing /. i.
and giving illustrations OF It's rracticlldHN .
interest. The members Of the Institute were uu.
toned and criticized, collectively md udh l,iu.
and good degree VI interest manifested a.
o'corh, iIn' evening session opened witl, d, ill.,
sion upon Whispering in school, initiated b, ~..
cNi~or Pumncr, Of rcnob,cot ta., audi follow "a
several teachers. Al hlll-pa.t - Prof Flrt,ii,r
li0rred lecture ON Popular Education, rou,JI.
IN lis relations To the government, the funtl,
teacher and he child. II VA, "a lin, effort. hi-.
appreciated by the audience.
Tuesday morning was devoted To GranuD
ArIhemctc and Miscellany, with remark, uu
first named theme by supervisor Bigcluw, at hcut
bee Miss stevens, of Macha~, alrcrrnt gradual
the East Ne. Normal school did credit 10 her ti...
ing 10y her manner of conducting examination.
Arthemctir. Mis-, Downs, OF Belfast, show
great proficiency in the drawing Of mal,~ au
blackboard. In the afternoon remark, were u.,.
on Reading by sup, Luce, and on spelling lN ~..
Pummrr, who also spoke ot school-hori,c q, 4.
moIuion~. sheriff underwood, Il former trA.l.
also made remarks. In The evening, G,rn. Well
Of Belfast spoke at considerable icngth OH
subject Of school Discipline taking GROUND ie..,.
corporcal punishment.
SUICIDE. \ man named Jacob Tirrrll. rmpl..
upon the farm of David Drimkwatcr in NnrthI.
Killed himself on Saturday last, between s,r.
O'Clock. lie made q wound in his throat iu
outbuilding with some instrument, aud -tun
for the house. Just then Mr.. nrinkwatrrdro,,
to the yard, met Trrell with the blood ~trcauu
from the wound, and begged him not 10 enter
house. rirrcll then went into the work ~h
finished cutting his throat with a draw>haye COB.
out with The instrument in his hand walked M.
or four rods, when he fell ana died Coroner r.
of this city, held IN inquest, which returned 81.
diet of suicide from insanity. Trrrl was - ~
The Portland steamer hl~ been Taking ....
deal Of freight for Mcssrs Wilson, Tenant y
TO the location of thernew contract. Forty hon
sixty carts and 4 lot of oxen have gone forw
About 400 of the Etborer- from our road viii Oh
be employed by them on the Portland and Og.lo
burg.