The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-03
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Prof. Barnabas Q. Hobbs Present.
Fourth Days Proceedings.

the High School building at cloek 1
precisely. The morning devotional
exercises consisted of reading chap I
ter of the Bible, followed b. prayer, |
after which the following beautiful
HYMN was sung, aecomp panied by music /
on the melodeon, by one Of the
teachers:
How gentle Gods commands. how kind
Come cast your burdens on the Lord, and
trust His constant care,
His bounty viii provide, His people safely
That hand which bears creation up, shall
guard his children wen.
Why should this anxious load press down
your weary mind;
o, seek your heavenly Fathers throne and
peace and comfort find.
His goodness stands approved, unchanged
III drop my burden 1t His feet, and bear
song away.
Prof Cow gave Instructions bow TO
conduct a class in Arithmetic. He
introduced method of teaching
it without the use of slate and pencil
He related his early experience as a
teacher, which was very interesting
and instructive. He stated the man
ner in which he first introduced a
blackboard into his school, and what
a great sensation it created in the
community in which he was teaching.
The teachers were furnished with
books on arithmetic, and requested to
perform examples IN accordance with
the new method
Prot. Cow continued his instruc
tons on the subject of Grammar, aud
exercised the teachers of the Insti-
tute on the proper uses Of transitive
and intransitive verbs.
Prof. j w Knight addressed the
Institute on the subject Of Reading.
His remarks we're quite pertinent,
and contained much valuable inlor-
nation. He asserted that the senti-
ment what is worth doing is worth
d ing we'll, is true, and that every
teacher ought to lay a good fouuda-
ton drst and then build the super
structure thereon
He presented the following resolu-
tons which were unanimously adopt
ed:
| ResolUed, That in teaching, facts
should always be developed before
requiring definitions.
ReSoiUed, That talking about and
thoroughly explaining a lesson should
always pFecede the reading thereof.
| ResolUed, That the use of the
blackboard is indispensable in acquir-
ing accuracy and rapidly IN Arith-
metic, aud that every teacher ought
to make very frequent use thereof.
Prof knight related number Of
interesting instances in his experience
as a teacher, which were quite enter
tanning, and enlivened the exercises
very much.
Mr.. j. Wyttenbach presented
the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted
Resolved, That it is the duty of the
Township Trustees of Vanderburgf
County to furnish each School Dis
trict In their respective townships
with a Bible, an Unabridged Diction-
airy, a globe, maps and black boards
and that the District Teachers O
Vanderburgh County respectfully re
quest them to do so at the eaTlies
E possible opportunity.
Mr.. Philip S. Baker presented tht
following resolution, which wa
unanimously adopted
ResolUed, That it is the duty o
every Township Trustee of Wander
burgh County to hire some one [,
sweep the school rooms and build Til
t fires, in every School District lunde
his jurisdiction.
Prof. Cow continued his reIsark
= on mathematical geography. I'll
q stated that teachers cannot teacl
il without tools; spoke of the relation
that the globe and maps bear to eacl
other, and drilled class in the prac
IT tieal uses Of maps and globes.
: Mr.. A. j. McCutchan instructed
!, class on the practical analysis of sen
: fences.
Prof. Barnabas G. Hobbs, Stat
Superintendent Of Public instruction
: being present, was introduced, an
y delivered a very interesting addres
on the subject OF General ExeI
cises in the School Room" He sal
that the Bible was the great eentra
: point IN education, from which al
else should radiate, and to Fhicl
everything should centre; that it i
the standard of morality. aud is goo
for reproof, correction and iusiruc
ton; that it ought to be used in tn
school rcom-not for the purpose c
teaching sectarian yiews---bat to in
cuIeate good morals in the minds {
+. the children. He made some YER
/ interesting statements concerning tn
animal and vegetable kingdoms, an
related a number Of experiments i
Natural History and Chemistry Fl
q spoke of the nature Of promises; {
/ the necessity Of always speaking th
h truth; of being polite; and of exel
n cising kindness in all our dealing
IS with our felIow-men. His remark
e were attentively listened to by bot
teachers and visitors.
The Institute then adjourned unit
re u o'clock P. NJ, a. which time it Re
J assembled for the purpose cf lister
ID ing to an address by Prof. Hobb
IL The distinguished gentleman al
W nounced as the title of his discour'
the Economy of Nature" ia whie
~ he treated of the creation of Il
- earth, and explained the geologi3
- formations Of the same, the cause
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