Nebraska advertiser., 1869-11-04

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announced, exercises in Arithmetii
conducted by Mr.. r. w. Putnam, o
! Leavenw0fth, Kansas.
MI. Putnam theb proceeded to ad
dress the Institution the subject o
Arithmetic, and exemplifying hi
method of teaching that science IL
the school rOOm. Quite an animated
discussion followed in reference d
some Of}the ideas advanced By the fn
%structOr.
The discussion was participated in
by Messrs. Hadley of Chicago, Me
Kenzie of Peru, Moore of Brownville
Church of the AdUertiSer and Prof
Booth of Chicago. Remarks we're al
so made by Mr.. Beals on the science
of numbers.
Being called on, Prof. Booth en-.
tertained the Institute with a recita
ton which was heartily applauded.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
The Institute convened at 2 o'clock
and the meeting was opened with
music by some of the members.
MI. Mckenzie, being called on, H.
Illustrated his methods of conducting
spelling exercises at the Normal; and
briefly exercised the Institute in Calls
themes.
Mr.. Rich was then called on to ex-
plain his method Of teaching Gram
mar. 90 s"eHa on Eltna-I
Mr.. Rich briefly responded. The
subject was also discussed by Messrs.
=Hadley, Mckenzie and Beals; all con-
curing in the opinion that the study
of Grammar, as usually taught, is
not attended with satisfactory results.
The Institute then took a short re-
cess. ~
The Institute having resumed its
business, the Superintendent took Oc-
casiOn to explain his objects in hold
ing Institutes throughout the State.
Thenext Special order was announ-
ced, instructions in Penmanship by
Mr.. HadleY. sE % s)EBAopG wa
Mr.. Hadly proceeded to address the
Institute in regard to the principles
and methods of teaching, the art of
penmanship. . ot bsfaqbui 5s sYT
Prof. Booth. being called on by the
Superintendent, exercised the Ihsti-
tute in vocal gymnastics. Earia .au
After which Miss Dawson, having
previously been appointed to act as
critic, was called ON for her report.
Miss Dawson then read hercritieisms.
Some remarks were made by the Su-
perintendent in reference to the crit
les report. h ..a3
1t having been announced that the
lecturer engaged for Tuesday evening,
declined to fiji his appointment. On
motion of Mr.. Mckenzie, the follow
ing question was adopted for5general
discussion on that OccasionEEfWhat
are the requisite qualifications of the
teacher The Superintendent ap-
pointed Messrs. Mckenzie and Rich
as leaders in the discussion. m.1}a .;
Tuesday evening the Superinten-
dent called the Institute to order at
7:30 o'clock. The proceedings were
opened with music by the M5ssrs.
Dye and MI. and Mrs. Bennett.
The special order was then anOunc-
ed, a general discussion of the ques-
ton, "What are theereQuisite qualifi-
cations of the teacher" The discus
sion was participated in by Messrs.
Rich, Putnam, Hadley,
Moore, McCleRehan and Prof. MaGr,
The>4nstitute was. again entertained.
with music by. the Club, after which.
the meeting was adjourned
The exercises of the, Institute du-
ring "Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day forenoon, varied SO little from
those of Tuesday, that a detailed re-
port thereof would, in the main, be
but q repetition of the minutes already
given, and might not be esteemed
urnpfhu Of nnrNenf ffon IL IN on ~
then, that Mr.. Hadley continued his
truly inlerestingand valuable instruc-
tons in Geography and Pepmanship-
up to the close of the Institute. He
also gave small class special ihstruc-
tiops in Map Drawing, for which he
received their hearty thanks.
. Prof. Booth daily instructed and
the Institute in Elocution and
Vocal Gymnastics, 81 His, instructions
were highly appreciated. He contri-
buted much to the interest and pleas
ure of all the meetings of the Insti-
tute by his select reading, Rotations
and fun. ,.. fr Fdist
MI. Putnam also continued his in
structions in Arithmetic, and was
listened to with gratifying atteDti0H
On "Wednesday and Thursday after
moons Mr.. McClenehan instructed the
Institute ast0 his methods of teach
ing the rUdimepts of Grammar. He
was highly esteemed by all the menu
bers of the Institute. guixiil ~ ~
On "Wednesday forenOont the sword
Method was illustrated ibB Prof.
Martin of the Normal School In the
afternoon a,sPiritedfless0n inlthe e4@
ments of drawing was given by Miss
Olcott, also of the Normal.
On Wednesday evening a general
discussion was had iOnathe, subject Of
School Discipline. The discussion
was participated in by Messrs. Moore,
Martin, Black and HadleySAA
(,On Thursday evening, pursuant to
previous arrangement, asociable. was
held at the High SchOOlrOomsgYhich
was largely attended and highly en-.
EXeellentmusic was furnished
by the club, for which, and the musici
furnishedby them during the sessions
of the Institute, they were warmly
thanked. aZinflsQu ta. yf I'll
On motion of Senator Upton, Mr..
Beals was thanked for. his faithful.la-
boEs in connection withsthe Institute,
and his systematic and conscientious
to elevate the Standard of teach
ing and the-tOne-Of the schools
throughout the State. ,em uiGigeN%
Prof. Booth favored the company
with q select reading and recitation,
whereupOn SenatOrT Upton moved that
Prof. Booth be invited TO give on Sat-
urday evening next an entertainment
of select readings to the citizens, and
urged the adoption of his motion in a
brief, eloquent and amusing address.
The motion was unanimously and en-
Enthusiastically carried, and appropriate
arrangements were accordingly made.
Prof. Booth gracefully acknowl-
edged the compliment conferred, and
cheerfully accepted the invitation Civ
en-. -ls4 Lu -tal
We have, in our hastilyIwritten and
imperfect minutes necessarily omitted
many items Of interest and import
ance. n yHt 4 -
The Institute was adjourned Friday
at - NJ. We parted from Mr.! Beals
and his able assistants with many re-
.grets, and would bespeak for them in
their subsequent labOrs throughout
the State. the confidence and hearty