Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-12-09
angles, and the analysis of letters.
Mr.. Cyrus Smith gave his method of

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correct them without telling them why.
2nd Get pupils interested 10 their studies
| by telling siories-when you tell a child
story, have it 10 reproduce the scene as
near as possible-when il makes mistakes
correct them LET the story be about five
minutes lone-if you eau not tell stories
read them from some juvenile paper
Have students 10 write the substance of
the story. ard by so doing make them
good composition writers. Let these ex-
ercises be daily.
Mr. Luke then gave his method of
teaching german TO a class that was pre-
pared To receive text book. He cOnsld-
cred the topic under the following heads:
/. WORDS. LIST. simple. 90. Cons
pound.
Ill. INCOMPLETE THouGHT. lst Sim
pie. 2d. Compound.
Ill. COMPLETE THOUGHT. lst Sim
pie. 2d Compound
He said thai he esed the term thought
In grammatical sense and that pupil
could distinguish complete thought by
by using the term instead OF the word
sentence. Sentence. means thought and
thought making complete sense forms
complete sentence and complete
thought. In similar manner teach the
meaning of an incomplete thought, that
| is, a thought which requires something
more for its completion, and thus prepare
the mind of the pupil TO transcend from
the incomplete thought 10 the term phrase
also from the complete thought TO the
term sentence. In this manner pupils get
definite idea OF sentence and phrase;
but if we say a phrase is collection of
words that do not make complete sense,
the definition precedes the idea and the
pupils knowledge Of the same cannot fail
to be superficial.
The Institute then adjourned TO meet at
O'Clock m. The evening session was
cailedto ordsr by The president and OPEN
ed with sing NC.
Prof Macomber was then introduced
To the Institute, who delivered an able
and interesting address on the relation of
our common schools to civilization. At
| ter the lecture The institute proceeded 10
business. A vote of thanks was given
Prof Macombcr for his interesting ad-
dress The institute then adjourned to
meet Wednesday, Nov. oath. at 9 o'clock
q. In.
WEDNESDAY Nov. oath
The II siitute WAS called 10 order by the
Pres and opened with music. Prof MAJ
comber then gave lesson in primary
geography and classified his subject as
| follows:
PRIMARY IpEA.-l, DIRECTION. III. DIS
TAYoE. III, MAP ". NATURAL FEA1uREs
LIST, plain I'd, hIt-3d, vdliey-4h,
stre0nl-5th. rivers.
ID. ID. Luke gave his method Of teach
ing United States history. He considered
the subject under four heads as follows:
|, DIscovERIEs.-lst, SpaRish--2nd.
Engiish--3d, FrencA-4th. Dutch.
| III, CoLoNlzATIoN,-lst, setttenefafs--
2d, col mics.
III. RgvoLUTIeN.--Ist, couse-2d, udr
for independence-3d laationdt organ
izdfiOn,
~, NArIoyALIrY.--lst, politicot--2d,
national devetopment-3d, vars.
Afternoon session was called TO order
by he president, and opened with singing.
Miss Vona Chamberlain ,hep gave IA less
on in photography. Mr.. Luke gave less
on in mathematical geography. He con-
sidcred the SUBJECT under the following
heads:
|, PosITIoN OF THE EARTH.
III, FoRx.
III, MAGNITUDE.
He demonstrated the manner In which
earth was proven to be an DILUTE
spheriod. The proofs of It's spherical
shape were:
Isl. Vibrations Of pendulum 2d,
I'd, nleosurmeat Of a degree latitude
analogy.
Mr.. Smith continued his lesson in ian
guage. The following embraces the prin-
cipal parts Of the lecture:
/. REQUIRE or your PUPHs PROMPT An
syEKs. ALWAYS EXPRESSED IN COMPLETE
SENTENCES.
Ii, REQUIRE Pupils To COPY on THEIR
BLACK STATES WHATEVER YOU WRITE on
TIE BLACK BOARD
Ill COaREcr WITH GREAT CARE ALL
ERRORS ISseRoNUNcIATIoS, SPELLING PUSoT-
PATTON, AND THE USE OF CAPITAL LETTE.:s
The lecture was very interesting and
well developed. Mr.. Jackson continued
his lessons IN penmanship, giving the an
alysis OF S all letters.
The evening session was well attended.
The subject was Theory and practice OF
Teaching" Mr.. Charles gave an interest
ing lecture which contained much good
advice. Mr.. Charles was followed
by Mr.. Smith on the same sub
lect. He concurred with Mr. Charles
in many things and then related his ex-
rience as teacher. which was character
lied with good hamor and closed y be-
ing very numerous.
The box was opened and the pracfica-
blity Of spelling schools in the country
discussed. 1t was thought by Mr.. Charles
that spelling schools as conducted in the
country were productive % more evil tLan
good, that as a general thing young peo-
pie merely attended .hem tn have some
place 10 60, and not TO receive any par
ticular benefit. and IN consequences they
never learn To be good spoilers in that
way. Ii was generally conceded that the
manner ID which spelling schools in the
country ale conducted i. not the way 10
make good practical spoilers. Mr.. Smith
and others were of The same opinion.
Many other questions were cons idered
and disposed of after which The Institute
adjourned IN meet thursday, %, al 8
o'clock a. m.
Thursday. Nov. 25
Institute was called 10 order by the
president. and opened with singing MIR.
! Charles then gave n lecture on the use OF
outline maps anil globes in our schools
also the necessity OF map irsining. His
method Of teaching geography was sinIi-
lar to that of Mr. Macomber.
Mr.. Smith gave brief lesson in CON-
pound numbers and demonstrated his
method oi teaching the tables. lie would
4 develop the idea or contents oil The tables
b, objects. This lecture embraced sever
al new principles which Cannot iail to
meet the appreciation of good teachers.
Mr. Luke gave his method OF teaching
arithmetic which las as follows:
l. MATES. sEfementdry pTinct-
pies. 2. Fundamental operatidns.
/. H. MErnop.--ist. Present subject an
natural order. 2d. Use objects for
illustration. 3D. Teach the usknotcn
from the knosoa. 4th. Teach drsotosds
precious to synthetic statements. 5th
Teach one procese for a particular
thing, and thct the most prdc
ticu6ts. 6th, heuieics; LIST, Topical,
III, DictQti0n exercise.
! Under the head of elementary princi-
pies he would teach Notation and Numer-
alton, Addition, Subtraction, Multipliea-
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