Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-10-05

gave an exercise In grammar. Affer ro.
cess Mr.. Savary gave an "Object Lesson,
addressed more especially TO the teachers
of the Primary Schools, after which Mr..
Sietson conducted another exercise in
drawing. Adjournment till half past one.
Afternoon session commenced at half
past one. Mr.. Luce gave a lecture on
Reading" Hesfrst stated the difference
between speaking and reading. Good
reading then is the speaking the thought
OF others TO others. from the printed or
written page.
The 1T object in teaching reading i to
give the pupils the power to translate words
into ideas
;. To train them to natural and graceful
expression Of ideas of what is read. by
forming correct habits. and correcting
faulty ones
;. To train them TO clear aud distinct
-nunciatiom
!. TO give power. purity. and compass
Of voice
.. To create a taste for reading. both
social and solitary.
lie was followed by Mr.. S,etson, who
gave lesson in Geography. Mr.. Sietson
proposes a revolution upon the old system
of examining the memory with isolated
facts and set definitions but would require
the pupils To construct their own maps.
aud thus conquer the science by careful
pl1eFk tsf shAs.s
appeal to their senses.
The advantages Of this system over the
old must be clearly seen by every one The
thing however which would effect vital
change In the manner of teaching ,hi.
much neglected branch of education. T. the
adoption of new series Of text hooks
Iuyot- Biographies should be- ut once
substituted for CornelI's. We Trust thu.
the Committee will ri once take the matter
into careful on.ideration.
Amer the recess Mr.. Luce gave lecture
GA school Taciic,"
The J., thing to be avoided is the multi.
piicatiou OF classes
The following principles of classification
should be adopted
/. Make the least number Of classes pos
-ible 1T. b. combination; I'd. BY di,i.
''"n> 81. BY topical teaching.
:. Group classes whenever possible.
; MAKE definite programme fixing
time. order and length Of exercises. &c.
aiAere sricfly q IL
Tuesday evening was devoted TO a lee
'ure or rather a pleasant talk by Prof. Ed
ward : Morse Of sa.em. His subject was
the Animal kingdom" and the Prof stat
ell at the frs; that Il would be rather diff
henli to condense a description Of the
structure and common forms oflnsec,- and
animals into one evening when there are no
I"s, than nv" hundred thousand species
The structure Of the common hous,~fly
corresponds to about three hundred thou
sand species. Many people imagine that
Insects have no internal organization and
consist Of mere pulp inside. but really the
Who'll" body j. like a bag filed with blood.
The hear consisting Of long tube running
IN" Who'll" length Of the body along the
= the brain running along the lover Ior-
ton. The fly has sort OF mucillage "a,
his feet which enables him 10 adhere 70
any surface and j. the reason why he I.
continually dirtying and wiping hi, feet
he i'y has about six thousand ewes. but
critics TWENTY-FIVE thousand so that th.y
may be said TO see Nv sections.
TN" Interesting paT about spiders j.
/ that th"F a-- nat poisonous o. ,h..I- J-.-
cannot open wide enough TO enclose even
wrinkle on the hand. and "Horresco
Reieren, the female spider not only
doc the web spinning. but cats her hus-
band when occasion requires. The saw
Ike YET smooth formation Of the feet en-
able them 10 travel over 4 web with great
rapidttv and safety. The snail. like the
clam. grows by the she'll adding minute
particles 70 the outer shell. The so called
bag OF dirt in the clam. is the liver. and i,
the best part for eating. aliho' many have
strange prejudice against IT, What is
called the head j. not head but some
thing entirely different BY which food and
water pass by ciliary motion thro' the
body and out. Flies are full grown at
birth. 80 many a worthy h.usekeeper who
now destroys young flies under the i'm
preston that their growth will be in
creased, is laboring in vain.
The lecture was remarkably well illus
traied by free hand drawings, and was
very uond althnuyh 1;e;opl, - .~.
wednesday evening Second Popular Lee
ture by same.
Thursday evening. Lecture by Mr. c. b.
stetson. Of Lewiston. Subject Heat
Its Laws, and Practical Application"
Friday evening, Closing Lecture by Mr.
\. A. Luce, of Freedom. Subject =
Ideals In Education"