Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-08-03
Teachers, InstItuto, Next week.

1eacherBs AnBtttufCS Next week
In view of the fact, that many persons in
Fayette county are yet unacquainted=with
the designs and benefits of the Teachers
Institute, to commence in this place next
Monday morning, at 8 O'Clock, We propose
to indicate its line of business by giving
few items concerning it and its teachers.
At the cost of considerable time, labor
and money, we have secured the services
of the following gentlemen, for one week:
John Hancock, A. NJ; Prof o. n. Stod-
dard, Prof. A. Schuyler, and Prof L. B.
Marsh.
We propose to place the Institute under
the management of Mr.. Hancock, and thus
insure the success of the enterprise. This
gentleman, as many are aware, is now the
superintendent of the Cincinnati public
schools. Those, who read the reports of
the schools in that city. can form some idea
of his ability and working power. A resi-
dent of our county, who has known him for
years. afirms, that for just what We want,
Mr.. John Hancock is the man. He will
take charge of the grammar, and will de-
liver a course of lectures on the theory and
practice of teaching.
ARITHMETIC.
| Mr. Schuyler is a welI-known Professor
of Mathematics and Logic, in Baldwin Uni
versity, at Berea, O. He is the author of a
popular work on mathematics, and is one
of the clearest expounders of the princi-
Piles of arithmetic, in the United States.
The matter of arithmetic is in charge of
this gentleman, and we know that he will
not go around the snarls and perplexities OF
the science, but will unravel and explain
those "heayy weights that do SO easily be-
set US" when we try to explain knotty
points to our pupils. He writes to us that
arithmetic is his first choice" He will
also deliver a lecture on memory. should
we desire it We are told that his arrange
ments of topics is philosophical, clear, log
ical and concise.'' Those who are privi-
legged to hear his instruction will be sure Of
receiving practical, solid sense.
ELocUTToN AND READING.
Prof. r. B. Marsh is graduate of Ken.
yon College. He was principal of the Ken
yon grammar school for five years, and dur.
ing the last four years has been superin
tendent of the public school, at Mt. Yer
non, o. For many years he has made thu
study of elocution and reading especially
He will give instruction in the art of read
ing and speaking, at the Institute.
The study and practice of elocution is
indeed, too much neglected in all of oul
schools, and too many of those, who
give instruction in this branch of educa
ton, aim rather at display in dramatic read
ing, rather that at giving practical instruc
ton, such as teachers need to enable then
to discharge the duties of the school room
Plain and practical rather than startling ane
theoretical will be thes kind of work tha
Prof. Marsh will give to our teachers.
Prof Stoddard, of Wooster University
is an able and interesting instructor, and h
will give Us important information on sucl
topics as heat, light, electricity, seasons
moon, tides, and chemical forces. Thos
who have heard the Professor need no urg
ing to come up to the feast of tat things
which he has prepared to give US mex
week.
, The entire expense to each individual al
tending the Institute, whether a teacher 0
not, will be one dollar. Be on hand at ex
ercise number one and stay till the las
: bell is rung, land the rope laid away" Le
every one who expects to attend, com
r with serious determination to make it pay
The friends will meet in the high schoc
] department of our Union school, next Mon
day morning at 8 o'clock, and be organic
, at once for work.
t Lastly: Bear in mind, that the work {
the Institute proper, is to give shape and d
rection to the knowledge already acquired
i, to give you instruction in new and improV
a ed methods Of teaching and government;
: quicken thought, and awaken profession;
spirit, and to cultivate a unity of intere
! among teachers.
We have friendly greeting for all, an
hope to accomplish. the greatest. possib
good. D.