Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-12-21
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
[Reported for the Herald !
Teachers, AssOcia1iOn,

the closing exercises of our Association on
last Saturday. seemed to be unanimously
of the opinion that we have never had
more pleasant and profitable gathering
since the formation of the society, than the
one at that time. A larger attendance than
ever before of teachers, students and citi-
zens of Washington, and friends of educa-
ton throughout the country, gave peculiar
zest to all the exercises.
We are glad to make so good report,
and trust that every succeeding meeting of
the teachers of Fayette County will i'm
prove in richness and variety, until we shall
be inferior to no other county in the State
of Ohio. We vote the last meeting sue
cess in regard to profit, enjoyment and So
ciability.
May the meeting of January thirteenth
be as good, if not far better
The roll was called at 10 O'Clock a. m
The first exercise was lecture on Nitro
gen, by the Secretary. A pint of common
air was analysed, and found to consist of
NitrogeA, four parts, and Oxygen, one part
Some eight or ten experiments were per-
formed during the lecture. The lecture
was listened to with the best of attention,
and we trust it will long be remembered by
the younger members of the Association.
At the conclusion of this exercise the
Chairman introduced Prof. A. Z. Cate, of
the Bloomingburg Academy, who gave US a
careful address on the subject of Reading.
The Professor took up his subject at the
beginning, and thence proceeded in clear
and logical manner to give US a sensible
method of teaching class to read. Those
who had the pleasure of listening to his
address were abundantly repaid for the at
tentiOn they gave to the speaker. Were
the suggestions Of the gentleman carefully
carried out in every school of our county,
We would have more good readers and few
er bad ones.
We saw large number of the best
teachers in the county taking notes on this
subject. Unfortunately, many of that class
of instructors who are still in the mud OF
old fogyism, were not present to derive the
benefit of Prof. Gates lecture
Next came recess Of twenty minutes,
"AAASAA was PAOHCO Oy l4dl4Oo dllN
greeting old acquaintances. An organ was
lent to the teachers by our townsman A.
Hamilton, Esq, and a number of music
books were distributed among the teachers.
After recess few minutes of song was fol-
lowed by recitation by Miss Lucy Allen.
Her exercise was poem, written by Edgar
A. Poe. Subject: The Bells" It was re-
marked by one who had often read this po
EN-, that Miss Lucy put more meaning in
to it than she had ever noticed before
Miss Lucy Allen has musical voice and
almost made US hear the different bells
which the poem describes. Now, the po-
EN- speaks of the merry sleigh bells; and
now, we listen to the glad and harmonious
peals Of the wedding bells. Golden bells
Then, with clangor and fury, the loud alarm
bells; fire bells; were rendered in a manner
startling and impressive. But in the clos
ing stanza, where the poet speaks of the
iron bells, the sad bells for the dead, the
3 peculiar poVeer=ef=Al Aliss-AlIen,s voice wa.
Y strikingly manifest. Som Der, anl-Feo9iiaI,
I ly touching were the final words of tha
noble and wonderful poem, as they fel
o upon the eager ears of the audience.
The last exercise of the morning was tn
opening and answering of queries from tn
= question box. Many of these question
were laid over till some other meeting
e when we propose to discuss them NOR
h thoroughly. The teachers then took in
u termission of one hour and half.
II Promptly at 1:30 p. m, the Chairma
u called US to order. The teachers first en-
Il gagged in singing piece Of music, at tn
n conclusion of which Mr. w. D. Stokesberr
u created much interestin in the subject of &c
) ography, as was evinced by the number
l. questions shot at him as he closed. AL th
ID queries were answered with cheerful goo
is humor, and considerable ability, much t
the benefit of all concerned.
The subject of teachers column in tn
e Fayette County HERALD was then consit
ered and committee appointed to repo
'S plan Of procedure to the teachers.
The committee reported the folIowir
O. resolutions and suggestions:
ut RESOLVED, That we duly appreciate IL
is liberal offer of Teachers Column fro
er the editors of the Fayette County HERAL
90 and hereby tender to the said editors a vo
60 of thanks for their kindly interest in the e
ucational matters of our county.
IS We do beg leave to recommend to Il
Association that three members be electt
. as standing committee for three month
vi to take charge of this matter under the {
no rection of this Association.
The resolution was carried, and cor
IS: mittee consisting of A. Z. Cate, j. H. Woo
he and c. f. Dean, was elected This col
~ mittee is expected to cooperate with Il
nd editors of the HERALD, and be entirety u
. der their direction. Their three mont
in, session will expire March 16. 1872.
he Mr.. Manfred Grubb then took up t
ire subject of Interest and occupied thir
minutes in the discussion of this topic.
&c At three p. IN. came the contest
: spelling. A member was elected to pl
of nounce the words, and at his suggestic
no fifty words of one syllable, fifty words
mt two syllables, and after that any numE
md of words were to be propounded to
candidates. Mrs. j. B. Priddy, II, H. L
wards, and Mr.. james Garner were {
pointed a committee ofreference. A ri
+ was formed, the pronouncer and the judt
will took their places and the fight began. 1
on contest was exceedingly close and exciti
For and at times a shade bitter. After half
om- hours stubborn fighting Miss Mary Bro1
of this place, was declared the success