The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-03-31
ALEXANDER COUNTY TEACHERS
e INSTITUTE.

4 ALEXANDRIA COUNTY TEACHER'S
1 INSTITUTE.
fIBsT DAY--MoRNISG SESSION.
Tho Institute met yesterday morning at
O'Clock am ut the Thirteenth street
school house.
The following teachers enrolled their
names
II. S. English, J.B. Mabery,
i. q. Tolford, w. II. Whitaker,
John 7. Carson, H. Thompson,
A. Corning.
Miss Frank Beebe, Miss s. Shield,
Miss l.. Peirce, Miss Julia Robinson,
Miss Abbie Hatch, Miss Matte Warwick
Miss Alice Simonds, Miss Maggie Aubery,
Miss Mary Hawkins Miss Emma Stewart
Miss Eliza Shield; Miss Wallbridge,
Miss Il s Kratsinger Miss Mary Kelsey,
Miss Fanny Lyon, Miss N J Mckee,
Miss A Carpenter, Miss 8 K Brown,
Miss IL L Highly, Aiss 4 A Tuttle.
The session was called TO order by Mr..
English Capt. John G. White, was, on
motion, elected President; J. Bruce
Mabsry, vico-presidsnt, aud Miss Frank
Beebe, secretary. Upon taking the chair,
Capt White briefly addressed the teach.
ers, setting forth the importance Of es,ab'
fishing and maintaining Teachers Insti-
tutes. He expressed an earnest desire
that every teacher present shold enter
upon the work assigned them with de-
termination 70 make the session Of interest
and profit to all.
Rev. Fred l. Thompson, addressed the
Throne Of Grace imploring the blessing
Of heaven upon::the lsbors Of the Institute.
An exercise was next conducted In
Primary Arithmatic by Miss 8. J. Shields.
She presented her method for teaching this
branch of study by bringing into the In
s.itutc her Primary Arithmatic class. Tho
exercise was not only exceedingly inter.
osting, but she showed TO tho satisfaction
Of the teachers, that her theory wa. emf
nen,ly adopted to that class of pupils.
Miss Shields furnished abundant prof in
this exercise Of her superior qualifications
as u teacher In primary instruction.
After recess OF five minutes, Miss l..
Pierce conducted an exercise in primary
geography. She began by requiring the
class to define State, giving its bounda-
ries, rivers, cities, and people. She re-
| qured her class 10 state their views, Of
cities, and the advantages possessed by
some over others. Min Pierce gave as
her theory for teaching geography, that
| the pnpils should be frs, made acquainted
with tho smallest division of land, and.
that, nearest home. This exercise was ex-
ceedingly interesting and profitable.
| Beautiful angel on pinons OF light,
Wait tn I Whisper my mother good u ghr"
was sung by tho audience under the di.
rsction Of Mis- Matte Warwick.
Mr.. English aud Dr.. Brigham expressed
u favorable opinion Of Miss Pierces' theory
Of teaching Primary Geography.
Miss Matte Warwick led In singing
"Hithsr We come Union Band.
70 sing sweet songs Of , better land"
An essay was next read BY Miss julia
Robinson, suhjcct-"Cullurc." As no
comments Of ours can do justice to this
production, THE BULLETIN reporter
moved that Miss Robinson be requested
TO furnish copy for publication, 10 which
the lady kindly consented.
TaE ESSAY.
Much has been and is ye, said and writ
ten upon the subject Of culturo-upon
culture Of the intellect, and culture Of ths
heart; culture from travel, and from
books of travel from study, and from
labor.
What is culture, Does IL come from
travel? Not necessarily, for very rude,
ignorant people sail up the storied Rhine,
and SEQ foreign wonders, while the mar
vclously sad, grand face Of the Sphinx,
with its untold secrets, is gazed ut by
those who would see equal beauty in u
clay image.
Does culture come from study? Not
necessarily. a churl may be conver'ant
with the secrets Of science, and the mys-
teries Of unknown tongues. The pale
chemist, in love with tho secrets Of his
lsbratory, bringing out into the colorless
air the wonderfully bright flames, may DO
useful only in his labrstory, pleasing, only
for his magic-cultured, only In his own
path.
True culture Il broader than knowledge,
something more than wealth can buy, and
does not yield Itself TO travel alone. It's
basis are perhaps, the arts and amenities
Of life combined. A cultured man must
be rare scholar, with q kind heart, .
perfect gentleman, with Nm active, we'll
stored mind; a lover OF God, yet not above
His lowly works.
There Is great difficulty in defining and
restricting culture. Emmerson has writ
ten and lectured Of II, yet has failed to
catch the true meaning, which perhaps no
one can. We are also ut q loss how TO set
about seeking the broadest, drepest, most
worthy culture.
We are told now, that the se!t-made
man Is the true man.
He may be the true man, but Is egotism
10 suppose that one is sufficient for ones
self. We need help, sympathy, the spur Of
superiority, and the humiliation of infer.
iority. diamond cut diamond" is a good
lesson 10 learn. .F....-
Let men write largely aud grandly OF
self-sufficiency, and say Eureka my
mind TO me kingdom Is" Let them
speak Of "society and solitude" yet soli-
tude does not develop ignorant, and there
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