New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-11
Third Day of the Carr0llt0n Institute.

The institute was opened at the appointed
| time with devotional exercises. The hall
was again filled with an attentive audience.
There were several teachers present from
New Orleans, some of whom took an active
part in the exercises.
The first on the programme of exercises
for the day was an address on Method of
Teaching Physical and Political Geography"
and an exercise in map drawing on the
blackboard by Miss Warner, of New Or
leans. In drawing her maps Miss Warner
first drew construction lines, then located
boundaries, rivers, lakes, cities, islands,
ETC., with great accuracy.
Next came a lesson in botany by Miss
Morris. A large assortment of flowers and
leaves had been procured, thus enabling
her to give practical lesson in this science.
She gave examples, showing how this
branch may be taught the little ones.
Mr.. William Bartlett, Professor of Phon-
ography, followed, giving a lesson in this
art, at the close of which nearly all present
could read the words and sentences the pro
fessor wrote on the blackboard.
After a recess of half an hour, Rev. VIII
liam Robinson delivered an address on
"SchoOl Discipline" bject every
teacher must be interested in. He said the
first duty of every teacher is to get the
pupils love, but that love may not degener-
ate into weakness; it must be associated
with justice; that praise judiciously dis
posed is one of the best incentives to obe-
dience. He gave as one of the best methods
to obtain good discipline in school this rule:
Stimulate whatever of good your pupils
display, and reprove what is wrong, but do
it kindly"
Mr. Stoddard thanked the teachers for
their live interest, promptness and atten-
ton from the commencement TO the close
of the institute. He said he felt confident
that those who attended this institute, and
would be present at the others in the sew
eral divisions of the State, would rank it
second to none; that he expected the sue
cess attained because he knew his teachers.
The question was asked if any one was
present by compulsion.
Mr.. Hurd arose, stating that his friend
from st. John was about the only case,
having been compelled to lose the first two
days because the steamboat ne came down
on was blown against raft in the strong
wind
The following resolutions speak for them
selves, particularly as coming from and
offered by some of the teachers voluntarily:
WHEREAS, We, the teachers of the second
division, at our institute assembled, believe
that our coming together has been for our
good and the promotion of a greater in
terest and zeal in our profession, and that
very important part of the benefits we
have received is due the very able man
ner in which Miss Hattie n. Morris has con-
Quoted the exercises upon, and illustrated
what we consider improved methods of
teaching some of the branches OF education
and being convinced that her abilities as
teacher have been greatly underrated, and
that she has been grossly misrepresented
by some of the members of the New Orleans
institute and press; therefore
ResoLued, That we express our apprecia-
tion of the services of Miss Morris by ten
dering TO her the sincere thanks of this in
stitute and expressing the hope that at
some future period the pleasure now en-
jOyed may be renewed. and
ReSoired, That copy of these resolutions
be presented to Miss Morris, also to the
Louisiana State Register and the New Or
leans REPUBLICAN for publication.
Adopted unanimously.
A motion of thanks to Rev. William Roll |
inson, DR.. Clark Professor Bartlett, Miss |
Warren and others who assisted at the in |
stitute, was carried.
1t was decided to hold an institute of this |
division in six months from now, notice of |
which will be given.
Institute adjourned.