Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-11-30

the presiding officers being present, Mr.. D.
W Ellis was elected President of the Asso-
citation pro TEN.
The first exercise was by Mr.. c. F Dean,
on the Teacher in Society. Next Mr.. D. W.
Ellis gave the Association his method of
teaching Analysis. The exercise was prac-
teal and very entertaining. A number of
sentences were written on the board and
analysed by means of diagrams.
The questions from the box were then
propounded, some of which W ere answered
and others laid over for want of time. The
following is the list:
1. Ifyou give a scholar a sound seolding
for not learning a speech, and his parents
take him from the school, what will you
do?
2. What is the best plan~to secure a
prompt compliance with Friday P. m. exer-
cises?
8. If scholar be tardy at school on the
parents account, should the scholar be
punished?
4. What is the best and easiest way to
prevent whispering in school?
5. Is it essential for every teacher to take
an educational Journal? If So what one is
your preference?
6. In many of our schools it very diff
cult to get pupils to give an explanation of
what they study; especially in the case of
arithmetical problems. How will you over
come this?
Z. Are not Akron school laws detrimental
to teachers interests; and should they not
be repealed?
who is naturally DULL, and who HATES any
thing in the shape of a book or lesson?
g. What is the best plan for grading a
common school?
10. What are the advantages of gramati-
cal analysis and parsing? At what age
should grammar and analysis be commenc-
ed by the pupil
II. Is it good plan to keep scholars in
at recess?
12. Should teacher ever require q
scholar to remove his coat to receive a fog
ging?
13. Is teacher justified in whipping a
child because it misses words in spelling!
IA. How can we TEACH reading?
Is. Will any one please describe Mount
Gents tunnel?
16. How would you prevent swearing by
pupils during play hours?
In the afternoon, Mr.. W. II. Stokesberry
gave very interesting model exercise il
teaching penmanship. He remarked: First
Have a regular time. Second. Divide ev-
cry school into two sections: First, begin
ners; second, the advance class. Have
something for a copy that they will like
Something like a leaf, or cup, to draw or
the blackboard, or slate, is a good exercise
Give no student the same copy twice
Then under the drawing write the name o.
| it, in a very plain and simple manner. After
this, take up the states and examine then
carefully and make some grade of the eff
fort. Give them something to urge then
on. At the same time number the exer
| else, and thus teach them to make mum
| bers. For the advanced class, commence
by drawing diagram, as it is on the boart
here and practice them on these principles
Call them patterns. Teach syntheticall!
as well as analytically. The first princi
pie you see, is a simple, straight line. Tht
second and third principles are curves-on
to the right and one to the left. From thes
three principles all the smaller letters ar
formed. The fourth principle is a loop; tn
| IL y
SIX, and the seventh the sixth inverted. TIL
eighth is composed of two curves-a curv
to the left, then to the right, the last brough
up and curved around to the left, cuttin
the upright curve about one third its heigh
After this exercise, give some short word
to write. Then some large words; and afte
some considerable practice, give them shol
sentences. Teach the scholars how /
write a negotiable note, or how to write
business letter. How to write a letter t
subscribe to the paper, or something of tn;
: 4 kind" Here the speaker gave positic
for pupils to occupy in writing. 'Be SUI
to give them proper position, and yo
t will see good effects follow"
F. Mr.. D. R. Jacobs was then listened to @
the Subject of percentage; and presented
! number of valuable formulas. Mr.. Jacol
e is a live teacher, and always presen
something interesting.
Messrs. Grubb, Tanzy, and Blandin we
] appointed committee on resolutions, al
f reported the following, which was unan
r meusly adopted:
TTDdor fba 0f ~
4 nineth section of the Akron law, and Il
: thirteenth section of the school law of 184
b which empowers town Councils and Boar
+ of Education of incorporated towns and V
lagos to appoint local boards of examiner
p for schools organized under the abo
: acts; and,
= WHEREAS, IneV4anetent and part
boards of examiners al trequeIUIy .-,-,. ~
ed, thereby ilnpairing the efficiency of sa
= schools by granting certificates to unqua
: fed teachers. Therefore,
T RESOLVED, By this Association that a I
; tition be sent from this county to the ne
v General Assembly of the State, praying
: the repeal of the acts above named.
II (Signed,) M. B. CRUDE,
le w. ". BLANDI1
le W. C. TANzY.
at w. w. Blandin of Jeffersonville, til
IL read an essay on School Troubles and h
e to meet them. His exercise was capt.
to and received with much interest.
in The next meeting of the body will
de Dec. 16, at 10 a. m, in this place. Ii
re out for the programme next week.
al, Would it not be good plan to have
column Of the HERALD called the TeachC
Column We know such column wo
be matter of great interest to many of
let citizens. D. NJ. ELLIS, Pres. pro tenn
- C. f. DEAN Sec'y