Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-01-03

Calling the roll, and response by eacl
teachers giving the name Of a distinguish
ed Physicist. s-H
Remarks on Spelling-J. NJ. French O
Stowe, who claimed that scholars should
be allowed TO try only once on word
aud that a teacher should not general,
pronounce a word but once. His rule
for spelling aud his suggestions aud hint
were very good.
l0A. M.-Au exercise by Miss Brom
ley, subject, Tracing History Of Ciyi
War, commencing with
1861.
i. Attack on Sumter.
2. Events 10 Virginia.
8. Events in Missouri.
4. Events on Coast and Sea.
1862.
]. Openingof the Mississippi from the
North.
.. Opening of the Mississippi from the
South.
3. Events in Virginia.
4. Events on Coast and Sea.
1868.
]. Emancipation Proclamation.
2. Events in South and Southwest.
3. Events in Virginia. '
4. Events on Coast and Sea.
This table of events was succeeded by
some remarks by DR.. French.
la M.-Prof. Kile-subject-Arith.
metic,
Suggestions on Notation and Numera.
ton .'..'..'
!. Points to be attained-abiiity on
the part Of pupils to write and read un.
hcsitatingy any number under quintilioDs.
2. Use a skeleton of Notation.
8. Distinguish between simple and To-
cal values. ..'
4. Copy numbers from book and slate
aud then read as class exercise.
5. Teach that numbers can be classif-
ed. " '.H '...
6. Much practice on places and peri
DDS. 49,. .#-.
~ I. Use "and" properly.
This exercise was handled with mas
terly hand, and was followed by lesson
on Drawing by DR.. French, which was no.
vel and amusing. -'ia. d. -.. VI
AFTERNOON. 81 ... ID
2P.M.-Music-Miss Taft .
$50 p. determination of History
in the morning, which closed with the
year 1862 by Miss Bromley. ..
1864. .'f. #1 HHHa'. l .
]. Events in South and Southwest.
v;,u;n.;. 90 Shenandoah Valley.
s Army of the Potomac.
8. Events on Coast and Sea. .
1865. h'f7'e .at 'arf" .... a
> l. Events in South aud Southwest.
2. Events in Virginia. . .'...'., .
3. Events on Coast and Sea. OK.
This method Of tracing the events of
he war is superior one and is invalu-
lble to all teachers as a guide in resita-
ions. ..|. -n ..|
3P. M.-Miss Clark put the Arithmeti-
'al chart upon the board, which we should
fine auxiliary in teaching small
cholars in arithmetic. -
Next, Oral Course in English Language,
~ Prof Kie. 1t was very clear aud
and in closing he gave the
eachers two suggestions: Z
!. Discourage bad talk wherever YOU
%.
2 Strive to inculcatc feeling of moral
litigation to use our language correctly.
4 P. M.--Music-Miss Taft. after
Ghich Miss Clark made few well chosen
nd appropriate remarks to the ladies,
ndeavoring to impress upon their minds
nd hearts the responsibility which rested
pon them as teachers and exemplars.
EVENING.
7 P. M.--Sentimcnts by the teachers,
'hich showed an acquaintance with the
'est poets; followed by a lecture from
'rof. Kile, sub ject---Books and Authors.
twas redolent with pure and holy thoughts
nd evinced thorough knowledge Of the
est authors and their writings. He en-
reated parents to be more careful in re-
alton to the literature furnished their
hildren. Dime novels were denounced
an emphatic manner. The only ex-
option we took to the lecture was the
90 Wholesale condemnation of the edi-
orial fraternity who criticise books and
uthors. We understood him to claim |
nat the rule was, that bad books could |
ct very Aattering notices from the rress |
money was used for that purpose. The
ule is just the reverse, and it is a rare
hing to see a book wanting in good lite
airy taste and ability commended by re-
oectable writer's anc journals. "".' F. e
FRIDAY.
8 A. M.-Music. Prayer by Prof.
Tile. Roll call. Matthew atical Gcop.
Apply was tabulated and explained BY
'rof. Kile, and was very acceptable. The
were among the topics explained
nd illustrated:
/. Ecliptic. ''a1
2. INCLINATION CT axis. lA 3#
8 Direction of motions. 81
4, Parallelsm of axis. c 'i.'ne
5. Equinoxes and SoIstices. 7 4
6. Direction Of Suns rays. s.''
I, Circles. 'i'H '4H aN' Y ie
8. Seasons. ''''Ni' t7s'A3 l
IL A M.-Miss Clark gave some excel
mt instruction in regard to writing Com.
osltions. She gave the teachers a sub.