The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-07-12
"WEDNESDAY, June 10th.

After the ,ir,al opening exercises, minutes
Of last meeting read and after some corrections
adopted, Prof. II. n. drrhan delivered an able
lecture on the subject Of Organization Of
Schools.
Prof. J. b. Myers followed illustrating on
the blackboard the interior ground plan Of
model <hoci bsilding. He also urged the
Importance Of pupils understanding every
word in lesson.
Prof. Towne then lectured on practical
Arithmetic, showing the position decimal no
tation should occupy.
On motion Of Prof Towne, Prof. Grehsns
essay was postponed until - o'clock r. NJ.
The Institute then adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After music as usual, Miss n. J. Eason, read
splendid essay on the subject, "what is Edu-
cation, and what Is the advantages Of IT,"
Mr.. Fishburn, offered Miss Eason warm
congratulations, for her able production on
education.
Prof b. n. Grehan moved that the essay
jus read be offered for publication. On mo-
ticn Of p. A. Towne, the essay of 4. Tarrant
was requested for publication.
Mr.. Barbour, Of Danville, lectured on map
driving, and illustrated il on the blackboard.
The subject IL map drawing was then dis
cu~cd by Profs. Grchan, Towne and others.
Prpf. Towne then gave ludicous illustra-
ton how the sing-song tone Of reading be-
come habit.
The meeting then adjourned until o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Prof. Towne led of in the discussion on
school organization, and school discipline, urg-
ing young teachers to adopt a regular pro-
gramme Of exercises in their schools. Without
il no school can be satisfactorily conducted.
He commended that corporal punishment should
be inflicted as little ms possible, that the ne
costly, for it was rapidly passing away in
American schools. No teacher should an
nounce his purpose not to innict il under any
circumstances, for order must be maintained at
every cost but the habit Of acgging children
from day to day, was a rcproach upon any
person and utterly ruinous to all proper dis
cipline in the school room.
Or. Barbour followed in much the same
strain. lie gave several examples where cor
poral punishment seemed a necessity, but in
-eaeh.caseit xas clear that the parent of TIA
EssoRasad neglected Iis d.ty, and thus thu
tAcAer was forced TO perform duty that
should have been discharged by the natural
agent The moment parents discharge the
duties naturally devolving upon them. Thi'
feature Of schools will he banished. Mr.
Caldwell took the position that any person
could maintain his authority over children
without the infection Of corporal punishment,
at all, that il ought to be banished from our
schools as relic Of barbarity. This view
was ably maintained.
Prof Myers followed in an excellent train
Of thoughts, fully sustaining the positions OF
the previous speaker. Prof. Myers was very
happy in his remarks, and gave way to Mr.
Grehan, Of Fayette, who rather deplored the
tendency to remove this old fashioned mode
Of punishment from the school room. Ill
thought ii would have a damaging effect upon
the schools Of Lincoln county il it should gel
abroad that this Institute is in favor Of dis
use Of the birch, and he was afraid that the
tendency Of opinion on this subject was in the
wrong direction. The time for a millennium
Of this kid had not yet arrived. The whole
discussion was highly interesting and pro6ta
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