Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-15

8. Ten what u 10 be ssen In pictures. l9
A higher Rrade of exercises Is the following
4. Ricture lcssonseff usHr .4.sfsi Fia
a Dsscribsa single object. ll,.s.sia Iis
D. Dsscrine pictures a. seen ffom wiDdows.
G.. Describe the picture of the street. Let tie
purit s,and on a street corner and oBserve what
Is passing about him, then write a description
of the whtIe scene. ta flIa n .l.A ''i
4 wtite tales sugsss,ed by the study %
pictees. 3p1l t'uoW 1910 ii % t'ullilA
2oTurn ballads iuto prose- with the st'ry
upan which play n fnWnded. Lst the pupil
read the history Of the Spspish discoveries as
fiven by several historians, then wri!e his own
recount Of the matter.
'fNe rest ~ the afternoon was occupied by
Col De Wolf on arithmetic, apd Supt Harvey
on grammar.
IN tie evening Supt. Harvey gave EAdintersst.
| ing lecture on the subject ~ storms " He ex-
planned the different theories held by scientific
men, regarding the origin cause, dc. ~ storms;
the y. =. signal service and its b'nehts 10 cum
meroe and agriculture. At tie cgnclusion OF
the lecture, the Institute adjourned 10 meet at
$50 A. NJ. Wednesday morning.
THIRD DAY,
AT $50 A ". the Institute was called to order
BY the President, and devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. W. Wright.
Supt. Harvey occupied some time ln remarks
upon solIOs,l organization and teachers reports
The teacher should see that the grounds and
, scliDal room are neat aud clean and everything
In les place, tn impress lhs pupils that nsatness
and aFcer are expected Of them The iiapurt-
'nce Of accuracy N teachers reports were d"elt
upon at length A mistake causes an mao rate
repsrt to the Auditor by the P1wnship Clvrk,
and the Audit.r will then make an lncurrect re-
port ~ the State Commissioner. thus giving an
incorrect impressien D., the public ~ the e. udi
tion or our scl,onis, aud placing AZ impeline ent
IN the way of Legislative aclon To correct OWLS
or benefit the cause Of educatnn.
Cot DeWOf then acrupiod an hour on the
subject OF reading The mns, di0icult part IN
The teachers work in this branch being TO break
up bad habits. Wuh the child II is an easy
mHtlcr To Ednn carrect habits, but difficult ~
break bad habits after once formed aud prnc
ticed,
Dnrine the last hour Of the morning session
Snpl, Harvey finished his remarks upon Gram
mar. which he had begun the previous after
noon. lie remarked that too much time and ei-
TOR, are spent in mem pri4mg the tex; buok agd
too lflle time IN mdiinA the pupil understand
the definition he learns He WAS able at one
time 90 recte the whole OF Murrav's Grammar,
but he knew nutling Ut Grammar nutwth-
standing his ability tu recit every defniton,
remark and rule. Instead " requiring him 20
meninrize the contents Of the book his teacher
shuuld haye ttughs him one thinA, and that one
thing should have bsen made , lain that ho
conid not help but undsrs, AMI u, then an,ther
thing should have been taught, aud thus onward
step oy STEP
As Nr. Harvey was to leave town in the af-
ternuon, he concluded his work iu the institute
by referring to the bright prospects in educa-
lonal matters in the Stale of Ohm. lie was
pleased with the teachers he had met in the
several counties in which lie had been. He urg-
cd upun the teachers the Importance of encnur-
aging the Examiners 10 demand a higher grade
of qualifications smung those who desired to
teach.
AttLe close Of his remarks, vote of thanks
and The good wishes ui the Institute were ten
dered him. lie l4it win the teachers aad our
citysns, the impression tlat ''he is the right man
IN the right place"
The H. ~ hour uf hs afternoon session was
occupied by CoI. DsWoIf, who resumed tho
subject %. AarithmrUe,
Rev. q. A. AIans addressed the Institute
during the second hour upuu general topics.
Cm. DsWoli occupied the urxt hour with re-
marks upon tho subject oi Ventilation, at the
uluse nj which tho Institute adj"urued until
a. n. tue next day.