The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-08-15
EDUCATIONAL.
Proceedings OF Casey County
Tcachcrs' Institute.

LihERrN, NY, July 18th, 1873.
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Pursuant 10 appointment the Teachers
Institute met at the Christian Church at
II o'clock A. NJ. the President, ID. w.
Coleman. taking the chair, and the Sec
retaries. Eastman Tarrant and A. B.
Williams, present Enrolment Of Off
GERS being first in order. the following
persons were enrolled rs members Of the
Institute:
A 5 Loventhal Mercer county, ID w
Coleman &C.. S. O. Middleburg, J NJ
Lester &C.. S. c. r. c. Jamestown. b
+ Branson. Micajah Branson, W II
Mays, w T Jackman. Miss Sallie VOL
ford, A b Williams, NC Wood, T I
Jearies, DIR. p G De Pauw, of Liberty,
Casey county Mis- Matte Lyon, East
ham Tarant, Il II McAninch, Miss Ida
Roland, J NJ Roy, John Mcdaniel J c
Durham, J II Newell, + It I Coleuan,
Middleburg. Casey county; j II Hank
Ia. Alicetown, Boyle county; Miss NJ L
Mclean, S 5 Bowner, l. n Wilkerson,
+ p Combest. W T Mitchell, james
Emerson, WIN. Chiffon. Williams Store,
Casey county Miss Pm Wood, John d
Morgan, Poplar Hill, Casey county; +
Mcdonald, 1T Surbor, Adams Mil,
Pulaski county; Silas Elliot. Joshua
Wesley. Shormanville, Casey county;
n d Nash. J NJ Kirkland. Mitchelsburg.
Boyle county; Nathan NJ Hughes, Shell
by City, Boyle county; S NJ Williams,
n NJ Wilkerson, Iusionvillo, Lincoln
county; c Wade, jamestown, Russell
county; Miss b c Wood, Marion coun-
ty; Isaac II Steele, Powers Store, Casey
dounty.
HONORARY MEMBERS
Col. Silas Adams, II Clay Adams,
Wallace Jones, J b Stone, Geo. Stone,
Gen. + l. Wolford, ID b Goode, John
A Lille, Miss Anna Wright, Miss Lizzie
Rose, William Wilkerson.
On motion of A. b. Williams, Mr..
Lester. Commissioner Of Russell county,
was elected honorary member of the In
siitute and placed ON the list of Vice
Presidents.
The President then announced the reg
ular business Of the Institute to be in or
der. Thereupdn Prof A. $, Loventhal
delivered an Introductory address, and
explained in very clear manner what
an education is, and what il is not-the
true method OF teaching-what subjects
OUGHT to be introduced into Institutes,
and what ought to be left out. The
President also briefly addressed the In
stitute, congratulating the members on
tho aattering prospects and addressed
very encouraging remarks TO the teach
ers
Prof Loventhal then introduced the
subject, "How to teach pupils tho pri-
mary rules Of arithmetic" remarking
nat the first prerequisite is TO teach a
child to observe every thing-illustrated
his method by copious class exercises,
and also, by request. showed in what
manner to teach pupils short division.
Afler delightful masic the Institute
adjourned until half past one O'Clock Pm.
AFTERNooN SESSION.
Mr.. N. b. Nash very clearly explain
oi the fundamental principles Of the
Spensarian system of penmanship, and
his method of teaching the same, and
was followed by Prof Loventhal, who
oA planned model class exercises in wri-
ting
On motion Of L. Tarrant, the names
0f samuel Williams, Nathan Hughes,
join Mcdaniel, N. w. Wilkerson, j.
n Kirkland and J. II. Hankla, were
az led to the committee ON music.
Prof Loyenthal then, after interest
ing remarks on class discipline, took up
,ho subject Of decimal fractions. He
held that decimal fractions were not an
outgrowth of vulgar fractions, but fol-
owed the law Of decimal notation; i.e.,
bat ten units Of any one order, always
,aake one Of the next higher. That
aumbers, decimals as well as integers, in
rclse or decrease from right to leit in