Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-02-11

and the necessity for it, as the other form. 10
many cases, produced ambiguity, as "Jno.
whipping" and ''Jno being whipped or Jane
kissing and Jane being kissed He said
the ancient form was, ''the house is in build
ing" as in the Bible we find the temple was SO
many years ''in building" In our Ian uage,
the tendency is to get rid of infection That In
Anglo Saxon there we're different forms for the
noun building" and the pariicipe building. :"
but that now the form is the same. In course
| Of time, the phrase became, ''ihe house is a.
building" as we now say, 10 go ahunting,"
and finally became simply lis building )" but
this form caused ambiguity when other verbs
we're used, and hence decentralization had to be
resorted to. Bat the genius OF our language is
to vary the CID form rather than 10 Invent
new one, and SO the form us being built"
came into u.e, and avoids ambiguity 10 all cases
| 1t has hence become common and is used by
| ALL
At this point. there was lively, interesting
and good humored discussion between Prof
Joynes and Dr. Sears, which was entertaining
and instructive, bur which We cannot report.
10 continuance, Prof Joynes said, the loss of
forms leads to multi pcation ofidioms. There
is tendency to drop the objective form OF the
| relative pronoun who in certain cases, as
when We say. Who did 5ou give it tor ln
The clse OF this relative pronoun we lose The OBJ
ac'ive when it is separated from the governing
Tord. In the interrogaiiVe form, we say, "Who
do you see?' When the pronoun thus stands
at the beginning ct sentence, 1t Is thculG to
say, whom" Nearly all say who The
reason Of this ia that this i, the only relative
pronoun which has retained lis infection.
The afternoon session was devoted particular
~ and chiefly to the consideration of the qnes
ton of school discipline and remarks upon that
suhjacs we're made by Mr. Jao. u. Slower. d..
Downey aud Prof John Hart.
Remarks upon the sui ect of reading and the
| best manner Of teaching it we're made by Prof
Hart aud Mr.. VIM. McCorkle. Prof Hart
said that reading and talking were different
things. and that he did not believe il was
test of good reading to read as you would talk.
Reading is reading and talking is talking.
Gen. Il. d. Li!ley. by permission of the Insti
/ tute, made few sensible AID prac ical remarks
upon the importance of adequate compensation
to teachers, arguing that, If the compensation
| be inadequate, the services Of men possessing
the proper qualifications for teachers cannot be
secured
On this evening at u o'clock, DR.. Sears de-
| ivered al. able and Interesting address upon
the Public School system to large audience.
| We regret that our want of space prevents US
| from giving such notice of it as lis merits de-
serve. La the limited space at our command
We cannot give any just idea Of the views SO
| forcibly presented.
| He prefaced his address With cordial con-
CALCULATIONS to the Superintendent and Teach
ers on the remarkable success of the Institute.
which far surpassed his most saBguine expecta-
tons, and paid handsome tribute to the ability
| and learning OF those gentlemen who had favor
ed the Institute with their lectures. He stated
the fact that IN past years be occupied a posi-
ton which imposed upon him the duty of en-
| ploying corps of Institute Teachers, and that,
| though he had large sum at his command.
with which he employed the best that could be
obtained, he had not, through space OF fifteen
years, with possibly tho exception of one indi-
| viduai - Agassiz - employed aber lecturers
than those who, in response to the invitation
Of the Superintendent, had favored this Ins;i-
tute With their lectures
This Is high compliment. coming from such
| . source.
He spoke Of tie distinction between an "As-
ISOLATION Of Teachers" and Teachers Insi-
tute"-the former being merely a voluntary as
semblaeo OF Teachers for mutual ia exchange OF
views, whereas the latter was an asscmblage OF
teachers called together by the Superintendent,
under the sanction of State authority, for the
purpose of receiving instruction from those who
possessed more learning and higher attachments
| than themselves.
Upon the subject of his address-lhA Pablo
S ;hool System he adgarc2 various arguments
In support Gifts wisdom, showing whereia it
| gave the public schools advantages over the
private schools, the chief Of which consisted in
The fact that the former had the benefit of or
| ganzafiou under STATE authority. The teach
ers we're made independent of the parents of
their pupils, and were not made sufferers by
their capricss or unjust judgments, as was the
case with teachers Of private schools
| boz + IN II I'll III
| schools. They save time aud money The
public schools cost only half as much as the
private schools
lie dwell upon the advantages of good schools
| TO the city, aud how large pr ,Derty- holders and
and persons with houses 10 rent would be bene-
fitted. as they would Increase he population,
1 &c. Immediately after concluding his address,
he expressed his obligation TO Major Il ~
Bell for The services he had rendered The Pub
lie School System whilst member Of the Leg
islature, and requested him to make some re-
marks upon the subject.
In response to this call upon him, Mi Bell
delivered an earnest inprompiu address in
favor of Public Schools if made of the right
kind, as they could and should be. From hav-
log been like II ost others 10 the State, opposed
TO the system at first. he became convert to
Ii whilst &C log as Chairman OF the Committee
on Schools and Colleges Ia the Legislature.
which position imposed upon him the daty OF
studying the question.
He maiGtaiaed that tesohers Of the private
schools who opposed the Public Schools made
a miStake-that their services we're needed and
would be engaged, and that their com pensation
would then be rendered sure aud their support
would not be precayious as it necessarily is
whilst teaching private schools.
At the close Of Maj Bells remarks, the So
perlntendeut, on behalf of the members of the
Institute, expressed thanks to DR.. Sears for the
services he had rendered them during the se5-
sion, and thereupon declared the Teachers In-
stitute adjourned.
The special term of the Circuit Court for Au-
gusta county will not be held till the latter part
of March, as the Judge will be engaged in the
Special Court Of Appeals at Richmond till near
that time.
Rev. John ". Rosebro, Of Concord Presby-
terry, now st Union Thee. Seminary, is expected
, n Wait Messy (reelr CO0craoafi00 on Friday