Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-30
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
PLYMOUTH. Oct. Goth. 1879.

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The Marshall County Teachers Insti.
tute met in the Seminary building, and
opened its session October Goth, at 1
o'clock, p ". Mr.. Thomas Mcdonald,
County Superintendent. presiding. On
motion ]. j. Hamilton was appointed to
act as Secretary during the Institute. The
Superintendent and Mr. R. A Chase,
made some very appropriate remarks as
to propriety and security of holding In
stitutes. Dir. j. W. Atkinson was then
called upon to make few remarks upon
the subject OF good order in a school
room /: as he had an essay prepared on
that subject, but little was said however.
a lively discussion was engaged in by sew
eral of the teachers present. after which
the Institute adjourned to meet o'clock,
Tuesday morning.
TUESDAY MORNING, 8 O'CLOCK.
House called to order by the Superin.
tendent reading the minutes of the previ-
Gus day. Essay by j. W. Atkinson-Sub-
ject. good order in the school room; also
an essay by Miss Barnhill-Subject, NOR
ais and good manners: this essay met
with the hearty approval of all the mem
bers present.
RECESS
Mr.. Hamilton then gave his method Of
Arithmetic, which called forth warm
discussion between Hamilton and several
members of the Institute A committee
en- programme was then appointed. Ad
journed to meet at 1902 N.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 1-3o Pm.
1-30 p. NJ. House called to order by the
Superintendent Mr.. Stauffer gave his
method of teaching Misunderstanding
Subtraction Longitude of time, G. c. ID
and compounded proportion. which gave
rise to lively discussion. Longitude and
time not being explained satisfactorily
by alr. Stauffer. Mr. A. Borton volunteer
ed to explain it. which lie did to the en-
tire satisfaction of all present.
RECESS.
After recess, Mr.. A. Borton being call.
ed upon, gave his method of teaching
reading, he selected his class, and the
lesson was read audibly. A short time
was then devoted To criticism on the man
ner Mr.. Borton taught reading, after
which-a lively discussion sprung up, on
the subject Of would the length of ce--
titicatcs, regulate teachers wages" Ad-
journed- 20 meet at o O'Clock, "Wednesday
morning.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, 9 O'clock.
House called to order by the Superin.
tendent. The minutes OF the previous
day were read and approved. The sub
ject of Township Institutes was then dis
cussed by Mr. Fifer, Langenbaugh, Bal.
ley and others An essay by Mr. j. n.
Sherwood Was then read upon the same
subject, which drew forth spirited dis
cuSsion between Bailey and Langenbaugh
RECESS.
After recess, Mr.. Austin gave his IN eth
cd Of teaching Grammar. A number OF sen
fences were disposed of by his class A
spirited discussion took place by Miss
Borton, Miss Barnhill and Mr.. Austin. The
critics report was then read, after which
the institute adjourned to meet at
100, NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION, 100 p. NJ.
100, M House called to order by
the Superintendent. Mr.. Baily ther read
an essay, on the subject of Reading, which
met the approval of the Institute. The
Question Box was opened, and number
of questions were disposed of, which &C.
cupied nearly all afternoon. Misscelane-
Gus remarks and discussions, occupied
the remainder of the day. Adjourned to
meet at $50 o'clock. Thursday morning
THURSDAY MORNING, $50, A. NJ.
House called to order by the Superin-
tendent. The minutes of the previous day
were read and approved Mr. Austin was
then called on to give his method of teach
ing q. s. History, which he did credita-
bly,. However, lively discussion took
place between Mr.. Writ and Mr.. Austin,
upon the subjec. of History.
RECESS.
After recess, Mr. Borton favored the In
stitute with his method of teae hing Geog-
raphy. to small as well as large pupils.
He was in favor Of using outline maps
Prof Brown, Of Valparaiso and Bailey,
took strong grounds against using out
line maps in the schoolroom The CUES
ton Box was then opened, and number
Of questions disposed of, some with and
some without debate. Adjourded to meet
lat 100, Pm
AFTERNOON SESSION. 100. p. N.
House called to order by J. F. Langen-
baugh. Mr.. Ssanffer was then called
upon to explain division Of Common
Fractions, which called forth a spirited
discussion. Mr.. Langenbaugh then read
an ESSAY on the KrSDERoARrrR svstem