Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-02-12
Proceedings Of tho Teachers In
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stitue.
The second annual session Of the Wash>
ingtOn County Teachers Institute, was
convened in College Hall, Jonesboro',
Tennessee, on Monday, Dec, 22nd, 1878,
at $50 A.. NJ.
ii. Presnell, County Superintendent
called the meeting to order, and an
nounced that its exercises would be con-
Quoted in accordance with the printed
programme.
Appropriate and devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev. d. A. Thomp"
son..
On call So teachers FROM the public
schools answered to their names, and a
number Of School Directors, and active
friends of the public schools enrolled their
names.
The President appointed Prof. W. G..
Lsnoir and Mrs. L. L. johnson, criticsI
Committee on programme, PROS. DUNCAN,
Pence and Lenoir. Executive commit
tee, DR.. NJ. Mead, Profs. Cox and Peo-
pies. Committee on resolutions. Profs.
Perkins, Mcclure and Chase.
EXERCISES.
LIST. Vocal Elements, by E. i, Ship
ley. The teacher illustrated his method
Of teaching from Pages Normal Chart.
The exercise was we'll conducted and
highly interesting.
End. Primary Arithmetic, a class, by
Prof. j. G. Yoder, who aptly illustrated
an excellent method of teashiDg this i'm
portant branch.
3rd. Spelling-a class by Prof. L. G.
Peoples. This exercise finely illustrated
a happy method of teaching Spelling in
the public schools.
Prof, j. G. Yoder offered the following
resolutions which were adopted.
Resolved. That the members of the
Institute be limited to five minutes
speeches in the discussion of questions OF
topics.
Resolved, That the opening speeches OIL
a discussion be limited to ten minutes.
ResolUed, That the School Director:
and all active friends of education be in.
vitsd to take part in the exercises of the
meeting.
AFTERNOON SESSION 2.3O. P. NJ.
LIST. Prof. E. L. Shipley, illustrated
bis method of teaching English Grammar
An animated discussion followed in which
Messrs. G. T. G. Deake, Nelson, David
son, Bell and s. z. Sharp, took part.
End. Prof. W. A. Nelson, gave an sx
ercise in Geography, concluding it with
lesson from Outline Maps. Remark
from G. T. G. Deak and Prof. s. z
Sharp. Mr.. Sharp's remarks were emf
nently practical. He held that teacher
should begin with the School House yart
in teaching Geography, and after that tn,
neighborhood, then the county, and ther
the State, and 80 on. Superintendent
II. Presnsll, endorsed Prof. Sharp, Mr.
Yoder objected to this method of teaching
Geography on the ground that it woulc
increase the number Of t~ext>books on thi
branch.
QUESTION BOX ANSWERS.
These afforded much amusemsnts I,
the audience. Many important item
were disposed Of in the form of question
and answers.
The programme of the evening e1ercis
eS was announced, and the Institute ad
journed.
EVENING SESSION, Z P. NJ.
Col. A. S. Colyar, of Nashville, Ten
nessee, addressed a large and intelligen
audience on The Iron Interest of Ten
nessee. The address was we'll received
1t was such q history Of the development
of the Iron Interest in this and othe
countries, as but few men are able t
make. No man in the South has give
the subject more attention than Col. Col
var.
SYNOPSIS OF AN ADDRESS ON TEACHERS
INSTITUTE DELIVERED by PROF.
s. z. SHARP.
Teachers Institutes are held on tn
hypothesis that teaching is a profession
and that teachers need professional train
ing-the same arguments employed t
prove that special training is necessary t
prepare persons for engaging in other pro
f%essions hold good when applied to tn
profession Of teaching. 1t is almost uni
VERBALLY conceded that a course of training
at College or high school is insufficient
to TT any ono for the practice of Law o
or Medicine, though political economy
Moral Philosophy, or Physiology may b
included in the course. Special t%rainin
for special professions Is then admittad =