Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
From Daily Chronicle of Aug. s ]
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
FIFTH DAY.

lCl sOiut lnuEIC anu
Wilson offered up prayer. The min
utes of the previous meeting were read,
corrected and approved.
Prof. Ruth, of the East Tennessee
University, the critic, read his report
from which we take the following:
Zone Of the essentials 10 good read
ing is, one ,Uho is SELF possessed. " Cor
rected: One of the essentials Of good
reading is self-possession. IL differ
from him In his method" Corrected /:
/ differ with him in regard to his
method. Differ from" should be
used in cases expressing simple un-
likeness, olny, as That method differs
in thoroughness from this. " A person
of education and refinement will con-
troll their passions and emotions" Cor
rected: A person of education and re-
finement will control his passions and
emotions.
In support of my correction l quote
from Bingham, page los, remark 5 :
" After the indefinite expressions one,
anyone, anybody, everybody, a person,
each one, some ono, somebody, &c,
the pronoun must not only be singu.
lar, but masculine, unless females are
spoken of exclusively. Thus, in ad-
dressing an audience composed of
males and females, the speaker may
say, every one of you must give
account of himself to God mot her
self, or themselves). Some speakers
have an abominable fashion of using
both genders where both sexes are
spoked of. This is very inelegant, and
entirely unnecessary, as the masculine
includes the feminine"
If one understands the structure of
sentences they will read correctly"
Corrected: If one understands the
structure of sentences he will read cor
rectly. The reason for this correction
is the same as the preceding sentence
" A child of eight years of age reads
as well MS they ever do" Corrected
A child at eight, reads as well, as ii
ever will. suote in support of my
correction, Bingham, page los, remark
8: =" The prounoun it is frequently
used after the name of living being
when the sex is unknown or unimpor-
tant 4: The child hurts its foot"
1.-The lady made her statement too
broadly" Corrected: The lady made
her statement too broad. Broadly"
qualifying statement, noun, should
be broad. WHO have attended my
instruction" Corrected: Who have
been under my instruction, or in at
tendance upon my instruction. at
is usually customary" Example of
tautology. 1T is customary, would be
better. at depends upon the express
ion he is trying to make" Corrected !:
1t depends upon the expression, a tech
nical term used in Evolutionary drill,
to which he would give utterance.
"Air should be taken in only through
the nose" Corrected Air should be
taken in through the nose only. Give
results as quick as / read the exam
ples.n Sentence should read: Give
results as quickly as l read the exam
ples.n First he had the whole num-
Der which "are" two halves. First he
had the whole number, which is two
halves, would be correct sentence.
(which is better, originality or sue
cinctness?n Answer: Originality Is
best Originality is better, would
be correct answer. 1--WE would like
for the teachers to rise" We desire
the teachers 10 rise, would be more
rhetorical expression. Definition of a
Fraction: Zone or more of the equal
parts of unit, one" Pathology: One
or more of the equal parts of an unit,
is a correct sentence. There is sim
pie fractions, complex fractions, &C. "
There are simple fractions, complex
fractions, &c.
II want the shortest method possible"
better" want the shortest possi-
the example. "The way would per
without asking the name, numerator
it without making use of the terms
numerator and denominator. This
method we would empty until the
pupil had learned.n Corrected "This
method we would employ until the
pupil shall have learned" &c.
"Good boys play" "In this there
Is two ideas-what boys does, &c"
Corrected: In this there are two ideas
what boys do, &c. "If / make an
expression" Corrected: If make use
of an expression. Chow is the best
method to teach Analysis?" Correct
ed: What is the best method to teach
Analysis? II found great difficulty
by that method of Analysis" Correct
ed l found great difficulty in using
that method of Analysis. THAT is
not what 1 was driving at'-an inele-
giant expression. Corrected: That il
not the idea intended to convey.
"This is a little strd1ghter than
that" Corrected: This is nearer
straight than that. "Set where you
are" Corrected: Sit where you are,
Your critic finds this word used incor'
rectly yesterday by three different
teachers of the Institute" and would
remark that perhaps, no two words in
the English language are 80 often per
verted in their use, as Sit and lie. y" II
1 remember right" Corrected: If
remember rightly. "They nearly
raised a mutiny.h Corrected; They
were on the point of breaking out into
a mutiny."" THAT fact was not drawed
out. Corrected: "That fact was MOI
drawn out" ~ have never spoken
to any of those topics" 81 have new
er spoken upon any of those topics.
"Ifthey do quarrel at me about it. 81
they do find fault with me- would be s
more elegant expression. l have
had no access to other means.n Cor
rected: Il have had no other means
in my power, or, l have had no Other
resort.n
"Let us see how many does it,