Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-05
TEACHERS IH-rtrUrs.
Good Attendance Org mn satIon AN"
InIerrstiug EN-rcittr
Rev. ~ n Mays Lecture ~ Bril-
liant Effort

to order by superintendent Presnell,
Of Washington county, and the exer-
cises were opened with prayer by Prof
S. u. Sharp, Of Maryvlle.
On motion the following officers
were elected: Prof. II. l.. Kirkpat-
erick, Of East Tennessee University,
President; J. A. Rayi, President Of
Knoxville City Board OF Education,
Vice. President; 4. c. Harms, Record
ing Secretary, and w. w. Bishop AS
sistant Recording Secretary; S. A.
Craig, A. Baird, Jr., and 7. G. Harms,
were appointed an Executive Com
mittee.
Prof NJ. c. Butler was appointed
critic OF the day.
The Object of the meeting was ex~
planned by Professor Presnell, to he
the improving of the teachers qualifi-
cations and the bringing up Of his
profession to the high standard which
the progress Of the age and the de-
mands of the times require. From
such powerful levers alone may we ex-
pect tleliverance from the great incu-
bus, which now Expresses our educa-
tiOnal interests. After his remarks the
President appointed Messrs s. A.
Craig and G. y. Casteel to take a list OF
the teachers aud other educators pres
ent and report to the Secretary. The
following names were reported:
PROM KNOX COUNTY.
Jno. J. OShea, ]. A. NJ. Thornton,
Miss Emma G. Deadly, Miss Norma
McClannahan, Miss Minnie L. Ram
sey, Miss Mollie A. Haynes, Miss
Harriet b. Payne, Miss NJ. NJ. Wood>
! ward, Miss Jennie Braine, j. X. Grif-
fin, II. f. Mcmillan, :. A. Craig,
Preston +. Yeti, c. f. Castell, c. A.
Lones, MIR. Gentle, JIM. Jet, G..
/ Sherrod, w. c. Braley, J. NJ. Hood, s.
/ b. McLemore, VIM. Haun, Jno. T..
+ johnson. G.. II. Shererty, A. f. Arm
/ strong, w. b, Payne. VIM. L. Brooks,
John r. Smith, w. o. Hackney, VIM.
I n. Bishop, 5. l.. Ellis, l.. A. Hall, J.
q IL. Hall, II. G. Bearden, Frank NJ.
I Smith, +. G. Scaggs, G. w. Dunn, w.
NJ. Wrinkle, +. NJ. Armstrong, w.
= w. Reagan, w. n. Montgomery, s. 7.
: Brown, f. NJ. Kinds, Mrs. +. G.
4 Murphy, Miss Susie :. Curtis.
d FROM OTHER COUNTIES.
Blount county, Prof S. y. Sharp, n.
r. b. Sherry, James " lddins. Jno. G.
4 Lord and Superintendent John II
% Morton Sewer county, James NJ
% Roberts, VIM. NJ. Rodgers, II. f. Cur
: It's, A. $. Thompson, J. NJ. Parsons, ]
a r. Leak Granger county, ). r. Cate
~ Jno. Whitlock Hamblen county, Su-
n perintendent j. II. Trent Jefferson
a county, w. G.. Anderson Roane coun
Il ty, w. J. w. Maskall Union county
"a Jno. w. Jenkins. Several more cam,
v in during the afternoon, whose names
v are not reported.
4 During the taking of the names tn
A. Institute was favored with some excel
r lent music by Miss NJ. L. Jackson.
"a Before proceeding with the regula
Ar programme the President expressed hi
qualification at seeing so many teacher
present, and rendered to them the hos
FATALITIES of the city. The program m
was then taken up in the drilling of
class of teachers in vocal elements b
Prof. Sharp.
IN Prof. Presnell then conducted elias
q in mental arithmetic, which was sue
Y. ceeded by a recess OF ten or fiftee
,r minutes
y. The exercises were again opene
Nv with instrumental music by Prof. /
n. II. McAnally, OF ST. Louis; drill il
in practical arithmetic concluded by Pro
at Sharp, followed.
rt The Institute then adjourned
r half past one in the afternoon, in orde
af to permit the assignment of teacher
he from a distance, TO places of entertaiI
ia ment.
40 AFTERNOON SESSION.
OF The Institute was called to order b
u the President, pursuant to adjourn
IS: ment. Music by Miss Jackson.
sll Prof. Sharp gave an elaborate nett
IS cd of teaching penmanship, accordin
by to a regular system, embracing II
ri combination of elements and prime
le' pies.
SO Prof. Presnell illustrated the methC
OF teaching geography syntheticall.
by beginning with the school roo
and play ground, and ending in fu
, knowledge of the entire globe.
IT, A recess of fifteen minutes fOllowe
'ol after which the exercises were openC
ay by vocal music by the Institute, led /
TO- Miss jackson, who presided at Il
,as organ.
he Professor Sharp illustrated his met
10 cd of drilling a class in oral spelling.
ed The exercises of the day were col
Ias cluded by opening the query DO
me from when questions were read
yet Professor Presnell and answered
Ter teachers generally, This proved Of
Ir. of the most entertaining features Oft
Fry day.
nd Adjournment was then had un
a $50 this morning.
hat -
-en EVENING EXERCISES.
LIE A large and select audience met
hat o'clock in the First Baptist churc
ate to listen to lecture on 1.-THE Desil
In of Education" by DR., ]. f. b. May
'es, After music, prayer was offered
'at. Rev. n. b. Goforth, President
OF Messy Creek College. OF the lectu
We, which followed we can not, in JUST
ech to the speaker, attempt a repo
use Those who heard it will bear us out
my saying that, Notwithstanding DIR. Ma
Ign always does well, he was never hea
nut to do better. With words Of burnt
eloquence he argued for higher
more widespread and a more tho
b. ough education in all grades of !
,o4 and all professions. Man needs +
an, M development of all his powers, be
- of body and mind. His appeal TO I
.,ah teacher for a higher standard of abb