Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-31
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ihSliIute 10 De neld In ClafkSvllle,
Tenn, from the 9th to the 31st of
January. the Institute met in J Frank.
lin Hall. with the following results:
Superintendent N. IT, Whitfield, 4
President ex-officio, called the meet
ing to order; and after welcoming the
teachers and friends present, to all the |
of the Institute, the follow |
ing officers and committees were hps
pointed .tses 3 sci - II s.s'- = a. u
Wiley ]. Powers, Sec'yp Col. VIM. 1
H. Fessey, Postmaster: Committee on
Pfogramme-Prof. a. S. Loventhal. |
Committee on arrangements c;
Merit, VIM. Kleeman, II. Frech, o.
M. Blackman, c. b.. Wilson, Com |
mittee on entertainment-Ed. Lewis,
l.. Bloch, B. 81. Owen, p .OneaI, r.
W, Humphreys, Ed. Turnkey; DR., r.
ID. McCanley, j. p. Y. Whitfield, VIM.
Coulter and TIL. Smith. sasd q
The Superintendent then proceeded
to enroll the names and postofice adj
dresses of the members: as aoH "
Prof. A. S. Loventhal, Harrodsburg
KY; Col. VIM. III Fessey, Corbandale,
Tenn; DR.. R. H. Whitfeld, Nashville,
Tenn.; Benz. T. Watson. GAINESVILLE,
Tenn; u Hugh Gold, j orda rs Springs,
Tenn; r. g. johnson, St, Bethlehem,
Tenni Wiley J. Powers New, Provi-5
dence, Tenn; Thes. s. Trigg, Ross
View, Tenn.;- JohnoSi Lowe, 0arks-
vile, Tenn; J. q. Tyler, Corban
dale, Tenn; Mis-" Sallie Bourne, ST.
Bethlehem Tenn,a Miss, .Sallie A..
Lyle, Clarksville,u Tena.; Miss Saba
Doak. GAINESVILLE, Tenn; Miss Lizzie
Bib, GAINESVILLE, Tenn Miss Ella
Lowe, Clarksville, Tenn; Miss Char
itityrGrizzard, Ross Yiews Tenn9iB. w.
Humber, AWoodIawn; Tenn; Hampton
Bales, Shiloh, Tenn. .''i's ~! bie' -
b. The weather being very Indictment
the first day, and the attendance con-
sequently smalllno programme was pre-
pared and afterapprbpriate explanatory
remarks by Prof. Loventhal, the In
l-stitute adjourned, siia gfHis 80
p .'iI 'hf NIGHT SESSION. 90 .ai :
d aAtanearly,hour the audience assem-
bled in the Hall, and we're entertained
!. by an appropriate address from Prof
! Loventhal, explaining the, objects OF
the Institute, setting forth the adyan7
tages of united action on the part OF
/ teachers IN all matters pertaining to
the improvement and elevation of the
profession. After which he was fol-
lowed by DIR. Dean, in an appropriate
I address, setting forth in all its bear
ings on society the advantages of a
Common School education. .
Wednesdays Proceedings.
The subject of primary numbers
/ introduced by Prof. Loyenthal, the
manner of instruction was clearly pre-;
sented. His method of eliminating
the fundamental principles of theifouI
primary rules was sp,clear and simple
that the smallest school boy or CIR
! could not fail TO thoroughly compre-
bend it, and for a little amusement as
! well as instruction, he ,exemplifec
what he styled The fools rule, fol
working long division. He showed
that the difficulty in enabling chic
to understand the principles of a rule
which to him seemed mystery, could
be rendered perfectly simple to the
dullest intellect by his demonstration
The question of decimal fractions
was next taken up by Prof. L., ane
after few interesting remarks, III
which he defended the rights of thu
teacher to teach any branch, or course
just when and where he thought bes
to introduce it, he contended tina
decinials should follow directly aftel
I the primary rules, and not after vul
gar fractions, as taught in most text
books. He explained that decimal
: followed strictly the laws of deeima
I notation. That the first figure in In
=
, tegers was the one from which to no
tate. Ten units in integers, maxim!
one of the next higher order, and con
5 versely in deeimais, That Inite'
States money is based on decimals an,
: that no child can understand United
= States money, simple interest, or an.
$ .rules based on United States none.
without a knowledge of the, decima
system, and thatlit should be laugh
: in connection with integers, and no
e deferred so long as is generally foun'
| in our best text book. p.
p r. t'- AFTERNOON SESSION.. r
Prof. L. extemporized class OF