Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-30
THE ART OF TEACHING.
Proceedings of the Second Middle
Tennessee Institute at Columbia

To the Union and American:
COLUMBIA, July -, lS74.-The Second
Institute for Middle Tennessee, under the
direction of State Superintendent Fleming,
convened in this city on Monday, he 2Igh
inst. and was Organized by the election Of
County Superintendent J. II. Wilkes
President: Prof. w. a. Smith, Vice Presi-
dent: Prot. J. =. B6echer. Secretary; A. W.
Siockell, Treasurer, and Prof. Campbell,
Postmaster.
The exercises were conducted by Prof.
W. Il. Garrett, Of Giles county, and con-
sisted i'm demonstrations Of the best meth
DDS of teaching little children To read and
smell. Quite an animated discussion arose
on the comparative merits of oral and writ
len spelling. resulting, however, in the con-
clusiOn tia. both should be used To insure
accuracy.
Al night the meeting was addressed by
Professors W. 4. smith. W. Il. Garrett and
II. ii. Smith.
On TUESDAY morning the Institute met
At - o'clock and was instructed by Prof.
Garrett in map-lraWiug lie urged II rs
the best mcthqd If obtaining an accurate
knowledge Of geography. without which
this study would be but a dry exercise Of
memory. with no clear conception Cf the
location Of places. or the Surroundings Of
ones own Stale.
Prof. II. II. smith followed on the best
method of teaching geography Obesinners.
He would discard books At first and take
an imaginative voyage to the various parts
of The world, describing every place-the
nh, steal features Of the earth in the route,
line character Of tie people, production of
Il III, Ih-,f.ssGn UsaFTlII1rIN
lappy in the example he gave, ha'ing IN
person s.guue over the ground
I'm the afternoon Prof Garrett gave in
st1IciiOn in English composition, and I'rul.
Smith I'm English Grammar. In the even
ing the Institute was highly entertained by
addresses from Judge Fleming and 10y Rev.
J.E. Slirarrr. of GAINESVILLE, on the Bible
in the school, both taking the ground OF
lis infinite value rs textbook. IN deVe-
| Iupina one of the three great objects OF an
education; rs the secular textbook deye-
| lolas the intellectual, tie gymnasium The
| physical. 80 the Bible will develop the mo-
raj condition Of the pupil.
One Of the features of the Institute IS
/ the .Postoilice.r \ box is provided, into
/ which questions, not wholly irrelevant TO
! the object Of the meeting, are placed-and,
n toe proper time. Iedu DA tllC Us theSsIl
! and answered and discussed. Among them,
| for the past two days were the following:
Is s.tlree times five * fifteen correct?
Is "trO foot rule, ien-pcnny mai, and
| three inch anger" correct?
| What is the derivation and meaning Otthe
word SNeOphogen" as applied to college
| in Robertson county, Tenn? On this
| quite a discussion arose and various trans
| lations were suggested. 1t was finally
| agreed that eight borne To the young, oil
I'VE bear light 10 the young" was the
best that could he made Of it, but that toe
| much light resulted in blaze by which
| .sNeophOgen' wsS destroyed.
Why is a woman more contrary than
mule? Ans:-Because she is muller.
What IS the derivation of restaurant:
Ans:-Res. a thing, and Taurus, a bull;
| bully thing.
The attendance on the Institute is moi
| large. but its sessions are exceedingly IN
teresting and instructive, and these WHO
| have availed themselves Of the opportunity
TO improve themselves in teaching will fee
| that il was good for them that they came
| w