Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-08-13
BELMONT COUNTY TEACH
ERS' INSTITUTE.

EVANSVILLE, o., Aug. 10th, III.
The Institute which was held last
week, met for its first session in the
school house, but the number of teach
ers filled the room TO overflowing. All
the after meetings were held in the
Methodist or Presbyterian Church,
chiefly the latter.
The regular instructors were Messrs.
r. B. Marsh, of Mt. Vernon, in Elocu-
ton; J. VI. Yarnell, of BarEesville, ia
Arithmetic and Theory and Practice; /;
J. J. Burns, Of st. Cairsville, in Erg-
lish language and Mathematical Geog-
raphy.
The Institute was IA success in num-
bers ani pnt!iusiasin, and also IL the
interest shown i'll the proceeding by
the citizens of Barncsville and vicinity.
The hearty hospitality of the people of
Barnesvilie is spoken Of in the highest
terms by the lucky partakers thereof.
There was a good attendance each
day and crowded house listened to the
exercises of each evening.
Monday evening was set aside for a
social meeting-this was not much of
a success however; as it's difficult for
most people to be sOciable before they
are even acquainted.
In regard to the exercises of Tuesday
evening, the Enterprise says:
''In the evening a large audience as
sembled at the Methodist Church, the
attraction Icing Prof. Burns on 'Hu-
man Nature This was a scholarly
production, showing a wide range of
reading. 1t was Human Nature from
the classical standpoint, abounding in
fine thoughts and appropriate iliustra-
tions. To an average audience it might
perhaps be considered trifie too deep,
but before Teachers Institute it was
doubtless just the proper conception of
Human Nature
The Institute is attended by large
number of teachers, and is in every re-
spect a success. The lecturers are COM
petent and the listeners bright and at
tentive. Prof. Marsh, the elocutionary
attraction, is also an educated man and
good speaker on any question; Prof.
Burns is one of our most pliShed
educators; and Prof. Yarnell gfapples
and diSposeS of the mathematical prob
lens as though he had made them the
business of his life. Several other
prominent teachers are here, including
Prof. Woods of Morristown and Prof.
McBurney of Cambridge.
Wednesday evening Mr.. Yarnell
gave a thorough discussion of "Pro-
gress in Teaching"
Thursday night the interest culmi-
mated in Prof. Marsh's Evolutionary
Entertainment. If laughing promotes
digestion there were several hundred
hearty breakfasts eaten next morning
in Barnesville. NJ. is an elocutionist
and much more-a faithful, earnest,
eloquent teacher of the people.
Friday evening Mr.. Burns delivered
a lecture on Reading as an Esthetic
Culture" and Mr.. Marsh gave thrill
ing farewell address, full of good adj
vice, which should produce good re-
suits in many school-room and i'll
many family.
We have not sent you an order tf
daily exercises, presuming it would not
be very entertaining.
The number in attendance at The In
stitute was one hundred and seventy
six.
We notice that by some mistake the
names of three st. Clairsville ladies'
Misses Adams, Billingsley and Davis
did not appear in the published list
of names. The ladies themselves were
here, guests of Col. Mackall, whatever
may have have been done with their
names, J. S w,