Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-09-02

morous selections. These were well !
received, and show TO some little de-
gree what NJ. can do in that line. The
Barnesville Enterprise said, editorial
ly, of him, last summer:
1.-The Professor seems to be happily
constituted for his work, possessing
fine vein of humor, and a most felici-
tous faculty of enthusing his auditors.
His manner of treating his subject diff
ferS widely from that of those we have
heard before. He aims to operate
more upon the minds of his hearers
than to exhibit his arts before them"
His final address, Friday morning,
before leaving for the train, was his
best effort at this Association, and the
close beautifully touching, setting off
moral precepts with poetic quotations,
speaking of that better land beyond
the flood, with an
'Alas for him who never sees
The stars shine through his cypress trees"
"An earnest Institute worker" was
what we heard Professor NJ. called by
several of those well qualified to give
an opinion.
At one of the lecture hours, Prof
Taylor, Of Bridgeport, was invited to
address the meeting, which he did
upon the theme of Arithmetic, special
ly discussing Cube Root. He showed
evidence of having given much atten-
ton to the subject-claimed his meth
cd to be free from any visible admiX-
ture of Algebra. This was disputed by
a member, and pleasant little discus
sion arose. The question was sprung:
is there any purely arithmetical way
of explaining the method of extracting
roots?' What do you say, education
alists"
| Rev. Morton and DR.. Johnston made
pleasant little speeches the evening of
the reunion. These have been men
toned fully before.
Sup't Burns, of our own schools, had
charge of the topics of English Gram
mar and Geography. Among other
points we noted discussion of the his
tory of the language; that is, How
there came to be such a language as
ours The most methodical lectures
from a professional standpoint were
upOiI O1O anu NV -AuyS~
tive. In the former, we regarded as
entirely new, the statement of the
comparison between an act and the
way we state the act; how in the word,
or verb, we express the conditions nf
the act or thing done. This, in con-
nection with an explanation of what
we mean by the conditions of any
thing from human soul to stick OF
wood. In the lecture on Adjectives the
speaker eased his mind in the matter
of magnificent ice-cream, elegant fried
chicken, lawful tired, awful lone
some, and nice this, nice that, and
nice everything, that isn't awful. 1t
is certainly worth the attention of those
who seek after culture, to strive to Use
the right word TO express their mean,
ing, and leave all eXtravagant, mean.
ingless forms OF speech to the street
daWdler.
The talk on the Earth's AXis-its
motions, and steady pointing in one
direction, was illustrated by the use OF
the Gyroscope and other apparatus.
) This performance surely afforded teach
ers something to carry home, on this
really sbstruse subject.
Prof. Burns lecture on "Human Ma
ture," which we have noticed hereto.
fore, was brilliant effort, eliciting the
hearty encomiums of the large and
very intelligent audience. His read,
ings and recitations during the various
: sessions OF the Institute marked him as
an Elocutionist of no mean pretensions;
4 his rendition of the "Creeds of the
Bells" and some other selections being
exceptionally fine.
In this connection, it is proper for us
/, to state that the splendid music to
which the Institute was treated was
largely due to the energy and skill OF
the Professor, who is an adept in the
music line; and, in short, the grand
) success of the entire Institute attesti
the aptness he possesses for running
such institutions.
Mr.. BIS last address was statement
of the purpose of Institutes, confes
sion that the ideal there is seldom at.
; tanned, an appeal to teachers to broaden
. their knowledge on textbook affairs
+ by the study of kindred topics, and 6
setting forth of some of the higher re-
wards of the teachers labor. AS the
= farmer, who passes through his fields
browning under the harvest sun, and
beholding the reward of his tolls in the
spring, and his care during summer
is happy, the teacher who, after
: world of paiDs and care, sees the bright
ening of dull intellect,or the budding
of moral desert may, can and oushi
to be happier in the same proportion
that mind is nobler than wheat, anC
/. souls more valuable than potatoes.
During the entire exercises addition
! al life was given by the various song
and choruses, sung by our musica
: friends. The way in which the whole
: Institute would join chorus from
Pure Gold, suggested to our mind thu
query: How long before singing will
he daily exercise in all our schools?
: Miss Mary H. Clayland, of Bridgeport
< and the smaller Misses, Katie Meye
: and Jennie Burns, did up the instru
, mental part of the music.
In one of Sam. Cary's flights of elo
e quence, when he was vociferous anC
: malignant Republican, Sam. Car!
e said:
e IF ball of tartar of emetic, as larg,
t as the world, was rolled into the moutl
+ of hell, it would not vomit up create
set of scoundrelS than the leaders of tn
Democratic party
) THE causes of the downfall of tn
e Bank of California may be summed VI
in one word-extravagapce. The in
stitution lent its aid to everything tina
: was speculative, and its President wa
e a dabbler in everything that promised
: to pay, from new hotel TO a silve
J. mine. He was an owner of big bonan
e zas; advanced their price; induced
: servant girls and thousands of other
: among the working classes to follow
E l.. toI- thni, hor.d q.