Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-06
KNOX COUNTY TEACHERS INsTI.
TUTE
Interesting Opening Proceedings at
PORelIs Station.

PowELL's STATION, Dec. Goth.
70 the Editors Of the Chroaicic:
The Teachers Institute for KNOX
county met here to-day. Before the
hour for commencing exercises quite
s. number Of teachers had arrived.
The following Is list of Knox
county teachers
Samuel Ellis; VIM. Haun; w. w.
Bishop; I. A. Norman II. A. Pyatt;
:, p. Fowler; II. NJ. Brother; c. +.
Dewtweiler; David Lee; Supt. r. &.
Ksrnes Prof. NJ. G. Butler Mary A.
Conner; NJ. A. Finley James NJ. Cal
ien; Mary f. King; II, C. Brooks A.
!. Haskew; f. NJ. Kinds S. j. Led
gerwood; s, M. Cooper; w. H. Per-
kins; w. y. Montgomery +. c. Bea-
man.
The Institute was called to order by
VIM. w. Bishop, President of the
Powelps Station Institute. He said:
7eItotO Teachers, Ladies and Gentle
Dscn: I'VE have gathered here to-day
TO organize County Institute, and l,
n behalf of the citizens of PowelPs
station extend to you all a most
hearty welcome and vouchsafe to
you hospitality of which you may
we'll be proud. The weather Is disa-
greeRble, and quite number whom
we expect may fail to come, but we
are sufficient in numbers to make our
meeting both interesting and profita-
be.
After singing Home of the Soul"
with Miss Lulu Butler, of Knoxville
at the organ, and engaging in prayer
With Prof NJ. G. Butler, the exercises
began.
Rev. ]. NJ. Brown was chosen tenn
porary chairman and VIM. w. Bishop,
Secretary pro tenn. II. G. Harms, IL,
VI. Brother and s. NJ. Cooper, were
appointed Finance Committee NJ.
Q. Butler was appointed critic for the
day.
$. NJ. Cooper conducted class of
small boys in the primary reading
chart. He plainly showed the superb
ority,of the chart over the old method;
children ats years learn to read from
The chart with ease, while they would
linger to or 8 in the old way. The
day would come, when charts would
occupy all the schools.
After music by Miss Butler, the class
drill in object teaching was called. Su-
perintendent Alex. Baird, of Knox
Vile, had been appointed, b 1t was ab-
sent, and Superintendent II. G. Harms
was called and filled his place, and by
different subjects illustrated the meth
cd of teaching children to think by
method about things Of every day use,
and also to clothe their thoughts in
appropriate language. He said too
much time should not he given to the
plan, but that it should be regarded in
al schools. 1t should receive regular
attention by primary pupils, but can
re adapted TO pupils of all grades.
"Query Box was opened next,
with the usual result of interest.
Prof. Geo. II. Cox was called for to
give a class drill in Geography, but
being absent his place was filled by
Prof. Perkins, who illustrated how he
would Introduce that branch by ask
ing them to describe trip which they
mad taken, and by impressing on their
minds such small islands, cspes, ETC.,
IS they may have observed along any
Of our small water courses. The points
of the compass were explained in a
vary natural manner.
NIGHT SESSION.
NOTWITHSTANDING tue Ddtl IOduS tue
attendance at night was large. Rev.
J. NJ. Brown presided. The exercises
opened by singing "A Home Over
There" and prayer.
Prof. A. G.. Sharp lectured on the
subject: 1.-The Importance of School
Eecords." He urged the Importance
Of keeping a correct record of schools
n all their details; a daily roll call
= record of each pupils grade, and final
" the teacher should keep personal
record of himself for his own benefit.
re referred to teacher who had said,
have taught great deal. In my
FIRST teaching punished the pupils IA
great deal but i'll keeping a record of
each case l found that the causes
which led to those punishments could
Oe avoided and now / don't punish at
all. My method of keeping the grade
os my pupil Is to hold my book in my
eft hand and my pencil in my right
Snd when each pupil is done reciting
I put down his grade, and when
The class is doAe the grades are all
down. Mr.. Nelson opposed the idea
OF keeping "A personal record of ones
self, aud thought the time better spent
N reviewing the lessons for the next
day.
VIM. Bishop favored keeping daily
account of ones acts, 50 that by refer
snce to it great improvement in man
uer might be made. 1t needn't occu-
py much time. When You have done
thing worth noting stop and put it
down.
Mr.. Haun also spoke in favorable
terms of this plan. The teacher
needed all the improvement he could
cet-couldn't see a better starting point
than to keep daily record of his own
faults and try to correct them. The
fact that Tennessee stood next the
lowest rank in point of learning was
d sufficient incentive to the teacher to
adopt this as one of the means to make
himself more competent TO engage in
me stupendous work before him.
Mr.. Hines opposed the idea of per-
sonal record, and said teachers should
attend normal institutes to learn how
20 teach school.
According to the programme, Rev.
=. +. b. Mays was next to deliver u
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