Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-09-06

oOiO 'OAy uppIOIIldOc IciilsttNS lAOih
Uncle George Thayer, an old veteran
teacher. He was ovorjoycd to meet
the teachers of Marshall county, for
in them, and by their future labors,
he could expectantly Wow the
nations character and future pros
perity. Following this, was an illus
trative lesson on Mathematical
Geography" by Mr.. III. ii. Miller.
He used the globe and other objects
TO illutrsate the various movements
and positions of the earth at differ
ent seasons Of the year, making the
cause of change OF seasons COMPARE
lively simple. In Justice to Mr.,
Miller, it must be said that he
handled this subject in a scholarly
manner, which was highly appre-
ciated by the institute. The fore
noon closed with an .ably written
essay on Ability to Govern" by Mr..
Byron McAlpine.
The work for the afternoon began
with the subject OF ~Hygiene In the
School Room. This was introduced
by Prof Butler, former examiner Of
Kosciusko county, and after being
thoroughly discussed and the bene-
fits and future good results, which
must OF necessity, follow its careful
observance by teachers. fully set
forth to the satisfaction OF all, the
subject was dismissed, to give time
for Superintendent McAlpine's IL
Illustrative lesson on Articulation.
The superintendent understands his
subject, and presented 1t under three
principal divisions, viz: "Affectation,"
"Thick Uiterance" and "Bashful-
ness" These, of course, were
thoughts to be considered and evils
to be overcome, and could become
so only by constant attention to the
small mistakes in pronunciation,
accent, etc., while giving lessons in
reading. The session closed with
Mr.. J. w. Iden's essay on the "Model
School Room. This essay clearly
pictured to the Imagination Of the audi
ence. three school rooms, with three
teachers and three sets OF pupils, the
first found the teacher fretting and
scolding to maintain order, and the
pupils giving but little attention
the second ruled by despotic authori-
ty, and the third-his model-ruled
by love and disposition to do right.
Some humorous remarks followed
this essay. and it was finally accepted
that the Brown" school was the
model"
Mr.. Faude not being able to deliver
his lecture, the society met at the
church and had social time. Short
speeches, select reading, music, etc.,
to the satisfaction of all.
THURSDAY, AUG. 30.
Forenoon session opened with re-
marks by the superintendent, upon
the subject, "The Law and the
Teacher" followed by an able essay
from A. M. Ward, principle OF the
Argos school. This essay was mas
terly effort i'm the defense OF the
board OF education. in the adoption
OF a set of rules and regulations. and
a graded course OF study for use in
our schools. Though the only way
TO secure the full benefits OF our
school system, was by closer adj
herance to system and regulation.
Some little opposition manifested IL
self during this reading, but quiet
being restored, County Superintend-
ent McAlpine, OF Kosciusko county,
followed with an illustrative lesson.
on How to teach Orthoepy." In this
the superintendent fully satisfied the
members that Orthoepy, or correct
pronunciation is as necessary In the
child's culture as that it should learn
to pronounce at all.
The superintendent was followed
by Mr.. Butler on Phonetic Spelling
and the characters necessary to spell
by sounds" The professor arranged
an alphabet consisting of forty-two
characters. each representing a sound.
Some little discussion followed, when
the institute adjourned for dinner.
The afternoon session began with
an exercise by Mr.. Place; subject:
Grammar for Beginners" In this.
the gentleman secured some objection,
which brought Prof. Butler to the
floor In behalf OF thorough primary
grammar teaching.
Mr.. McAlpine followed with an IL
Illustrative lesson In reading, called
class, and fully Illustrated how. In
his judgement, the branch should be
taught. To give all the particulars
Of this recitation, would take too long.
Suffice to say, 1t was certainly COR
rect and highly appreciated.
An essay followed this lesson, by
Thomas Shakes. on Language
Teaching, which was practical. and
passed without criticism. 4
The members. and many of the citi-
zens OF Plymouth were highly enter
tanned In the evening, by the lecture
delivered by Mr.. s. A. Chaplin. The
subject Of Mr.. Chaplin's lecture was,
Movements OF Oceanic Waters" and
was handled, Notwithstanding the
condition OF the speakers health, In
scientific manner, greatly to the de-
light and appreciation OF the large
audience