The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-02
ANlNrEREsrING LECrURE.
FAINT he zaba nj the Third Ward school
on Saturday Afternoon.

iDg POllsn Selllleluilh hhV m
Whcelingfor a brieiperiod, deliveredalec-
urc OH History, and the methods Of study
inc II to the greatest advantage, Mt the
Third Ward school ut 8 o'clock in the al
tcrnoon, to very appreciativc audience
ofla,lies and gentlemen, among whom we
rotired several OF the leading teachers OF
,be civ, including the City Superinten-
dent Professor Hervey President W. h.
pendleton, the State Superintendent OF
schools, introduced the Count and presid-
cluptiI near trim time on the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling & Kentucky Railroad, after
which Rev. Mr.. Boyd took the chair.
Prof Blair, Of the Fairmont Normal
School, was also present. President Pen
,lI.,on remarked in introducing the Count
tbat he came to this country with high
credentials us a man OF character and Of
letters, and by the time the lecture and
examination Of pupils had concluded the
audience could easily see for themselves
that the speaker was no ordinary man. lie
!. % wears Of age but hardly looks to be
more than GO to G5, and has pleasing,
benevolent and highly cultivated express
sion Of countenance. Along with his
daughter, highly cultivated lady, who
was present in the audience, he has been
travelling for four years and half, during
which time they Observation-Disclosures
in Australia and South America. At the
CITY of Adelaide. in South Australia, they
made the acquaintance Of Mrs. Magary,
the daughter Of Colonel Alexander Camp
hell, Of Bethany, from whom they brought
letters Of introduction to her friends here.
The CountDe Zaba claims to have dovis-
cd method of studying history that differs
from all others invery essential particulars.
To explain and illustrate it large map or
diagram had been hung upon the wall at
the rear Of the platform. This map was
divided into nineteen largo squares, whlSh
represented the nineteen centuries oil the
Christian era. Each Of these large squares
was divided into hundred small ones,
which represented the yearsof each CEN
fury. Each yearwas subdiyided into! nine
commandments, and according rs an event
Of history was placed in one or another OF
these compartments, the learner knew Mt
once TO what it referred. Thus q sign
in the first compartment in any year and
century, and OF any color, always indicates
War. In the second compartment, 1t rep
resents Conquest; in the third, Calamity;
in the fourth, Eminent persons; IN the
fifth, SOyereigns; inthe sixth, Geographical
and Scientific discoveries; in the seventh,
Legislation; in the eighth, Revolutions,
and in the ninth, Peace.
Count De Zaba claims that this is q sort
OF short hand method OF studying history,
by the uid OF which correct idea OF events
in their chronological and philosophical
relation IL conveyed. by making time
visible to the eye with all its cotempora.
neous facts, a study OF history Is rendered
comprehensive and attractive. And
what is Of still more importance,
Il develops and strengthens tho intellect
ual habits Of Intention, of'orlerin arrange
ment OF thoughts, and classification oil
ideas, and also the habit OF association.
HeiIlustuted this latter idea by renark king
that once when riding in london cab
with apupil OF his IA boy tooswiio was
not very bright, (he found after getting
out of the cab that he had left his umbrel-
Ia in It. "There now" said he 10 the
hoy, N have forgotten my umbrella and
do not know the number OF the cab. y
The boy looked Us II knew something, and
presently said Antoninus Plus. At ilrst
The Count did not take the hint, but oil at
once Il occurred to him that the number
Of the cab was probably l3S, ms that was
the wear in which AntoHihts Plus, the Ro-
man Emperor, had begun oreign. lie there
fore sent to that number and found his
umbrella. 1t seems that the number had
attracted the boys attention ina the cab,
and that unconsciously TO himself he had
associated it with the year in which An
tOninus Plus had begun toreign.sr8
After thus explaining his diagram and
his method, the Count invited upon the
stage four Of his young pupils, who were
Miss Jennie Baird, young daughter OF
Dr.. Baird, and young Miss Mamie Nell
vain, and two sons OF AEF. Gus. Campbell.
IIeexpIained that these children had been
taking few lessons by his invitation at
his rooms ut 40 10Th street, and that oil
that they had learned had been taught
them in a purely conversational way, with
out ever having reduced word OF instruc-
ton TO writing. lie questioned these chill
dren freely upon the principal events ana
peEOnages Of the first and second CEN
turies, and they answered quickly and nc
Cuatcly, pointing out with cane on inc
diagram tho character OF each event anu
its year OF occurrence. The examination
seemed to be very satisfactory to the audi
ence. 4arf,a r.g-f+'.
At itsconclusion the Count taking his
caneas q pointer, descanted elOquently and
inStructively on the principal events OF
each Of the 10 centuries spread out before
him. lie remarked that no man could be
aphiOSophcr, q statesman, or even broad
minded citizen, who was not versed in
history. The lack OF familiarity with his.
tory made men bigots and partisans. We
could only rightly understand and appre.
Ciate present events by the study Of their
presidents in the pages Of history, And
we could only utilize history properly by
adopting some method that would keep its
warp and wool In our minds eye, The
faculties OF organization and localization
could thus be wonderfully developed, and
memory made q great store house OF ideas.
lie quoted from Rogers Pleasures of
Memory" a vetse that we'll illustrated
his method Of teaching history.
"Lullrd in the COUNTLESS chamber Of the brain
OnF thoughts ar. llnkd by many . hidden chain
Awake but one and 10! what iuyriads rise,
Each stamps It's Image As tho other dies"
Apleasing little episode occurred in the
midst Of this verse. The Count, who
speaks our language al German accent,
dropped word In the third line which
confused the sequence Of the verse and
made him hesitate. MadGmoisellc, his
daughter, who sat in the audience, very
modrstly gave him the missing word, for
which hc bowed his acknowledgements,
saying to the audience, with graceful
bow and wave OF his hand towards her,
"My daughter, ladies and gentlemen, at
which every body smiled. .rtLr
AT the conclusion Of tho lecture Rev.
Mr.: Boyd arose and made some very SEN
hble and thoughtful comments upon 1t,
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