Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-24
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Held at Paris Last Week-Large At
tendance OF Teachers and Others
Interested In the Cause OF Ed
ucatiOn-A Generous
welcome by the People OF Henry COun'
ty-Papers Read by Leading Men,
bers-Discussion OF Queries
Resolutions Passed.

The institute held on the seventeenth,
eighteenth and nineteenth instant at Paris
was quite an era in the history of that pleas
ant town, fcr while the local county teachers
and commissioners did not attend IN over
whelming numbers, there were to be seen q
large number of the most noted educators In
the south, chief among whom were the prlde
of Tennessee-Miss Cara Conway, of Mem
phis; DR.. kirkpatrick, university of Tonnes
see, Knoxville: Prof Ed II. Randle, Padu-
cab; J. r. Hodges, Mayfeld, Kentucky;
James E. Scoby, Murlreesuoro; James Din
widdIe, Southwestern Presbyterian unIver-
sity, Clarksvills; c. W. Calender, Sumner
county, Tennesseej w. +. Shropshire, s9Perin-
tendent of Obion county, and G. K. NJ Gee,
the evening of the seventeenth, and organ
lied; electing Superintendent Trousdale
president, Superintendent Vancleve, OF Henry
county, vice president, and o. V. Hays and
Prof. Davis secretaries. Miss Clara Conway
read that most excellent and popular paper,
Master of the Situation, and Prot. Hodges,
of Kentucky, recited 1.-THE Ghost" after
which the institute adjourned, having post
poned the address of welcome and the re-
Spouse until the next morning.
At the appointed hour next morning the
institute met. and General Thorpe, In his hap
piest style, welcomed the teachers to the hos
FATALITIES of Paris. Superintendent Frcus-
dale responded In neat address OF twenty
minutes, In which he took occasion to appeal
to the people to lend their attention to the
importance and utility of public schools.
Prof. Calender, of Hendersonville, then
lectured on Primary Teaching" Aside
from many noble qualities Prof. Calender is
remarkable as being the teacher of teacher,
of teacher, Of teacher, OF teacher, OF
teacher, thus representing SIX generations OF
live teachers He was listened to with marked
kl,a l,ccY1cSod loft
him by Miss Conway and Prof. Scoby.
The most venerable and learned DIR. w. L.
Ham iltor, of Jackson, Tennessee, then came
forward, by request, and read an interesting
and erudite paper entitled, death Among
the Works of God" The doctor proved
himself an acute thinker and able writer, and
was listened to with rapt attention. Super
inteRdent Shropshire arose and expressed his
profound appreciation of the paper, and re-
quested copy for publication.
In the afternoon of this the second day, L.
J. Dales, of Henry county, opened the dis
cussion on photography, which was continued
by several members; aud the learned Ken
lucky scientist, Prof. Z. 81 Randle, of Pa
ducah, delivered a most entertaining lecture
on Higher Education" and Prof. James
Dinwiddie read an intert sting paper on
"Mental Arithmetic, which was followed by
Superintendent Shropshire, who explained,
from his arithmetical charts, some of his
methods of lightning calculation.
On the evening of the second day DR.. Kirk
patrick, of the University of Tennessee, de-
iivered a short but forcible lecture on 1.-The
Relation of Common Schools to Universities. -
To the delight of all, the irrepressible Hodges
then came forward and recited that exquisite
little poem, The Beautiful Snow, which he
said is remarkable as having been written by
about fourteen authors; and "a Smack in
School" Professor Dinwiddie read paper
on REALLY Practical Men " and the institute
adjourned to the LAND of Nod"
On the morning of the third day, Prof.
Cheek, of Henry county, read paper on
Geology" Among many other excellent
ideas he suggested the utility of exchanging
geological specimens through the medium of
Institutes, and thus establishing a uni
form system of cabinets throughout the
State. This proposition was discussed
at a; length a.4 and finally eliminate eliminated
president CT the West Tennessee division IN
stitute, to appoint committee, for West
tennessee, to carry on the exchange with the
other grand divisions of the State.
Prof. Kirkpatrick stated that as East
Tenne see had not yet established an insti
tute, the work might be done through the
university which he represented. 1t Is be-
heved that this is great work, and, If car
ried out properly, will result in great good to
the educational interests OF Tennessee.
Prof Hodges then recited ''Only Tramp"
and Darius Green and his Flying Machine"
DIR. Z. E. Milan, OF Paris, read a paper on
Physical Training In Schools" and Prof.
Scoby, of Murfreesboro, read paper on The
Characteristics of the Successful Teacher, all
of which were excellent, but have not time
to notice them at length.
That afternoon the institute resolved itself
INTO social class meeting for the discussion
of queries. The box was opened and many
live issues were discussed with vigor by the
teachers. That evening the committee on
resolutions reported resolutions urging the
necessity of public education, thanking the
fair ladies and gallant gentlemen of Paris for
their excellent music, the citizens for their
appreciation and inequalities, SuperIntend-
ent Trousdale for his untiun9 energy in the
interests of education in the State, Rev. j. b.
Sears, agent of the Peabody fund, for his lib
crafty in the distribution Of the same, and ].
R. Hodges for the amusement he afforded
the institute, after which the institute adj