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Of Thursdays proceedings OF The Institute
The sessions were continued on Friday, and
on Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday;
and finally adjourned ouTriiay TODAY
The essays and discussions have as a whole
been creli,able 90 the teachers showing no
little research and thought, both as to studies
aul the best methods Of impar,ins knowledge
aal main,aioing proper discipline.
Co Friday morning Mr. MeFaien gave
very interesting address on " Teaching Orthog-
raply. which was followed by discussion Of
the subject by various members Mrs Schon-
keo read selections in very admirable
manner. The first topic Of the afternoon,
"Bcaliug, Sc" was well treated by Mr..
Homer, after which The question Should
Moral Training be a STATED Exercise, or only
Incidental was warmly debated-Rcv. Mr..
Long opening anl discussing the topic with
singular ability anil irresistible logic 10 this
discussion ha c5lorel members took an active
part. aul cyincsl ability as really debaters
and good thinkers Rev Mr. Carey, colored,
a Bip,ist minister. opposed Moral Training as
a St'si Exercise; Eas Of opinion that it
would lead % embarrlssments--tha it involved
Tie ,el,l'1,. Involuntary or otherwise, Of
crcels. or lislrisitians upon theology for
which they hal 10, been employed. lie refcr-
rei o. an incident l.spH,a arose among
some Of Gccli'irc1 upon lie subject of Bar
;isn. Ole LITTLE follow. knowing him 70 be a
preacher, hurrieIiy repaired to him and pro-
pounded the interocatory: Mr. Carey, IS
Spr.uSta; Baptism ?' Now, he had no
troab,, 10 lis3va nial upon lhe subject, but
he hadn't been employed as a public school
teacher 90 ius;il any plrticuhr church doc
,riacs into Gle minds Of bis pupils he didn't
want O., at the same time. TO appear to tie
chill incapable Of giving prompt reply that
m',lts,i,y his longing or theological inior-
nation. S,he urael to Webster's Dictionary
which vas authority 10 the school that should
uat be lespi-eI. and finding the word Baptizc,
rcll "sprilkHrg or immersion" The
f chill went hone aud Mortified bis mother, q
member Of Nr. Cs congregation, by telling
h.F that hs, p',;'r bal sail Sprulling r1s
7 E1atsa' aud TINT mother began to have
doubts O. Doe sanity % Der spiritual adviser
f Tho chila bah not Disseminated between Mr.
+ Carey belief and lIr Webstcrs definition
+ Rev Syluor G. Ferguson being present an
interested spectator, was invited to give his
views upla ,ha subject, ba, declined, content
ing himself with hearty endorsement Of the
remarks Of Nr. Long, after which, by request,
he closed the session with prayer.
The subjects Of Monday 5 session were "Pen-
uauslip.' on which Mr.. !. ?. Hess yeod an
original essay. containing COOL points aud use
n. suggestions, which was followed BY dis
ce.s.7l on ;lc methods Of teaching writing,
plrt.eipl,el ia by N.ssrs Long, NcFnlen,
Hess. ST., BIekus, Williams. LAtimer, John
saa Qlg'ey, Carly Page, Waiarighl, AFTER,
ana others mr. N,FlIeu Advocated good
peamaasl.p as pr5m3tiye Of good morals AID
read s5m- amlsirs aprpos paragraphs, and
referred ia q so5i-uNg,ol way 90 ,he pow
ors Tor mischief Of printers devils with unin-
te,,.s5.o mnnuscrip, aud the amabiHty Of
el.t3-s All tls;r other excellent points An
a5,v-wr,t.1l lal weu-r.ll essay on " Climate,
or gaysicl, Geography" by Miss liza Ecar-
rey. with some debate as 70 how to make
good zen iecs, fi,al o.. the Programme for the