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ject was then taken up by several teach
ers and finally carried. Institute adj
Journed 10 meet tomorrow at 81 a. m.

IJourned 10 meet to- morrow al 81 n. m.
i WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUG. 2sTH.
Institute met pursuant to adjourn
menf, with prayer by Rev. ). Cox an
music by the choir, after which th
minutes OF The previous day were rea,
aud adopted. The Chair appointed {
r. Clarke aud Miss Il. A. Hope ne critic.
il class drill was then conducted b,
A. Nj. Sweeney in Reading.
Prof. l.. q. Smith then drilled clas
IN Penmanship, topic: Position, move
rnent and spacing.
! Prof W. p. Pinkham. Principal OF IN,
Southern Indiana Normal School o
Paoli, Orange county, Ind. then tool
the floor, opening his work bv an abl,
argument on the PHILOSOPHY Of III,
Mind IN which he showed the gran,
mistakes made by most Of our educator,
IN working upon that frail but wonder
ful instrument.
q. T. Cooper then drilled class In
Physiology, topic: Circulation. which
he illustrated by a drawing on the black
board, tracing the blood in lis course
from and to The heart.
Prof Pinkham next took up the snb-
Iject Of School Government. taking rhe
'child up as an animal, showing that the
viii OF the child i under the influence
Of his emotions. and the means by which
the exercise Of these emotions them
selves may be controlled. On motion.
Institute took recess till p. nj.
pm. SESSION.
Afternoon session opened by drill III
Y. ;. History, topic: Civil War, BY l..
q. Smith.
A class in Primary Arithmetic was
drilled by Prof Pinkham. showing how
20 teach beginners 10 acquire knowl-
eedge OF numbers as representing OBJ
jects. Recess.
Prof Pinkham drilled class III Pri-
mary Reading, the objective method.
which was interesting, amusing and in
structivc.
Y. =. Clarke was next in success sion I'M
drilling class in Arithmetic, topic !:
Mensuration, which he presented very
accurately, so much 50 as TO be compli-
mentcd BY Pref. Pinkham, no small
honor. The roll was then called. to
which 1O3 members replied. Tn the
criticisms the feature was that they were
as they ought to be. very critical, and
though IL did not favor sour policy. yeti
u was well timed in every way. Musicl
0v the choir. with Prof Soliga at thel
organ. Institute took recess tin z D. IN |.
At the appointed time Prof. Pinkham
took the floor and delivered lecture OIL
The difference between education audi
which must have awakened
great and good ideas III The minds of his'
audience. by illustrations that were sol
simple yet 50 profound aud logical. that
lt must have astonislicd many that thew
had not noticed the great difference
mere y between these two subjects.
which We're always supposed to Le so
closely allied.
THURSDAY MORNING. ArG. 2QTH
institute met pursuant to adlonrn-
nent and opened with music bv j. A.
Bedel, and devotional exercise. bv G. G \
cooper. The minutes Of the previous
lay were read and adopted. The Con-
'titution Of the Teachers Associationlc
vas read and laid on the table. Mrs. l.. N
?. Braden and John a. Bedel were ant
'ointcd critics. Queries were read and 9
answered. 4
Prof. Pinkham drilled a class In Pri- "
nary Reading. in the drawing ont
method, showing what aud duco real-I
y mean.
A discussion on the subject of PEN
nanship was opened by A. M. Sweeney.
nd participated ia bv several teachers. ~
which Prof q. @. Cooper made somcc
cry able remarks. N
Prof Pinkham next continued h;s
lass In "School Government showinylh
lat y the animal nature OF the ch,ldlu
'ad u 10 be averse % any branch, thnl
'acher should associate with thaila
ranch some idea or thing that wonld \
roduce in the mind OF the child pleas n
raDle emotions. and. thar thereby thee
motions Of aversion To such branch orIta
abit would gradually decrease until the
fought OF that branch will PRODUCE
MY pleasnrable emotions. He further
ated thai II child were prone 10 ,lol
lat which Il should not do, ,hat the
lture consequences of such pursuitpl
'ouiu De held up to IL as resulting In N n
ay injurious to IL, so that the thonrhtct
such consequences would producel0
I'm IN the mind Of the child and hence
estroy the desire 10 do that which itcc
lould not do. A further remark heps
fopped which we could not ovcrloul, ~
40 he. There N no man ~ .nc~,, IN
ild az the teacher. who works hard Ana ~
PES his duty, receiving hut 80 por day :ltc
~. that no man was better paid thanIsg
2 teacher who received $I.25 ana uholtn
as careless aud lazy; and that lie whcIw
orked faithfully could not receive loom
uch, and he who was unfaithful ar III CT
could NOT receive TOO lfftIe. Cc
Inc next class WINS drilled III U. N nA
istory, BY l.. q. Smith, tonic: srin. Ei
nal avnnfa nc ~ -. MA l.1 y.