Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-27
Educational Meeting az Hsiskelfs
Station.

Mr.. EDITOR: A meeting of the
teachers of the sixth and eighth dis
| trcts OF Knox county was held at
HeiskelI's Station Oh the 2lst and 22nd
insts. AT this meeting more real prac>
teal work was done than at any Inssi-
tute of local nature it has been our
pleasure to attend.
The plan on which the meeting was
conducted deserves credit for its
originality and effectiveness. Prof.
Ed. L. Patterson and Miss Sallie Fow-
Ter, teachers in the Academy, conducted
their school as a model illustrative of
this methd of teaching. The classes
| recited as they would have done had
it been ouly an ordinary day in the
chool room. Thus everything was
rendered practical.
After devotional exercises and an
address af welcome by Ed L. Patter-
smith, the following progTamme was
taken up:
Chart Exercises, by Miss SalIie
Fowler. This was very Interesting
and well conducted.
After the recitation was concluded,
Supt. Smith anu Others entered into d
discussion as to the method pre-
scented. Valuable features of primary
training were brought out III the re-
marks made.
Next on the programme was United
States History, conducted by Ed. l..
Patterson. We will simply say of this
class, il did well. The method demon
strated presented the practical feature
OF enabling the student TO present In
his own language The most Important
historical events; the subject c0usid-
cred was the Revolutionary War.
After few general questions, the stu
dents placed on the back boards a
synopsis of their work, then orally re-
lated The events of the years seteiaIly
assigned them. The method was gen
orally approved by the teachers pres-
eDt.
La the afternoon the first branch
considered was Decimal Fractions III
arithmetic. The class explained thor
Oughly the qualities OF decimals.
Though this Is simple subject, lL Is
feared that many teachers do not tuliy
bring out all the fundamental princl>
| poAS VI thlc per-
H. tt ndeut SDItn, w. w. Bishop, L. F.
! Cooper anu Others par lcipaLed 10 the
discussion winch followed. A class
nUw reclleu III the AnaIy eIs Of HI G ISL
SonLe noes. the late system OF lila
granting was presented. The analysis
was complete and thorough. Some
discussion was elected, though there
Was little difference among the teach.
erS BIS To The method.
AT $3.50 p. N. a large audience as
setn Died ana Vas entertained by decia-
nations and essays by the students
and Select reading by Prof. Smith
Several speeches we've made by teacH-
ers and friends Of education present.
We will not further personate, yet We
can truly sly every one did well, and
reflected credit on themselves and the
Community. If you will excuse the
expression, We Will quote what We
nearu several say, that is, " We had
red hot time"
The Institute was only intended for
one day, but the Interest was so great
That by unanimous consent it was
agreed 10 continue the exercise on Sat-
uTday.
We regret that urgent business in
Knoxville prevented the Superlntend-
enJ from Remaining with US.
The proceedings of Saturday, though
brief, we believe exceeded In interest
those of the preceding DAY. Several
new arrivals were noted, among them
upeiintendenG E. f. lay Tor, of An
dersOn county.
The Glass Drill in Primary r 9ading,
conducted by Prof. Z. f. Taylor, was
quite interesting. A spirited discus
sion followed, III which several par
tlcIpated.
L. l. Cannon conducted a class in
Primary Arithmetic. Mr.. Cannon |
demonstrated uimple and etfectual |
method of primary instruction.
Though the discussion whIch fol- |
lowed was rather lengthy, it was very
interesting, anu WAS rendered lively |
by the eageruess with which the |
teachers participated.
The method Of Teaching Common |
FIactiOus was illustrated by Ed. L.. |
Patterson. This sutject received close |
attention anu many practical features |
were explained,
We regret that, for want of time, |
several important exercises on the |
programme were compelled to be |
omitted.
On account of citizens meeting |
on education, in the afternoon, there |
Vas 10 session Of the Institute at at |
time.
Ihe Teachers meeting closed at |
noon, every Que well salts fed, and res
GREETING that it did not continue |
longer. MUG.