Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-21

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| ty, S. Il. eColdwelb Supt. of the
City Schools, and has. A. Hol-
ley, Nash5iHes3 Miss Augusta
Towel, Protestant High School,
Memphis, w. j. Grannis, Cum
bertrand University, Lebanon, j as.
Dinwiddle, s. w. Presbyterian
| University, GAINESVILLE, Jas. Il.
Hutson, County Supt.. of Bedford
County ,Shelbyville, C.S.Do,lglas,
HenlleFsenyille, q, H. .Baskette,
County Shpt.s Rutherford Co.,
Murfreesboro, Rey.J. w. Terrell,
PreBW mchester Normal, Rev.A.
b. Dix, R. "A. Clark, Winchester
Normal, Prof. Chas. Il. Ultermehl-t
EolS Mary Sharp College, Mrs. G.
f. Uttermelilon, Miss Melissa
Merritt, Winchester, j. p. Will
liams, Palmetto, Prof. p. Hime-
baugh, Oak Hill Institute, Norris
Greek, ReY. ID. w. Halbach, Null
berry Institute, Mulberry, Miss
LHzie March, Miss Celia Bou7
|scflcr, HARDWOOD Academy, Prof.
| O. S, Stewart, Lincoln Academy,
and Prof. - Green, Canargo
"Commo,a" School.
oCol.s j.! d. Tillman delivered a
very suitable and appropriate adj
dress of welcome Which was re-
sponded to by Supt. Trousdale.
After music by the choir Miss
Towel delivered a most excellent
and interesting lecture on OBJ
| ject Teaching, Illustrating her
mannerof teaching byexamples.
The audience was well pleased
and delighted with the lecture,
and itreceiyed many expressions
of unqualified approval from not
only some of the most skilled
Professors present but Of the
entire Institute. a a ar
Profs. Ippton and DinwiddEe
spoke very flatteringly. Of Miss
FYoYeH's mode of instructing chill
Edren by object teaching, and
complimented her on the lucid
manner in which she presented
her examples. 1t is a great pity
but that every teacher in the
land could have heard this excel
lent lecture and could have been
indueedl TO have discarded the
old .fogy style Of teaching and
adopt Miss Tovell's way, which
IS far superior for impart-
ing Instruction. Object teach
ing, when it is understood and
appreciated as it should. be,
viii at. an early day, supplapt,
and III a.great manner take the
place Of all other methods Of in
structing theyoung. After Miss
Tovell finished, Mf.J as. l.. Hut
son was introduced and delivered
an admirable and interesting dis
course on Educators" Hcgave
the REASONS for becoming educa-
tors, explaining why there We're
so many failures, that the work
of an educator was very labori-
GUS that it was their, duty. to
-studyathe temperament Of every
student and'to deal with and in
struct according to his or her
peculiar temperament, that it
was not advisable ito adhere
strictly to the text book. The
lecture wass interesting, and In
structive and Was we'll received.
The Institute adjourned TO
meet at the Cumberland Church
III the afternoon. y fr,srlr
Pursuant to adjournment the
Institute met at C. j. Church,
and was called to order by Supt.
Trousdale, when w. j. Grannis
read amessay entitled sENiusic in
Public Schools The subject
being somewhat new it was lis
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tened to.with marked attention,
and .everyaehez was convinced
from the. arguments used that
music should be introduced into
the public schools. The views
of Mr.. Gfannis met with the APP
probation oflthe Institute, but a
question of practicability arose
by an inquiry proposed by Prof.
Dix, to-wit. "lIow could teach
ers be expected to teach music
when they did,not understand it
themselves?n The problem was
very happily solved By Prof. Dix
In his essay read, the following
day I'm which he said that "If
the teachers did not know how
to teach music they should mar
ry one that did, ~ = = = " Y =
Prof. Dinwiddie read an essay
on AMental Arithmetic and il
lilstrated his ideas by practical
examples on the blackboard.
This lecture was listened 10 with
more than ordinary interest and
provoked considerable discussion
which was participated inby Coils.
Iillman, y III. Holman, Supt.Hut-
son, Profs. Lupton, Terrill and
Williams. 1t was apparent to
all from the clear, ssicciitct man
ner end the promptnessr with
which he explained every query
and proposition that was pro-
poundedsto him, that Prof. Dim