Daily Republican., 1879-11-21
THE COUNTY INSTITUTE.
The Proceedings Of Thursday-
Thst-Rvenlng Session.

10ol-kV00Imx SebDIOns ?
Spe ,lally Reported for the Republican.
MIDDLErowE, Nov. 20, 10.
The institute opened with singing.
Prayer by Z. G. Mote. Miss Fell present
ed several copies of two educational
journals. Prof. Groves spoke on or
ganiztien of county school. Hs gave
the teachers credit for interest in the
work. The Professor showed an ar
ranged programme in which he claim
ed regularity in study in the school
room to bs as essential as regularity in
recitation. Thinks the school room
should be ventilated during recess.
D. NJ. Ssnsenig, Professor OF Mathe-
nlatics in the Normal School Of West
Chester, his subject, Written Arithmetic
in 3 parts. l, Fundamental ideas z,
Operations 3, Applications.
He said as a rule YOU cannot get ideas
from definitions. Definitions hold ideas
which may bs unlocked-fractions in
use are used in an abstract sense toe
much. The pupils should be compelled
to name the fraction always when CON
crete.
He divided ideas 10 parts, fraction
al unit, 2, units of the fraction, 3, frac,
tion.
He said authors often got in a mud.
die over the difference between divis ION
and fraction.
Very few teachers who understand
it as science can teach it other than
as science. He aims that there is no
difference between I of ! and sxs.
Miss Offery an elocutionist took as
her topic voice. The said pupils to
read in a simple and natural manner
with distinct articulation. Ladies' sell
dom use the lower part Of the lungs,
but such is not the case with gentlemen.
She then as illustrated required the
teachers to join her in oral sounds.
w. S. Schofeld of Philadelphia on
Phonstics seemed to think when the
pupil is taught cat cat, it is being
taught lie. We have been teaching
the child to read by using the letters
OF the alphabet which is far from the
sound in the word as the person who
studies clothes and expects to get a
knowledge of anatomy. The mechanic
requires to be drilled in his art before
he is able to handle his work, so also his
voice, it should be trained and drilled
in sounds produced BY the vocal Or
gans.
The Prof. showed a chart, picturine
the vocal sounds, compound sounds
etc. A was the first sound in language.
We must go to the mouth for the study
OF sounds. L is vowel and has the
sound Of er. There are 20 vowel
sounds. Six series of sounds which
cover the organs of speech, divides the
congonants into divisions, back mouth
centre mouth, and front mouth mus
c!es, placing muscles in shape anc
forcing them.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Opened with prayer. by J. +. Nc
Laughlin. Miss Oftiey gave a very
pretty exercise from the chart with I
class of little girls and boys. Sh'
taught with the oral sounds in tn
words.
Prof. Seasoning being again intro
duced took up the second point in hi
theme, operations; 2 divided it into
parts. What the pupil is to do, how i
| is to be done, and why it is done. TIL
Prof. thinks mental and written arith
metic should be combined. Strict.
speaking and tho difference OF additio
of fractions commonly given is rea l.
absurd. The term borrowed in sub
tracing mixed numbers in which tn
+, fraction of the minuerd is less thai
that in the subtrahend, is also absur
as you do not borrow but take one ffor
the whole number, etc.
Miss Ofley by request read "Scho;
Marms" in plain and attractive siyl
which is her characteristic.
Prof. Dram Syte of Millersville Nol
NAL School. His subject was parsin
aud analysis. Parsing tells all about
word and analysis all about sentence
But there is sameness-deal with tn
same kinds of elements-separatlD
Etymology from syntax, is as ahsul
az to find the diiIyreuce.betWsen tiddi
aud violin. Etymology and Synta
should bs taught together--as soon as
pupil can point out word he is able
parse, aud analysis soon follows.
The learned Professor thinks We ca
scarcely teach too much parsing an
ANALYSIS; examine the object, the NEAR
ing of the author. Sentences for opei
alton should contain some knowledge
come historic fact. 1st, simplicity i
grammar; "a, criticism; Sd, exactness
The words sometimes used in analyst
by soma authors are next to impoSsiol
of analysis. lie presenteda a number
ridiculous noodles for parsing whic!
he selected from different authors. Tw
often our pupils are turned intoparsin
machines, hence great care should b
used in selecting the text book.
verb agrees with its subject" is a
error; it should be a finite verb agree
with its subject.
EVENING SESSION
opened with prayer by the Rev. MIR
Martiudale. The duett by the Misse
Pennington was exquisite!y rendered
Miss Oflley read burlesque on Gee
Washington's hatchet from the Hawk
eye, with so much exactness that sh
was applauded to the stage again.
| Dr.. Edward Brooks, Principal OF M
lersville Normal School, was Introduce
|by DR.. Purnell. Tha learned lecture
said OH his subject "dome Education,
that two leading interests OF society
the present day are education and pol
tics; between these two interests ma
yibrates like the pendulum Of a chrt
nometer. He claimed to speak for th
| Interest of children. Art has brongh
= her brightest treasures and laid the.