Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-02-18
Proceedings Of the Teachers
Institute.

Proceedings of the Teachers
Institute.
The Shenandoah County Teachers
Institute met in the Graded School
Building liz Woodstock on last Thurs
day morning
Fifty six members answered to their
names.
The following officers were elected:
Vice Presidents: Major w. II. Mil
Ter, f. Painter, ]. Monroe Hottie and
IC. D. Schmitt. Treasurer, S. E..
Hausenhuck. Secretary, w. W. Logan.
The chair appointed committee OF
five consisting of Messrs. j. Monroe
Hotel, w. J. Sibert, w. II. Miller, 5.
Z. Hausenfuck and E. Painter to re-
port an order of exercises for this meet
ing Of the Institute.
The committee made the following
report:
GRAM N E.
THURSDAY P. NJ.
/. Music IN connection with Public
Schools by w. T. Moss.
.. Pcnmanship, by G. NJ. Hollings-
worth.
9. Exercises in Reading, by E.
Painter.
+. Arithmehc-Questions and pro-
blems, as may be suggested by the
teachers, illustrating general principles
and methods.
5. Discussion Resolved that no
communication between pupils be al
lowed except by permission from. the
teacher.
After the reading of the above report
the superintendent Of school opened a
discussion on School Discipline and was
followed BY Major w. H. Miller and
J. K, Lantz.
On motion Institute adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Institute met at 2 P. NJ. and
was called to order by the President
The minutes Of the morning session
was read and approved after which Mr..
w. T. Moss delivered an address on
Vocal Music, in connection with the
Public Schools" and was followed By
members Of the Institute who discussed
the subject at length.
The committee on Exercises reported
the foil wing programme for Friday 10.
9 O'CLOCK, A. NJ.
|. Questions and sentences in Gram.
mar. suggested by teachers, for analysis
and parsing.
.. Percentage, by J. NJ. Hotel.
3. Methods of teaching, and opinions
upon textbooks on, G geography.
4. Rea ding-methods Of conducting
recitation exenphnei y class sclec'
ted from members of the Institute.
5. School Discipline-J. b. McIn'
turf.
VI. Addition, Proportion and cir
culating Decimals, by W. J. Sibert.
VII. English Grammar, Analysis
and parsing, by W. II. MILE:
VIII. Cube Root. By c. D. Schmitt
| Mr.. {. NJ. Hollingsworth illustrated
the method Of teaching PenmanshiI
and was followed by Messrs. Slbert
Myers, Mohler, J. B. M'Inturff. J. P
Nelson, and W. W. Logan.
Arithmetical questions were discuss
ed BY Me.srs. Sibert and others.
On motion, the Institute resolved tG
hold night session.
THURSDAY EVENING.
The Institute met at : P. m. Solu
ton. Of cath and 95ih examples, OIL
pp. 1l5, Venable's Practical Arithme'
tic were given by J. NJ. Hotel.
Example 70 page 3l4, byS. E, Boyer
A short method Of extracting the
Cube root WINS illustrated by w. j.
Sibert
Different methods Of explaining the
rule Of division Of one fraction BY
another were given by w. J. Slbert ant
il. Monroe Hotel.
The question, Resolved: THAT NJ
communication between pupils be al
lowed during school hours, except BY
permission from the teacher, was dis
cussed by Messrs. Mohler. Hotel AM
others.
Before closing Mr.. w. 7. Moss favor
, ed the Institute with an amusing reeita
r ton.
d On motion, Institute adjourned.
b FRIDAY MORNING.
r Institute met al Ga. m. and was cal
ed to order by Vice Pres. W. II. Mile
After reading and approval OF ii
It minutes of the preceding meeting, tt
= subject, gender, was discussed b
It Nessrs. Moss, Hausenfuck, Hottie
II Campbell, Logan and others.
ID Sentences illustrating some OF Il
: difficulties and the principles Of Engli'
r Grammer were analysed by difere
g members Of the Institute.
A recitation in Reading illustratiI
his method Of teaching that branc
was conducted by w. o. Pitman, ait
4 which discussion Of the methods
J." teaching reading was entered upon by
}" number Of teachers.