The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-27
Llverpool, Pa, Jan. 10, 1sS

meeting was called to order by the Supt.
Prof :. B. Fahnestock.
The opening exercises were conducted
by the Rev. II. M. GrliIith, reading the
10Th Pslam and offering prayer. This
was followed by music by the 81 lee
club, 40 come come away On
motion OF Jas. A. Wright, g. w. Grubb
was then elected Secretary. The Pres.
then announced the object OF the lnsti-
tute.-" The improvement of teachers In
their work" The subject OF " current
events" was then presented by G. w.
Rine. "The subject Is generally neglect
cd in our common schools. A very good
method of teaching the subject Is TO have
the pupils, those who are sufficiently
advanced. bring to school once week
or'onee In two weeks the principal
events, of which they have read or
heard" This subject was also discussed
by l.. w. Turner. The Pres. then made
some good suggestions as to how the
subject should be taught Music, "The
Lords Prayer" and " Twilight is Fall
ing"
The subject of pronunciation, was
next taken up by the Supt., and n num-
ber of words which are commonly mis-.
pronounced, placed on the board and
pronounced by different members of the
Institute.
The subject of T" History,n was then
presented by Il. u. Aumiller, " / believe
in studying tables and dates, in having
frequent reviews, aud variety"
Answering referred quest ons was
AleKt In order. What is your method of
calling and dismissing classes 7 was
answered by l.. w. Turner. How do
you ventilate your school room? was
answered by j. l. Grubb, j. A. Wright,
=. e. Buckle, and i. w. Turner. Mr..
w. w. Holman then favored the Insti-
tute with select reading, entitled
" The legend of Bregenz," after which
the Pres. announced the subjects to be
discussed at the Institute the following
day and evening. Music "A duet by
Misses Agnes Williamson and Lou Nc
Linn. The time for closing having
arrived, Institute adjourned,to meet next
day at 8 o'clock A. NJ.
Saturday morning. Institute was
opened by the Rev. II. M. Griffith read
ing a portion of the 10th chapter of
Ecclesiastes, and offering prayer.
Answering referred questions. How
do you deal with pupils who come to
class " ith the lessons unprepared was
answered by w. w. Billow, S. Il. Buckle,
IL. w. Turner, f.. U. Aumiller and Rev.
X. NJ. Griffith. How often should read
ing classes reciteg answered by Jas. A.
Wright. How do you teach along di-
vision ?" answered by E. G. Long.
The subject of Local Geography"
was next taken up by l.. l.. Buckle.
The subject has generally been neglect
ed in our common schools. First teach
the pupils the different directions, then
have them draw map of the school
ground and buildings; talk about the
lel .N,ss Il hAa
ural divisions, and then have pupils give
Music =" The Old Familiar Place."
The Supt., again took up the subject
of Pronunciation, after which the SUBJ
ject of Primary Arithmetic was present
ed by j. G. Grubb. "The first lesson In
Arithmetic should be given orally.
Teach Addition and Subtraction at the
same time; teach Multiplication and
Division at the same time" This sub
ject was also discussed by G. w. Rine,
Il. w. Turner and S. r. Buckle. Mu-
sic -" America" The time for closing
having arrived, Institute adjourned to
meet at II o'clock p. M.
Afternoon session. Answering refer
red questions. How do you teach Map
drawing? answered by l.. l.. Buckle.
How do you teach the spelling and pro-
nunciation of geographical and histor-
ical namesY was answered by G.. w.
Rine. Is it important to have study
programme answered by j. e. Boal,
u. U. Aumiller, i. l.. Buckle, s. E.
Buckle and j. A. Wright. The Pres,
then explained the advantage of having
study programme. lit is important
TO have study programme. / believe
in systematizing our work"
A paper by T.. U. Aumiller, What
mental faculties should be first cultivat-
ed, and how should primary instruction
differ from advancedY Music =" Come
all ye Faithful" Methods of teaching
Spelling, were discussed by Jas. A.
Wright, j. I. Grubb and l.. l.. Buckle.
How can we make Arithmetic more
practical was answered by S. e. Buckle,
We ought to teach more addition we
ought to have more practical work; we
must do our work thoroughly and then
our work will be more practical. -
Should pupils be held accountable for
unprepared lessons on account of attend
ing preaching every nightY was an
swered by Rev. II. M. Griffith.
The subjects of Reading and Writing
were then taken up by the Pres. " In
writing have your pupils classified you
can not do good work without classifica-
ton" Music =" Music on the Waves. -
Institute adjourned, to meet at 81 p. M.
Evening session.-Institute was OPEN
ed by music" Cantalena," quartet.
Answering referred questions. Does the
use of tobacco, in any form injure the
intellectY answered by E. U. Aumiller.
How can tardiness be prevented was
answered by l.. w. Turner.
The Pres, then presented the subject
of Language Lessons" "Do not
undertake to teach young pupils the
definitions of grammar" A select read
ing, " Barbara Frietchie," by w. E.
Shellenberger. How do you conduct
" reviews answered by l.. l.. Buckle
and L. w. Turner. How do You con-