The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-29
New Methods of Teaching.
THE CLASSICS AND THE BOYS.
Essay Read Before the Teachers As.
~sociatien at Greenwood by Prof. f.
T.. Patton.


Essay Read Before the Teachers AS
-. H.. D.of Il
S0clation AT GrecnWOOu 10y Iioi' L.
~
lie Aat'oh'
W.. President, and Gentlemen OF the -A60s
vile Teachers -Assoctdt;on /" every, ciuzeh o.
South Carolina. 1t Is truly gratifying 10 "nSeiFe ."'
progress recently made In the education on hcr pe"Pe
If tho construction OF n railroad or the erection %
factory Is r just cause OF c'nrrStui"tlo", w ~
much greater enthusiasm shouiI W W." ~ NV
progress uf leaIninc, the general "inns"n " - INV" -
ledge. the n~,ral ana intellectual t!r'a.'o" % on ~"
ptr, the establishment of schools anu S"''eseSi ;o ~
centres Of Illumination from ~hicn henl 1n'' H. ~
to every county and township ~ III 3N .;i fs,n,r
source Of peculiar sr"tihcati"h 'nat ADues,II r. oI
| which may be- Justly called the Attica OF sonth .hEo.ha
is. marifesting 50 much Zeal and activity IN .nt sH = Jsc
education. II Is enhinently proper lhat the on.nimnr
OF John L. Cn,i"nh, .e k'e"t nnnn a"J literature
should toStcrthe hnlser.sn w LILY, ,n " illustrate he,
from n'Gm . U,,'' N"s n,r,;cuaiIv' MIR. President
h'hored nhm". . ,."u N Tho nrcani,ation O
!%rn 6 %s tnnw" NO Tho ihb.vil. Teachers Asso
", o,ee,S ~"n viii nsrJon us FIR adding that it ha
I "ne s;n,rinrir G,r,unn,e in the character unl abtlit!
" ~ - nficors 10 PR, sidrnt. and his associate, Iii
"nn, ~ ,bs Eyscni;vs Committee; the on,
m =" u - - ,h, ,n,.,nr horn the other an adopted
ms.ise% ' Sou,h C.r"i;na NJ wbom she is Justly proud
AZ pr,.;Iant yyh.n vnur sneaker cast \ furtivt
r,. m , =, ,hc nnhII.hcd programme some days since
"a "a rond tTc names of the gentlemen expected t.
n n", : IN these ,roccedings, he must cuniess to
t.",;n, ,f ,rr,,iJatiou and alarm Mt tho thought al Mp
,,e,r;nc In such n presence. But the interest Which nc
ff.rl. IN the objects of your Association, and a desire
~, ~ H.. ,ha Ii:,jnouisicd gentlemen who have honor
y, ,t;" oncosinn hv their presence, so wrought in hin
,S y h.. an, The better of his constitutional reserve
.mI hn n,,y ventures. with extreme ditiidcncc. tn nffcl
" "m snrgr.tion, on New Methods OF Teaching" tn,
. Wv; y, nstirn.,l him In tie procrnlntne Of to-day.
wv ~. b.yc the yrry highcs. authority for ASSERTING
Tho, sphere {, nothing new under the sun bur, like
.~arv ",brr general statement or proposition whether
;n g. ~ nninsrireI. this language must not b. in
."s'"..nn .i,n tnn mmch rIp,r n lin, author Of the
npi q wsae ,ivtnS to-day. he would have, in thu
Mariners Co,nnass. Telescope. Printing Press, Stear
Enpin" Sewing Machine, Electric Telegraph. mt
many o,her inventions. ocular and tangible s~evidcncl
Of s6no things ut least, which, In the ordinary secel.
ta,ion OF the Term, may be called new. Not only II
Astronomy, Navigation. transmission of INTEL gcnce
MULTIPLICATION OF books, but In Agriculture. also, thu
most astonishing progress has been made. The invenI
ton Of the cotton gin has bccn followed by a eonip'eu
N,oru' ,ho mnnor and neither milestone Of NOR,
n, irn; ,t,no. viii thc Steam Flour Mill uf to-day
pr ansu i,n,n.di,,ci v disrnvtr the immense lsuperiOr
we Sl,"', .s" Ia ,n mo Reanino Machine. ",
ny 81 inc 'a.iEI. nu. ~ W. hin STALLION M nrorrc.s
s M.t i,h nv " III ~" - ,his dc~icn n delicate woman vii
,,ar .m.id of ZEN ar Gcecn acrcs in one day, not only
nv" nc In ~, ,.i,h "a mich c,mfort md salts.
m'.noutt. s,,i,c l., hrr own narlor or riding
ZION hsl she Mesus ". 49, 4" H. l.. ,nhiic b,rhw,v ane
IN a ~ Io,ur ,ha work ar Ave or six robust men
g SIU ,r,,h ,he nrd,nsrv scrthe and cradle.
~ would he very rcua, liable, indeed, il in the cult
,o,i,n M ,h, intellect IA well rs of the soil. new ant
a.n y ,no,bn1s had not been discovered. Such
, W. I'D crca,e a shrewd suspicion that the allah
mt H"u ono.,i,n nf The i,v is .Whot shall we eat, Oh
HLLo.n ,o ,n,int or wL.r.wjthol shall we be cloth
cI s. EducatIsr,, as we'll rs Agriculture, is, in TIL
Gu: rth. ,.r,n q Tentative or cyntriment
ss. n". aNd hence In the one case "A well as IN tn
W sciem.s, ""u r.nsonshlr exnec, new m.,hrds 20 b,
o'ne,, ~ n.ny InI ,his nrnectotinn. ba, hcc,
tlea MI. huolueu w., a hu crmariencs The ce' chratet
tUuIuallIg S'uii' hhSN -
"pm'',a| ctc the /, r,note 20 procress and reform
I"e uaaI s.t'nr. has nIso riyen increased momen.
W. ~; 20 ,a nh;l,s,,bv Of ihs human mind, 1t ha
.,cr ~ 4 new exuc,Iient. in the art Of instruction
1"eseoI C.. i,stanc, In IN. Female College n
Iast 49, W. a h"5 - entertainment In vocal and IN
quo nes. q n;ran hw a i.dv WIN was blint
v" u' =. h;,,h ~ do moi nrof,ss 10 be q ycrv com
rom NJ G 1n.I .rcb mottcr. Int We know whc,
pe'e"I yI"s.S c. a. The whcl, nerfor,nonco wa
wear PIsast"r ~ ,n5 ,,rticnlarv the beou,ifu
nlg"l! ~, ". 49,. ~ c..,sG hr ber own calamity. III,
anu ~ ,rhIcb vas 81 nm blind. I am blind" He
voies "ecmej to he well cultivated. .ud she Ind
W". ~. .nnn.I was Sill more wonderful. 4 volum,
..n.sao =. that dr,crited in the "Cutter's SATURDAY,
Si"h,:, uss "n.n.d al random, when she read, will
.nsnt anlncv the interview between Christ ant
SiIan ~" This voluuc contained onIv the GOSPELS
~, ~ aro sstnnisbrd to learn from her own lin
~ ~. hoJ ,coI IN. whole Bible four tiinesl Ant
h n-s ra. his miracle nccomplisbcdf b. the simpl,
-, no1;.,t nr raised letters. which she had learned t
~. -, th> t.prI, m f1n blind fha IRp0t
u.e,neuIsn oy s ~ ho q aunivcr.s, bl,at" Int th
ol Naru5u na! ".riro,ion I. noionrcr illr%,b,e, Al
Sltal "a"n w. or I'M, ,lnl,,bet FIR Inc Hind
~ NV Nv n,n ha re,d without owe. This 1, on,
NJ ~ tbs Methods OF Teaching" and illustrates tn,
.n, .me ,rnrre.s more than the most brilliant invrn
Ill.,, ,tn - ~ thn oon. making the mage OK revelation lum
mona evan tn the blind. And II this unfortunat,
c,mIj h.. reached. instructed In all the branch
80 49, iih.-ol ndnca,ion who will DENY that method
vr b b. Ij,cnvcrcd' which shal, greatly facilitate tit
:: tn;,;., ,f tnowledce In nm. c.se of otb.rs Nh,
neIu'sn"M n 800 d.,rIr.d NJ sI,Lts Nevertheless
~ na, ~. ~ WV thrn.hold Of nur subject, we shall be me
on tne very lhreenoV W 1u. 80, r. e. a. rnr.
by the Strre"tfpeo uU'.n.io", .a, ~ ,h;s ,r;S. ,w !;
roao 70 learning; ~ III. pu.fW,t" =" :" 49,. r,o"p.
that 20 Hlncs, anu. eIlFrtv,s u Men ~ i i an,
OF their snpJrctN IL ~ T v"n' " to.i,.,;nn I,
laborious In the ascent we nave no ncs!tSsIn -, !,
siibscriDlnS tol US u i"Inl'I" nu'n h". -
Great was on eminent solo.er unu Sna.een.'n y = );
learn from Macahlay, a very in"ttisht po'C - :
means that, IN me aGIn,srS"u " INV" ,t"t ,ho , m
rrrs"Vrilne en1'. - nm''r",t It - Ern, m,
richly ehaoweu 'n.eNS't 70 Sa" ca t.aa
Necessity VI E'oot ' y. ~ W" wv 49, =, 80,
Newton nau Ho ri ialS q o"rIiio, AMI unhelt IN, inc assent
Gnu we nsa." 'w o . Wv, to understand tha
H., however, wv ,,,ao. md 5-.o from nhstruc,ion,
one road u as pun, ~ " Ky, ~ 49,, ~ i,hnr
a. smother: tna., ~ tne. sl"uo su, aW'o , s,r I'd
all mothons OF SaGnine Hu eI""s,n th,, III. "'
ih,tnn: tne l",s,ui',y w. J shs"Inta n,rE.c,;nn !
nhs long si"ce oTe" i. =.
THIS Is the meaning }, LUZ u.etu'D' "0''1e's 30 "
only false out palpao'y aps ma,hod. :. ,.,rc.1 o,,,,
IN opposit,"n W. q M. III ~. thnv ~ ha r.corI
with greater pisus.o,i,t', I"H, ny ." nn, . uS - ~,
ca NJ iuipoIt"'', usS" ~ in,.S ,";,h ,hon, ,L., !,
the past were "T"! unasqna,nu" ITn,,. ~ n nn -
hnsuists Mli."h, Erasmus ben.e!. ii1Hnani l. IT. ~ ~.
scores OF otnrrs, Mele supe,'o' IT. - WI. soid iii. nh
eoastea nse VI nnIrI, =, "SI srondi,, nrannrot. In tb,
Jection may apPtI,'t VIZ ~ III "i -. 49, ,h,,
cru.'oie OF sounM ,osiei y a,nsnaa"H, '" s.! Wv g,
irast, VITO u VA ~ ~ u i.hmS tH nS ~" n Ma" oi,u,a -
in"uorh .ihrs. ss""pne" rS u M -, -
aescr,oes A'nens q . "mS nas. uni.rtS.a! ,ho H sf,a.y ~,
the printing IEteS " u u ~ VII uci'lt tlS iliNSSlli
century Va =. "nr."s - "s, rs"Ioss ;nynn,;nn ~,
tL.s "e.eS Su ~ sim 30, r;Ln,a =, ,h. iu,.II.ciuaI s,nrcYn
oa III. 81 y ari.,u,Io whom the prr,t itslian port hills NJ
the master ~int.licc, Of the hninan race: Or, brcans
IN ti ., onur,rr,nsn nj Dontc ii.cnvareJ m,
W. W"riI !, nv ordinary sailing rcs.nl wnnld IN
49,. '. :, ~ affirm ,hat her. was no demand far m,
,n.mu;sc.rt steam .,hin which ,nakes the massage q
.ha a,Innt;c In a we-k ar ten Javss Or TO come ,,il
=. 80 h"n,o would be cornnlain NJ onr ii.,incnishc
" u.n i, i,nnrrrs, fnr cn;n, n, W,sS;n"t,,
i'epIesen'".ne u Ns"n ~, %" ~. 49, III ~ ~ n ~
" ete"''' " W. .n,tI Tar' 80 - A.
0ld staee'c"acn, pecuuse. 'oi1.p."' Na'n'"m "hu mug
pnino u ""e 'lne - 80 JML sue
ccssiniy IN 'ha' nn.is m n,,I1 w u ".
trnry, u our eaPt'ous ".euu n .ui,o q "a oot'I n"n '
WISH eo'u'nniu' ~ "WH enrw.s ~ INV n'. q
Hodges, or Ninet.' S!H.of S nt.snS " w. 10Y " nm
aa'a,'aSe =" .me Hu" ,hn INV 1890 49, h,o n !" ,h.
"hlrh =, . uWi,l, nn,t IN th,nInr oh',h
cn'rse1 VI e'nsi",.Inr, - 'n""1'' >"'1
ea, auu Iu"s 1890 III r, os.- ho-o 7
a WORD OF ca"'ioh may y" neGrs"h.y mere; !
wouia Or eA.,"sn-""e w ~ tu w. :" ae'n wv
OF ieaon'ns y 10 10 suIva"m Inc nu 10 " -
r"aa 10 nh "ru,hHJ n.sI%"5 -, VI m'n - LIZ
throwing Oh, WIN almost .ne ralnuty ~ 'snt" -.
hundreds ana .-ouean"s "i ealies. % the saali ~
stylus Of the ancieh's. requiring weeks ana m9nln
to produce o einSs copy. Inc Geslsn "l ineSe ilus
trati0ns Is siihtiy u sho" lna' 'here must oe" lhilnc.
In the argument, however sPeclons, which would dis
card New Methods because ~ much has been nc
complished BY tile old: w
We are now prepared to make n SIN moro impolr
tant concession that no me,non, Whethos new or o'
will be completely successful without tact AMI cntnu
sissrn on the part OF the teacher. In combination VIII
another quality an CHI we cannot better DESERT