Litchfield enquirer., 1881-11-17

two 'f her pupils. One unrOlied the dagsto the observation of the other, and the audience, and the questions asked by him were ansa tr ed by the elder pupil. Miss Whiion was loudly and deservedly applauded.
 E Mr. E L. Mead. Of Winsted. spoke of the Scho1 and the Conmunity He secured at. ton by introducing many telling anecdotes It scented he began his career in New York State. He thought the examining committee should not be chosen for political reasons as was often the case. He said when he was first hired to teach school he went to be examined and got. his certificate because he answered i've questions correctly: '-How old are you !' Sixteen, (no business to be teaching at that age was his comment ''What is your father. democrat, or a republican ?" Answer not stated, but it was satisfactory and he taught his schopl.ao rlsasbs s5ea issi nf. .aiasl 4 . S. S. Datton of New Haven followed Mr. Mead. taking for his topic The Teaeher's Part, He assen:ed that Nature was the most powerful teacher. That reminded me of old Dr. Fowler who sad Mature was the best physician. but he wanted to assist nature. : If nature alone could educate. school houses might be abated us nuisances, which would gratify several people have heard speak on that subject. He demonstrated q peculiar equatiba, that at equals natureplus the teacl.- CT. Said practice should precede theory. that IS. if teaching arithmetic. explain the workings of d. rule, and that being understood. the words of the rule are easily learned, geogra- phy and history should be taught sinultane- ously. s .. s.t ...,s5sa...,z,s isa..s .i .u.a.4
 Tue programme annhunced that discussions ,uld follow each address, but an unavoid- able delay in the morning caused a necessity for abriIging somewhere. SD ihe discussion was omitted but Col. Darlington was intro- duced aud incidentally advertised his new book on battle fields, notices of which appear in reviews in newspapers. ,, -.... ;pt,sg.
 0. W. Wolco,t, ot Waterbury, talked of three eystems of musical notation. and ended by convinc,ng one, at least, that the staff nota- tion was preferable to any other. but that one knows nothing about either system only Mr. Wolcott's demonstrations seemed conclu- sive. ,,,. .a.e 4.. .:.a a,.5 ifsd4f -4a.. 9,
 Lastly, Prof. Huxley, of Brooklyn, talked about reading, and proved that he knew h w tp read by favoring us with recitation uf the story of Pyramus and This be, not by Shakespeare, but by Sake. We all forgot we were hungry aud would gladly have listened to another selection. !p --t .g E,s.ss t. ~g i5 Friday afternoon, after the election ot off, cers, when all sections were united at the High School Building. Prof. Osbun, of Mass achusetts, spoke of Methods and Results in Eiementery Physics, showed the operation of tile Telephone, aud explained the philosophy thereof, showed how the watch was made and gave the philosophy of watches; brin- stone, not parlor, or matrimonial.
 A discussion followed by New Britain teach. CTS; but instead of waiting for that we left to IT vssii an .,.s.d relative where. from her aud Mrs. s., whom l had appointed 10 meet there, l gained information of another kind. The true stories of the olden time must be reserv- ed for another article. J.