Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-15

BY geography and other reading books.
We learn to spell By the eyo rather than
the ear and VIXEN the words are arranged
in columns their forms are moro easily
s.en and recognized. Spclling-booSs
formerly were not we'll arranged. but
later works are better, in that they have
the definition given with the words.
Mr.. Caleb Conner differed very much
with the speaker who preceded him. There
is no use oi knowing how to spell word
unless We know tho meaning Of it. The
best way tt !carn the meaning Of u word
is by using it. He commended Appleton's
Reader, with its diacritical marks, as good
means of learning spelling and pronancia
ton. He also favored the practices OF
writiE. down difficult words, as this fixes
their correct spelling il the mind. Tie
would discard the spelling book from the
school room.
Mrs. Mayne Archer, of Lititz, did not
think the spelling book i necessity, but
Was valuable aid in the school room, cs-
pecially in :, community like ours, where
the Pennsylvania German language is
largely spoken and the vvca buiary Of many
OF our people ve!y limited. She would not
use spcllin. book. however, with pupils
| advanced IS far "a; the grammar class.
L. l.. Watts found that in German
speaking communities Il good plan of learn
| ing to spell English was To have the pupils
| translate the one language ito the other.
| Prof. J. =. MGr'askcy liked the spelling
| book and WAS in favor ct retaining it liz
| the school as Il Textbook. The etymology
| of words is Il most important study. There
is no book in the world to equal Webster's
dictionary in this r.:y. \ knowledge OF
the etymolo.y % the word makes its
| meaning clear. The spelling book being
given prominent place makes the study
! of etymolcgy easy and useful.
+. y. Wsideuhamer, of Washington
borough. thought the spelling book val
uable, but not necessary. lie favored
teaching definitions to a certain extent,
but would not carry the study toextremes
but would refer 20 the dictionary when no
| came across words the meaning OF which
| he did not fully understand.
G. V. Licl,ty would allow the teacher t.
use tho spelling book just SO far as his own
Judgment approved. Il there IS too much
in the book let him take cut that part
which he think. necessary.
The question was further discussed by
Frank Croft. "f East Earl. II. 5. McMich
acl, Of Providence, J. G. Armstrong, OF
NldnEelul, a'!.,s lOb AAmCt@S VI ScluAOas,
the last named saying Lo did not regard
, tho spelling book as IN old fricnl-h;s ex-
; pericnce WAS not Il pleasant one he gen
! orally stood ut tie foot Of his class in spell
ing. He believed in the Quincy method
and would d;scarat The spelling book. His
| own experii.Hce Wis that not moro than
! one in ten became good sp2i;ci5 where it is
! in use Go9;l spelling is learned through;
! the eye, BY deserving the is:l OF the
word. During the spelling mania tho best
! spoilers were those who wrote down the
difficult words and looked at them when
in doubt as to the proper spelling. Ey
| teaching spelling by writing down the
words of each recitation the result has
been that nine out of ten become good
spoilers, thus reversing tn, 'a;io Obtained
| by the old ircthod.
| Prof. Bycriy, of the Mil.crsvilIe normal
school, lectured on the subject Of gram
| mar. He said lie knew it Was u dry sub
| ject, but it was an Important one. lie
dwelt at some Length oE the use, abuse
| and significance Of interrog"t::e prononns,
which arc never OF he first bat always OF
! the second and third person. He gave
many illustrations i'll explanation of tho
number, gender cas-, Cf Intcrrnga:ivc pro
! nouns.
! ;:cc:iations.
! sliss Baker, OF Syracuse, y. L., recited
the letter of jimmy Tubbs. of Tubbsville,
county of Tubjs, state of New York, giving
! to the edito; her experience III taking an
| elevator at Mr.. Stewart's store on
Broadway ;. The letter was read with fins
effect ana ;hc reader loudly applauded.
Lecture on Elocution.
Prof. Moses +. Brown, of Boston, lee
turcd ON reading aud e!ocutiOn, and eau
toned his hearers that there is great
difference between c!ocniiJn and yellow
cution. The right Y of teaching is
nlture's way. He t.. .stanccd John i.
dell Phillips rs eminent examples of the,
natural sc,,uo! n!. orators. Co! Parker,
OF the Q,,ii:uy school, wrote to him
that the Qui1,sy method had nO other
merit than thai it was the natural method
and that the great point in teaching read
ing is to never let IL child read wrODg.
Two thirds of all true OratOry is natural
and only On,-tEird art. Most teachers of
|, speaking and reading have heretofore COM
mcnced with articulation, when in fact
that is tho last thing to be acquired.
Voice come ii:st and articulation after
wards. In teaching reading the first rule
to impress upon the pupil is TO read rs
they would talk the second is to talk
when they read, and the third i; TO en-
large thcir talk through art.
Tonight.
|. This; evening", Institute entertainment.
! will be held in the court house and will
consist'Of reading by H.Vansaa. MycCully,
being entitled "Photographs Of Wit and
Humor."
a iiuntin: Party.
The York Di$patch OF yesterday says
Messers. Martin iiildebrant Of Mt. JOY,
William Nixon Of New York, Frederick
Waller. Isaiah Miller, George ii. Ettla,
j. G.. Horner and Walter Freiburser. Of
| Marietta, reached York to-day on
their way to Virginia on hunting jaant,
! to be gone week nr ten days. The party
travel in a c"mmodious wagon, which com
fortat.y holds themselves and several
! dogs. AS it is their intention to camp out
at nights, they are well supplicdwith tents,
! bedding, and ether neccssaries fOr COM
fort To day they dined at Stambaugh's
| Washington house, their oatfit attracting
much attention.
Michigan Relief fund.
Before sending Oft his last iUstallment
Of :2, 600 to ii. L. Baldwin, chairman of
the Michigan relief fund, Mayor MacGoni-
! gle had Acknowledged the following addi-
| tional subscriptions Hammer Creek Men,
MONTE church, through Rev. Christian
Bomberccr, $li so; collected BY Lititz