Sharp County record., 1881-09-08
COUNTY INSTITUTE.

The Teachers Institute for Sharp
county, met at the College building, IN
Evening Shade, at 10 o'clock a. m, Sept
lst, 1881, at which time the Institute
was called to order by County Examiner
G. J. Wilson, who in brief talk e8-
planned the objects and benefits to be de-
rived from the meetings of these Iusts-
tutes, as also his programme arranged fer
this meeting, with the following namel
teachers present, to,wit; N. I. Moore, u.
L. King, A. W. Ellis, D. M. Turney, !.
G. Furgerson, D. D. Spurlock, B. L, Gag,
Charles F. Turney, D. G. Billingsley, ".
H. Roberts, j. W. Foreman, W. II. Price,
Jasper Justus and Z. /. Herren.
On motion Thomas |. Herren and Jaj-
per Justus were elected secretaries q ~
institute. -'sAs-A-- ~ . - No. y
The chair announced the following sui |
iects of discussion to be considered durN
ing the meeting-as also the teachers to
whom each particular subject is referred,
as follows: lst The Method of opening
and closing schools" Jasper Justus;
2nd. "The Manner of arranging the
school, as we'll as seating the pupils, and
whether allowed to change seats. and if
80, when and in what manner" D. L..
King and j. W. Foreman; Sd. 1.-THE Man
ner Of giving pupils water during school
hours; also the rule to be adopted; as to
whether pupils shall retire from the
school room during school hours" D. NJ.
Turney; 4th. 1.-THE Method of teaching
beginners their letters-to spell or to
read" B. L. Gay; 9th. when Should .
pupil begin the study of orth@py and the
diaritical marks denoting the different
sounds of letters" D. D. Spurlock; 9th.
"Is Webster's Elementary spelling book
the best practical book for beginners, and
if not why2" W. II. Price and j. G. Fur
gerson; 7th. in what position should
pupils keep themselves while in class re-
citing lessons?" D. G. Billingsley; 9th.
"Should Pupils be INDUCED in the habit
of making illshaped or ragged letters or
fgures?" 7. l. Herren; 9th. what
Would be the most adequate punishment
to inAict for tardiness or imperfect les
sons?" W. II. Roberts; 10Th. "Should a
Student in arithmetic be allowed to pass
over rule, example or question without
fully understanding the same?" A. ".
Ellis; llth. "How many different bran.
ches of study should student be allowed
to have at one and the same timer" N, 7.
Moore and J. c. Lindsay; 18th. Should
Student be allowed to enter the Second
Reader without understanding punctua-
toni" Charles +. Turney.
1t was requested by the chair that a
written report on each subject be filed
with the secretaries by the time of the
meeting of the evening session.
On motion the Institute adjourned
until ]! O'Clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Institute met pursuant to adjournment,
and after the usual routine the reports of
the committees were called for. King
and Foreman, the committee appointed to
report as to the manner of arranging the
school, ETC., made the following as their
report. First, The teacher should ar
range his own seats, desks and black
board opposite the door at which the
pupils enter the room, and the females
on the other. Third, The pupils should
sit with their faces toward the teacher.
Fourth, If there be sufficient seats each
student should sit to his or her self, and
no student should be allowed to change
seats during school hours, or at any other
time, without permission of the teacher.
The above report having been properly
brought before the house, the same was
discussed at length by the members of
II ! &c ;ssGs. ;sl5 psed.
Jasper Justus presented his report as to
the manner of opening end closing
schools, as follows: 81 usually admit
said he, "my students on entering school
in the morning, with the usual salute
customary in the country" The report
was rejected
D. NJ. Turney presented to the Insti-
tute his report on the subject, Manner
Of giving pupils water, etc." First,
That confusion arising from running to
the water. bucket can best be avoided by