The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-01-06

Institutes.
Since the County Institute ire Town
Ish'p Institutes hayc becn doing GOO
work. We are well pleased with hi
results Of the work done 50 far. and II Il
70 be hoped that the teachers or mi
conrfy will become alive 10 their work
The disposition to listen and 10 lear,
u : commendablc one and will brin:
good results.
We have Often observed disposition
70 dispute and wrang'c over the matte,
and manner in teaching a subject an.
there was No good growing out ~ n
There me same teachers who nave IN.
only way and every one must walk there
IN or be lost. but there are none OF hi.
kind in our county: 50 II we are behind
now our prospects FOR tho future ~.
high. However. We are not Just rea,3s
10 believe that our teachers nrc lacking
in education more than our neighbor
|countics- From personal observation,
we are ready % say. Dubois Il not auy
farther behind than some other counties
We know.
We would ryss our feachers "a Be
very punctual III their work q the Town
ship Institutes. for there IS the impetus
70 good teaching. While IN the school
room usf every means talked or in the
institute ani see which way i The unv.
We're All chiiircn's minds the same. one
way would snit ns all. There must be -
many ways OF Instruction as there are
different modes OF developing thought
All must. however. be dependent npon
The laws Of mind. Teachers would 10
well 70 study. outside OF school hours.
some good work ON mental science. III
viii give the live teacher more manners
and methods" than al the books pub
lished upon those subjects.
Our visit 70 Madison township was a.
most pleasant one. Every teacher but
one Vas present a 4 scasonabie tfpc and
work began promptly. Mr.. Bilde' back y
lesson on writing mas quite suggestive
The distance letters should br from each
other and the space between words Wa.
very nicely shown. and some good ',icas
were presented br other members ~ me
Institute. Mr.. Pirnsanf'S presentation
" the properties Of Tie noun elected M
talk about rramnsr. eSperi-.
'i'y tlle parfirir'e. Nis- nii.ins moael'
Fourth Reader lesson WA good III The
'xtremr. Every one present spoke ~
rofd II its praise. We have farao;trns
ne names of the iiliie fois~ w,u read or
We would publish them a. Number,
me Fourth Reader 1ass. Distance and 4
Direction WIS discussed Nv Mrs. strain. \
The LADY knows her business and W.,
'ould recommend her as one Or our be<f!
eachers- Miss Payne'< method OF
Fractions convinced ~ All thar che was
'oing good work. The superintendent
vas with n and developed the grading
method. Some careful nntcs were made
'nd we horc 70 some purpose. Tniill'
here j. NJ system fhronrhout. .fhc county II
'uf schools viii no' hc of mach value IN
he children. Trustees are no, cnrcfnil'
nou1h shout the condition III schools.
specially N the opening ana closing.
VERY teacher should BE- romrclied to''
rave the grade and standing of every
'uril In his school. and also insf where
arh pupil should begin he next wear
'he trouble II not the grading or theI
rhOols 20 much e N keen them graded. IA
seems ~ be thr aim M every teacher fol
,ar down what his predecessor has huiif.
in next rarer we win publish some
pSwrrs "a questions III History. A. given 4
our examination of pupils in the A.
ancrd claS> of the Jasper schools. We.
re desiror- ~ culfivafing the art or cx-
ressing thought. and during examina-
ons X good time 10 learn II. Offer . "
er cent. on the manner Of telling things 4
N get pupils interested in how 10 ssy
rings ~ well n III knowing them. The Y
latter 81 composition was 20 thorouchlvla =
iscnsscd in The Institute that no more n
,uld be probably said mon II. and We 4
ced now 70 ret our pupils interested in
A persons knowledge i judged bvl
hat he can tell. and moi BY what he has Z
armed. and success in life depends uponI
nr pupils being able 70 tell what they
now. II,
We shall gladly publish any answers !
} questions and answers given at any I1
III
Miss Lon Brucker teaches ire banner u
:hnol Of Marion township. She has the Il
ighcst rcr cent. or attendance vet re-
orted from any school ii the county. n
hich Il o5 10. The following are hcr| y
'holars who were present and helped u
ain the banner: \
Willie Leistncr. Willie Thurman, n
as. Fuhrman. Edward Fnhrman. Peter y
nhrman. Iawencc Fnhrman. Henry q
cistncr. Lizzie Lcistncr. Henry Blum. u
larry Breitwicser, Andrew Henninger, ].
ate Price. "a