The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-03-15

| Hunterdon County Teaehers' Association.
The March meeting of the Hunterdon
| County Teachers Association was held
in Reading Academy, Pennington on Sat-
urday, March II.
The meeting was called to order by the
President, Prof. II. F Pierce. The open
ing exercises, consisting of reading por-
ton of Scripture and Offering of prayer,
were conducted by the President. The
roll was called and number OF ieacners
responded. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved as read.
The principal feature of the forenoon
session was to have been lecture, enti-
tied "The Higher School Life, by Wash
ington Hasbrouck, Phi. D., Principal of
the State Normal and Model Schools, but
this was postponed, as the lecturer was
unable to speak on account of neuralgia
| in the throat.
Miss NJ. A. Reading read an essay, en-
titled "How to teach arithmetic to begin
ners" She said that she endeavored to
reduce that which she taught to practical
everyday life, and gave some illustrations
of her method of teaching. Miss Cook,
Prof. Heath, Prof C. w. LARSON aud
others took part in the discussion of this
subject.
AT this point our worthy Superintend-
ent Informed us that it was the wish of
the State Superintendent to hold an In.
stitute in this county in May or June. A
motion was made and carried, that il an
Institute is held, we adjourn our June
meeting of the Association.
Prof. e. M. Heath next took the floor
aud asked some questions, which were
much more easily asked than answered.
The following are some of the questions !:
Is $40 decimal? What is the plural of
Mrs. ? What causes the sadness of the
ocean? etc. This exercise proved to be
very interesting. Different answers we're
given to some of the questions, which
drew forth considerable discussion.
At 1890 p. NJ. the meeting adjourned
for one hour.
LJt6J ftOOft s9todfVHs- uO Uitctiu2 WAS
called to order by the President.
1t was moved that the constitution be
passed, to give an opportunity to all who
desired to become members of the Asso-
citation. Ten names were added.
The subject of organizing Normal
School for the teachers of the county was
presented by President Pierce.
1t was moved and carried that such a
school be organized. 1t was decided that
the faculty of this school consist Of four
members. Prof Pierce was elected Presi-
Prof G. w. Larson, NJ. d., Prof. j. D.
Gray and Miss NJ. Y Leech.
After this business was finished, Mr.. s.
N. Gorsuch presented an original method
Of teaching geography. He stated that
as this subject consisted of dry details,
the teacher should endeayor to make it as
interesting as possible, and to illustrate,
gave his method of interesting pupils.
To teach the geography of New Jersey,
he had a map of the State SO arranged, on
a board, that each county constituted a
separate section and could be taken out
by itself He had constructed this him.
self, and informed the teachers how they
could obtain one at little expense, viz
draw the map on board and saw out the
sections with bracket-saw.
Prof. c. W. Larson occupied the next
period of time; subject, 1.-THE proper
developmen t of the body" He said that
1t was impossible to properly develop the
mind without the proper development Of
the body. He showed how the teacher
could, in many ways. help in developing
the body of the child, and closed his re-
marks by giving the teachers Calisthenic
Drill.
AS the day was drawing to close, and
many of the teachers were required to
start for home the meeting adjourned.
DA1Is REED, Secretary.