Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-13
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Jadso Toursoe at the Opera uousc


The gallery and pRFquot were crowded
last evening with ~ aDpyuciatiys Audience
gathered 70 listen % Judge Albion W
TOurgee's famous lecture, "Glyc Is
Rest IOurgCC'B two books, " 4 FOOL
Errand" and " Bricks without Straw, "
have obtained for him u wide acquaintance
among the reading world and his lecture
last evening was rather calculated 10
deepen the impression no has already
produced, viz, that OF y thinking man,
with maIy useful and original thoughts tu
..o1onG in reference to the uppsrmOSt
sCCiNi and economic questions OF tho day.
In appearance he i5 tall and Grll proper.
toned, with mustache suggestive OF the
military man, aud has tho barely noticeable
scholarly sto)p OF the shoulders. lie tall.s
In easy conversational style, growing warm
as the occasion demands it. His lectulc
was devoted to n consideration OF tho
foolish rapidity with which tho American
wears away his life. From the cradle, the
speaker said, we push tho child into tho
scnoOl room, stuiing him like sausage
with facts, lorgetful that not knowledge.
but It's ssini!gtiOa produces braiu. Tho
ointment lecturer pleaded that moro time
be given to physical Development ia tho
callow years of boyhoOd and girlhood Ho
believed that the wear aud tear OfnorvOus
energy that greet us on every sido ia
American life was largely due to wrong
methods begun IN the school room aud
sanctioned By pRrent8 who foster tho
spirit OF competition among their Young
children. Tho home should be the place
of rcstfuIness wheIo tho cares OF tho world
may bc thrown aside, and the lecturer
believed that 1t was one OF wOmgu's prn-
cipal missions To bring about that much
desired result.
The judge spoke with great warmth on
tho necessity Of reform in these matters
and his remarks were received by the
largo audience with frequent Outbursts of
applause.
Tuesday Morning. The institute sang
several musical selections under direction
OF Prof. Han, after which Rev. Dr.
Mitchell read tho 18Th chapter Of lst Cor
inthians, and offered o prayer.
Music" Queen of tho May
prof. ueigo,' Lecture,
Prof. s. 3. Heigos continued his lecture
on I" Reading over the primary
and taking up the intermediate grades as
contained in the second and third readers.
He dwelt particularly on the importance OF
considering the matter rather than tho
manner OF reading of reaching tho intel
lect as well as the eye Of seeing that the
pupils comprehend tho substance of what
they read. lie thought the authors an d
publishers of text books make q mistake
in illustrating with pictures their series OF
readers the pictures should not at furthest
be carried beyond the first and second
readers. Tho illustrations have been car
rled to excess in the higher readers by
competition among rival publishers, who
think that it is necessary to outstrip all
others in this direction. This is mistake
and dIstracts The thought of the reader
from the subject matter of the lesson. Mr..
Heiges laid great stress on tho import
aroe OF spelling correctly, aud favored the
division OF tho words into syllables as they
arc spelled, In reading lessons ho did not
require every member of tho class to read,
but allowed ono or two to the reading of
the whole lesson, but took caro- that each
should have u share Of the exercise.
Music" The Leaves Around Me Fall
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study for District schools,
A course of study for our district
schools Twas discussed, Mr.. s. NJ. Yutzy
opening tho discussion. He divided his
subject into four parts First, there is a
necessity for a course 1t secures system.
Second, tho plan of the course. IL should
include all common school branches,
though the grades may vary In different
districts there should be monthly exam
nations the teachers should DC compelled
to hold them and the pupils to attend
them. Third, tho execution Of the plan