The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-25
Teachers HnHtitule.

QUINCY FLA, Sept. "a, 1889
hdltor> FAori'ian The people OF this town
and the county have been much interested in the
exercises of the Teachers Institute, which ended
on last Saturday, after session OF three weeks,
evidently believing as the teacher is, 50 is the
school There is but one opinion as to the effect
and il is that the Institute has accomplished
great good
The course ol instruction included etymology,
photography, reading, writing, phonics, history,
geography descriptive and physical) arithmetic,
algebra, through equations of the first degree
book keeping, English grammar elecution, com
position, and music, with methods of teaching
them. Lessons were assigned and recited, and
at the conclusion of each lecture, each section,
with its teacher designated, was thoroughly
drilled in all OF its features OIL the black board
There were frequent discussions on the discipline
and management of school, in addition to the
" compositions on those subjects that were re-
quired from each teacher Besides the improve
ment in the knowledge of the contents of books
and acquaintance with TIE best methods of
teaching, with the unremtting application of
thought for three solid weeks, including o'clock
T. NJ, every Saturday, which advanced suffi
GENTLY for the teacher 10 pursue studies unac
quainted with without the aid of teacher then
on astronomy, natural philosophy and chemistry
by Rev. DIR. Carter Of Tallahassee, who used the
fine apparatus Of the West Florida Seminary
These lectures were exceedingly interesting
and delighted large audiences. as well as the
teachers They were constructed with view
of instruction as applicable to the OCCASION and
were very gracefully delivered The literary lee
ture OF Prof H. n. Fekel on " the Techncall-
ties of English Literature during the hours OF
the Institute and al night, on The Position of
Poetry in the Arts, proved very entertaining
and have added greater lustre to his fine schol-
ary attainments. He has exhibited much COM
potency as the instructor of the Institute laboring
with becoming fidelity and zeal, and has greatly
endeared himself TO the teachers. There were
too, during the exercises, lectures on algebra
arithmetic, English grammar, &c, at different
times, bv Prof SmallwoOd, of Bainbrdge, Ga
and Prof Howe, of Mt Pleasant, both accom-
plshed teachers of long experience.
The attendance of the teachers from the first
to The last day was full and regular Thirty
four of them have received the benefit of the In
stitute, though about six of them could not be
present an the time There were tour from
Leon. one from Jefferson, one from Santa Rosa
and the remainder from this county. They ia
tigued not in the slightest respect, and the inter
est steadily increased They studied hard, and
At the closing Of the Institute adopted the follow
ing resolution by rising vote
ISe&,ire3, That as teachers we are profoundly
lieve that with its similar instruction and man
agemcnt a Teachers Institute is the most effect
i've means of obtaining higher. better and more
thorough standard of teaching. We return to ouI
schools feeling IN improved competency and
greater zeal
Their conduct in dcvoiing all their Time and
attention SO steadily to study has been the theme
of general lautaiion. A II ot them wh" attended
regularly received II certificate OF merit. In HE
county many of them take charge of public
schools TO day, and within II reasonable time
there will be an official report of Whatever "I in
proved management and teaching llcl may r\-
hibit M the result of The good work Of ihr lnS't-
tnte.
Hon. f. H. Foster, Superintendent nl Public
Instruction, who is lahOring So effectively in T.
tablishing these Institutes, paid visit laSr week,
and addressed the teachers nj night. He made
many excellent points, and gave cheering
enlargement to The effort Of the teachers. They
feel, and justly So, that he is their friend. and viii
spare no labor in assisting them III the noble
work of training their minds to educate the chill
drrn vi the land