Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-13

ent or designate teacher to make the
examination. No pupil should bc promoteu
TO u higher grade Of school without speoia'
examination Fourth, tho benegs result
ing would bring about better uhuoI
standing among teachers and parents "
would arouso intcrcst IN tho pupil; II would
let him know what no was expected 10 DO,
and Ia what time he was expected To DO u.
Tho glumblur blocks In the paths OF
educ,t,on are poor teachers and obstinate
pnr,rta The proposed course Of study
win certainly improve the teacher, will
improyo tho pupil, and thus remove cause
for complaint on tho part OF parents. He
trusted tho time was not for distant when
Lancaster county would bo bound together
"a ono body by some such course Of in
strnCtiOn.
Tho plan was endorsed by n member
but thero wcru difficulties In the way;
som0 pupils could only attend the school
for two or three months during n season,
and IL would ba impossible for them to
keep up with those who attended school
regularly The schools belong to the
people, aud none of the children can be
kept out Of thom, merely because they can.
rot conform to u set Of rules
Prof Buchrlo closed tho discussion.
lIn said that Iuhich, Bucks and Schuyl.
kill cnuntic had some years ago prepared
Nebraska had recently adopted tho Lc-
high county course Of study. " Ia n
matter of surprise, therefore, that this
subject has not received more attention IN
this county. iu lehigh county the
teachers mako report 10 tho county super
utondont OF tho standing Of every pupil
IN their Schools including the studies
pursued the books used, the advance
made, tho grade held by each pupil, ana
copy OE these reports arc LETT IN the school
for their ugo at next session or tho use OF
tho teachers succeeding them As to the
district superintendent or tho appointment
of n teacher TO examine each others
fchoolR, thcIa ia this difficulty Thoy
cauuO. receive compensation for tho extra
labor required In small counties the
county superintendent could make tho
examinations.
Music-"Row, Row, Cheogily Row"
TcRcuCr'b Preparation
DR.. Whi,o continued his discourse on
the "rcachcrs' PrcparatiOn.' He 10.
viewed at some lrugth the plan laid down
by him Yesterday Tho two main points
bring first, kuuwltdgc second, skill. Tho
teachers knowlcdg, should DO thorough in
all the branches taught; should be
comprehensive, clear and accurate, fresh,
tho result Of recent study, automatically
aud logically nrrAuged. The principles
relating to the matters taught must be
well understood Tie methods OEtCachins
aIc special and general consisting OF wei,
considered pro. CssCs, class management,
sessions and raCllI,iyn9, and proper al
rangcmrnt ul the lessons. These several
mattCrs uC necessary knowledge on the
part of teachers were discussed at
some length, ard apt illustrations of
their value given. 10 did not believe in
3. Loo ,t.,l,t
that chii's micd should not be pushed
into activity until i, is ten years old; but
ho I'D object o. Inc cramming system
be objected 10 all study Of mental arithme
tic and technical grammCr !" any but the
higher grades OF schools.
Muse" Shells Of Ocean"
An rssay.
"Rcadog in Our SCHOOL, an essay By
Miss Amanda Llud.s, West Lands, was
well considered paper, aud admirably
read. She regarded reading as the most
important branch Of study taught IN oul
schools. \ foreign educator had said
American children are good penmcn, but
not good readers Sic hoped that
great improvement had been made in this
direction, for correct reading makes al
other studies more easy, In giving primary
instruction In this branch she would first
direct the pupiia .',ontion to an object
and then she wuulA peak tho word that
ICprj Seuts IT, then WfitO the word upon
the blackboard. - using different colOred
crayOns IN ghese lessons they may DO made
more interesting and the little ones will n;
the same time learn the c1ors. When the
children mako mistakes they should be
corrected kindly but without explanation,
lest their attention b. distracted from the
lesson. SlOvculy rLuICiation may be
corrected by teaching them fIeorus oi
tho lips and tNlglc. rhc boy Gho IL a
good reader, though uutaught in Other
branches, will mako a good citizen, and
the girl vino Is a good reader will iind
pleasantcr employment in books than il
street or seaside ilirtUcss or pet p1odles
rruI. Montgomery. Remarks.
Prof. Montgomery continued his 70
marks on primary instruction. lie eulo
gized Cot, Parker, Of tho Quincy schools
for the high standard thoy occupy to day
He spoke highly ofthc Quincy methods
have followed their adoption il
other sections Of the country Ii,
urged tho election Of the best mel
"a directors aud the keeping Of then
in OtliCo 80 long as they will serve liz
gave a review of the lessons he mad hearC
ina Quincy school, ard dwclt especial.
on the interest inspired in the pupils b!
tho freshness and variety of the lesson
given. There was no set programm
Of exercises, and the children were KEEP
on tho tiptoc of expectation as to wha
was 10 come next.
Adjourned
Tho number Of teachers enrolled a
members of the institute up to noon % da
vas G07, larger number than ever b,
longod to any teachers Institute in LauCa,
ter county, and lager, we believe then an