Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-11
Grcenlhud's 10y Mountains"
Rev Nj J Mumma read the CNt Psalm
amt offered prayer.
Music A nprira

'HA'N 'hNANN AAdlNAs
Music--America.
LECTURE ny Il A. ArGAR.
Hon. u A Apgar, state superintendent
Of New Jersey, was introduced aud leo
turod on geography aud the use of globes
in school study that grows more impor-
tlut every year as the different portions of
the globe are brought closer together
10y the long lines of railroads and
tclcpraphs that almost encircle the world
aud enable the newspapers to lay before
thDir reaOUTs at the breakfast liable the
news Of the ay from all the distant parts
OF tho globe, In teaching geography, he
would use three methods-trst, observa.
ttuu; second, description, and third, repre-.
SoutatiOn aud description. Tho imag!na-
tion of the child may DO aroused aud his
interest maintained by descriptions Of
distant places-the difficulties of Arctic
navigation, the luxuriant bloom of the
tropics and o her interesting matters. In
teaching by observation no books or appa-
raius should be used; the pupil is too young
for these !. but he wonl teach them the
cardinal pniuts of the compass; would have
them make drawings OF the school house,
! or grounds or OF their home, or other
| familiar objJct he would have them
draw 10y scale {; would instruct them in the
4 ~
! them IN distances from one place to an
other, 20 give them IA correct idea of rela.
| tive distances. When the pupil is a little
| advanced in these things he would Instruct
| by representation. He would pass at once
| from the ueighborhooi, the home, at ones
| to the world as whole la this respect he
! dtiters with many teachers, who after
| teaching hrst from the home, extend suo-
ccsstvely to The township the county, the
state, the United States and finally the
! globe. No other study is TINS taught in
| teaching botany wo do not first present
the r1ut, aud then the leaves, aud then the
stem, and other parts of the plant, but we
! first present tho entire and perfect plaut
aud Afterwards explain its parts. BY the
use OF the globe hs would teach the child
| the shape, size aud surface composition oi
| the world.
! Mu,ic-''Row, Cheerily Row
! LECTURE on GRAMMAR,
Prof, + .. Lyte lectured on grammar
! He gave Richard Grant Whites definition
| "Grammar concerns the form Of word.
| aud aud their dependent relations on the
sentence The object of grammar IS ~
enable us to express our thoughts intel
ligently. lt is the basis of most othe
studies, as reading, rhetoric philoloey, SO
| We should teach grammar iuductively anC
apply 1t deductively. The sentence should
be snalyze 10 ascertain what parts ol
fractions of speech it contains. The
objections to grammar, made by som,
teachers is that the English is a grammar
less tongue, aud that no system of gram
mar can be applied to 1t. Prof. Lyt
gave some illustrations to show that thi
objection is unfounded. Another objeo
tiOn is that grammar does not teach us L
| talx ell ~ aud anAthar that ttit Hlaa I'M
teach US correct speech" He though
These objections uuiounded he was sur
tho study had greatly improved his owl
speech. Another objection is that gram
mar murders the English language an
hangs its mutilated remains before tn
pupils, while the meaning of the author |
as Tar away as the stars of heaven"
Music-"The Wanderers Song"
CHARACTER BUILDING.
"Charac.er Building" was the subject O
the remarks of Prof James Conkliu
county superintendent of Luzsrne, VIII
was uext introduced. He gave brie
description Of the duties of a count
superintendent who has several hundre,
schools 10 visit, and showed tnat hi
, office is by no means a sinecure. Characte
! is our true life; reputation is our life a
IL appears TO others. Character is to som
, extent a matter of habit the teacher
assisting the pupil in forming pr rope
habits, may do much in forming hi
character refinement, truthtuluesl
parity, puactuatIty, obedience, kindasss
a may eaviy bi IustilIed into ths minds {
r the little ones, aud will rem ,in with the
Q through life.
, Musio-"The Rain"
LECTURE on READING
DR.. Z. Z Higbee, state superintendent
of instruction, was introduced. He sal
there are many avenues through whic
the mind gathers in tho objects Of th
outer world. Two of these avenues ar
the eye and the ear. In this age of book
and newspapers, SO unlike the medi8ya
ages the opportunity af getting cOrrec
knowledge OF the mother tongue throug
, the eye are almost uubouaded. The chill
at the age of ten years obtained two
/, thirds of the vocabulary he will US
through life. The 4. u. G. method is no
the proper one by which To teach reading
nor are the text books-the first, second
third or fourth readers-the prope
method-let the child, under proper direC
! ton, makes his own selection of sui
jecis; let him have the encyclope ii
and the dictionary il he wants to knoV
anything about any particular subject a
iioTers, iuBects, stars, or other specialities
let him have tho books that will enlighte
him. Let him read to learn, not msrel.
learn to read. Dispense with long read
; ing exercises, but teach the pupil T.
analyze the cl u es of every sentence
without which Knowledge he cannot eithe
: intOne or gesticulate properly.
Music Come Cheerful Companions"
W. L. Hesy, of East Donegal, read
paper on "The Teacher in his public ca
pacity." He outlined the duties, Qualitie
aud responsibilities of the sincere teacher
and showed that his influence in the oaus
of education and civilization were of tn
highest importance.
The number of members enrolled q
noon 70 day was 697.
Adjourned.
sudden Death At the Almshouse
. Louis Karn, an inmate of the count
alnshouse, was found dead in his room a
an early hour this morning and Corore
Shiffer was notified to hold an inquest. II
emaanelled as his jury Nathaniel Bair, W
Q. Sohaub, s. NJ Seuer, G. A. Cast, JohI
| 3. Shiffer, and Thos 4. McElligott. Th