Daily Republican., 1885-12-03

Ths morning session Of the New
1astle County Teachers' Association
1Pened this morning promptly as 9 o.
SOCK assistant superintendent Carpen-
IT presiding. About three hundred
eoachers and their friends were present.
Pr. Caldwell opened the session with
prayer.
Dr. N. K. schaeffer was then intro
ouced by Mr.. Carpenter and addressed
The Institute for over an hour upon the
|pubject Of "spelling." The gentleman
Vas Of the opinion that spelling was to
% acquired and was o matter OF
p emory hit not of intuition. He
advocated the use of lists Of words
Ighich are liable TO be nisspelled OF
the i've senses, three of them can be
osod IN the spelling of words, two of
which, that of hearing and seeing. are
more prominent, that Of seeing being
pRe-eminept.
n On the score Of pronunciation the
oral method was better, but the most
Fasting impressions reached rs through
She mind; things that are reached
quickly are apt 10 bs forgotten M spell-
Ing words by the oral method 10 learn
%. 1t takes longer to engrave the
yritten method upon ones mind and
he words are retained longer.
He deprecated the idea of having
e1Asses in which when one boy misses q
FORD another goes ahead, for the reason
chat boy In the middle of the class
may be q good speller, but he cannot
pass the three or four boys ut the head.
he would have ecore and keep IN ac-
oount of the number of words q boy
you'd miss In q month, and he that
| nisspelt the least should te ranked ut
he head.
He deprecated the idea OF spelling by
keeping y boy st the head of the class I;
: boy In the middle might be- equally
GOOD, but cannot get ahead of four AZ
ne head, because one of the four are
neund to spell IL. A thorough acqusint-
NICE with tho syllables, letters, and
ne meaning Is also necessary, and
now to use II correctly. He held that a
man mry know the meaning OF fifty,
" seventy Ave m. but NOT know how TO
We letters, the meaning and the use OF
vords.
| One may know the IN Gaming of sc, 1000
y 20, 900 words and thsh not know how
~ use over 5000. Mr.. Harlan and
isses Trump. Rsudnitzky and others
IDked the speaker questions upon his
l4bJect. Miss Trump advanced the
lee that IL would be better when q
Iunpi1 misspelled word TO have him
| y write it upon the board instead OF
Living 1t TO another to spell.
l 4 Tno speaker cited as an instance of
Qe want OF the knowledge OF spelling,
ost out of 1000 failures OF the civil ser.
dec examination in England over 1900
9ere on the score Of spelling The leec-
ire was extremely interesting and
lyAs much enjoyed by the auditors at
4e conclusion. A number of complaints
Vore made of the agcoustic properties Of
t&e room and subsequently upon the
Wotion Of Professor Graham IL was de-
ldded TO hold the day session hereafter In
fte Boys High School.
Professor A. N. Raub was tn IN intro
4ncsd and Tor an hour entertained the
Institute with lecture upon written
analysis" the greater portion OF the
ecture being taken up with blackboard
laercises illustrating the speakers sub
i1@ct. at the conclusion of theElecture
superintendent VIII sms asked for any
tcpticism upon the Professors gram.
UAr which Ia in use in the Safe schools.
DO one availed himself OF the invita-
It<Dh, but short and animated discus.
On upon the subject followed, which
las participated in by Messrs. Harlan,
taraham and Raub. Mr.. Graham pre-.
Is3nted strong objections 10 Professor
pubs system of disgraming in aDaly-
II This mornings exercises were con-
,lduded by essays by Herman Bessey
Id Odessa, upon Course of Rea din,
pr Teachers" and Miss L. b. Pratt. o
II Hirkwood, upon Teaching" Tn
Ilatter very interesting production.