The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
TEACHING THE TEACHERS,
THE COUNTY INSTITUTE A
GRAND SUCCESS
Due West Exhibits her Usual
Hospitality and the Teachers
Have a Pleasant and Profit
able time While Attending the
Institute.

i liz StS'hh S'liHtN institute III ADDcSilir
opened IN last Tuesday morning at Due Yves;
III ! O'Clock Il. H., Julr 20th. DR.. w. NJ.
Grirr opened the meeting, and extended II
cordial reception to the teachers, saving that
if any place in this county should svmpahtizc
with teacher >, ii was Due West. Jhr c,m-
mon >ctUol system must improve or die. This
American school system cannut lie. Ti,rr,
things are therefore necessary MOI q money.
better pay Ia teachers and longer terms nf
school. To achieve these we must unite and
w"rh together. We ask the cordial co-unc,D ~
ion ut ali teachers present. DR.. tirirr slated
that Il new feature of the Institute would ~ q
number OF normal classes, made w from the
young people Of the town, and heard by the
teachers Of the two colleges.
President Kennedy was then asked by Dr.
Gricr t" lead IN prayer. This he did, invok
ing The divine blessing upon tn" Institute.
AsHing for i spirit of prayer and yratitud.
and thanSfulreSs Tor the privileges that we
as Il people enjoy.
The choir, under tie leadership OF Mr.. Jno.
EdwardS, gave the Institute Il SpIrr,hd am
them, mGst admirably sung. Dr.. Widrman
McssrS. McDii Gricr, Prc,sly, Hardness and
Ericc :" s,s.c cd ON the base. Prof. Hood had
III c''afE" The first normal class. Prof. Hood
stated that this class would show the topical
ana parallel p"aitinn al inc Southern states.
III connection with History. l;rch pupil was
Required 10 uraw i state Unon the black board
ait" give Il snort history I'll each. The ru,.iIs
were 'lct '>krd To state tn, President, nr-
President and Cabinet officers v.cl, state mad
produced. Ii was shown ;hu! tn. l.,t,, i,
pursuits OF all the Southern States w.,,. ,nrtH,
culture. bat since the VAR, u:uuL,c,,u,
were last SprIn2lng up. The clds, Then .ay,
the number OF manufacturers, ~s.X:i.:u IN,
number OF Srlndics ~ each state. :nc war.
"iIn'sc H'a'cS Win the Indians were gwen,
with many INTERESTING incidents.
The pupils "f tins. class, c,..s;,.;u- of Mis-
Scs Hood, Eiock, BOWIE. Calhoun. IL .rr. ,..rS
ana Ems, went through win their rant, must
aam!rably, and reflected murn circuit on I.ruf,
ii""di, tAclr teacher. ~ pTn.rammic covering
NE ~ lesson was distributed upon ,nc Stage.
we give The above somewhat IA detail, >, ,huI
the puol.c can form some idea Of the cN.r,,srs
OF these normal classes.
The next class Was i'll Grammar. and updrr
the supervision OF Miss jennie Vi. ur,rr. Ihr
black board was freely introduced. ,.n,r,c..
being nnal,zcd upon ii, and dluor,m, drawn
illustrating the lesson. Miss Grlrr's class
acquitted themselves well, and so did tu,.
teacher, AID wus cumpliincnlcd
Ni. Hodges now wrote II number of uurs-
mons Oh the black board Oh gya;nuauv and
asked the teachers to answer tm.m. very
Interesting conversation. s,runr H.. IN ,h,.h
tir lady teachers took lars. O.,r u,.s,,on
MAS on "lcA,-EoukS.' l.rys,Ic L,,,r.iv
Si""c on TINS. nc thought th.t !. ru,nu,,n
error lit Young teachers made was in ,u1r
"''c'hG ii I"ok Si.!'piv urcaIsc II VA, n.w and
'ecc"'ii'heil'icu by :; coon agent. lie ihuurut
Il teacher ought to examining every ,,our ,t,.-
run! before Introducing it, ana tn. n satisfy
niii',tll .iiat 1t was better than iiIr ,,; n,n.
l"Is position the 5, eAkcr qualified b, ,,,u,r
,"a, ~ course 'i'crc WAS irugr.sa muut IN
'eNt DOCKS as well aH ii Other Il;u.x .nI
il:t Il Il book Is ioGnd 10 DC br,,cr a., ,n,
"i'i "hc thri Introduce IL on II, mems In,
not SIMPLY because il is new. Al 1Ius nnnt
recess u''iIi O'Clock took place.
lteccss.
In Tie AFTERNOON the Commissioners on.,.1
the exercise by calling tor the Question I.'x
HE Secretary, Prof. T.. l.. Grirr. m rr.n,.mHn
wrote upon the board this question =, %.
MOI Know, but that he will cullv." rhis o,.s.
ti"n puz~'cd the Institute for some Time \,
one undertaking to parse it. Prof. p. H. t;,,,,
parsed IL DY making 'uut' Il prepus,tluu INV:
erhihs That understood, anu Tins a.ut,r.d
|" DC satisfactory to the Institute.
ALthis point, a motion was mad. that ,
committee on Grammar be ar,o;ni,J ',n -
s'stlng OF Prof. T.. , Grrcr, Ness Ars",
and Rice, Misses Lucle Norr,s ana .I.,Mur
"ficr I" whom would be referred nil rn.,tr
pF1oielhs ct grammar tor solution. Carried
a discussion upon "Openirg aud closing the
sct''"is' n"w formed. lr. Hodges ur,nrI
thc discussion, suggesting tina; Their. WAS
h"thihe Better than to open with 4 s,nr and
prayer. For closing. Il goud plan WAS +, r..
4uirc each pupil ~ rucilc Il plcc. of ,o,.,rr nr
passage Ut the Bibl>. Mr.. Ric. trnnu InI.
Derry made SOME excellent rvm,r.. ,rn,
school management. 'i""