The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-08-16

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cloqucntly Of the interest Of the audience
and the interesting manner Of present.
ing the subject. Grammar was next,
conducted by Prof. Ferguson in his usu-
al spirited manner.
AT 2:50 p. m. came recess, and mum.
Der OF the audience on social purposes
bent INDUCED in croquet At the ring
ing Of the bell all again assembled in the
recitation room and attentively listened
to Prof. strange's paper on early Elk.
plorers" A few well-directed questions
put the teachers on the alert, and s,v.
eral animated discussions on disputed
points added to the interest.
The last on the programme was Tho
ory and Practice, by Prof. Gall. He gave
a review Of the lille Of "Pestalozzi," aud
the first sentence, at is faith in solns-
thing and enthusiasm for something that
makes life worth looking at" riveted
the attention OF the hearers. OF the
great educator it was said: "Unsuccess-
ful in everything he undertook and jy.
ing with many regret, no man left
greater influence in educating the human
race" After failing as public speaker
and at law, he burned his paper and de-
voted himself to the study OF Nature.
zone impulse from vernal wocd.
May teach you more Of evil ar. OF good
Than oil tho sagos can"
Nature, whose gentle hand p ,urs balm
on wounded hopes and "steals away tho
sharpness" of all griefs, soon restored
his shattered nerves and mental health,
and it was here he resolved to open an
industrial school on his farm.
Prof. Gall told in an excellent manner
of Pestalozzi's many successes and de-
feats. His systems and methods OF
teaching.
At 430 p. m. the Institute adjourned.
Tuesday morning dawned clear and
delightfully."- pleasant, and promptly at
$50 a. m. the Institute assembled in the
chapel. Opening exercises were con-
Quoted by Prof. Ferguson. The subject
OF Physiology was then resumed by Prof.
Smith. skeleton was brought into the
room, and the subject of bones was thor.
oughly discussed and concluded.
Geography followed. "Moisture of
the Atmosphere" was the subject of tho
recitation. Then followed an announce
ment in regard to the parllan rntary
drill on Wednesday evening. ti!rr re-
cess came History. Prof. Ferguson had
made chart showing the extent # the
original and acquired territory III the
United States; also the purchase price
and date when these new territor,ties
were added to the original. The Louis
lana Purchase, Florida, Texas Annexa-
tion, Oregon and Washington, Mexican
Purchase, first in lS4S and again in 1853,
and the purchase of Alaska, were fully
discussed, and ownership traced to orig
inal holders. The teacher and class
found each other mutually interesting,
and tho pupils desiring to know more Of
"Claims OF Territory" Prof. Gall kindly
gave ten minutes of the time allotted to
his recitation.
The Institute now stood adjourned
until 1:20 p. M. After the dinner hour
the teachers again assembled in the
chapel and were delighted with an
Overture to Tampa" by Miss Dutton
and Mr.. Howard. Certainly nothing
could have chased "the cares that infest
the day" out of sight more speedily than
did this delightful musical number, and
at its close the lesson in Proportion was
attacked with added zcst.
AT 22O p. IN. paper, "Rulcs for q
Teacher" was read by Prot. Strange.
Teaching has its natural laws as fixed
as the laws of circling planets or OF grow
ing organisms. Teaching is process in
which definite forces aim to produce lie f.
mite effects, and these effects follow their
, causes as regularly and certainly as tho
day follows the SUM-" In another place
he says, Teaching, in its simplest
. sense, is the communication of knowl-
edge. 1t is the painting in another's
/. mind the mental picture in ones own"
He also gave the seven laws, quoted from,
the Pilgrim Teacher, which govern all
|. teaching. We give them briefly
n LIST, Know thoroughly the lesson you
, wish to teach.
I'd. Gain the attention OF the pupi
n and refuse to teach without it.
s Sd. Use language clear and vivid
alike to both.
!. Ath. Begin with what is alread,
y known and proceed to the unknown by
n natural steps.
y 5th. Let the pupil think for himself
Make him discoverer of truth.
9th. Require the pupil to reproduc,
!. . in thought the lesson he is learning.
I. 7th. Review!
+ The teacher who is thoroughly con
% versant with these rules, and who ar
" plies them, will certainly never be rele
D, gated to the rear ranks in the profession
"a Each new pupil is new problem 70
the teachers study.
l. These are only very few of the man,
70 excellent truths contained in this paper
p Grammar was then conducted by Pro
n Ferguson, followed by miscellaneou
81 business, at which time the minutes q
B. the Monday session were read and or
70 proved. After several announcement
10 the Institute adjourned until wednei
lc Iav m norpinO