Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-23
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Continued Interest Being Mani
fested-Proceedings-Major
MerWin's Lecture.

from this outline he talked for
more than an hour and a half.
Some of the teachers object to this
lecture method, claiming that the
exercises should be made general
and all the teachers, as well as the
conductor, take part in the dis
cussion of these educational prob
lens. While VIC believe that con-
troversy would bring out the inn
portant points more fully, We can
not believe that anyone could sue
cessfully maintain an argument
against the conductors views as he
presents them. AS Major Merwin
in his lecture last night, said:
"There was enough wit and wisdom
in Greenwood's talk to revolu-
tionize education in this county
and half dozen surrounding coun-
ties" After Prof. Greenwood had
concluded his lecture, Mr.. Gass
remarked that a number of teach
ers present had not yet enrolled
and an opportunity was offered
them. Last year and year before
that, many teachers attended the
Institute for the purpose of Obtain
ing & certificate; in this Institute
the grades will not be transferred
to the certificate and this feature
is good one; for instead of the
teacher working for good graded
certificate he is learning the best
methods of teaching.
The successful teacher is atten-
tive and must find the best
methods of teaching and he will
find them. The profession of
teaching requires more accurate
learning than the professions of
either law or medicine. The great
medium of flearnlng for the teacher
is communication. One mind will
not readily grasp the whole truth
Of a subject, but number of minds
will. In an Institute like this,
the knowledge and experience of
each individual mind becomes by
communication, the common pro-
perty of all and each teacher be-
comes possessor of the combined
knowledge of the Institute.
MAI. MERWIN's LECTURE.
A more intelligent and apprecia-
tive audience never assembled in
our city Than that which greeted
Maj. J. B. Merwin, of ST. Louis, at
Ferris Grand Opera House last
evening. Judge Forrist, in intro
ducing the distinguished educator,
said that the audience had three
reasons for congratulation: First,
for the pleasant and beautiful house
in which they were assembled; !;
second, for the privilege of attend
ing Institutes, and third, for the
opportunity OF listening to the
learned educator, Maj. Merwin.
The lecture which followed was
terse in diction, trenchant in logic
and replete with thought-in ev-
cry way worthy of the high reputa-
ton Of it's author. Those who
failed to hear him missed a rare
treat. Chock full Of hard, rocky
ideas and bristling with happy IL
lustrations, it was a big success. 1t
is to be regretted that space will
not permit an elaborate report of
the many good things tie distin-
guishsd editor said.
Appended are a few of his many
leading statements:
1.-The beautiful temple, in which
we are assembled, devoted to art,
science and education, is a monu-
ment to the liberality and enter
prise of the people of Mexico"
"The teacher who attends insti-
tutes has larger life and broader
culture than one who does not"
The result of the teachers work
of to-day sweeps a much wider
swalh than we dream Off
"Kindergartens must be the
work of all education of to-day"
"This is a period where every
act of the teacher goes laundering
down the ages.
"The multiplication of teachers
is multiplication of fishes, and
loaves to feed the mulitudes of
earth.
ain fifty years our population
would probably be two hundred
million, and the teacher is the
stomach that must digest and as
simulate this immense multitude. !"
awe must let our women. vote,
or we'll drift into an oligarchy."
"My sainted mother could write
letters in three languages, and yet
the most degooded negro with his
vote could multify her influence for
good.
attempting to guide the ship of
state without the aid of a pure bal
lot from noble women was trying
to row up the Mississippi with
one oar"
"Not until woman was given bal
lot would she command equal COM
pensation with men,
"The power of lady teacher to
tranform ragged, rufiian boys of
the alley, into clean polite young
gentlemen was the sublimest DOW
er on EARTH
FRIDAY MORNINGS srssynn