, 1889-08-31
THE INSTITUTE ENDED.
Successful Meeting of County
Teachers Closed Yesterday.
Lessons Given by the Instructors
at the Final Sessions.
The KunkIe Reading Last Evening
a Marked Success.


troduced, simply a review of what had
been taught in the previous exercises.
Prof. Shattuck's talk on arithmetic was
the finishing up of the subject of fractions,
at the conclusion of which he made a few
remarks to the teachers on the import
ance of their work, and the objects to be
attained. He reminded them of the fact
that when anyone had reached their ideal
of perfection, the summit of their power
has been attained and their work finished,
but that the successful teacher is one do
ing duty day by day and constantly striv-
ing toward something higher and better.
He thanked the teachers for their cur
teous attention to his instruction and said
he was very agreeably disappointed not to
find in this institute, as in many he had
attention, the teacher with pet theories
eve on the alert to air them, but was
pleased to note that the aim of each
seemed to be to find out that which is
best and get all the good possible.
The institute then listened with great
pleasure to a defamation given by Miss
Mabelle Biggart, teacher of elocution in
the west end high school of Cleveland, o.
The selection was from Victor Hugo,
and delivered in a manner that pronounced
Miss Biggart a finished elocutionist in the
highest sense of the word. The institute
has been greatly favored in being afforded
the opportunity to listen to such able rep
resentatives of their art as Miss Kunkle
and Miss Biggart.
After recess, Prof. Churchill, under
the head of Methods of Teaching gave
the teachers some practical suggestions in
regard to the work they were to begin
next week. speaking of preparation for
and work to be done on the first day, es-
pecially with regard to the city schools.
Alter some remarks on the subject of
drawing, in which he said it was really
nothing but building up from mistakes to
perfection, still e~ndeavoring to impress
the fact that failures need not bring dis
enlargement, as success will surely follow
faithful work. Mr.. Collins gave the
teachers some work in drawing the forms
of the ellipse and cylinder.
Music was the first subject OF the after
Moons exercises and Prof. Allen con,lud-
ed his talk on tone with drill on the same.
In geography Miss Alison's theme was
work on a continent or country. drilling
upon location, shape and size, outline, re-
lief, drainage, climate. soil and produc-
ton.
In her reading exercise Miss Kunkle
spoke of the fact that Mrs. Jenness Mil
Ter has given as her only method of de-
veloping the chest, the breathing exer-
else; she also gave them the method used
by John L. Sullivan for the same pur-
pose, with the remark that as it had
proved so successful it ought to be a good
one. In answer to questions some excel
lent suggestions were given as to position
and gesture.
As Prof. Shattuck was obliged to leave
iolegy was occupied by Prof. Collins.
Some drill in determining the compare
tive size of drawings as to length and
width, was followed by some work on
perspective, and Prof. Collins remarked
at the close of the lesson, that he was just
in the spirit to give the teachers three or
four weeks more of work in the line OF
drawing.
Mrs. Breckons called the attention of
the teachers to the elooutionary entertain
ment in the evening. She then asked those
who are to be examined to be on hand
promptly in the morning, said she had de-
institute and hoped all others had done
so, after which the institute adjourned.
The institute was closed by an enter
tainment at the Presbyterian church which
was largely attended.
Miss Kunkle, who has instructed the
teachers in elocution and gymnastics dur
ing the daily sessions of the institute, gave
a pleasing rendition of the following pro-
gramme:
Battle of Ivry, Macaulay.
Hamlet. act V, scene l, Shakespeare.
Good Night, Papa.
How huDy flayeu.
The Cowboys Story.
Baby's Soliloquy.
Cuddle Doom, Anderson.
Miss Ivy Baker, Mrs. j. G. Pratt,
Prof. Pasmore and Prof. Hutchinson fur
nished the musical part of the entertain
ment which consisted of a scramble from
Schubert by Messrs. Pasmore and Hutch
inson and Miss Baker and a vocal solo by
Mrs. Pratt.
Miss Kuukle's Rotations we're received
by tee audience with many manifesto
tons of approval. Her voice is strong
and finely modulated. Perhaps the best
selection of the evening was her Grave
digging scene from Hamlet. The gruff
unculhvated voice of the grave diggers
contrasting with the polished, cultivated
soliloquy OF Hamlet illustrated the range
and control of her voice more forcibly
thar her other selections.