The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-25
Minutes az Dn,oiS 60. Teachers
Institute, 1870.

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heir names Is tie enrtAlinx secretary Z
re hou>c Wa called a. order ~ ~ :
Comfy Superintendent. Geo II 'sVn
PRAYER was offered by ftVf' ~ . :
Craig. ~.
Tnr firsf exercise. hy Prof. Craig Wa
he First BAY O school" Great mn
ncrfanr. Wa sttac.,ei 10 beginning
right ia lie first aay OF schuol-s mem
orable l.y IL the experience 81 Dol"
teacher sud pupil. r.
.hIv pre.eutea ~ Prot. g. u. Clarke
Geomctrical blocks were used =" i"'--
rate lie explanations. sitter whicl. insii-
,ntc adjourned iill | SO y. ~. Nv.
4 4. ~ Exercises heeun WIN
sT- s l~l;~.nr, y, Pro-. q >. CiaE. who
,svs he toiloSing pointed rrna'kS:Nih
tis,osx -hnulss tc a.. iinc.i hy isusira-
IONS ~ Bal liile attention should pe
,aid 10 da,.s. and more study given ~
,he iufllpnces Of discoveries tol. mn
fII;.,orx rspca,. i:.eli, but IL different
surround ngs.
aur;.a ~ l'rpf. +. N Mprg-nih ''rr'
AMER \ few iriroiur'ors rr"s'~s "e
,ook ia Tie subject G',sr'nmr"t+
a resi- ri Nittth "ttf"'N~ -
after which the Norusi ehoir sang '"e
-ong, ITO the Work II.
The third exercise was conn"N,'" ~
Prof. Clarke. The following ps'"s y.
mark. were made dnrsug M talk %
Alteration. Asnsni >rir"rc-'"" y
theory -mnch depends on me p"ss'0''
condition o. pupil.
Som. tsnlt- Ia not securing attention:
III. Mini wanicring or ~~its-nres""-
: (2l. Reading low class Literature, ~" -
doe nor require any mental eiioft ~ se'
: out the thought.
r Means OF culiiysfing The power o. ~
tention: a.. b use o. the pen. ~
I, Puurfuaiity in Attendance. W. = ~
iemizai course Of object i.s~'hs. sf'
! Mental Arithmetic. Here ftoi. 1'a'As
4 was unable 10 continue his Interesting
: talk further. -
The iou.ih exercise. Geography ard
y Map Drawing. was presented ~ . pf's'
!. and interesting manner " ftoi. " =
Craig. -
Tie president then appointed MIS-
n Carrie knebler, Miss lielen Lown-aa's
yii-s MNr,ha Cox and Miss H. Mont
\ romery IS : committee OF Neurology;
!, cordial invitation was extended .
!. Ill 10 attend the mu-icai entertainment
\. 10 be given At night. Institute adJourne'
Till %. III.
/. The MUSICALE was given 70 an ap
preciative audience Though me pro
Ia gram was lengthy all received wen
.lerited applause.
y TUESDAY. July 2a-xonxISe SESSION
!. Institute opened with singing the fol
n lowing songs--"W hitter than snow
Precious Name and .'Ill Stand b
- Yon.r Prayer was offered by Rev !
III G. Conner. Roll call showed an enrol
- mont OF lO2 teachers. Minutes Of Mot
4. days proceedings read and adopted;
~ The forenoon program contained ~
Ir follow ing exercises - Relation Of Ieac'
u er. pupil and Parent by isof. Craig
er duties OF Government by Prof. Mol
4 y~enthaler: s.Mensuration Of Soiiis.' 3
he Prof. Clarke; Opening Exercises
Ter Prof. Morganshaler-
re- Each instructor came before the lnsi
~ tute with his work carefully prepare
nt- aud many invaluable ideas were -
~ yanced for the farther enlightenment
Dubois county teachers.
30 Prof. Craig spoke concerning the i
provements In the past quarter o. sce
Jury in school buildings, methods
l~teaching, We've regarding the prosm
OF the teacher. rights OF teacher, rights
pupils, and duties Of parents.
the Prof. Morganthaler gave A. the T.
eg- great duties Of government, the serari
~ Justice 10 the numbers. and the pr
DIS. motion OF the general welfare Of the =
on ton.
ng. Prof. Clarke developed formulas
the measurement Of the cylinder.
cone. the prison, the pyramid, and
~ sphere.
~ Prof. Morgsnthaler made some
NJ. teressjng suggestions on the purpose q
~ method % conducting opening cxetcis
az Supt. Wilson spoke = few minutes
10 the importance Of teaching penmansl
esw in our schools. He read several rep".
showing the mum Der Of pupils IN dan
;,.v- cnt schools in the county and the M
~ Der Of copy books found in those scho'
An examination OF The reports on exh'
al the Institute show hat In the no
!, ofand west parts Of the county, AZ per &C
49, OF the pupils enrolled used copy DO,
49, = while in the southern part Ferdin'
Tp. takes the prize, there having b
tan. enrolled 337 pupils BY Jan. LIST, $50.
there being in use 476 copy hooks
n An appeal Wis made 10 the teach
.rge 10 no longer neglect teaching such
in- important branch. Every pupil 40
snd the first grade, and many IN that gr'
can use the copy books adopted In
hino state. IL il an old saying. "as we thl
. ~. % we are" II - . nineteenth cent
Ana fact, .as we write. 30 are we judged.
him the men and women Of the future We
i,utc be good writers. the children Of to-
ener must receive the proper instruction
pro- penmanship.
AFrERSooS SESSION.
During the afternoon the follow
shire subjects were ably discussed. Me,
the IN History" and Map Drawing
dis Prof. Craig "Mcmory." by Prof. Ola
He Prof Morgenthalcr read an inter
pre- ing and well prepared essay on "