The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-10
TEACHERS IN SESSION.
Interestins Meeting Of the Sewber,y Couti-
ty Teachers Institute.

The Teachers Institute was called to
order on Monday morning, August ,,
by Professor Craighead, Of Wofford
College.
The faculty in attendance is espe-
cially strong. Prof. Craighead, director,
assisted by DR.. Lander, OF Williams
ton and Prof. Hand Of Florence Graded
Schools. .--. ..
We arrived in time to hear only the
closing remarks of DR.. Lander's talk
on pronunciation" Judging by what
we did catch we feel that we missed
treat
Dr. Lander was followed by Prof.
Craighead, who gave most interestir g
talk on The Growth of Popular Edu
cation" He began with the Greeks,
aud showed that their education did
not reach out to the people; that it was
for the few. Good education is defined
by Plato as follows: "Good education
is that which gives to the soul, the
mind and the body all that perfection
of which they are capable" This
definition he thiuas has not been i'm
proved upon.
Prof. Craighead passed rapidly over
the influences left upon the education
of the world by the French, and came
to the great work done in this line by
Martin Luther, the "Titan of the Ref
ornlation," both religious and educa-
tional. He quoted freely and peril
nently from Luther's writings. Fol-
lowing the line Of thought indicated by
the quotations used, Prof. Craighead
emphasized the fact that education is
not to teach one to make a living. This
is too low plane to place it upon. But
that it is to prepare one for living; to
prepare one for the responsibilities Of
citizenship; to prepare one to work out
his or her destiny. With Spinoza, he
says, ''The really good things of life lie
not in those things which the few only
can possess, but rather in those things
which the many may possess" Space
will not allow me to say more of this
excellent talk, only this: It was as full
of thought as an egg is of meat.
Prof. Craighead was followed by Prof.
Hand, subject, Arithmetic" Prof.
Hand began by saying that he did not
know whether he was orthodox or het-
erodox; that in this matter it might be
that orthodoxy was my-doxy and het-
erodoxy your-doxy. He said there was
quite difference between knowing
numbers and knowing figures; that we
should lead the child to think natuE-
ally. Do not give the child rules; let
them understand the subject and make
their own rules. Often, rules were a
hindrance and more difficult to learn
than the subject. They were bugbear.
We should teach numbers with OBJ
jects, so the child may be able to grasp
the idea; but just when to cease using
objects is to be left to the judgment Of
the teacher.
DR.. Lander followed in a talk on. Ge-
ography. He said we should be inde-
pendent of text books; that we should
begin by having the child to draw on
a blackboard, placed horizontally, q
picture (do not call it map) of the
school room (this a ground PLAN; then
put in windows and doors. If the
school house has more than one room,
have them all drawn. After this go
out and draw the yard and place roads
in proper position in the picture. All
this gives the child knowledge Of the
country and teaches them to intel]i-
gently read map. Usually we find a
spring near the school house. Go down
to the branch and play in the water
with the chiIdren-we have not grown
old enough to dislike playing in the wa
ter-build an island and show them
what it is; join this to mainland and
show peninsula, an isthmus. Teach
these names as you go along. In this
way what sometimes is dry study full
of parrot-like repetitions of questions
and answers becomes live and enter
tanning snbject.
All the subjects were ably handled,
and We feel sure that much benefit was
derived by the assembled teachers and
visitors. 1t was decided by vote that
talking amongst the teachers during
the presentation Of a subject was not
desirable;. also that the sessions would
be held FROM 8 b.. III. to p. N.
TUESDAY. ...--.
Again too late to hear the continua-
ton of Dr.. Lander's talk on Pronunci-
alton. -..-. ~
Prof. Craighead gave an interesting
and practical talk on Voice Culture.
The voice is to be cultivated just as you
would an arm. You cannot have q
good voice, as a general rule, without
good health. A rich voice indicates
good health; thin voice, bad health.
Cicero, in order to be heard in the NOISY
Senate of Rome, found it necessary &c
take three years course Of gymnas'
tics in Greece, in order to strengthen
his voice. AS a general rule, Anieri,
| cans do not have good voices; catar.
rhal affection rs are too common.
Suggested, that a good way to pre-
| vent taking cold is to bathe chest and
throat in cold water every morning
Upon rising 60 to :. window and take
four or five long breaths of fresh air
Do not use voice if. you have a colo
The vocal organs are very delicate anG
it will take Il long time to repair q
slight injury. So be very careful Of
yol,r voice Prof Crairbead here ,rave