Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-08-02
The Teachers, institute.
F1Rsr DAY.
.MorniNq Sessio. .

.s1Hs =
The Institute convened at the ap-
pointed hour, and the exercises were
opened with prayer by Rev. A. A. p.
Neel, after which IT was regularly
organized for business by the cleo
ton OF Miss Florence Snyder aud
Geo. L. Shirley as Secretaries, and
I. w. Coleman Recorder of Minutes
1or publication, when, on motion it
was adjourned untll2 O'Clock.
afternoon Session.
The Institute reconvened at req
ular hour. Prof. Armstrong. the
Instructor appointed, having been
ordered on duty in one of onr mill.
tary organizations, of which he is a
member, was unable 10 attend and
Prof. Miller. so well known tn tho
teachers of Jefferson as nleasant
able, aud entertaining Instructor. was
sent to take his place. Prof Miller
was introduced to his audience bv
County Superintendent Ramshnrg
after which the Professor made an m
entertaining introductory addrAss
alludine to the nroeress Of edncation =
its evoiutions, and its adyancements
and also to the great interest taken
by educators of TO-DAY. He atso
compared the large attendance ot the
Institutes TODAY. with that of sew
eral years ago when the attendance
was so small and less interest taken.
and recommended that teachers hold
institutes of their own. The regular
order of business from the nrogram
was now taken up and opened with
remarks by Prof. Miller ON ednca-
tional Psychology, that branch of
the science of education which re-
lalcs 70 Tue aolhty OF the teacher to
reau Tue nlha ana soul OF nus pupils
ant: anu Inereoy know ny mental lnspec-
s oios sacn one o'nerenG alsposltlon
a"u ua,ue:
a. ste .' also LOOK occasion 70 remark
tn, a ale w many prancnes
SausnS ~ ouI puollc Schools thaC
ora @ a,nostoat on 'eaoer a,a rs eSalh.hatIons
~ SaLan,t I eiases, al" Il'ay our country
tm statoo ,smt az ~ ei"at W Vlose Vi other
rood ,,S5' D"O ou' 'o"'l '''iu CITY hoC as
So o.,
not;ona1 So anle;o na;, !" I us [eia''on 70
was $780, ta,Lan go 10 oe.uS neAs ~ oroer
nne.+ions asl-dd @ "nd a,aa nunosF ot
so,,,o nS''o 80 So ;SaI'.; gu" Gs"e:eu, Gs:, aliu
Iee aw diecnssa Ros .dsUaS'ng on5 GGnst,1u'lonai @
prof Sweonu prinn;naI "a O.
cord NornoaI So,onl oPa VI Coh-
dnood Nv Pc ' SI;IIor ~ vas i'lIro,
an oddrass ~ admoa4iana, " ue'lteieu lts
when fro Institnta % GI.,oa. adinonn ), n.1t'ers,
ot q o,nIorl I p"oSlon ToJo".u morn;s ueu W 'leee
~ 7, - Dlo' '''ns'
SECOND DAY.
Morning Session.
The Institute opened with PRAYER
by Rev. Neel, calling of the roll bv
the Secretary, and responsive gems
of thought, from great authors. bv
the members, followed with remarks
by the Instructor on the inheritance
of intellectual culture and the cult
walton of literary tastes.
The regular order of business was
then resumed, and Percentage, being
ne&tupon the program, was taken up
and short methods of computation
explained and demonstrated on the
board, the Instructor declaring
that there is need of rapidity of cal
culation in this fast age. Mr.. Zeiler
also demonstrated his method of Per-
centage by analysis. Prof. Miller
resumed his remarks by declar-
ing that nothing can be injected into
the mind, that is by nature store
house OF thought: and that education
IS s5aptS .,,a G.arlnylhg process whlch
eood "u. and baent;t,1 Sa IfI a. aHu leaves leaves tne
aUDond @ @ in tho 4nIlnaos ~ eTe,Gp t,sn; anu
ars ,n anI, faonI.;as e. I s u tleli pow-
y psnf sne +'euy''Is w I.-.
oon @ Ri. 60. ao..ne5, " Ine amer,
end @ 0n @owa p!; " h;a Was tn,I, inIrooaceu s
. " gase, ~ Ut; nas .n'ntTaole Lt.T, style,
Machine !" wh;ch ~ 3;,nal ne riyang
tho honsa " ' S'iHeS conSuiseu
Rocooo
e'eSS.
Aiter !Ee Intern lntermlsSlon Frof. Fort
other Of his humorous ISL reaIinse 9 - sftnr an
which Technical Grammar and Ian
guage. being next on the program,
were taken up and each assigned its
proper place, the Professor declaring
language to be the more important
and that 1t should be taught first, and
explained that the objects of Tech
a saH- FNtNt