Smyrna times., 1893-12-13
OPENING.

VoA0 tuem as WnOle, tney were a mosl
charming set, making our streets brirht
and gay by their merry, intelligent
faces.
OPENING.
The meeting was called to order last
wednesday morning by Supt. Tindal,
alter which Cashier n. F. Wilds. q
member of our school board. gave in a
few well chosen words the address OF
welcome. ]. H. Hoffecker, president
of the school board, was assigned for
the ADDRESS but a contracted cold pre-
vented him. Supt. Tindal gave the re.
sponse, in which he greeted the teach
ers and people of Smyrna, with a
hearty good will and wished the ming.
ling of teachers and citizens for the CO.
operation and sue cess of this Institute.
Or. Brumbaugh was then introduced
de took for his subject "Geoaraphvn
From the beginning the people knew
they had in him and able and comDe-
tent Instructor and throughout his en-.
TIRE series of lectures he was greeted
with splendid audiences and met at
most times by an ovation. His pure
logic and conception of his subject was
marked characteristic of his lectures.
In his subject of 'Geography'' he ad
vised the TEACHERS to Instruct their
pupils on the world OF form, the world
OF color, the world of motion and the
world of sound, and the best text book
to use was the marvellous book of ma
Lure.
His afternoon lectures" How to study
Engilsn literature" was thoroughly
enjoyed by everyone. He has surely a
wonderful conception of the great
movements in our literature. He ex.
planned very clearly The different senti.
ments of each period and told the
teachers how to buy a book covering
these periods. He advised the teachers
10 devote more time to literature, and
other work outside of their pedagogue
profession in order to obtain that re.
served power which is 50 essential to
teachers.
Prof. A. D. Yocum, principle of our
graded schools, gave an interesting
talk on Supplementary Work in Pub.
lie Schools" and showed bv a cbean
plan, how knowledge Of physics,
geology, biology, and chemistry could
Oe TAKEN up between school hours and
studied to q great advantage. He be.
iieved In this supplementary work that
II you could get a boy interested in
such work, he would be led.on to re.
ceive higher education and thus pre.
pare career for that boy.
THURSDAY.
The opening exercises being over
and ten minutes review of the pre.
vious session being taken, DIR. Brnm.
oaugh took up his subject Of "Elemen.
tary Language" He spoke how one
should study story to get plot and
drew on the black board a diagram
which he claimed to be original with
him, by which all the characters of a
play could be brought into their respec-
tive positions as to prominencei bv this
means he said he could alwav remem-
ber story. Then he said. studv a
language to get the rhetoric: how To
Drlng IN the right words 10 convey the
most pleasing expressions. Allusions
are often made which a reader must
know TO get the sense OF his article
These illusions are exceedingly varied
some refer to things historical some
geographical, some political, some so
clal, some religious while others are
classical. He then denoted the pnr.
pose of having a research to such
events so that passages containing anv
OF these illusions might be thoroueblv
understood. DR.. Brumbrugh branebed
from this subject IN to his LITERARY
Tramp" in which he used the non.Sa.
hnitives as the literary tramps wander
ing up the lanes OF language. This
poor detected character knocked at the
door OF many parts Of speech, who
lived in such costly mansions, to see II
he could be made any use Of, but On
most every side he was kicked out nm.
I'll he, by hard squeezing, managed 10
get some shelter. IL was beautifnllv
rendered picture Of fanciful immagina.
tlon In which he made bis hearers
understand IN better light the use of
this much neglected construction.
DIR. Brumbaugh closed bis series Of
lectures 10 the afternoon much to the
regret Of both teachers and citizens f,r
he was found to be an instructor Of
rare ability.
Mrs. Ella @. Hilton, Of PhiIadelphln.
spoke ~ her lectures Of this day On !