The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-27

Of the counties in this State In one of the
most progressive counties, Internationally,
these classes We're found 10 be as foHows'
Twelve per cent had completed profess
sional courses in some of the best schools
OF the STATE, II per cent. mad received from
one to three terms of training in these
schools and the remainder, AZ per cent,
were either graduates of high schools and
academies. or they had attended for sew
eral terms schools of this character having
a thoroughly trained teacher in charge of
the professional work. Many counties did
fewer who have had professional training
In the best schools OF the State. On the
other hand, there are very few persons now
teaching in the State who have attended
the merely country schools.
Every teacher, before entering upon the
IDEAS on he ponts l. The G pu
pose OF education. 2. The nature of each
subject to be taught, its purpose and the
power to think should be mainly in mind
In each recitation.
IT should be the function of the town
ship institute to take up and complete, as
FAR as possible the work left undone by the
SCHOOLS and the county institute There
should be unity existing between the work
Of county and township institutes The
county superintendent should have clear
understanding of the relations existing be
tween the work Of his Institutes and the
work done in the schools More and better
work would be accomplished by basing the
eoMhslp lhStitute work on a course or
study extending through a period of four
years; this course of study to be based
upon the course of study for the district
schools.
Good leadership is very essential to the
success of the institute. Good results are
also obtained by combining the Institutes
or two or more townships A study of the
capacity of individual members to do GER
tam Kinds OF work may result in placing
u me taIent Where IL VIII DO the most good.
1t is important that each member be given
something TO do, for the doing of which
he will be held responsible.
The paper was discussed by County Su-
perintendents w. B. Sinclair, of Starke, S.
h. Carr, of Clark, and j. w. Quincy, of
Owen county
superintendent W. W. Pfrimmer followed
with humorous poem entitled 1.-TWO
Schools I visited" which provoked laugh
ter during its recital and applause when
he concluded.
J. W. Robertson, of Fayette county, read
a paper on Lighting, Heating and Venti-
substance: Houses should be lighted from
the rear and one siGe-left side preferable.
Light should come as much as possible
Rooms should be so arranged that cold
currents OF air be avoided as much as pos
sible." 1t was suggested that old buildings
where no provision has been made for ven
tilating, have a pipe connecting with the
stoveppe and extending to the floor in such
floor into the heated current in the pipe
and thus relieve the room of cold and foul
For new buildings it was recommended
that they be constructed with large CHM
neys with a sheet iron partition a stove
pipe extending the length of the inside
the chimney extending upward from the
basement of the room, having an opening
underneath the floor connected with a reg
lister. The heat generated by the smoke
and heat passing through would proC"rc
an upward current of air which wol
draw the cold and foul air from the foo.
Of the room. When the doors and windows
are kept closed and an inlet Is made to the
stove for pure air, rooms thus provided
can be more easily heated and thoroughly
ventilated.
The paper discussed at considerable
length by Superintendent T. A. Mott of
Wayne county, l.. A. Sailer. of Warren and
others