Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-27
MONDAY, AUG. 2e, 1895.
MORNING SESSION.

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scripture reading and prayer by Rev.
Settle, of the Methodist Church.
This was followed by a song, the
music being led by Prof. Ct. w.
Pooler, of South Kentucky College.
Miss Kate Mcdaniel, County Super
intendent, then welcomed the teach
ers in short but eloquent address.
The Institute then proceeded to or
ganize. Prof. Thorn was chosen as
Secretary, Miss Carrie Wood, As
sistant Secretary
An enrolment showed the follow
ing teachers present:
Nora Williamson, John Keith, Mrs.
John Keith. Mrs. Matte Doss, Miss
Maude Blaine, T. B. Walker, Joel
Hobson, Robert Hobson, Minnie
King, B. E. Thorn. Linnie Shepherd,
Mary McCullock, Kate Clark, Fannie
Breathitt, Ida Fyke, Dollie Winsett,
Kate Guthrie, Eula Moore, Lula
Richards, Mary II. Davis, Edwin
Elliott, Theresa Cannon, Maggie
Tucker, Ida Winfree, Olive Morris,
Nina Wood, Alice Hiser, Lizzie Owen,
Nina Griffin, Katie M. TONNES, Car
RE Brasher, Florence Buchanan, Nora
Greer, Minnie Stevenson, Amanda
Taylor, Daisy Rice, Gertrude Keith,
W. E. Gray, John Sollee, j. g.
Wright, Annie Wright, Ollie Blythe,
Emma Courtney, Ora Barrow, Hattie
Clark, Avice Wood, Jno. G. Duffey,
P. M. Barnes, E. +. Coyner, Alice
Lander, Daisy Gardner, j. L. Manire,
Joe Donaldson, Jas. Calvin, Chas.
Croft, Mrs S. D. Allen, David Pool,
r. A. Cook, Geo. p. Cranor, l.. W.
Guthrie, A. j. Estis, Geo. V. Daniel,
II. Fl. West, j. T. West, j. W. Pool,
F r. Utley, Carrie E. " God, Ellie
Wood, VIM. Robinson.
The Superintendent then appointed
the following as Committee on Pro-
gramme: G. V. Donnell, Miss Nan
ME Keith and Miss Jennie West.
i Prof Bartholomew suggested a
change in the hours devoted to lnsti-
tute work, viz: Begin at 9 and close
at II, evening session begin at and
close at 4:30 p. m. This plan was
adopted.
Prof. Bartholomew-rthen made g
short talk to the teachers. He spoke
of the great responsibilities OF the
teacher. There were no limitations
to the possibilities of his work. His
; main object should not be to make
intellectual prodigies of his pupils.
The moral side was too often neg
lected in developing the intellectual.
He urged the teachers present not to
shirk any work put upon them dur
ing the Institute. He did not think
they should indulge in puerile critl-
cisms of each others work. He him
self did not come altogether as a
leader, but as the servant also OF the
Institute, learner as we'll as a
teacher. He asked the hearty CO
operation of the teachers present; if
that were given him he felt assured
the Institute would be grand sue
cess.
The Institute then adjourned t,
meet at 2 o'clock in the evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The Institute opened with song,
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
music bv Miss -. Roll call.
Prof. Bartholomew then opened the
discussion on "School Management
That teacher, he said, will produce
the largest results that can control
himself. We must first learn to con-
troll ourselves then we can control
Others. No teacher can be an adept
in school management who does not
have the faculty of arousing enthusi
asm in the pupils. Then the teach.
er's scholarship should be broad and
deep. There was no danger of too
great thoroughness in this direction.
He must, however, study how to use
this power skillfully. His great
work is developing the latent powers
of the child. In his early experience
friend visited his school and con-
Quoted an examination of his pupils.
To his great modification they failed
miserably. The reason was that he
had done all the work himself.
Moral: Never do for the pupil what
he can do for himself. Another es-
sential for the teacher was skill in
management and teaching. Children
in some intuitive way recognize the
absence or possession of this quality
in their instructor. He related an
anecdote in support of this. The
best teachers learn their pupils to
control themselves. The highest of
all the teachers qualifcat ons isheart
power He stands in much the same
relation to the child that the parent
does, and should show that same love
and affection. A certain teacher had
girl in his school who was either
lazy or incompetent, it was hard to
determine which. The teacher re-
solved to visit her parents: he found
there an invalid mother and six or
seven children. All the burden OF
this household was upon this girl.
/ She accented Il willingly and sacri