The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-03

Now that the Institute is nearing
its close, we may say that the entire
work during the two weeks session
has been success, and that every
teacher in attendance has been
made to look at his calling in the
true light. Judging from the work
that is being done, we believe that
each teacher more fully realizes the
great responsibility resting upon
him, or her, and that our public
schools of 1896 will be more prosper
Gus than ever before.
Special attention has been given
to the primary teachers in Orthog-
raphy, Arithmetic, U. S. History,
History of Tennessee, English
Grammar, Geography, and Primary
Physiology. These drills have been
conducted by leading teachers who
have worked faithfully to make the
exercises beneficial to all, and their
efforts have been rewarded by ear
nest, enthusiastic attention. The
secondary teachers in turn were
drilled especially on Algebra,
Geometry, Civil Government,
Physics, Rhetoric, Geology of Ten
nessee, Elements of Agriculture,
and Physiology.
We believe that the many teach
ers are now seeing that where there
is "A great responsibility, there must
be much torethought and careful
ness in application, and that they
are being called upon to train pupils
in fixed habits of diligence, Veracity,
frugality, and sobriety.
The teachers of the public schools,
especially younger inexperienced
ones, were much delighted to have
with them teachers of wide expert
ence-Miss Glase, Profs. Dining,
Bostick, Link, Little, Straley, and
many others who took so much in
terest in the institute, and did every
thing possible to encourage the
cause of education.
The teachers regretted the resig-
nation of Miss Maud Williamson as
Secretary. Mrs. c. w. Mitchell
was appointed to fill the vacancy,
with Miss Lily Roberts assistant.
The examinations are being con-
Quoted to-day; also tomorrow. Be-
sides the regular teachers, DR..
Padgett has daily delivered excel
lent lectures on Physiology, and
Capt. r. ID. Smith, DR.. w. A. Smith,
and Rev. A. G.. Convey have made
addresses.
Music and recitations have been
interspersed all through the regular
exercises.
The Institute, to the number of
sixty, went to Lewisburg, Monday,
and spent an enjoyable day attend
ing the Peabody Norman, in season.
there. The following attended :
Messrs. w. E. Bostick, ]. A. Bos-
tick, j. H. Dining, w. II. Ussery
r. l.. Harris, D. T.. Harris, A. c.
Allen, Ed Blackman, R. B. Warren,
G. P. Straley, w. Anderson, Jas.
Fitzgerald, Jesse Tomlinson, w. d.
Pogue, w. R. McKissick, R. G.
Elan, w. D. Hardison, j. w. Pat
ton, IT. M. Hogan, II. o. Williams,
w. -. Scott, Lee Harris, II. w.
Rail, w. H. Gilbreath, Robt, Thur
man, TT. Whitaker, Riley Griffith,
Ernest Ragsdale, Ed Buchanan,
Rev. M. E. Gabard, Rev. Mr.. Willis,
Mrs. G. w. Mitchell, Misses Mary
Carpenter, Lily Roberts, Mary
Blackburn, Glase, Watson, Ida
Scott, Annie Scott, Leila Spark
man, Lena Jones, Jennie Horne,
Jessie Horne, Annie Kennedy, Ella
Thomas, Hall, Mamie Hogan, Hun
ter, Evans, Alice Cochran, Daisy
Kerr, Bessie Bostick, Matte Rags
dale, Nora Fitzgerald, Fletcher
Thweatt, and Florence Basham.
One hundred and thirty-f1ve
teachers enrolled during the Insti-
tute. Some were from adjoining
counties, and one from Texas.