The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-09-01
Teachers Institute.
WEDNESDAY,.

tendance was present for the morn
ing chapel and chorus work.
Then Supt Boyer took up the sub
ject of arithmetic continuing his
work of yesterday on through divis-
ion, and through common and deci-
NAL fractions.
Supt. Van Cleaf then took up the
subject of Geography giving typical
study of North America, teaching
the development of the continent
and its preparation for the abode of
man. He traced the effect OF the
early animal and vegetable life of
the continent upon the soil and the
formation OF the immense beds of
coal. He described the effect of the
great glacial epoch in the formation
of the land contour and the formation
of the great lakes,
The next subject was photography
in which Boyer continued the work
that he began yesterday in diacritic-
al marking,
| In the afternon after the regular
music lesson the institute was treat
ed to quartet entitled, Hurrah for
the Schools of Ohio, rendered by
Messrs Boyer, Van Cleaf, Adcock,
and Mccormick. This was a fine
piece of music and was rendered in
such way that it brought down the
house in a;hearty encore. Supt. Van
Cleaf then continued his work in
Nature Study, dwelling upon the
pleasure, profit, and Importance of
this very interesting study, Follow
ing this the institute was treated to
quite treat in the form a couple
selections by the famous quartet of
the senior class of Logan High
School of 1898. These selections
were very pleasing and highly
entertaining to the institute and the
general wish is that they will come
again.
Boyer next took up the subject of
Grammar and gave quite an instruc-
tive and interesting talk on that
branch.
The next and last for the day was
reading by Van Cleaf who after
some preliminary remarks on the
subject took up the poem of Evange-
line by H. w. Longfellow and con-
Quoted a reading lesson just as he
| n T.. Il
He will continue the study of this
poem from day to day for the rest OF
} this. week.
THURSDAY.
Thursday morning after music
Prof. Boyer took up the subject OF
Arithmetic, continuing the work he
had done in that branch. He said
learn several axioms early in school
life. Never try to prove an axiom
for they are not provable. He then
gave avery instructive study of lon.
gitude and time. The internationa
date line is no longer recognized but
the $50 meridian is taken as the
: dividing line of days.
Supt. Van Cleve then continued
his lectures of geography, saying
that geography is a changing science
1t is changing every day. He tracec
: some of the causes and effects of thi.
change. Prof. Boyer took up hi
: work in orthography, dealing will
: the letters, their character, divisions
aud classifications.
Supt, Van Cleve took up for hi
next lecture the subject of Natur,
: Study. He traced the work that cal
be done in this line in the autumn
months of school. This included tn,
collecting and studeying the plant
the fruit, the leaves, and the seeds
He illustrated the work of the Barns
vile school by the exhibition o
many very interesting collection
= that the children had made. Prof
g Boyer then took up grammar deal
ing in this lecture with the noun il
: its various classes, persons, genders
1 numbers and cases.
t FRIDAY.
Friday opened with the usua
chapel and song-service, afterwhicl
Supt. j. p, West of Middleport, o.
gave lesson in arithmetic. H
said, you should not think that yo
do not like arithmetic, but yol
Should be determined that you will
like it after few preliminary re
!, marks he took up the subject of per
n centage. He said it is necessar,
: that you understand the subject Q
D decimal fractions thoroughly. HI
illustrated the applications of per
{ centage and then applied thos
! principals to calculations IN interest
l bank discount, commercial discount
: commission and brokerage.
p The next subject, geography, wa
handled by Van Cleve. He briefl
. reviewed the work he had done dur
n ing the week. He said life feed
life. The center of geography i
life. The islands along the coast @
Maine are of glacial origin. Alon
, the coast of Florida they are of cor
! al formation. Florida is the gift @
the sea. How does nature trea
man? lst furnishes all things whe
I. man is passive. End, throws obstac