The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Report Of the Proceedings Con
cluded.
THURSDAY MORNING.

Is ETC., until they know them perfectly.
Arithmetic work should never BE- intense |
With little children.
The only test of work In any grade Il what |
hey do In the next grade.
Work of a good kindergarten can be felt all |
through the child's school life.
Dr. Winship commended the work done in |
Reading, Pa, and explained their system of
work.
The ratio and spiral methods were discussed
and the merits Of each set forth.
Problems In Arithmetic about wines, broken
ETC., should never be given.
Literature, Prof. King-Prof King thinks
monuments of stone are Of little account.
consists OF the truth. He would
rather be the author of the 23d Psalm. or
Home, Sweet Home. or The Lord is my Shop
herd, than have the highest monument or the
richest crown the world can give.
Prof. King read some selections from the
Bible, drawing from them so much beauty
and thought that the teachers asked tor an
other Bible reading which was kindly given
Friday morning.
He thinks it marvellous that we 60 hunting
for literature, and read all kinds Of trash and
leave literature like this that rises like
"mountain peaks cleaning like thrones-"
Geography, Prof. Winship-The doctor be-
lieves in specializing. Wheat and pepper
were shown to be very interesting subjects.
Geography and history are not memory SUBJ
jects. ''Your school wants to be alive, en-
thusiastic as never would be, II it memorized."
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
After q pretty piano duet BY Misses Sue
Gearing and Ada Anderson, DR.. King address-
ed the teachers on Shakespeare.
rNt~ - -os~ Ia hA-
great deal to do with them.
The great question OF Hamlet Il, ''Is life
worth living"
In all literature there Is no sadder scene
than the last act of Hamlet, except that Of
Mary Magdalene at the tomb OF her risen
Lord.
The text of the play Of Macbeth was, HE
who sins, he shall not rest"
The text Of Julius Caesar was, make
straight the way for liberty"
Music, Prof. Denny-Mrsic Is the Language
of the emotions. Beethoven il tho Shake
speare of music, The trashy music used in
this country does more harm to our young
men and women than the trashy literature
Study Mozart, Beethoven. Hayden. etc.
vocal solo by Miss Bertha Cordrey was
we'll rendered and received q spirited encore.
Hypnotism in Education, DR.. Winship-
Hypnotism frees the mind of everything.
Teach civics during q campaign. Never be
partisan in your school. During revival II
the time to sing the Messiah.
By request DIR. Winship gave helpful pri-
mary talk at the close Of the session.
He OK planned the spiral method. It simply
means to teach in the primary grades every
thing that will be taught In the schools, but
teach it illustrstively and by easy stages.
Do not teach half from . line or > string
but from something that will be In pieces
when divided.
THURSDAY IvlNING.
After a vocal duet by Prof. and Mrs Denny,
DR.. King gave an evening with Shakespeare,
which was delightful from beginning to end
The quarrel Of Brutus and Cassiua given In
costume by Prof. King and his papil. Mr.
Muir. and the speech OF Antony over Csesaf'i
dead body, were fine bits Of acting. ~
The recitations of Miss Bellany captivated
her audience.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The Institute opened with the promised
reading by DR.. King.
He'recited some very beautiful poems Of hi
own, some of an Ohio poet. The burial o1
Moses was given In touching way.
You can't teach literature without teaching
the Bible, for 1t Is the source OF literature.
To make the Bible real to yourself Away
imagine, what 1t would have been II 1t haf
happened now.
Prof. Kings rendering Of the story Of tn
man that was born blind was beautiful AND
helpful.
Devotional exercises, DR.. Winship.
Vocal duet, Prof. and Mrs. Denny.
| Physical Culture, DR.. King-Its skil tn
world wants today, whenever you train tn
brain. Physical training will add 10 years t.
| boys life Good health Is catching.
| After some exercises, . fencing bout b.
tween Prof. King and Mr.. Muir was enjoyed
| History, DIR. Winship-First county name
in Ohio WAS Washington, 17ss.
| The counties were named for Governors
| Specialists, Indians foreign ports.
| The teachers might as we'll confess that DI
winship from Massachusetts knows NOR
about Ohio than they do.
Psychology, Prof. King-You may brsa
anything but a boy. He'll never recover froz
the shock.
You can't read correctly with hsadligh
Imagination to make It live again.
The world wants dreamers, the posts. tn
| inventors.
Get into sympathy with the world BY you
Imagination.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
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