The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-06-21

lish Grammar Yesterday brief re-
view of the previous days work was
un through ID iagIamming was
touched upon, but the greater part of
the time was devoted to defining and
discussing certain terms; for instance
-etymology what is it? Whether
belonging to photography or grammar.
To-day the class will study the parts
of speech-t the cornor stone of the
English language punctuation, letter
izing. etc.
The next period was spent by Prof.
} Page with the Secondary class on
Rhetoric, while Prof. Brandon talked
about Physiology. He will divide this
, study into twelve lessons; namely: the
skeleton the muscles physical train
} ing food and drink; digestion and as
stimulation; circulation; respiration;
the nervous system the special senses,
| the skin; throat and voice, and ma
ture effects of alcoholic drinks, to-
bacco. and other narcotics. We might
add another, for he says he is also GO
, ing to talk about "What to eat and
drink III order to keep cool. This
J afternoon he begins with the first topic
the skeleton and studies the COM
: position, structure, form, use, and
2 health of the bones. In other words,
: he will frame the house in which each
teacher lives, and see who will be the
: best architecturer. Mr.. London next
lectured on Pedagogy, giving the
teachers wise suggestions on prepare
, tion for opening school; how they
! should spend the few days before open
ing in looking up plans for the school
, and seeing that their school-room and
premises were in tip-top condition.
1t is the directors business to look after
! the latter, but, if they don't, then the
! teacher should.
, The last period was spent by Prof.
Brandon with the secondary class on
: geology. Prof. Lawson took up the U.
q s. History for the primary class. He
, gave the teachers number of histOri-
! cal points to look up and bring in to-
q day, after which several sketches, pre-
= pared by the teachers the previous day,
! were read.
) Hon Morgan Fitzpatrick, State
: Superintendent, then addressed the
! teachers in speech that was full of
a encouragement and good suggestions.
a Mr.. Fitzpatrick has been our State
G Superintendent three years serving
+ his second term. During his first term,
: in the name of the public school teach
n ers of Tennessee. he demanded of the
p Legislature 50. 500 for carrying on the
! Institute work of the State. He got it,
f with only one dissenting voice. At
: the last Legislature he asked for So, 00O
5 for the same purpose. He got that,
too with no voice against it. Mr..
a Fitzpatrick urges the county superin-
n tendents to raise the school standard,
Q and fix it so that incompetent teachers
: will be kept out, and good ones put
in. Teaching is businessman if a
, teacher is failure, he should be set
: aside The teachers walk in life
: should be beyond question, for the sue
cessful teacher land all teachers should
k bel a power in any community. Mr..
q Fitzpatrick stated that over 100 1nsti-
# tutes were now in session in the State,
o and he did not know whether he could
# be with the Institute here again dur
q ing It's session He would if he pos
: sibly could. He has to visit each In
4 stitute He said that all competent
n deserving teachers who already had
q primary certificates, and were striving
for secondary ones this year, and at
q tended the Institute during its entire
o term, would have their primary certi-
!, ficates renewed should they fail on the
d secondary examination.
II Mr. London requests that all who
. have Sam Jones song boOk-The Revi-
e val No. 2-put their names in the book
i and send them mp to the Athenaeum
hall for the use of the teachers. The
q books will be well cared for and re-
turned.
d The Institute adjourned to meet
Thursday morning at 8 o o'clock.
n THURSDAY MORNING.
. Rev. A. P. McFerrin led the devo.
" tional exercises at the opening of the
= Institute this morning After the roll
q" call the regular work of the day was
commenced, Prof. London discussing
a interestingly upon geography in one
" room, and Prof. Lawson upon physics
/ in another Prof. London can be very
r entertaining even upon dry subject
% He tried to impress upon the primary
a teacher, the idea of simplifying the
n work for the children. and told then
If they must talk with chalk in hand
10 must use the chalk and keep the LITTLE
-e ones interested while he is drawing tn,
p object he is talking about He creataC
quite a laugh on his drawing of a ca
~ and a school house.
a. A larger audience was present during
10 this mornings session than any dal
ne heretofore. Several more teachers hal
N arrived, and some visitors we're pres
y. ent, also.
A. The half-hOur for lesson on reading
by Prof. Page. is full Of interest an
profit TO the teacher. Prof. Pag
mixes wit and humOr along with hi
ID teaching and thus breaks the monot
g ony Of study. A large number o