The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-26
INSTITUTE NOTES.
Interesting Lectures and Exercises
Examinations Next Week.
BY OUR REPORTER.

| Inc eHOrLS OF CONDUCTOR Dal
rah and Supt. Moore to make ex
ceptional provisions for instruction
and entertainment for the teacher
of the state at the Normal lnstl
tute in Union City has without
doubt been heartily appreciated,
as is evidenced by the daily attend
ance. There are now over 26(
teachers enrolled. They are here
from the country and every quar-
ter of the state.
An able, inspiring lecture was
delivered Monday to the attentive
body of teachers, whom the county
proudly gives her hospitality, by
Supt. j. III. Hinemon, of Arkan-
sas schools. Mr.. Hinemon is an
old Union City boy who grew to
manhood here and who has won
for himself a great name as an ed,
ucator. Away back in the long
ago, when Johnnie Hinemop was
only a schoolboy in the old school
building which Union City had IN
its youth, several mischievous boys,
including our Johnnie, climbed
high up in the belfry and tied
some Of the girls wraps and shawls
around the bell, muffling it effect
ually. Of course you need not
ask the question, were they pun
ished? Yes, indeed; these mis-
creants appeared before the board
and received condign punishment.
Mr.. Hinemon said he was indeed
proud of the Union City public
school building, a handsome stone
finished structure, e.of the most
elegant in the state for town the
size of Union City.
We must not forget to mention
Judge Lawson's speech last Thurs
day, a chapter from this intelligent
gentleman, inspiring with emula-
ton on How the teacher must
conduct himself or herself to gain
the everlasting love of the pupil.
This was a revelation and delight
to hundreds of teachers. Mr..
Lawson talked of his childhood
and school days spent on or near
the classic waters of Goose Creek,
Smith County, Tenn, where he
was born. His discourse was
highly appreciated.
Monday the exercises embraced
among other things an address on
Tennessee history by H. L. Higgs,
which deserves a special high com
pliment. Here the lives of the
first governors of Tennessee we're
studied with deep interest, espec,
tally the life of Sam Houston, who
was the first and only governor
of this state to resign the high
office. No man has before or since
his day resigned the highest office
in the gift of the people Of the old
Volunteer State. Take up the life
of Sam Houston and study it, you
will find that he was great man,
who. like other men, carried his
burden of sorrow. Instructors
on other lines were D. A. Williams
and A. E. Drrrah.
Tuesdays work was opened with
an address from Prof. BaYer on the
philosophy of education, Theory
and Practice" Mr.. Bayer related
some significant incidents in the
life of his friend, Judge Maiden.
When the Judge was boy, strug-
Cling for an education he was not
blessed with money, but was filled
with an ambition that stirred him
to seek learning, the higher plane
of life, to be selfmade, upright
and honorable. Did the boys and
girls of his school days, who en-
ioyed their excursions, picnics,
suppers, etc, stop to consider the
boy at home burning his mid
night oil, pouring over and digging
away at his books day after day,
week after week, until he began
to practice law in a little out of
way village. He rode an old mule
with rope bride, rope stirups,
two law books on one side, two on
the other. This is how and where
r. E. Maiden rose to the surface
of the public as lawyer. Here
he placed his foot on the bottom
round of the ladder Higher and
higher be has climbed until he is
now the criminal Judge of a cir
cult of seven counties. SO much
for the self-made man. Other ex-
ercises were conducted by H. l..
Higgs, A. E. Darrah, D. A. Will
liams, Supt. Moore.
Work on Wednesday opened
with devotional service by Mr..
Riggs, followed by Prof. Bayers'
lecture on Theory and Practice
of Teaching" which excited con
siderable interest. A recitation
by little Miss Mary George Adams
was rendered in charmingly sweet
manner. cpl do all the work and
you will have all the fun"
DR.. w. l.. Hendricks, the well