The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-29
PRINCIPLES
Involved In Language Study
Was Spoken OF
By Supt. COughIin In His Ad.
dress On Friday
Closing Session Of Institute
Friday Afternoon
Officers Are Elected For The
Ensuing Year
DR.. HulIey Gives An Excel.
lent Closing Address
Friday Morning.

The devotional exercises Friday
morning We're in charge of S. F. Cary
of Mt. Vernon. Two solos were sung
by Mrs. Fred Hagaman. Supt. Cough
lin spoke on Principles Involved in
Language Study"
Children should acquire accuracy
and fluency in the study of language.
He said that defects in forms of speech
are few and that drill is necessary to
overcome them. Errors in logical re-
lations OF words are much more COM
mon. Composition is a growth and
can not be put into an individual so
it is the teachers duty to create ia
vorable conditions for this growth.
Language work should be creative
rather than critical; instruction in
language positive and not negative.
teacher should create desire in
pupils to use the most beautiful Ian
guage possible in their speech This
can be accomplished by teaching and
studying beautiful selections from
good authors. 1t is a good plan to
study literature in comparative way,
this being good drill in the selec-
ton of words.
DR.. Hulley continued his talk on
"The Constitution" He told how it
was put into operation. The first ses-
sion of congress under the constitu-
tion was a special one being held at
New Yo"k 1t was hard task to get
the new form of government started rs
everything was new. The members
had had no experience in such work
and the constitution was as yet un-
tried. Congress created four depart
ments of government to aid the presi-
dent, the heads of these departments
forming the presidents cabinet.
He told of the work of Alexander
Hamilton in settling the financial con-
ditions of the country. He told of the
alteration between Jefferson and
Hamilton as to the power of congress
to levy taxes, whether this power was
limited or unlimited as set forth n
ter of constitutional Interpretation
and is matter of dispute even at
the present time. He mentioned sew
eral instances in the history of our
country in regard to the interpreta-
tion of the meaning of treason at the
time of Aaron Burr's trial, another be
ing the Dred Scott decision. This in
depreciation is done by the courts.
Friday Afternoon.
The closing session of the institute
occurred Friday afternoon with an ex
cellent lecture by DR.. Lincoln Hulley
on James Whitcomb Riley and His
Works" DR.. Hulley read number
of poems much to the enjoyment ol
all.
officers Elected.
The annual business meeting of the
Knox County Teachers association
was held Friday afternoon at which
time the following officers were elect
ed for the year:
President-W. w. Borden, of Fred
ericktown.
Vice President-Charles Coglin, o
Brink Haven.
Secretary-Miss Flora Wymer, o
Danville.
Member Executive Committee
Paul Lybarger, of Gambler.
Thursday Afternoon
At the beginning of the session
Thursday Afternoon, Miss Fish of Gan
bier sang a number of primary rot
songs,
The subject of Dr. Hulley's addres
was Sketches in Charcoal" He spok
of the negro problem as it now exist
in the United States. He briefly rt
viewed the history of slavery in thi
country, beginning with its introdu'
tion into Virginia when negroes wer
brought from Liberia and sold a
slaves in jamestown. After Will
there was a tendency toward emanc
patton in all the states which wa
checked in the South by the inventio
of the cotton-gin. Then began tn
trouble between the North and Sout
over the question of slavery whic
finally ended in the Civil war.
DR.. Hulley gave several selection