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TIE TEACHERS
OF BARTOW.
Methods and Matters Pertaining to
Instruction Discussed-
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS-
Last Days of the Teachers’ Insti
tute of Bartow County —Live
Thinkers Talk.
WEDNESDAY, JULY JOTH.
A perfect July morning, meteor
ogicallv speaking, with such wea
ther as is seldom sent out trom tne
weather bureau, the presence of a
large number ot the livest, most
successful and best looking teach
ers of Bartow county, the male
I >orti n of them looking unusually
suave and the female unusually
sweet; a comfortable place for
meeting, with a room clean and
neat, redolent with the fresh morn
ing air and llie peifume of flowers;
with Prof. Clayton on hand wear
ing his ineffable smile and ready
with his cordial gteeting for the
teachers as they gathered in; with
the work of the Institute to be con
ducted by one of the brightest and
most popular lady teachers in the
county —such were some of the
pledges of an interesting and pro
fitable day on Wednesday, July
ioth.
After the usual devotional exer
cises Superintendent Ciayton,
whose interest in the success of the
present institute seemed to grow
stronger each day, outlined the
programme for the morning and
presented some special thoughts
appropriate to the order of the day.
His lecture on the subject, “Some i
things I would do,if I were a teach-)
er,” though brief, contained many
practical points and suggestions.
Mrs. V 7. V. Whittenberg, to
whom the work was now turned
over, had previously made a care
ful assignment of topics, and had
so arranged the divisions of each
subject as to secure the best pos
sible results. Tue session was
characterized by unusual harmony,
smoothness and dispatch. Mrs.
Whittenberg, in all her lectures
and comments, evinced the quali
ties and qualifications of a success
ful teacher, and her management
•of the Institute was thoroughly
-satisfactory.
Miss Cornelia Sewell read an ex
cellent paper on “Why I teach?”
She magnified the high calling of
the teacher, and deprecated the
Idea that any one would enter the
work from low or trivial motives.
The paper read by Miss Irwin, set
ting forth the importance that
ought to be attached to daily prep
aration for class work was in line
• with the views of that eminent En
glish teacher, Dr. Matthew Ar
nold, who said that he' preferred
that his pupils drink from a run
ning stream rather than from a
stagnant pool. Miss Irwin em
phasized the value of fresh know
ledge on the part of the teacher.
The question, “Do you believe
that good scholarship adds to the
teacher’s governing power?” was
vigorously handled by Profs. Boyd,
Branson and Jolly, and Miss Dora
Bradford, all concurring that other
things being equal good scholar
ship gives the teacher a decided ad
vantage in establishing such con
fidence and respect on the pupil’s
part as will make governing most
easy. Mrs. Whittenberg stren
uously objected to Prof. Boyd’s
theory that sometimes it may be
expedient for the teacher to con
ceal his ignorance from the stu
dent, and gave some potent rea
sons therefor.
“State three purposes of the reci
tation” was responded to with a
well written paper by Miss Alina
Hendricks. First, to find out what
the pupil knows; second, to giv
pupil opportunity of expressing
what he knows, and third, to as
sist the pupil, were the three pur
poses according to Miss Hendricks
The-advantages of standing during
recitation were enumerated by
Miss Anna Foute.
‘ ‘ W hen should rey iews be given?”
provoked some breezy remarks
from Profs. Boyd, McCloony and
Johnston.' Prof, Johnston con
demned the catechism fashion of
conducting recitations, showing
that the better way is to have tlje
pupils recite topically. It was
well enough however to use the
question method in conducting re
view’s.
Miss Mamie Jones read an in
teresting paper on “Some practical
suggestions for busy seat work.”
She mentioned a number of good
methods for busy seat w’ork and
gave some of those which she had
found useful and satisfactory.
At this point, Prof. Johnston re
galed the Institute with one of his j
instructive talks. Prof. Johnston
has a way of laying down peda
gogic propositions, which at first
glance, strike one as unorthodox
but which on being noticed more
closely bear the test of the sound
est educational principles.
Profs. R. L. Boyd and J. L. Wal
ker were listened to with pleasure
as they recited some of their per
sonal experiences in the school
room.
A brief breathing spell was naw
afforded the Institute.during which
the teachers had the pleasure of
listening to a wJI rendered recita
tion by Miss Anna Foute.
Mr. Caldwell, representing the
B. F. Johnson Publishing Company
of Richmond, was introduced and
succeeded with a short speech, in
placing himself in pleasaut rela
tions with the teachers.
The paper read by Miss Ann
McCormick oti the idea of allow-
I ing students in ungraded country
schools to select their own studies
was addressed to a subject of inter
est to all country teachers. She
was opposed to the idea of the
teachers allowing the student so
much latitude.
“How teachers may secure the
best order in the school room?”
was considered by Miss Cornelia
Sewell in one of the best papers
read before the Institute.
“A Few Thoughts on our Pub
lic Schools,” an interesting paper
by Miss Fannie Gemes, closed the
programme of the morning.
Prof. Clayton having resumed
the stand, a motion was passed
that on the two remaining days of
the week two sessions be held,from
9 to 12 in the morning, and from
3 to 5 in the afternoon.
THURSDAY. JULY IITH.
Devotional exercises conducted
by Prof. Boyd.
The minutes of the first two days
as prepared by Prof. J. H. Jolly,
secretary, were (in his absence)
read by Superintendent Clayton
and approved.
Prof. Boyd then introduced the
subject of incidentals and explain
ed the method he used in collecting
the funds for keeping up the re
pairs and meeting the incidental
expenses in the way of fuel, crayon
and such things. He had found
the plan successful and recom
mended its adoption by other teach
ers.
Prof. Johnson made a strong ap
peal for local taxation for the pur
pose of supplementing the fund for
public schools, and suggested the
plan of inducing the people to agree
to tax themselves for this purpose.
Col. Montgomery explained the
inability of the county board to go
far enough to collect anything for
the school fund by taxation. That
is the work of the people, and
must come from them.
Mr. A. H. McCormick spoke fa
vorably of Prof. Boyd’s plan of
collecting incidentals.
The subject of English grammar
now claimed the atteutiou of the
Institute and was handled prin
cipally by Prof. Johnston, who in
his lecture which was full of strik
ing comments on some of the ab
surd methods employed in te c’ling
this subject succeeded in impress
ing upon the minds of the teacher
the exalted position occupied by
the English tongue in the great
family of languages. The gram
mars now in use and as taught
failed, according to Prof. Johnston,
to teach scientific English. They
did not teach how to speak and
write the English language cor
rectly, The high compliment
which he paid to Charley Willing
ham on his mastery of correct and
clear-cut speech was vigorously ap
plauded by the audience. Prof.
Johnston insisted upon the force of
example and stressed the point that
before the teacher can successfully
I teach English he must be a master
of it himselt.
The afternoon session was de-
voted to the two correlated sub
jects of history and geography.
Prof. Johnston called on all the
teachers to state briefly their uieth
od.- of teaching these subjects. The
result was an experience meeting.
The teachers all responded one by
one, and it was evident before
many experiences had been relate !
that history and geography were
going to receive a most thorough
and exhaustive treatment. Noth
ing, in fact, was left unsaid. Ev
ery possible method and device
which any teacher had used and
found servicable was presented and
recommended. The symposium
was engaged in by too many to ad
mit of a separate mention of all the
participants. Many of the teach
ers, such as Messrs. Colbert, Mc-
Clooney and Shelton, and Misses
Stubbs, Forshee, Williams, Shel
ton, Milhellin,Hendricks and Wof
ford, w’ho had preferred hitherto to
give a respectful audience to the
more loquacious members of the
Institute were all heard with inter
est and profit. Prof. J. F. Walker,
without meaning to wax eloquent
came very near doing so in the
course of his remarks towards the
; close of the session.
The minutes of the last day’s
session having been read and ap
proved, adjournment was in order.
FRIDAY, JULY 12.
The minutes of the last day’s
session having been read, Supt.
Clayton stated subject for the day
and asked Prof. Johnston to take
charge. “How to teach spelling?”
was the question to which the
teachers addressed themselves.
Hardly a teacher present failed to
get up and say something. The
oral and written methods, trap
spelling, spelling matches, syllibi
cation, accent and pronunciation,
spelling and defining, the distinct
ion between orthoepy and ortho
graphy, the proper time to place a
spelling book in the pupil’s hands,
the rise of the dictionary, the im
portance of a thorough knowledge
of the elementary sounds, the ap
plication of diacritical marks, and
a hundred other matters pertain
ing to the subject were brought
out and piled up on one another;
so that when Prof. Johnston had
capped the climax and added the
finishing tonches in his closing
lecture the work of the morning
stood forth well rounded, symmet
rical, and complete. The cause of
spelling had received an impetus
that will tell upon the rising gener
ation in Bartow county.
The committee on resolutions
consisting of J. T. Addington,
Fred Branson, R. L. Boyd and
Mrs. W. V. Whittenburg offered
following resolutions which were
read by the secretary and adopted:
ist —Resolved, that we the tea
chers of the Institute tender our
thanks to the city school board of
Cartersville for the use of their
school building, and to the Mason
Music Cos. for furnishing the In
stitute with an organ without
charge, as in the past.
2nd, Resolved that we ask the
legislature to arrange son e plan
by which the teachers may be paid
promntlv at the time their pay is
pron i-ed; also that the house of
representatives at the next session
pass senate bill adding Physiology
and Hygiene to the public school
course and to require teachers to
stand satisfactory examinations on
the evils of alcohol and narcotics.
3rd. —That we thank the county
superintendent, Hon. R. A. Clay
ton and the officers of the Institute
for the very efficient manner in
which they have conducted the In
stitute.
After the adoption of the reso
lutions, Supt. Clayton offered a
few parting remarks, expressing
his gratification over the result of
the week’s workj an 1 thus closed
the week’s session of one of the
most harmonious and profitable in
stitutes in which the teachers of
Bartow county have ever assem
bled. The teachers will return to
their homes with new ideas and
new’ ideals, impressed, as never be
fore, with the dignity of their call
in ; and strengthened in purpose
henceforth to teach more intelli
gently and successfully and to lay
upon the altar of a correct and
wholesome education the offerings
or a devoted and self sacrificing
heart.
“Take care of the pennies and
the pounds will take care of them
selves.”
Large things are but an aggre
gation of small things. If we take
care of the small things we are in
effect taking care of the large
things which the small things com
bine to make.
Take care of what you eat, and
how you eat, and your stomach
w’ill take care of itself. But who
takes care of such trivial things?
That is why, someday, the major
ity of people have to take care of
the stomach. When that day
comes, there is no aid so effective
in undoing the results of past care
lessness as Dr. Pierce’s Golden
Medical Discovery. It strengthens
the stomach, and restores the or
gans of digestion and nutrition to
a condition of healthy activity. It
cures biliousness, heartburn, fla
tulence, indigestion, palpitation,
dizziness, cold extremities and a
score of other ailments which are
but the symptoms of disorder in
the stomach and its allied organs.
Off for Philippines,
New York, July 10. —The trans
port McClellan was ready to sail
this morning for Manila in place of
the Ingalls which was wrecked at
her dock. On board the McClel
lan were; United States Senator
Bacon, of Georgia, and Congress
man De Arinond, of Missouri Mer
cer, of Nebraska, Gaines, of Ten
nessee, Greene, *of Pennsylvania,
Weeks, of Michigan, Joy, of Mis
souri, and Jack, of Pennsylvania.
Congressman Gaines said that
the members of congress on board
are not going to the Philippines as
a commission, but as individual
members of congress to ascertain
the facts and conditions there.
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NUMBER EIGHT..
Solok, Sumatra, Wed., April
i7, 1901.
We arrived at Emmahaven, the
harbor for Padang, on Monday the
15th. Mr. Walsh, with his two
Dutch assistants, and I went to the
Orange, the best hotel in the place
as did the Japanese. I then went
around to the Padangshoe Handel
Maatchappy to get some money for
expenses up here and in this compa
ny. But, being with an ; s ronorni
cal partv I get a pass for the rail
road. Then yesterday morning Mr.
Walsh, his party, and I went for
the 7 o’clock train from Padang,
but were five minutes late although
we were ten minutes before hand
by our own time; so we came up
here at io. I got oflf here but
Walsh went on to see the coal mine
at Savvah Luento. He came back
this evening and goes to Padang
tomorrow to go home.
On the train coming up was Mr.
Abbott, from Smithsonian Insti
tute. He introduced me to the
following gentlemen:
1. Prof. E. E. Barnard, Yerkes
Observatory.
2. Prof. A. N. Skinner, U. S.
Naval Observatory.
3. Dr. M. FT. Gilbert, Johns Hop
kins.
4. Mr. Paul Draper, Smithson
ian.
5. Dr. B. A. Mitchell, Columbia,
(N. Y.)
6. Mr. J. E. Jewell, Ass’t Naval
Obs.
7. Mr. H. D, Curtis, Ass’t, U. of
Va.
8. Mr. W. W. Dinwiddie, Ass’t
Naval Obs. Washington.
9. Prof. F. B. Littell, U. S. N.
Met before at Barnesville.
10. Photographer G. H. Peters,
U. S. N.
11. Prof. W. S. Eichelberger, U.
S. N.
12. Dr. W. J. Humphreys, U. of
Va.
The last four are at Fort de Kok,
and I am going there in a day or
two; so I will meet all those there
from other expeditions. So you
see lam right in the swim. Prof.
Barnard is about 55 years old,
rather stout, mustache and no
beard. Very nice kind, quiet old
gentlemen.
Not very much going on today,
only getting instruments located.
But in a few days we will have lots
of work to do. The instruments
arc being put up in an old Dutch
fort about five minutes from here,
the Telang Hotel. There is not
room here for all of us, so Curtis,
Gilbert, Dinwiddle and I am sleep
ing in the old barracks. But we
have army cots, mosquito nets, etc.
and so are very comfortable.
The Japanese stayed in Padang,
at least Prof. Hirayama had decid
ed when I left there.
While in Orange Hotel I met
Prof. Perrine and an assistant, a
young fellow named Curtis from
Lick Observatory, which I will
visit before going home from San \
Francisco,
The railroad to this place is 80
miles long but it takes 7 hours to
do it for on account of the lightness
of their locomotives in seme places
they have to use the cog wheel
road. But still in one place they
put on 2 engines to take a i2£
grade. Most beautiful ricie the
whole way np.
Cocoanut trees, tree ferns, beau
tiful large ferns (ordinary kind,)
all tropical growth, and in one
place you run along the shore of
Lake Sikara for half an hour.
Looked like one of the Alpine
lakes except for the tropical
growth.
The water that we drink here is
all boiled beforehand, but the best
thing out here is the cocoanut
milk from young cocoanuts.
Prof. Skinner arrived in Solok
last Thursday, but Sumatra in the
Thursday before that.
Rene Granger.
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“l never saw more beautiful de
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than that of the matron mothers of
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the orphans sick with measles.”
This expression has come from
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of measles there. The unusual
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shown again, for only half a dozen
were seriously sick. The tender
ness to these has been equal to an
own mother’s care. There were
30 cases at the baby cottage at one
time, and one has been desperately
and disagreeably sick, but it has
found almost angelic care from the
matrons. The love of Jesus shows
beautifully in their sympathy and
loving devotion.
Everv one in North Georgia
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