Show County Teatlieis Institute Notwithstanding the somi condition con-dition of the sseaIier there seas a good ittendince of teachers at the associatIon held this forenoon in the Thirteenth District schoolrooms After prai er by J D Cumminj Dr Talmnge give n very interesting interest-ing lecture oa Methods in Stud He remarked that the nineteenth century might aptly be staled the carboniferous ae of intellectuil development de-velopment The very atmosphere seems to l filled with new methods new inventions new disco veriesind new facilities of diffusing this knowledge among the masses The teacher should be a brondl educated man Specialists iwrhaps ar necessary essary but thtey are uufirUinite necessities The mind is hike a hbnr if it be ever so well stored UI t j it is of but little use unless its knowledge knowl-edge is arranged away in proper I order w hen nmty I mrt ar Iitnt lie brought forth it any moment The teacher should b a thinker and Interpret the text book separating separat-ing truth from error for his pupils He should also b able to supplement supple-ment the text and should keep lasted on all educational topics The lecturer received a hearty vote of thanks Superintendent Btewirt continued the subject of Fractions showing how multiplication and division may l > c taught by means of objects The programme was finished by the regular draw ing lesson for the teachers and thin meetlngadjourncd fortwowecks I CuiiMi Secretary > os 0 |