Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-03
CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1876

addresses during INT evening, Wnlcl
were so highly appreciated by tn
largo and intelligent audience prcscn,
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION.
Institute called TO order by Prcsiden
G. W. Weaver at8s45. Opened by sing
ing "Praise We Jehovah" which wa
/. followed by class drill in Mental Arith
metic, by Mr. J. NJ Laverty.
Next, Question for Discussion
"Should salaries bc governed by tn,
grade of certificate y r, b. Lode
spoke in the Affirmative He main
tanned that salaries should be governed
according to the grade of certificate
in that il would be an incentive il
prompting teachers to become bette
qualified, and thus teachers more bene
fetal to the cause would be placed il
the field, and he also held that the bes
qualified should be the best compen
satod J. NJ. Laycrty spoke on th'
negative, and wof2d have teachers
salaricd according to their ability tC
govern and impart instruction, rather
than scholarship, for We have many
teachers with sufficient knowledge ant
qualifications to teach, but who as
teachers are failures Squire Sloppy
of New Millport, being called upon
spoke in favor of the affirmative, who
thought the grade of certificate was
the only good criterion by which tc
Judge of teachers ability, and that
Directors shonld be willing 10 trust tc
The discretion of the County Supt. foi
the certificate being n fair exponent OF
tbe hearers competency TO teach
After the discussion closed the next
subiect-nPrinciples of Readiner with
cxamples) was introduced by A. r.
Road At1cr MAKING n few remarks
on reading in General its importance
and utility he illustrated some of ITS
n,incinles bv reading n stanza from
nSomebodv's Darling and also by a
selection from Shakspear's Hamlet
rcnresentino IIoratio Hamlet and the
Ghost bv tone of voice and manner Of
rendering il Messrs. Mcouown and
Gregory discussed the subject still
further and made some very happy
hits. This was followed by an ela6c-
rate and pointed essay by Miss Emma
McOuown on aKindness." She smoke
of the superiority which kind words
had in their influence over mankind,
and of the strife and malice so often
occasioned bv n cross or sullen express
sion. aGood nature is the sweetest
Gift of heaven. il is that which eleyates
and purifics. the reverse brinpsdiscord,
misery and ruin"
Song bv Roy. Colburn-.My ain
Conntrie."
The subject for consideration--"How
should daily reviews be conducted ~
was taken IN and treated ON by U. V.
Spencer. "0ne of the subjects should
be TO save AS much time as possible,
and in order TO do this they should be
as short as convenient TO the advance
ment of the scholar. The review
should not take up time that ought to
be devoted TO advance lessons, but only
so much as will tend TO make a
thorough and full acquaintance Of the
subject.
. Glass Drill in descriptive Gcogra-
ply" by Miss Julia Peters. She first
stated that in calling out her pupils
to recite, at the first tap of the bell,
she required them to rise, at the sec
ond tap, to advance two steps, and at
the third, to come forward and take
position, with arms folded. Miss Peters
had some difficulty in getting the
teachers to come forward and take
their places, as pupils to recitc. Each
one was reluctant to go up, like the
school girl, who breads the frown of
her teacher, for not knowing her les
son. She was, however, successful in
getting up good class, after a little
extra effort, and was also successful in
fully demonstrating that she under
stands how to teach Descriptive Gcog-
raphy. After discussion Of methods of
teaching Geography closed, the lnsti-
tute joined in singing, "Scatter Seeds
of Kindness Question for consldera-
tion-"llow can teachers aid their pu-
pills in developing their physical, as
well as mental, powers Y Opened by
l.. Il. Weber. He introduced his sub
ject by showing the Importance Of
physical development, that the body
should be kept IN good tune and the
blood made TO flow freely by healthy