The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-16

humorous, instructive and highly enter
tsiuiug lecture entitled "Savoir Faire"
| Mr.. McCollius added largely to III,
interest of the Institute by his Voca
Music aud Recitatirns His reputation
is so we'll established that commen,
would be entirely superhuous
Music, 'Silver Tihts The Gold" by
Mrs. Ernhout and Miss NJ. Sewers
While the audience were being assem-.
b!ed aud dismissed the Wilcox Cornel
Band discoursed sweet strains and iu
the language OF Shakespeare. The
music had "charms to southe many a
savage heart. for the lions and the
desrs extended the arm of fiiendship
snd silently marched away.
THURSDAY.
The Lords Prayer repeated and
music BY Wilcox Glee Club under tho
direction Of Miss Laura Brown VIII,
deserves great credit for the effort made
to furnish good music during the week
The members of The 1ee Club were
selected from the pupils Of the Wilcox
Graded School.
The Censurs made their report. Re-
view OF the lecture on Pronunciation by
PROT. Woodruff. The following persons
promptly gave :he Information asked
for concerning the subject matter OF the
lecture. Misses Spe ncer, Fry, Hall.
Prof Johnson, Messrs Field, Jurdon,
Kelley, Wharton. Orthography hest
reported Object Lesson on Pan. cake
Song by Mr. McCullinsj Prof. Woodruff
on School Apparatus.
THURSDAY EVENING
was devoted to the Directors Of whom a
goodly number we're present. They
discussed taxes, minimum term. Direc.
tors remunerated, granting of school
buildings for other purposes, giving
he teacheis their time while Ia attep
zee at Institute etc. Exortstiun to
take the Peunsylvania School Journai
by Profs. Woodruff anG Schenck
Music '.The Stream OF Time" by Misses
Sewers and Parsons
An Essay "Order and System" BY
Mr. Luther, Darkness prevented the
reading Of the entire essay
THURSDAY EVENING
Music BY Wilcox Coruet Band. P,oi
Houck spoke eloquentlS ahd earnestly
on "Eduoation" Music, "Shadows on
the Stream" BY Mn Ernhout aud Miss
NJ Sewers
Mr. MeColllu recited with ttue af,i,-
tic taste "Bsrbura Frichie."
Music by the Wilcox Cornet Band
Prof Woodruff was introduced aud
gave an instructive lecture
Music by Mrs Ernhout aud Miss
Sewers Mr. McCollius followed BY recit-
ing = piece from the "Pickwick Pa
pers"
Hob Jackson s Schultz being loudly
called for stepped on the rostrum amid
desieuing applause He spoke on
"Elocution" aud closed his remarks by
saying that these meetings had inter
ested him more than any other he had
ever attthd dcd at Wilcox
FRIDAY
Chant by Prof Woodruff Cenaors
report by P.of johnson aud hr Pain
ter Prof Woodruff resumed School
Manage ment Prot Houck continued
the satne subject Don't threaten Have
only one :ule: Do right Mean Yes and
No Never suold Never commaud un-
letA yen ~ that 1t is enforced Never
have your pupils tattle Instrumental
music by Mr. Bernhard A talk on
Anatomy 4 Physiology &h,ch vas illus
trated by Skeleton, kindly iu ruished
by DR. Hartley
The Committse Oh Resolutions repor.
ted Two Of the Resolutions were ex.
plunged Be II said to the honor Of VIII
cox that every ohe even down to the
smallest pupil did all IN his power TO
make the Institute SUCCESS aud their
brightest anticipstions have been fully
realized After the Resolutions were
adopted string speeches were made by
A B Preston Esq j G Malone, j l.
Brown, Z J Miller aud others, after
which the convention adjourned "sihe
die"
Respectfully Submitted
VS. McPHERRAN s.s.s,,.;o.
ADDIE P TAYLOR 'e''e'a''e'
The report Of the Committee on re,olu-
tions which resolutions were adopted by
the Institute.
1st. Resolved. That the voeatic bf the
suceessftil teacher il not SURPASSED in hon Or
usefulness DR. influence by any OF her pro.
fession or calling; and hat IS the teacher
in the school room stands in loco parenn,
over the children intrusted to his chsrge;
the parent and society have right TO de
ps.d the highest possible moral and intel
lectusl qualification for that Office
I'd Resolved; that it ID the teachers
d uts 10 aim At the highest standard of cx.
celisnes and that as important means to
such kh attsiniiisht, IL is the duiy of every
ieaehsf ID attend this county Institute read
the ettdatiSial. Journal ssquaitt himself
with chrfsat li,eitsure and news of the
day, end geue, ally u be alive TO oil the
teachihf.
Sd Resolved, that tbs tsaehSr't sompea-
sation should commensurate with his merit,
and that equal ezcelllence and equal duty,
should command equal pay regardless Of
distinction Of sex, that while the teacher
should be influenced by higher consdera-
ton that that Of mere salary we believe
that . cheap tSashsr and 4 poor teacher
are synohy nohs TERMS.
4rh Resolved, that the highest duties Of