The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-16
Proceedings Of tie Elk Go. Teachers Institute

Proceedings Of tie Elk Go. Teachers Institute
The Teachers Institute OF Elk Co.
convened Dec. 9Th 1878, at the public
school building, Wilcox, Pa. The con.
vention was called to order att P, NJ
by the County Superintendent. A meet.
ing at 3 p. NJ. had been advertised bu,
the decoration Of the room iu which the
Institute was to assemble not being
completed the meeting was unavoidably
postponed till evening The assembly
being callei to order "Sopg of Wei
coem" was finely rendered by the Will
cox school. The County Superinten.
dent after making some preliminary
remarks about institute matters re.
fered to the fact that the Hon. Jack.
con S. Shultz OF New York City was
somewhere in the audience aud called
upon him TO preside and on taking the
chair to make an addrsAs. Nj. Shultz
being unanimously and With much en-
thusasm elected chairman, came forth
from the audience and at ouuu began
bis effort. His principal theme was
Geography aud all he said was brimful
of practical and valuable suggestions
culled from long and active business
life. A thrilling vocal duett was then
rendered by Mrs Allie Ernhout and
NJ. Sewers, alter which Mr.. Shultz, in.
troduced the Rev. VIM. Hoffman as
the Lecturer of the evening, who deliv.
cred in fine style his excellent lecture
entitled The Sculptor aud the Sculpt-
ured." After being regaled by music
by the Wilcox Band, Prof w. w.
Woodruff of Newtowp, Pa, was intro
juced aud be being an excellent deba
tor and taking exceptions to some
thoughts presented by the other speak
ers at once struck the key note Of a
deep interest in all, and sounded the
tocsin that reused the whole village, for
alter Monday evening the rooms were
filled 10 ovelhowins,
TUESDAY MORNING
TuesdaJ Morning institute called to
order at 8 A. NJ. Music by the Wilcox
School, entitled I've Thank Thee For
Rest" Lords prayer was repeated by
Rev. VIM Hoffman alter which the
following election took place. Prot
johnson was chosen Vice president W
5. McPhefran Secy Miss Addie p.
Ia, lor assistant Secs S. Il. Brockbank
} b. johnson Floy Spencer Miss Pal
mer and w. S. McPherran were elected
to serve as cunthitree on Permanent
Certificates. A Grant Childs and Rev.
WIN. Hoffman were then appointed
censors ioI the day to report on the fol
loving morning, A. Grant Chilis, j G
Wharton and Miss Flory Spencer we're
also appointed to serve as a committee
On resolutions The County Superiuten.
dent having procured alty copies of the
Music page Supplement" now pro-
ceeded 10 distribute them aud called
upon all to sing which they did with
will, being led aud instructed by Prot.
Woodruff with Miss Lura Brown at
the organ. After which Prot Wood.
ruff lectured on School Management
every teacher noting down the lecture
as requested by the County Superinten-
dent.
The roll was called twice each day
and the average attendance at the day
sessions was about ohe hundred and
twenty-five active members
TUESDAY. PM
Music by the Institute fIom the
'Music page" Review by the County
Supt. Of the forenoou's tax on School
Management in which ueatly every
teacher was called, upon aud suffice it to
say without mentioning their names
that each answered PROMPTLY all the
Individual questions asked, showing that
tney had c'me for the purpose OF being
benefited and had given an attentive
Ear. Al excellent essay was next read
BY John l. Painter subject " Teachiny."
Vocal Music When ,cW the birds
,ome Jach?' sung by Misses Brown.
8 GOODWIN and Schriuer. Clasa drill in
Primary Grammar" by g. S. Luther
liter which Prot. Woodruff resumed
lis lecture on School Management. He
gave and fully discussed the following
points
l. Hate teto rulss.-2d Learn ho,t to
cai.-3d Behave ,peH yoursey.-4rh
E.rpecs good Jehavior-5h Sho,O
iiSappointment-6M Seem as little as
possible to gOvern-7m St,uiy self con-
rOl-SM STUDY the time TOR giving
'dUice Oh Corern as much as possible
eth the eye-lQh Govern kindly-llh
Govern ,oih discrimination 18th
Gouern in,partiaHy-l3h Keep all
anticipate crises.
Next in order after singing by the
whole institute from the "Musis page"
anne the class drill in Msthemstics by
Prof A. Grant Childs. In the course
II his effort be eiucidated Q method Of
ddipg or substracting any two fractions
laviDg the same number for numerstors