The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-12-10


Miss Conrad read " Rockets Christmas"
Music" Come to the old oak tree."
Lecture Hygiene of the school-room," by
Prof Shoemaker. Responsibilities of the
directors and parents.
Music" Weep for the fallen"
Can teacher be true to his profession and
not attend Institute Answered affirmatively
by j. W. Memminger.
Miss Partridge followed In a talk " How to
make your school-room interesting2 Be inter-
ested and interesting. Decorate your school
rooms. The tree that has most apples on It
will have the most stones thrown at 1t. Be
sure you're right, then go ahead.
Adjourned.
Evening session, z P. M
President In chair. Music by String Band.
paper on the "study of English" by Prof.
j. II. Flickinger, Prin. Bloomfield Academy
The Importance of its study urged upon ALL
statesman, and philosopher. The study of
nouns and English Literature is of primal i'm
portance. Words are full of history, science,
poetry, and art.
Music String Band. Prof. Shoemaker, two
songs, Blow, Blow Bugle Blow" and
" Beautiful Hills. The songs were loudly APP
plauded.
Lecture-by Col. Sanford. of Iowa, cold
Times and New Times" The speaker por-
trayed the grandeur of "Old Times" and
then showed that even sold was new 1" that
old was copied from still older. With the
probable 45O0 years looking down upon
"Cheops," there may be $500 darkened CEN
turies looking down upon the "Chinese WALL"
In the "new" things we find that the rail-
roads, telegraph, sewing machine, &C., are the
proof of the unitarian age in which we live
Although America has only wheeled herself
by, she stands to-day foremost in Liberty
and Freedom. Verify, we live in the Oldest
times.
Music by the String Band.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY SESSION.
Institute opened at 8 A. NJ, with Scripture,
91st psalm and prayer by Prof. Shoemaker
Roll call, 1877; Arithmetic resumed by Prof.
Shoemaker. Rev. j.. Edgar gave a second
pronouncing exercise, bringing out many in
teresting points, recommending the teacher to
thoroughly understand the diacrtical marks.
Music" Come to the old oak tree"
Prof. H. b. Zimmerman read an essay en-
titled Nothing"
Miss Partridge resumed and concluded her
talk on Z" Moras.''
Music" The boat song"
Pof. Brooks, Phi. D., of Millersvile State
Normal School, was introduced, spoke on
&C How shall we teach our little ones to read 70
arguing that the old alb, alb method and SEN
tence method have serious objections. Advoca-
ting the word method for the reasons:
/. That we must proceed from the whole to
the parts.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
One p. M.-Musc-" Soft, Soft Music is
Stealing.''
Prof. Brooks spoke on " Concrete Educa-
tion.''
Music" The Mowers Song"
The report of Messrs. DR.. Strickler and w.
II. II. McClintock, who conducted the election
of Committee on Permanent Certificates, re-
ported as follows:
W. E. Baker, II. G. CAN'T, l.. E. McGnnes,
j. s. Campbell, l.. b. Kerr.
"The Kindergarten was then thoroughly
explained and illustrated by Miss Partridge.
Query-Shall II days. teaching and days.
school month Referred to w. N. Seibert,
Esq, and his opinion will be found below.
Miss Partridge then gave her parting talk.
Adjourned.
Evening session, Z P. NJ. Called to order by
Prof. Fahnestock.
Music by the String Band.
Original Poem" Retrospection," by w. E.
Baker.
Music-a trio-Prof. Shoemaker, G. G. Palm,
s. p. Stambaugh.
Cultivation of the "Mental Faculties"
paper, by w. E. Baker.
A comic song by Prof. Shoemaker.
Prof. Brooks was then introduced as the lee
turer of the evening, interesting the audience
short time on the subject of Z" Home Educa-
tion."
"Joly Jonathan" comic quartette.
Music by the String Band.
Adjournment
FRIDAY SESSION.
Nine A. M.-Scripture, 81 psalm and prayer
by s. E. Buckle.
Music" Mowers Song"
Roll call.
The first speaker was Prof. Brooks, who
spoke on Primary Instruction"
Prof. Shoemaker resumed his talk on Arith-
metic and Grammar.
Rev. Edgar followed in talk in "Pronun-
ciation.'
Queres-Is it teachers duty to cut the wood
8. E. Buckle. If directors do not, teachers
must. How can parents be induced to visit
the schools j. d. Owen. Should district in-
stitutes be instituted 2 j.. D. Baker. How to
prevent tobacco chewing j. M. Steine.
Prof. Shoemaker bade good.by.
Music" When Shall We Meet Again"
Prayer by Rev. Edgar, s. M. Doxoogy.
Adjourned sine die
Opinion of W. N. Seibert, Esq, ON Query
Shall II days. teaching and days. attendance
at Institute constitute a school month";
That in counties of Washington, Huntingdon,
Erie, Northampton, Schuylkill, Lebanon, Per-
ry, Delaware, and Franklin, time must be
granted by reasons of Act 18th, March, 1879,
p. l.. 42S. The terms of this act are absolute
and mandatory. Boards of Directors are crea-
lures of the statute. They must abide strictly
by legal provisions affecting them. In support
of his opinion he quoted various authorities.
H. H. M'KEEHAN,
II. @. CAN'T,
Secretaries.
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