The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-02
MONDAY EVENING

The institute met pursuant 10 ad-
journment at 1880 p. M, and was
Ridgway Glee Club, entitled "Moon-
light on the Lake." which was well
rendered.
Prof. J B. johnson. principal Of the
Ridgway graded school, delivered All
address of welcome, which was re-
sponded to by Prof. w. H. Prideaux,
principal of the Wilcox graded school.
Both addresses were cOuched in APP
propriate language, and were well de-
livered.
Then followed Duet entitled "The
Beautiful Bells" by Mrs. H. H. Wen
sci and Miss Katie Gresh.
Mrs. S. G. Riddell was introduced
and read with fine effect selection
entitled Leak in the Dyke"
Prof. n. II. Schenck addressed the
institute upon the improvements OF
the school system. comparing the past
with the present, and showing the
wondrous strides that have been made.
His address was Interesting, and was
listened to with marked attention.
Mrs. Riddell's rendition of comic
selection, entitled Hans and Fritz"
provoked peals of laughter, at the con-
clusion of which the Ridgway Glee
Club sang in good voice, "Children,
We All Will be Free" when the insti-
tute adjourned, to meet at O'Clock
Tuesday morning.
The spacious school room was we'll
filled with the best class of people in
the community. and if their faces may
be taken as an index of their hearts,
they were entertained and benefited
by the evenings exercises.
TUESDAY MORNING.
o'clock by the county superintendent,
and was opened with the Lords
prayer.
Mrs. Ernhout sang beautiful little
chorus, entitled "Merrily ALL"
Mrs. Riddell occupied twenty min
utes in drill i'm calesthenics, prefacing
the exercise with some well-timed re-
marks upon the human voice and the
necessity of properly cultivating it in
order to read with effect. The teachers
entered upon the exercise with IL will,
and though some of their movements
were not graceful, they certainly were
none the less vigorous.
Mrs Ernhout and DR.. Hartley sang
"The Boat Song" in which they were
heartily Joined by the institute.
"How to Conduct Recitation" was
the subject of an interesting exercise
by Prof. Schenck, the essentials of
which he declared to be:
l. A brief reproduction Of the pre-
ceding lesson.
2. A review of the daily lesson.
3. Rehearsal and critical eXamina-
ton.
4. Recapitulation.
5. Adequate preparation for the sue
ceeding lesson.
And the objects are
l. The development Of the faculties.
2. The acquisition of knowledge
3. The development Of individuality.
4. To develop originality.
Upon all of which he talked with
much force and effect, and we trust
with benefit to the teachers.
Then followed recess often minutes
Mr.. Lenig was appointed to open the
discussion on The Objects of Study"
and Mr.. Sawyer to open the discussion
on "The Objects of Government"
Music" When Shall We Meet
Again?' by Mrs. Ernhout and DR..
Hartley, assisted by the institute. The
selection was very pretty.
Supt. Dixon lectured upon "Punish-
ment, and the Object of Punishment" I"
the latter of which he d, fines to be
]. To reform the criminal.
2. Punish to reform, and not to give
vent to your pent up anger.
3. Let punishment be such as to
strike terror to the hearts of evil doers.
4. The law must be vindicated.
8. To educate the moral sense.
Upon each of which he dwelt at
some length.
Mis- Riddell then gave another ex.
ercise i'm breathing and calisthenics,
the exercise consisting of recapitula-
tion of her first exercise.
Prof. Schenck spoke fifteen minutes
upon the subject of "History,' which
he declared to be "the science of
events" the substance of which was
to ''teach events, not chapters" and
to arrange the facts in groups in the
following order: Causes, results, per
sons, places, and dates.
The institute then adjourned till l:3O
p. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The institute was called to order al
1880 by Supt. Dixon.
Music-''Shadows on the Stream
by the Ridgway Glee Club. This was
a most beautiful selection, and was
| finely rendered.
The institute then sang with telling
effect that grand anthem "Nearer, My
God, to Thee.n
Supt. Schenck gave a treatise upon
"Con position" and handled the sub
| iect i'm his usual earnest and impressive
manner. He set forth the objects as
follows:
/. To cultivate the observing powers
2. TO cultivate thought.
8. To cultivate the powers OF expires
sion.
4. To tell what is known.
5. To develop originality.
And among the methods the follow
ing:
[ Copying reading lessons.
2. Copy ing from dictation.
8. Sentence building.
4. Putting words into sentences.
s. Description of familiar obJecs.
6. Description of persons.
He recommended the following
rules:
]. Begin early.
| 2. Continue long.
Don't expect much or'eina
thought.
4. Teach pupils to think.
Intermission OF ten minutes.
Mr.. Lenig spoke we'll for five min