The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-08

latter. aud second, how little we teach
ideas i'm the school room.
After announcing the arrival of Rev.
Jessee b. Young, the lecturer of the
evening, and urging the teachers and
others to come out to the lecture this
evening, Supt. Dixon adjourned the
Institute at $40.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The Institute was called to order in
the M. E. church at 7:45 by Supt.
Dixon, who announced the first exer-
else to be vocal selection, entitled
Swallow, Happy Swallow" by Miss
Jennie Gresh and the Misses Squier,
which was very pretty.
Rev. Jesse b Young, the lecturer of
the evening was then introduced, who
took up the interesting theme of
Echoes from Round Top" Begin
ming by outlining the position OF
the armies of Hooker and Lee as they
lay on the Rappahannock, he traced
the march of both from that point to
Gettysburg, which he did with the
aid of fincly-eXecuted map Of the
country through which they passed.
He then took up the story of that
'dnguinary field and described in
detail the movements Of the several
| forces and the result of each days con-
fiict, not forgetting, of course, to mar
| rate the circumstances attending the
death of the gallant Reynolds, and to
pay high tribute to his memory.
With beautiful language he portrayed
! the manifold horrors of war, and as Il
relief to the dark and bloody picture
| intersperscd it with humorous anec-
| dotes of the bivouac, the march, and
! the forage. 1t was Il rich treat, indeed,
to sit and listen to an actor in that
| memorable conflict relate with elo-
quence and tervOr the story of those
three long and bloody days of anxiety,
| hope and fear. His voice was fine, his
manner earnest and impressive, and
| his language eloquent and thrilling.
The apostrophe uttered in conclusion,
lives that the union might be perpet
uated, was as fine an outburst of pa
| thetic wOrd-painting as we have ever
! heard. 1t is such Il lecture as every
man.. woman and child in the land
should hear, as it illustrates the finer
qualities of the human heart.
At the conclusion OF the lecture two
vocal selections, Jamie" and steal
Away" were finely rendered, when
the Institute adjourned.
THURSDAY MORNING.
The Institute was called to order by
Supt. Dixon, and opened with the
Lords prayer.
The question
| RcSoiUed, That general information
is an Indispensable qualification of Il
teacher, and should be established by
law as branch and marked in the
certificate,
Was ably argued by Messrs. Rishell
Thompson, Dixon, MulhoIland and
Eldred.
The conclusion was reached that
general information should be brought
into the questions on history, gram
mar, ctc., but should not be marked rs
Il branch on the certificate.
Profs. Risheil, johnson, Mulholland
Lenig, and Mrs. johnson were ap
)'pointed a committee on permanent
certificates.
Prof. Raub then instructed the In,
stitute on "Grammar," including thC
use of the apostrophe. The apostro
phe is used to denote the omission o.
letters, abridgement, and the posses
sive case.
Essay by Miss Efiic Butler, Subject
-"Flooding the Sahara" which wa.
fine effort.
\ short recess was then taken, after
which Rev. Jesse b. Young, gave al
interesting talk on "Cultivation o
the Memory,n in which he stated tina
Il little boy once said that she had {
very poor memory, %but IA very gOOC
fOrgettcIy" In conclusion, he laiC
down the following rules to aid in the
cultivation of the memory:
!. Mind.
2. Enter into with interest.
3. Mnemonics.
4. Observe order.
>. Review.
6. Yoke what you know with what
you want to know.
Then followed Prof. Jones on "At-
tention," which, like all his efforts
was humorous, yet forcible.
Adjourned until 1880.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The Institute met at 1880, Supt
Dixon in the chair, who read from /
newspaper a selection, entitled "Wha
| saw in Il School"
Then followed addresses by DR.
1trieSsley and Prof Raub with refer
ence to the relations which school di
rectors bear to the schools,
Dr. Williams then sang with fin,
effect song entitled "a Leap TO
Life"
Prof. Owen talked logically and wei
upon "MillstOnes," showing the nu
merous drawbacks winch operate t.
retard the progress of our common
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