Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-10
THE INSTITUTE.
OUR ANNUAL TEACHERS CONVENTION.


lam Cullen ETyant-Thc Microscope.
Tuesday Atteraoon.-Thc exercises were
opened with vocal music under direction of
Prof. VIM. B. Hall.
Prof. Shau6 made few announcements
and introduced Mr. c. V. Lichty. who dc
livcred an address OH the question "What
shall be done with the unclassitied irrcru-
lars - that is, with those large boys and
girls, who from irregular attendance at
school or from natural mental dullness.
are always far behind pupils Of the same
age who are regularly classified in the
school. Mr.. Lichty said lie found it diff
cult to answer the question first, because
hc had not been long 4 teacher, and second
because he had had very little experience
with pupils of the class named. The res-
son why so many big boys and girls in the
schools arc so far behind others Of their
own age is no doubt generally because their
Irregular attendance ut school; some of these
are kept from school by work at home. or
for those in whose employ they may be.
and it is 700 often the case that employers
give their employees very few opportuui-
ties for instruction and ample Opportuni-
ties fer work The first thing to do in the
interest of these irregu!ars is to teach them
those things that will be most useful to
them in the ordinary walks of life, teach
them them to read tiuently and correctly,
to write iegibiy, to make out bills, receipts
and keep accounts, teach them some prom
nent facts regarding astronomy, botany,
natural philosophy and other branches, SO
rs to give them :, taste for further edura-
ton, and encouragement to help them
selves, as opportunity may offer.
DR.. Sh,lmahcr lcctured on "Tile qualiii-
cations of teachers He remarked that
VIC hear y great deal said OF the necessary
qualifications OF IL Teacher, and yet the
greatest qualifications are those that can
not be described. They arc like the finest
touches of 4 great painting; they can be
seen but not described. When Sir Joshua
Reynolds was asked how to mix his paints
he sail with brains, SIR So of: the
qualifications OF 8 teachcr-tllcy consist
largely of brains. The true teacher. like
the true poet, is born, not made. There
are, however, qualifications that may be
described. The first Of these is knowl-
edge. No enc can teach that which he
does not know and first OF all he must
know himself. Few of us have cver
learned much about ourselves in school.
Few in this audience would be willing to
stand Zip to-day and say Il understand
mysclf:' and yet the more We try toprop-
erly understand ourselves the better we
Will bc able to understand and teach
others. The teacher should often take al
inventory OF what lie knows and what iio
does not know OF his physical, moral
and mental abilities or disabilities of
his evergy, patience and adaptability
have 4 knowledge OF all the branc!!c,
tI1,. ~, tf,, c.boni I,.I, ,-
human nature. Every pupi! should be re-
GGrdcd as book OF nature, to be read,
studied and understood the good i'll them
should be fostcred, the bad rooted ont
evil tendencies checked, and the pupils
feet directed from evil 10 righteous ways.
1t cannot be expected that young men and
women, without experience. can possibly
possess this knowledge. What is needed
mere than anything else is - school IL
which to teach teachers how to teach.
The teacher should acquire al! the isnowl-
edge lie c;s!i, in the school and ont OF the
school, and II, when he has done the best
he can do. he IS still unable to tell the
pup!l what he wants to know Let him
frankly confess it make no attempt to
deceive the pupil, bat set at once about
acquiring the necessary information so
that ilc may iateli-cntly impart it.
Music Mountain Maids Invitation,''
'Thc Golden Rule ''Ni!i May
Prof. ilcigcs continued his lecture on
ventilation, and explained the chemical
changes which take place and produce
carbonic acid gas by the decay OF yeceta-
bic or animal matter by slow combustion.
l;y tic same process the DEMONSTRATING
oxygen taken into the lungs is absorbed
10y the system, and the poisonous carbonic
acid gas generated during respiration is as
promptly thrown off. Prof. Heiscs stated
that the popular belief that it is urwholc-
some to have plants or flowers in u bed
room or sitting g-room has no foundation in
fact. On the contrary the plants take up
thc poisonous gas exhalcd by the occupants
of the room and tend to keep the
ar pure. School rooms would
be more wholesome if they were
filed with flowers and growing IIants. |
Ike had been asked. Glow is the carbonic |
acid gas taken up in winter when the leaves |
have fallen from the trccs:' lie answered |
tiiat in winter, when the weather is cold. |
there is not 50 great Il generation of car
bonic acid gas, and chat which is generated
is taken up by the evergrccnS, mos'cs, etc
The lecturer then filled u glass jar with
carhonic acid gas by CxlIalin2: his breath |
iiitc ~ SIlcN tllstu iHC l.iE was |
filled with the gas, he placed short lighted |
candle i'll it. and the light Immediately
went out. He then placed plant in the !
jar and closed the mouth Of the jar with a
stopper to show that the plant would in !
hale the oxygen and that the poisonous air
in the bottle would be purified by to-mor-
row morning, at which time he would
demonstrate the fact by further expert
Inent.
Music Twilight is Falling " Oh,
City Fair
Prof. J. p. McC,s|1cy lccturcd on as
troHomy, lis subject being the constel!a-
ton o: the Northern Cross,'' the stars
which he had placed upon the
black board and gave some rules to anna
tsurs for locating them in the heavens.
\. L. krcider, being called upon. gave
lis experience III the study Of astronomy.
Commencing only two years ago, without
my knowledge OF the considerations except
he Great Dirpcr. he had gone on until he
vas abla to locate all the consultations
md name the stars that compose them.
1t present fourteen Of his pupils know
he names and location of the 130 stars
he names Of which were given in the late
course Oh lectures before the Star club. He
believes the study OF the stars is calculated
o tiispel many of the supcrstitons pre-
:ailinc among the pcDple-somo OF whom
will not plant, or reap, or NOW, or battle,
" cut their hair except in certain signs OF
lie zodiac.
Mrs. Archer said that as soon as her
pupils are old enough to have 4 knowledge
If the subject, she points ont to them
omc OF the more prominent stars, and
q: nhrS them To Givf;pU1,iS!, Iot,o, +Io