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

Col. Sanford was then introduced in
complimentary language by Supt.
Dixon. Instead of plunging at once
into his subject, "Old Times and
New" as is the usual custom, the
colonel went into n humorous intro
duction of himself, which worked the
audience into perfect good humor.
This done, he took up his subject, and
for one hour and forty minutes held
the undivided attention of his hearers.
From his home he took his hearers
across the Atlantic to Westminster
Abbey, thence to Rome, Athens, Pal
estine, Egypt, China, Pompeii, and,
in fact to every country under the sun
except Australia, Patagonia and New
Zealand. Taking up the ancient Won
: ders of each, he depicted the marvel
lous achievements of three and four
thousand years ago, and showed most
conclusive that in many respects they
were far in advance Of this bonsteu era
of nlightement-the uinetecnth cen.
| tury, not forgetting the while to inter
lard his surprising statements of fact
with scintillations of wit aud flashes
of humor. After devoting an hour
and twenty minutes to showing the
superiority of past ages in many
| branches of art and science, and pretty
thoroughly satisfying his audience of
| the truthfuiness of the saying,
"There's nothing new uuder the sun"
he laid aside the old times and turned
his attention to the new, and in u few
moments demonstrated clearly that
although in many respects we of the
| present day are far behind those of two
or three thousand years ago, in others
we are far in advance of them, and
have this advantage over them, that
our inventions are more wonderful and
more useful to the world than the
pyramids of Egypt, the wall of China
or the catacombs. Among other won
ders of this century he mentioned the
sewing machine, the railway, the To-
comotive, the electric telegraph, the
telephone and the phonOgraph, none
of which the ancicnts had. Having
finished the comparison between the
old and the new, he paid glowing
tribute to the greatness and glory of
our country and her institutions, and
took his seat amid hearty applause.
We need hardly say that the audi
ence were pleased. Indeed, they were
more-thcy We're delighted. They
laughed and wondered, and wondered
and laughed alternately during the en-
tire evening, and received impressions
that will not soon be forgotten.
Miss Florence Osterhout played and
sang with fine effect a ballad entitled
"The Rose Blush" which was fol-
lowed with Duet by DR.. Hartley
and Miss Squier, entitled "Who's to
Blame" ut the conclusion OF which
the Institute was dismissed.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The Institute was called to order at
9 O'Clock by the county supt. and
opened with the Lords prayer.
Mr.. Hovencamp illustrated some oI
his methods in arithmetic, after which
DR.. Hartley, Miss Jennie Gresh, and
Misses Squier sang selection, the
name of which was not announced.
school Mana9 was the sub.
ject Of an interesting talk by Prof
Raub.
Recess.
Miss Belle Hartley after being intro,
duccd by Master Carroll M'Afee, sang
80 when | was a maiden"
Supt Dixon then introduced Col
Sanford, who talked charmingiy anC
forcibly to the teachers upon the
duties of their lire-worE, the effort
being warmly applauded.
Prof. Rishell, as chairman of the
committee on resolutions, made the
following report.
RcSOt0ed, That our thanks are here
by warmly rendered to DR.. A. \
Raub, Prof. H. S. Jones, Rev. j. b
Young and Col. J. p. Sanford, fol
their valuable instruction.
Resolved, That lecturer who lik,
Col. Sanford, will travel sixty mile.
by stage, starting at midnight in ;
pelting rain, 20 keep an engagement
can be depended upon at all times.
RcSOlved, That we recognize il
Supt. Dixon an efficient and con
scientious worker in the cause O
education.
: Resolved, That we heartily recon-
mend the Central State Normal Schoo
at Lock Haven to the teachers anC
young people of this county.
ReSolccd That these resolutins b.
published in the county PAPERS.
On motion of Prof. johnson, tn,
resolutions We're adopted.
Supt. Dixon spoke feelingly to tn,
teachers with reference to the work O
the week, the good that should flow
from it, and other matters of lik,
nature, ut the conclusion of which
parting hymn was sung when the
Institute was adjourned sine die "a
1895.
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