The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-11-19


the cultivation ofall the senses.
Miss Bareford entertained the institute
with a humorous reading.
DR.. Higbee then made few remarks to
the teachers, defining the duties Of the teach
er to the pupil. He said the teacher can
never stand in the same relation TO pupil
as father or mother, but i is necessary that
the teacher know tho father and mother oi
the pupil, that be may thus inspire conf
dence. The teacher should know each pu-
pill, his character, habits, temperaments, and
knowIhow to adapt himself TO each. Aud
then as to the responsibility the teacher owes
to the estate of learning--he should not
study authors, but should base his knowl-
edge upon Philiology, no matter what differ
ent authors may think Of the same thing.
The afternoon session closed with music.
The evening exercises opened with Sc
lection upon the organ.
Mr.. Raber then introduced the speaker Of
the evening, Rev. Z. Ferrier. who took as
his subject "The Wealth and Wit of Words"
He spoke of words as living, having life and
carrying life every where they g.. II, then,
words have a life form, the better will IL be
when the impure words and barbarisms
have been discarded, and met disasterous
fall. lie also showed from the French how
much more active were evil words than
good. He then went on TO explain the ORR
gin of words, taking for example "uncle
Sam" yankees" "Three cheers and IT,
r,""Shinplaster," Deadhead" and others,
and said there was more fun in Webster's
Dictionary than in Ha,pcr's Weekly, Punch
or Puck. The ouly difficulty is that it is
hard to get at. He then said it was neces-
sary for teachers to be on their guard against
new sup?osition aud conjecture. Another ev-
il he condemned was the use OF slang,as IL i'll
becomes men of education, and adds moth
ing to our store OF knowledge. In conclu-
sion lie impressed upon the teachers to pay
more attention to words, and TO seek out
and learn their hidden meanings.
The exercises Of the evening closed with
a selection upon the organ.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, Nov. l6. - The
first instructor that addressed the institute
was Hon. E. A. Apgar, who spoke upon
"The Use of the Globe" lie said that The
importance OF the study of Geography IS in.
creasing every day. lie divided the teach
ing of Geography into three clssses-obser-
walton, representation and description. lie
said the study of Geography was well adapt
ed to the youthful mind, but he insisted
that it should at first be taught entirely
from observation and the globe, that the
book should not be used. The pupil should
study the geography of his own town, his
surrounding; then when sufficient time has
been spent by the pupil upon observation, he
should next take up representation.
DR.. N. c. ShaefTer took for his subject
"School Discipline" and spoke at some
length upon the nature of school discipline.
The necessity Of the teacher exercising self
control, that he should be careful Of the ex-
ample he set bis pupils, as they would
naturally initiate. lie then spoke Of the
necessity of the aesthetic instincts as the
beautiful, the sublime aud the comic in
school discipline, each thought should be
cultivated, in order to promote school gov
ernment; as to the means of correction, he
dwelt some time upon the Importance of the
eye aud voice as means of correction that
should I've cultivated by every teacher. The
aims in school government should be good
order and time; and one important requis-
ite is obedience. He closed his lecture with
the character Of his pupils, as the sculptor,
out Of the huge rough mass Of stone by con-
slant work with his chisel, can make to ap.
pear the most beautiful image.
Miss Bareford addressed the institute up
on Expression" She said in. expression
there were three things necessary, cOmpre.
hension, sympathy and adaptation. The
tone Of the voice must be governed by these
three forms. In her stay in Pennsylvania,
Miss Bareford said she had noticed one pc
culiarity, that in asking question requir'
ing an answer of yes or no, the infection
was invariably put upon the word about the
middle Of the sentence. As, "Are you going
to church to dayH' The infection would be
put upon church, but should be put upon
to day. In conclusion, she said tho only
way to obtain proper emphasis, is to com
prehend the idea of the author.
Master j. ?. Rowland rendered selec.
tinn upon the organ.
DR.. N. c. Schaeier delivered his lecture
upon Pestalnzzi, announced upon the pro-
gramme for the afternoon sessiun, owing Ia
the non. arrival Of Prof. 6. NJ. Philips. lie
gave to the institute the history Of the great
teacher, aud school reformer, Pesta luzzi
lie stated that it was through Pesta ozzi that
Prussia became the country OF scho0ls, and
through Prussia Pestaluzzi became illustri-
Gus. On the whole, the lecture was good,
and it was appreciated by the whole audi
enre.
Institute adjourned until 2 p. M.
Prof. G. NJ, Philips then addressed the in
stituts upon Practical Latitude and Long
ilude." He endeavored to show how by
means Of tue log and observation Of the sun,
the seaman is able 10 determine his longi.
tude and latitude at sea.
The County Superiniendent, of Luzerne
being present, the President called upon
him 10 make few remarks. He said
though the geography OF Luzerne and Car
bon counties, differed somewhat, vet in the
matter Of education there was not so much
difference. He paid a tribute to the man
ageInPnt of educalion ia Carbon county.
WHAT he SAID tn the teachers was a III Oi pTac-
teal Importance. la conclusion, he hoped
the work of education in Carbon county
would progress, that the teachers would he.
onnie more intelligent. lie spoke with con.
siderable warmth aud received the applause
oi the audience
DR.. 4 A. Apgar, was then introduced and
continued his lecture upon Representation
and DeserIption," in regard Ia map draw
ing. lie sp0ke Oi the Necessity of map draw
ing aud said there was mure time given Ia
IL than WAS absolutely necessary, not that
We study it too much, but the difficulty con-
slsis in the fact of the texts books being tho
full, too minute, this is unfortunate, and
the form of the text book should be kept
out of the pupils hand until he be able 10
understand it. He showed how the differ
enI forms Of locality, etc, may be distinctly
represented.
Miss Bareford then read selection, which
wac inllowed with singing by the institute.
Prof G. NJ. Philips was then introduced
and took as his subject Some Points on