Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-05

INhuaple IN making our Sohhty Institute equal 10
n any held in the State.
J. In our last issue, we gave the proceedings Of
Monday afternoon and evening and therefore we
3 will now begin with
3 TuEsBAr.
The morning Conference convened at $50
:, o'clock. A very interesting aud valuable paper
on 1.-THE Abuse Of the Teachers Authority" was
read by ]. A. Murray, who was followed by a
> paper Of equal merit by A. A. DoLarme, on the
Habits Of the Teacher" Both papers elected
conside cradle discussion by the members Of the
Institute.
The institute proper opened at 1850. Prof. b.
c, Ysungman, Of oleardeld, gave Instructions in
= English Grammar, after which Superintendent
Mcouown introduced Prof J. J. Ladd, Of staun.
!, ton, Virginia, who delivered a very instructive
- and entertaining lecture, being the frs ofa series
u by him. He gave very comprehensive com
b. parison between the educational interest Of the
South and the North. HE lecture was well re-
8 ceiyed.
Mrs. Alice Lifa read an Essay entitled "Thc
= Teachers Influence"
Prof Ladd occupied the remainder Of the fore.
noon in giving instructions
The exercises were interpreted with singing
by choir gott en- up for the occasion. The songs
were selected from the Music Page Supplement
After tho opening exercises Of the afternoon
session, Prof L. V. DeGraG, of Pallerton City,
N j., was introduced aud delivered one Of the
finest educational lectures that was ever listened
to in our county.
Lectures by Prof Ladd, and Wallace Bruce, Of
POughkeepsie, New York, and a Teachers
soeiable' occupied the remainder Of the session
The. Court room was filled to oyeraowing during
the entire afternoon.
Pies Opera House was crowded In the evening
to hear the lecture on The Land Mark sof Scott /"
by Wallace Bruce, Of Poughkscpas, N. Y. The
audience was well entortalned The lecture was
preceded with select reading by Miss Mary c.
Weld, Of Deccarin township.
WEDNESDAY.
This days exercises we're characterized by the
large and appfecatne audiences that were pres
ent at all Of It's sessions.
The hour devoted to the morning Conference
was occupied 10 the discussion Of a paper read
by A. L. Scodeld, entitled, "What is the Average
School Teacher 2" and also one by r. S. Lovelace
on What shall we do with th 0 dull Pupilf"
The morning session was occupied with in
siruetion by Professors Youngman and Ladd, in
tersporsed with good music.
At the afternoon session W. s. Mott read
very interesting paper on "Thc Leisure Hours Of
the Teacher"
Prof. Ladd, Of Virginia. delivered his final lee.
turs. His remarks were based upon the theme Of
the "Teachcr's Mission" and he toushed the
hearts Of all who heard him
Prof B. Frank Pinkerton, of Holiday sburs,
Pa, delivered lecture entitled, "Know Thy
SELF 10 an able manner, and it was full Of in.
siructiOn. The Institute then adjourned until
evening,
Iu the evening . large audience assembled in
Pie's Opera House to listen TO and see the cele.
brated traveller aud lecturer, COL james p. San.
ford, Of MarshalltoWn, Iowa, who leciured on
"China and Japan"
THURSDAY.
The zone Study System occupied all Of the
time allotted to the Teachers Conferences, the
discussion of which was opened by W. c. Liddell.
At the opening Of the morning session some
arbitrary measures were presented as amend
menis to the Constitution, one Of which seemed
to question the right Of the County superintend-
ent to assume the financial management Of the
Institute. The School Law, which regulates this
matter, was explained. and the am mendments were
rejected by an almost unanimous vote. Allen
II. Rosenkrans, Of Huston, read practical aud
common sense paper On "uLfolding the Thought
Power of the Child" The County superintend.
ent then introduced ?. S. Weber, Secretary Of the
School Board Of Sandy township, who delivered
lecture on Mental Science as applied to the
Work Of Instruction" in his usual cultivated
style, leaving the most favorable impression on
the minds Of his hearers. The debate on Com.
Pulsory Education occupied the remaining part |
Of the forenoon. 1t was participated in by L. b. |
Weber and John O. Barclay on the Affirmative
side, and s 7 TregO and O. W. Emigh on the
negative. The gentlemen all acquitted them
selves with great credit
At lhe opening Of the afternoon session, WIN
A. Bloom, Of Pike township offered prayer, after
which the Directors repaired to the Grand Jury
room to discuss the question which had been pro. |
vicusly submitted to them by the county Super |
intendent' 1.-THE proceeding, of the Directors
Convention will appear in tho Educational col.
uinp' next week .--REr.l The reporter failed to
secure the proceedings Of the Institute during
this afternoon. At P. NJ however, tho teach.
ers and directors with large number Of visitors
met in joint session In the Opera House and were
addressed by Col. Sanford.
In the evening the largest audience Of the week |
gathered in Pies Opera House 10 listen to the last
lecture Of the course by Col. San ford, his subject
being "walks in Palestine" The lecturer an.
nounced that this made the sixth lecture he had
delivered before Clearheld audiences--four regu.
lar course lectures and two afternoon lec,ufes- |
and II must have made him feel delighted on |
this occasion to face the large and ruspeetablo au
dienee that greeted him. Col. Sanford, as leo |
iurer, has a national reputation. lie has a man. |
ner Of interesting bis hearers that few lecturers
possess. person listening 10 him for an hour
and a half becomes 30 interested In his deserip-
tons and eloquenco that the time ocoupied does
not seem to be more than hteen or twenty min.
uies, and the hearer wonders Why he don't con.
tinue and regrets that he stopped 20 soon. Each
Of his lectures here occupied over an hour and
quarter, and Col Sanford can draw crowd every
time be visits our town to lecture.
FRIDAY.
A session was held durlngi The forenoon Of which
the miscellancous business Of the Institute was
transacted.
Il was decided to hold Local Institutes At Big.
Ter, New Washington, Lu,hsrsburs and Jaynss-
VILE during the Winter, and Committees to make
due arrangements were appointed.
Committee on Exposition reported AZ follows
Best Teachers Report W. T. Spaokmanj Best
Teachers Programme, W. II. Liddls Best Pen
Drawing, Lewis Brown Best Pencil Drawing,
Mics Mary Prince.
The officers elected for The neSl In,ti,uts to be
held in 1881, are a follows
Vice Presideats-G. W. Emigb, A. A. DsIarme.
Recording secrotsry--J. NJ, Davidson.
Assistant secfetAry--J o. Barclay.
Thus closed one Of the most brilliant and In
spring Institutes the oosniy has ever known.
Wallace Bruce said he had visited more than
hfy Institutes 10 this state, and be never visited
q better one than ours Col. Sanford. who had just
come from Chester and Lancaster counties, do
clArsd that CssIdsld was ahead Of them ali. Our
people should ise proud Of the high rank our
county has taken in educational matters.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were reported and
unAhimously adopted
Rs'pired, That 10 Superintendent Nc Qiown va
recognize an earnest, gentemanly ofical Que
who u not afraid 10 work tor the advanoemont Of
eduoational matters one 10 whom great credit 10