Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-12-14
Institute Workers.

structors and lecturers who are to do
the work of the next session of Insti
tute.
Our workers are not mere theorists,
but are men of experience, having tried
every grade OF teaching from the dis.
trict school to the college lecture room,
and won their advancement by success
full efforts.
In bringing this coteric of educators
together, Supt. Wolf has endeavored to
change somewhat the traditional form
of institute work, by bringing before
the teacher men OF superior culture,
whose practical experience would do
service in giving new and better meth.
DDS of work, and whose scholarship
would inspire all with greater zeal to
excel. We append a resume Of our
workers
DIR. Z. L. HiGBEE, STATE suPERiSTESpEN
A New Highlander by birth, education
and training, DR.. Higbee will impress
all with the fact that he has both An
active sympathy for the work of the
educator, and as well an ability to in
struct and arouse the ambitions of his
hearers. As an orator he ranks among
the very best in our State, and as prac.
tical school man he has no superior.
PRES. C. W. ArHERToS, IA. STATE COLLEGE.
With a course OF instruction com.
pleted at Philips Academy, Exeter, y. |
H., and at Yale College, President Ath.
erton unites an experience that includes /
the district school, the famous Albany 1
Academy, ST. Johns College, Annapolis,
Nd, an association with DR.. J. NJ. /
Gregory in the successful establishment
of the Industrial University OF Illinois,
and finally fourteen consecutive years
in Rutgers, the Agricultural College of
New Jersey. An experience so varied,
united with native yigor must make
the work of President Atherton tell
PRoF. II. r. SANFORD, SUIT. OF SCHOOLS,
NIDDLErowS, y. y.
The fact that Supt. Wolf sees every.
where throughout the county in the
work OF the teachers evidences of the
new ideas infused at the last session Of
Institute by Prof Sanford, is the best
testimony we could give.
This year instead of but two days our
teachers will receive one week OF the
valuable services of the gentleman.
This work will be mainly in the line of
primary instruction.
PRoT. GEO. @. CROFT, LEwlsHuRG USIyEsITY,
PENS'A.
The department of Natural History
which admits of so much interest in the
way of illustration by charts aud OBJ.
.jects, will be under the care of Profes.
sor Croft, who unites a successful exper.
fence in the West Chester Normal
School TO his recent work at Lewisburg
University.
illustrated charts, diagrams, mani.
kins and other preparations will be US
ed freely in impressing the value of this
subject upon the teachers and arousing
them TO renewed effort.
PRoF. C. Z. LITTLE, wAsHISToS, u. c.
As an evidence Of Prof. Littles value
As an Institute worker we would simply
quote the fact that he was present as an
instructor at eleven Institutes in Penn.
sylvania during the past year to nearly
all OF which he has been recalled this
year. Iii special branches are Indus.
trial Drawing aud Penmanship.
PRof. {. THORNTON osMosD, STATE COLLEGE. |
The lecture on Astronomy to be given
by Prof. Osmond will be finely illustrat.
ed by views shown by an oxy calcium
light. Prof. Osmond is graduate of
Mt. Union College, Ohio, and of Cornell |
University, N. Y, and has had vaIua.
BILE experience in the work of teaching
PRoF. W. A. KRIsE AND PROF. J. W. HEsToS,
are both Centre county men, capable
and efficient in the work of teaching
and imparting instruction to others.
Mr.. J. WILLARD MILLER,
is the general secretary of the Y. NJ. c.
A. Of Bellefonte, Pa, and from his init
mate acquaintance with work for boys
and young men will give highly Drac.
tical and suggestive paper.
MISS BLANCHE MILLER.
is q student OF the Lawrence Dramatic
College. Yonkers, n. V, though not
native Of Centre county is at present.
enrolled among our teachers. That her
readings will instruct and interes, we
feel sure.
Never before, probably, in the history
of Centre County Institutes has so
scholarly group of instructors been
brought together. In view OF The fact