The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-12-30
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c uld be milntarned with the same preois
ion ms on the other evening".
Prof. DeGraff, Of Patterson, n, ] wa,
then introduced, and took as bis suhjec
"successful Men" The lecture was prac
ticnl one, presenting no visionary scheme,
in life Tor our young men and women Il
follow, but on the other hand, good sound
common sense views on what constitute sue.
cess in life. The lecture was not only q
practical one but the speaker made il very
interesting and instructive as we'll. We re-.
grct that there were not more present IA
hear Prof DeGrafI, (or we need more OF The
earnest, practical and thorough instruction
to make our young men successful, and moi
50 many fine spun theories and faucifu
iieas Of life which have n tendency to r,nhe
our young men look upon labor as degrad-
ing. All were highly pleased with the lee.
tnre, and they felt that the speaker was
thoroughly in earnest in his views, and
not gotten up especially to entertain hi.
audience.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Institute opened by singing seyeral pieces
from the Music Supplement after which
Rev. Il. o. Hoffman lead in prayer.
w. W. Woodruff then spoke on "school
Management" ]. Necessary qualification
ie oood nxncuf;ya ok;I,,v o rl -ll-
Eyerv teacher should he careful o. his ep
pesrance. The parents and purils Judge
you from your personal appearance, at first
to great extent. Wit is an element Of
g"eot power in the school room but it should
be judicisusly used. Humor is not MS dan.
gerous in its use, and often can be used tc
avert crisis in the schoolroom. The fol
lowing are some Of tho necessary quslifica
tions Of the teacher: J., You must uuder
stand what you attempt to teach. 2. You
should have general knowledge of what's
going on in the world. You should be ia
miliar with the current news of the oav 8.
You need professional knowledge. 4, Read
good books on teaching. know of no bet
ter book, to-day, on this subject than Dr..
Brooks Method of Instruction. 5, Intelli-
gent practice is very essential. 1t is not the
number Of years you have taught, but the
number of years you have taught intelli-
gently that is Of value. A profound sense
ot the Importance of your work is very es-
sental to your success. A determination
to succeed must be added to this. Be pune
tual in all that you do. The irst morning
Of school go to the schoolbouse early and be-
come acquainted with each scholar az be
comes, consult the scholars as to the arrange
mcnt of the things IN the schoolrooin.
Open your school by reading chapter from
the Bible, If the people in tho community
do not object. would be governed wholly
by the people of the community in this
matter, read the Bible yourself, don't haye
the pupils read it in concert. The time al
lotted having expired the completion Of the
subject was left until another time.
John Travaskis, the leader of the music
during the sessions of the Institute, then
sang solo, entitled "Far Away" which was
10 udly applauded.
Prof Little then gave a practical lesson
on drawing straight lines. figures. The
Professor believes in teaching children how
to draw by drawing themselves. So he ha6
all the teachers Of the Institute draw the
figures after him, and so well did be do his
work that the teachers were surprised to see
how well they had succeeded in drawing the
figures by following his instructions. In
sttute then adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first thing in the afternoon was mis-
celaneous business.
!. Report Of the committee on resolutions.
The following is the report of the commit
tie as read and adopted:
Resolved, That in the large attendance
Of teachers, larger than at any previous
meeting, which is due to the new law grant.
ing teachers the entire time. We recognize
signs of Improvement in the management
Of the Public Schools in this State, and of
the improvement of the teachers IN the var
lous grades and departments OF educational
work.
Resolved, That 10 our County Superin-
tendent on whom the great responsibility OF
having successful and interesting meeting
largely rests, we should be grateful for his
selection of able and entertaining instructors
and lecturers.
Resolved, That the instruction given dur
ing the week has been of such a nature as
tn claim our undivided attention and which.
II carefully studied, must result in our i'm
nrovement and advancement as teachers.
Resolved, That we extend our thanks to
Miss Minnie Hughes AID Mr.. Trevaskis for
the kindness thoy have manifested towards
the Institute in furnishing the music during
the meetings.
Resolved That we extend our thanks to
superintendent POlhemus, of the jersey
Central Railroad, for his great kindness in
special trains for the accnmmo.
dation OF the teachers to and from the In
stitnte, and to the propretors of the differ
ent hotels for reducing the rates during the
meeting of the teachers.
Resolved, That we feel ourselves under
to the Borough Council and Sec
retary Bertolette for furnishing US Concert
hall ana accommodating us in different
ways, also to Janitor Fagley and his able
assistants for the great interest they have
aiken in our meetings and for the valuable
assistance rendered.
Resolved, That we appreciate the able
services OF our Secretary, Mr.. #. A. Snydc )
IN furnishing us with the minutes OF the
tltereEt sessions of the Institute.
Re solved, That W. commend the action
lf the School Directors of certain parts of the
iounty in approaching the services of Pri
mary Teachers, and compensating them IN
way that will present the position of such
teachers in a true light and will in time
'anse our primary schools to be filed with
} 1rst-class instructors.
W. II. RAUcH.
HATTIE l.. KOoNs. Com.
j. Il. WHITE.
The committee appointed TO draft resolu-
ions on the death of Miss Fannie Hotten-
time was repOrted as fnllows.