Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-11-21
Teachers Institute.

county Teachers Institute for 1888,
will be held at MifAintown, Pa, COM
mencing Monday, December 10Th, at
2 o'clock P. NJ, and closing on Friday
evening, December 14th.
INSTRUCTORS FROM ABROAD.
The assistance secured from abroad
will be DR.. A. n Raub, Principal of
the Lock Haven State Normal School;
DR.. D. J. Waller, Jr., Late Professor
of Elocution, Lafayette College, and
Prof. r. NJ. McNeal, Superintendent
of Common Schools OF Dsuphin Co.
Instruction will be given in Spell
ing, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic,
Geography, Grammar History
School Government, Discipline, Man
agement, and Elocution or Vocal
Culture
SPECIAL EXERCISES.
Language Lessons, by Prof. j. T.
Altman; Beauties of Nature, by Prof.
w. H. Groninger; English Litera.
ture, by Prof. J. n. Keller. Reviews,
by Prof John Mason Duncan Meth
DDS of Teaching Arithmetic, by Prof
A. Y. McAfee Mathematical Geog-
raphy, by Prof. s. E. Harkins; Juvi
nile Composition, by Prof. W. E. Au-
man Conducting Recitations, by
Prof. E. o. Kreider.
A number of home speakers, not
teaching, will be invited to speak in
the Institute. If they have no time
to prepare regular exercises they can
''skirmish all along the line" In
this way the best impressions are
frequently made.
DIRECTORS DAYS.
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
will be especially interesting to Di,
rectors. Prof. David Wilson will
open a discussion on Text Books =
"a plea for uniformity, and time fol
change. ten years." on Wednesday
afternoon. On Thursday afternoon
he will open a discussion on What
should be the course of study in the
public schools to secure to the chill.
dren of the Commonwealth good
elementary education?' Here are
two vital questions for consideration
A number of the ablest speakers in
the County are making preparations
to discuss these questions, and argu
,nents will go forth that will regu
late, through public opinion, unnec-
essary change in text books. This
is the only way to reach the case, q:
legislation has been repeated tried
and failed
| SUBJECTS FOR ESSAYS.
The following subjects are given tc
teachers for five-minute essays:
l. Communications and whisper
ing-causes and cures.
2. Hardness and irregular atten
dance-causes and cures.
3. Wise and unwise incentives.
4. The kinds of school-room pun
ishment.
TOPICS FOR GENERAL DISCUSSION.
5. Should newspapers supplement
our residing books!
6. Ought teacher who canno
sing be expected to have music il
school.
Z. Should teachers be allowed t.
select the text books
g. Ought teachers have the power
to decide what branches the pupil.
should study!
| 9. Should person be allowed IL
teach who is not well read profes
sionally'
10. Are prizes and grade marks
proper incentives to study?
IL. What constitutes wise punish
ment
II. Should sge, say Is or q. be {
necessary qualification to teach2
Ii. Is the teacher always respon
sibie for poor school?
Ii. Ought teachers be required tt
own certain amount of school ap
paratus?
Is. Is hard study one of the '.los
arts =
Let teachers and others that fee
sn interest in our public and private
schools come prepared to discuss
these questions. Ample time will b.
given for any or all of them.
The music will be in charge O
Teacher r. e. McMsen, and Miss
Sadie NJ. Cooper will be orgsnist.