Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-12-19

mind the Institute that all sbsentees
at roll call are in danger of losing
the wages for the day.
j. w. Kenepp read an essay on
tardiness and regular attendance
His points were, 1st the teacher
must mako his subjects interesting,
End. he must vim his pupils by his
personal magnetism, superior schol-
arship and general fitness for the
teachers work
D. f. Kepner, asked, "How can we
secure the attendance of such pupils
who are kept at home by their par
ents to work."
Kenepp said, ''visit the parents
and get both parent and pupil inter-
ested in the school work.
W. n Groninger gave an interest
ing and instructive talk on the Beau
ties of Nature, LIST the students
of nature is he who inquiries into the
mysteries of nature, and, the beau
ties of nature do not exist n such
objects only as make impressions
upon the sense of sight but they sx
ist largely in the laws and principles
which exist in nature and mind and
control them.
After recess and music by the In
stitute, DR.. A. N. Raub, Principal of
the State Normal School, at Lock
Haven, was introduced, and deliver
ed an interesting talk on Spelling
A certain class of reformers propose
to abandon the spelling book. He
objects, because teachers have not
time to propose their own spelling,
because many teachers are not com
petent to propose spelling of their
own. He said that the diversity of
textbooks is too great. Different
professions require different vocabu-
laries of words He earnestly sdvo-
Gated the use of the spelling book,
because in them you have Q proper
selection of words, properly arranged
and classified either by eulogy Of
sound or according to their use.
Prof. r. NJ. McNeal, Superintend.
ent of Dauphin county, was intro
duced and talked on Defective teach
ing.
After the regular opening exercises
after dinner on Tuesday, the sub
ject of Language Lessons was dis
cussed, by Prof. j. T. Altman, after
which the subject of Teaching Spell
ing was resumed by DR.. Raub A.
ter recess Prof. r. II. McNeal pre-
sented the subject of Study and Re-
citation, which he discussed in An in
teresting and animated manner.
LIST OF TEAcHKRs IN ATTENDANCE.
The following is the list of teach
ers IN attendance on Tuesday after
noon:
J. 7. Altman, J. N. Keller, Mary A. Coop
or, Mary J. Clifford, W. E. Auman, May
L. Snowden, z. D. Davis, r. Maggie Marks,
". d. Groninger, J. Milton Burris, Sadie
u. Cooper, I. c. Lsntx, Ells S. Van Ormer,
John Stoner, g. l.. Hover, Mary Ballentine,
Cecilia Regan, Henry C. Hover, Luther
Kinzer, r. E. McNeen, G. W. Rinc, Mary
A. Walls, q. d. Gish, J. =. Vert, D. l..
Detrs, Emma Sieber, Allie n. Tyson, W.
A. Coldron, o. n. Ksrlin, William Z. Etka,
John Il. Oliver, J. c. Hover, Louis B. Rob-
ison, W. S. Dysinger, Stewart A. Turbett,
r. E. XcMeen, Sr., A. Y. McAfee, &. h.
Towsey, J. 7. Turbett. Mcclellan S. Hench,
James B. Henry, Minnie B. Gruber, Char
lie. VI. Beashor, Annie J. Milliken, Annie
| E. Sherlock, VIM. J. Allen, d. P. Osburn,
W. &. McMeen, S. A. Mcclure, A. B. Will,
Lizzie n. Stewart, Mary J. Wise, Emily A..
Fulton, Ella S. Showers, Eugene McAfee,
Charles Ramsey, Anna G.. Colyer Hugh e..
Rhine, Mary Z. Grouse, Gertie B Besle,
Annie d. Caruthers, Ella Y. CarutheIs,
Robert B. Campbell, Josiah W. kenepp,
Denny McMarshall. W. S. Groninger, c. 5.
Mclaughlin, G. H. Martin, John C. Nc
Lain, Bertha A. Patterson, Ira d. Dunn, D..
S. Kepner, John W. Hih5s, I. S. Burns,
T. K. Hickman, A. F. Henkels. c. E. Kauff-
man, Ella N. Daugherty, J. F. Shelley, J..
A. Martin, S. H. Oberholtzer, Z. S. Hook
enbrock, o. B. Sulouff, Jane Z. Kaufman,
W. ii. Lyter, T. q. Arbogast, Kate Leight,
Wilde E. Speaknan, J. Z. Dimm, Adam
Wilt.
TUESDAY EVENING
was devoted to lecture, by DR.. A.
n. Raub, on Educational Fallacies, :"
and lecture on Astronomy" by
Prof. Harkins.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. Z. E. Berry, and after
roll call and music, G. W. Rine open.
ed a discussion On the subject, us
hard study one of the lost artist" j.
W. Hibbs, w. H. Groninger, d. S.
Kepner, John NJ. Duncan and j. T.
Altman, DR.. Raub lectured on the
subject of Grammar. DR.. d. j. Wal
ler, Jr., Principal Of Bloomsbury
Normal School, was introduced and
lectured on the subject of the Coun-
ty Institute.
The afternoon session was taken
up by the reading Of an essay, by
Stewart A. Turbett, on Tardiness
and Irregular Attendance, and by q
discussion, opened by Prof. David
Wilson, of Port Royal, ON the sub
ject, "A plea for uniformity in text
books, and time for change, ten years"
The discussion was participated in
by director, w. H. Knouse, lawyer,
D. d. Stone, editor, B. F. Schweier,
lawyer, A ]. Patterson, lawyer. ia
cob Beidler, law student, J. Warren
Plette, director, Geo. w. Fink and
was closed by Prof. David Wilson.
The evening session Was devoted
to lecture by Col. J. P. Sanford, of
Iowa, subject, London-Paris in
war times.
THURSDAY MORNING.
DR.. Raub talked on the subject of
the uniformity of text books, and
discussed the uses and abuses.
Prof. Duncan addressed himself to
the subject of history, and reviews.
The first business, afternoon was
WAS the reading of an essay, "Tncen-