Frostburg mining journal., 1883-04-28

chair and about 70 teachers present
Messrs. Buckley, Ort and Hill and
Misses Brown and Bsvans, of Frost.
burg, attended. Others from here
were deferred by the inconvenience Of
trains. The early morning train to
Homecoming on the Short Line and the
late afternoon departure of the same
played into the hands Of the Cumber-
land teachers who were present with
one or two exceptions.
The visitors became The guests of
the Homecoming people for dinner and
were given fine skate IN the after
noon at the club rink.
The sessions Of the association were
held in the main room of Castle
school, which was nicely FURNISHED
up. The walls were dressed with
pictures and tasteful mottos, while
pOtted plants were placed here and
there to Advantage. The blsckbosrds
contained representative work of the
pupils.
The opening chorus, "Old Folks at
Home" was sung with Miss Emma
McKone at the piano, after which a
brief address of welcome was made
by R. A. VanHorn, and resv ondei to
on behalf of the association by A. NJ.
Adams, of Cumberland.
The American Welcome Hymn
was sung bv seventh prads pupils
from Barton, led by W. A Deremer,
with Miss Laura Somerville at the in
rumsnt.
The topic, How to secure regular
and punotual attendance" was ds-
cussed bv Me srs. Weimer, Adams,
Bruce. Cochrsne, Buckley, Deremer
aud others The drift of opinion
seemed to be that the first considera-
tion was to make schools go in;eresr
ing tina children would like to com ,
and secondly to eaforce the law, sesp
parents informed of absence and ter.
diness and punish pupils culpably
derelict. Mr.. Buckley stated that in
the Frostbnrg school he had not
found the QUESTION Of punctualtv II
serions one, as tardg pupils were
compelled to report to him at the
close of each session for inquiry into
the matter. In his opinion close en-.
forcemeat Of the law, rs laid down in
the directory, and making he school
interesting would remedy the other
evil OF irregular attendance.
After an instrumental duet by
Misses Helen and Sally Sloan, four
delegates, H. G. Weimer, R. II. Van
Horn, J. E. j Buckley aud O. H.
Bruce, were chosen to represent the
association at the State Convention 10
be held at Ooean City July 10th,
18th and 18th.
Judge John Douglas, of the Sch >ol
Board, was introduced by the exam.
iner and addressed the convention at
come length. He expressed himself
in hearty sympathy with the work of
teachers and approved of institutes aa
affording opportunities for an extern
sive interchange of opinions and
methods. There WAS nothing better
for or, atinq a quickened int,r rest in
anv matter and for getting new and
wider views Of it than the friction of
mind upon mind. There was scarcely
any body enough of specialist in any
department of activity to be unable
to receive fruitful and important sup
gestions from even those Of far less
attainments. There was no greater
bar to becoming a successful teacher
than to be continually in one rnt.
Institutes corrected just this evil. He
was theI efors greatly Pleased that 50
many Of our county teachers had
evinced by their presence an appre.
citation of the benefits to be derived
by an interchange ofviews. lie had
been much entertained by what he
had heard during the discussion OF
ths previous topic. but was esr ecially
interested in the question OF corporal
punishment set down la'er on the
programme. His own observation 10
early and later life was that wise
management aud good executive
ability aocld remove many of the Oc-
casions tor any kind Of ruEishme,
ami thus solve much of the irobiem
at the start High moral qua ity.
manly felf-rssr c. and persopsl Dig
nifty We're the essentials Of pnne
eacher. H. remembered in biz own
childhood the case of an instructor.