The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-12-01
Teachers County Institute.

lUuuuUlD OVGutJ 1hDtllulUt
Reported for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
The regular annual Institute of the teach.
ers Of Carbon county convened in the large
hal. of the public school building, in this
borough, on Monday morning last. The
following is the roll Of teachers present:
BANKs.--J l. Pnelger, John Treyasllls,. Jas
Bqyan;, Sophia Breslin, Alice T. Mahon'
Allen, Annie L sherman, Sarah j Ward,
Minnie Spencer, Mary Brady,
EAST PENk.-Ambrose Steigerw9lt, james
Steigerwalt, Nancy z L Riedy, John He'll,
William L Mosser, Eugene Zlegeniuss.
EAST MAUCH CHUNK.-H A -Eisenhart, Elm.
Bennett, Helen MerIiek, Annie N Barrett,
Jennie Rehrig, Mary / whitehead, ADDie
FisANKLGS.@U S Rooms, L II Mooney, j J
Markley, Mary Snyder, Sylvester snyder,
b + Peters, A a Beltz, Stephen Solt, A w
Straup, Henry Latchiord.
K1DDER.-Eanny ingersoll. Melissa Bortree,
/ Minnie Hughes, Edna Hughes.
LANsFoRD.-D + smith, Maggie Patterson,
iiIhs. Lettie Jones, Emma L Howe, Adaline
LAUsXNNE.-SIaryB D Shovelin,
LEHIGHiaa Teayyer yGIsr MagSie gS,le Co Rooms
Myra NJ Good, Lallie Hohord, Annie Sc.
we'll Cora M J. Rhoads, Agnes lauk.
MAHoNING,-J JOS Mussolman, II a keiser,
l. Myra RChrig, Mary Nj Bowman, Mary
Stewart, Granville Frcyman.
| MAUCH CHUNK BoROUGH.-John T White,
q W Mcbride, Lizzie Lister, Mrs. w Il
Leonard, Carrie Leonard, Hattie Baldwin,
Susie NJ Good Mary Hyndman, Lizzie
Sterling, Frances Cole, Kate MacAlllster,
| Charles Bowman.
MAUCH CHUNK TwP.-P II McCabe, SamT
| AIOtzer, L X Cannon, Wm Mclaughlin, j
$ Fisher w I Holmes, ID Watkins, Matt
TIC A Ross, Kate Thomas, Kate MacQuaid,
| Ellen Gallagher, Nora CLARK, Julia COylc,
! Jennie Boyd, Maria Fisher
PAcKER.-J w Christman, w Bitner, II
A Gerber.
| HACk ERTON.-CA A Ritter, Lowe STAN, l.au-
| rd M Nundt.
| PARRYVILLE-HJ j Reinhart, Ella Phifer.
| PE&S ECRasT.-J II Musselnan.
1oWAMMNsING (UPPER).-M IL Christman,
ToWAMESSING QowER).-Elmer Straup,W
! ii Zityeniuss, W ii SULLIVAN, / j. Wentz, ID
! 5 MehrlSam, Mary NJ LutZ, Mary A Smith,
| Lille Baunan, Thomas kocher, Mary L
! WEATERLY.-W Ii Rauch, J o Lindaman,
Maggie Kishbach, Annie I steele, Bessie
| W Evans, Emma Andreas, Ncllle Beers.
| NEIssPoRT.-J Snyder, Am'da Albright,
At . o'clock p. m, the first regular SIS
sion Of this years Institute took place in
the Presbyterian church, which had been
couueously placed at Mr.. Bulliet's disposal
by the trustees, in this borough. The Sup't
opened the proceedings with some general
remarks, welcoming the teachers 10 LehIgh-
ton and expressing the hope that they might
all derive pleasure and profit, both from
the public meetings ami social gatherings
Mr.. john TrevaSkis, of Beaver Meadow,
took charge OF the musical program, which
was carried out with spirit and success.
Sup't j. NJ. Coughlin, Of Kingston, Pa,
then CON meuCed the serious work oi the In
stItuie 10y delivering nu admirable address
upon the General Principles OF Suauol Man
agement lie considered that much eiuca
tlunnl force had been hitherto wasted by
the failure IN striking the "happy mean"
between the eleyated theory OF our new
sl stems and the deeply rooted traditions ol
the past. Time and preslstect effort has
done much to bring both systems into har
HUnY, aud in the present position aud pros
prcis Of education III this country the
speaker saw the grundest possibilities for
the future. He then drew RAPIDLY n series
Oi Interesting mental pictures to illustrate
the fact that the teacher should be what lie
or she wished the children 10 become lie
evidently takes "littie stock" III the maxim
OF don't do as DO but do as SAY" lie
called attention to the profound import. in
, forming character, ,ofpunctuaity, meihodi-
cal habits, ueatness and p0litencss, and il
lustlaled his remarks with a running com.
, ucnIary ui good stories. In conclusion he
dwelt upon The supreme importance of
ruthfuiness; not the mere conventional
uuth o: spoken words but tho stern integ
riiy Of lite and character which, impressed
upon the obseryant and critical natures of
| children. ercctSa monument to high mind
cd teaching more enduring than any 10 be
founded in marble or brass.
Colonel j. T. Sanford, OF Iowa, was then
introduced Ia the meeting. He made an
Impr"mpu speech upon many things III
Heaven and every thing on Earth, which
served AS an amusing introduction aud ud
vcrtiscm"nt l"r his appointed lecture in the
evening upon China and japan"
The Colonel was followed by Prof Will
liam Noetiiug, OF the Bloomsbury Norma
school, who gave many valuable sugges-
tions upon rational melho0s OF teaching
. arithmetic. lie was at some slight dIsad
vantage nt FIRST coming after such very
, discussive philosopher as Col. Sanford, but
he warmed la his WORK and succeeded in
"enthuZng' his audience upun a subject
= whlch Is more closely related to "lact than
to poetry"
Col. Saniord's lecture on "China and
japan" commenced at eight o'clock in tbs
large school hall, and furnished very racy
entertainment iur the evening The gallan,
, Colonel has been great traveller, and, Of
( such, avaiis himself fully Cf the proverbia
latitude which "hOme keeping youths" are
co.. pelled To grant to "pOets' VINO travel IN
mind or body, 10y land or sea ur sky. The
large room was literally packed with people
wh1 were kept IN merry ripple Ol laugh
ter from beginning to end OF u two hours
speech. There were some of the teachers
|. who could not have written an article foI
the Encyclopedia Briianiauc from the
pieces OF "5roken china" the Cnlone
, brought home with him, but they all
laughed heartily and said "it was us good
Z as the Arabian Nights"
r TUESDAY.
The Institute met at nine o'clock in the
e Presbyterla church. After singing anC
I prayer Prot. Noetling resumed his explana.
] tion of arithmetical processes and haynt
ready TO hand a class Of children prepared
d with another object, the Prof defly util.
! lied the youngsters for his own subject
y Between them thvy "worried out" som,
r Interesting maEouvrcs with a few figurei
and the children, contrary to their custom
, seemed sorry when the arithmetic lesson
was finished.
The Superintendent then introduced
S NJ IS Cora Hhosds who drought up to tn,
4 board" a well trained detachment Tor Class
Drill IN Language. This young lady may
be- congratulated on very thorough know
= ledge ol her business, Her pupils performed
a their evolution with the precision of a Ro.
man phalanx or a Prussian regiment. Sh,
marched them in and out (melap aphorically
through sentences iurmed and un niormed
Tut the children seemed quite Tendy
''eyrry ume," and were not 10 be taken al
=, disadvantage. Miss RhOads' pupils in a
simple but telling way gave the use aud abuse
ri caultal letters, the methods oi forming
J. the prOssr ssiye cas- and the meaning ofquo.
e tation marks. They showed many other
4 things which are simple,b It important aud
easily misunderstood, aud not the least
. part OF their showing was the tact that they
had been well taught and that the class " ai
e | credit tn the teacher.
, Miss Emma Bennett, Of East Mauch
Chunk, followed with an essay upon
"rrulh." The literary merit Of the sddTes.
| was remarkable tor so young lady, and
The numerous illustrations Of points DIS
cussed showed a familiarity with fields nj