Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-10
Institute Proceedings.

Institute Proceedings.
The ringing of the Court House bell
Monday Dec. 3lst, at l.S0, =. ", assem-.
bled the Thirty seventh Annual Meet.
ing of the Teachers of Centre county
Institute was called to order by the
President, and opened by devotional cx
ercises conducted by Rev. w. II. Whit.
ney, who read the ID chapter of Pro.
verbs, and then delivered very imprcs.
sive and appropriate proycr. This was
followed by singing a 4electiou from the
Grown Jewel, entitled, "Are we doing
all wc can for Jesus" The singing was
conducted by G. f. Schaiier, insisted by
| w. 4 Williams, the blind musician, at
the organ. The Roll clerk proceeded to
call the roll, and one hundred and thir-
ty.six teachers responded, present
Music 10y tho choir. The President, D.
NJ. Wolf, addressed the teachers in his
usual modest, gcutlcmanly and scholar.
! ~ manner. In the course of his clo-
qucnt remarks he spoke in npprcciatiye
terms of the presence of So many teach.
crs on opening of the Institute, and
commended to them the Importance Of
being attentive and wide.nwa<c to the
various subjects that would bc discuss
ed. and gain all the information they
could from the suggestions that would
bc offered hy the instructors who had
been carefully selected for the occasion.
The subject of
SIZZLING
was taken up by Prof 4. j. Davis Of
the Department of instruction ~ Har.
ri-burg. who, after some humorous pre-.
fitory. illustrated and defined d.. cub.
jcct Of Phonetic spelling, by giving in.
/ tcrc.tiug and amusing example. on the
blackboard. in which ,he teacher, took
AN active part. Iuirumcntal solo rs Mr.
Williams, the blind musician.
pr. y. q. Northrop, Ex-Sintc Sup'. Of
Conn. was next introduced and after
some preliminary remarks, announced
for hz subject
PHONETIC sFriiING.
This subject ho di-cu.-ed iu a manner
that was instructive and highly enter.
tanning to the audience. II" emphasized
the imror,ancr Of carly training iu
making the sound. oflcuor.
| Tn" President announced that thor.
would b" an entertainment given in the
evening by Stuart Roger, imp,rsouat.
ing Oscar Wilde. "Dink- at the TIr.
( phone" rtc.. but on account of some
Misunderstanding be- failed 60 appear.
and in consequence of which pr. nor
thrap delivered O. very eloquent lecture
ON tho subject Of "Rural life and homcs.
oT how 10 improy. and build upn town"
/ lie cited the audience 'o the importance
/ Of planting tr,,~ about DWELLING where.
|ty tho nrpcaraur" would not ouly ho
largely enhanced, hut great good in ion.
proving the sanitary and a..thot;c eonIi.
tiou of rural home. would be- accom
| Ipli-hol lIr stated tha; be bad aided
in organizing l7O associations during the
season. His success as a lecturer ha.
been amply recognized by the pra+
throughout the country.
TUESDAY.
Rey. Critt"udru conducted the dcvo.
iional cxcrci.c.. selecting such pa--arc-
Of scripture appropriate to the frs, day
the new year. Prof Davis was the first
speaker. who after wishing the tcachcr.
and all present happy New Year, AN
nouuced ~ the theme of his remarks.
ARITHMETIC.
After securing several pieces of cur.
rcncy. he proceeded to define United
States money, however more closely
confning his talk Of tho metric system
An essay was read by Miss Maggie Shat
fer on Morals and Manners in our
EfHtDtss Alt AAAttHt Wa hu f&fflAfiiA
one, and abounded in much suggestive
thought. Prof. Heston gave brief talk
on History. Sub-dividing the subject
into Political and social History An un.
usually fine recitation by Miss Waddle,
Of Lock Haven, was given, after which
concluding talk on the Couture Of the
Faculties Of the Mind" by Prof. Davis.
lie gave an interesting illustration Of
the training of his ovn memory, which
for many years was poor and defective,
now strong and active.
TUESDAY EVENING.
DIR. Northrop delivered famous lee.
ture ON "Moderan Japan" A full house
and an interesting lecture.
WEDNESDAY.
Rev. Walter Whitney again lead the
openinR exercises. DR.. Northrop took