Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-15
TEACHERS In SESSION.
TACrs Auour rsn xousu iuas.



Friday afternoon After music by tho
institute, Prof. II. X. Buebre lectured on
history. Ho commenced by advising
teachers to first become acquainted and
make thor pupils acquainted with local
history ard afterwards extend their
knowledge to moro distant parts He gave
cursory glance at the early history of the
American colonies and stated some of tho
prominent causes which led to the adop-
tion OF the Union aud the constitution of
the earlier efforts made for n uuion by
people Of the colonies of tho reasons Civ.
on for suoh union by its advocates of the
diilaultics encountered and the compro
mise finally agreed to by those holding
diverse views on matters of goyernpnent. |
Prof. Buehrle concluded by statinr that |
there always had been and ALWAYS will ho |
two parties In this couptry--tho ono IN |
favor OF q strong central government, and |
the other in favor Of strong local govern
ments. The Democratic party represents |
the latter theory of government and the |
Federal, Wing and Republican parties the |
| former. He believed that great good |
resulted from the conflicting views of these |
parties, as they prevented the one from |
running into Capitalization and the other |
| into disuuion,
Prof Apgar answered some questions
that had been put To him ou the matter Of
mathematical geography and the motions
OF tho heavenly bodies, and repeated tho
remark made 10y bin in the MOI ming that
he had never att ended SO large n q inst tuto,
nor ono in which there WAS 50 close atten
tion paid to the remarks of the lecturers.
TALK ON MEMORY.
Prof b. +. Shank concluded his lecture
| on memory, laying great stress upon the
| Importance OF cultivating this marvel ious
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tant help to tho understanding. AS
children from six to sixteen years of ago
have the most active memories 1t is impog.
tant that the training of the III uiory
should be commenced in early life, and tho
greatest care should be taken that nothing
of an improper character should secure
lOdgment thore. The method of instruo
ton should DO natural, thorough, the
lessons should frequently be repeated.
WONDERS OF THE HUMAN BODY.
DR. Grotf lectured on the wonders Of the
human body, illustrating his remarks
With humber Of charts and drawings,
and finally by q life size mapakin showing
| the bones, muscles, veins, arteries, nerves,
So, on the exterior of the body, after the
skin has bosn removed. The manakin is
SO constructed as to be taken apart In
sections SO as to show all the internal
organs,-- lungs, heart, liver, spleen,
/ stomach, kidneys, iutestines, Sc. The
lecture was very very instructive aud
listened to with the keenest interest.
, REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE.
\ Tie auditing committee reported that
the receipts of the institute for the past
year including a balanca ot $50 from the
preceding year was 81 352 10 aud the ex
penditures 81, l25 81. leaving a balance in
the treasury OF 1926 o.,
The report was received and adopted
and the committee discharged.
: PERMANENT CERTIFICATES
The committee on permanent e8r,ifi-
> Gates reported that the committee had
met aud organized, aud had appointed the
last Saturday in March, 1885, as the time
; and the girls secondary school building,
| South Duke street, this city, as the place
where they will meet and examine ap.
. plicauts for permanent certificates,
, RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED,
. The committee on resolutions presented
I The following:
Z Resolosd, That the large attention of
teachers and friends of educstion at the
: present institute shows the warm interest
that is felt in these meetings, as well as a
r growing sentiment that they are dOiug a
, noble work in advancing the interests of
. our publ schools.
ReSoIUed That we favor tho passage of
law extending the length of the school
term, SO that in no case shall the schools
of the state he opened for o shorter period
than seven months.
. Resol0ed, That the proposed legislation
permitting directors To employ teachers for
longer period than a single term,
meets our warm approval, as well as all
I other measures looking to the elevation
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Resolced, That directors should visit the
schools under their charge at least once a
mouth should commend the teacher when
right and kindly admonish him when
wrong aud by all proper means uphold
and sustain him in the honest and faithful
discharge of his duties.
ResolDed, That in consequence OF the
r many evils resulting from the use of aloo
holic drinks as a beverage, we are in favor
OF legal enactment that shall require in
struction on this subject to be given by
the teachers in all the public schools of
the state.
Reso!rtd, That in our county suparin.
tendent, Prof. NJ. j Brecht, we have a
kind and sympathetic assistant a faith
tul leader and an earnest, able and efficient
worker in the cause OF popular education.
Res0lued, That the thanks of the teach
ers are hereby rendered to Hon. Z. f.
Higbee, Hon. j. L. Wickersham, and Hon.
Henry Houck, for the able, interesting
and instructive addresses, delivered by
them before the institute during the week.
ResolUed, That We tender our thanks to
Pros. b. +. Sbaub, j. w. Westlake, 4, o.
Lyte, II. X. Buehrle. ]. B. McCaskey aud
Rev. j. t. Satchell for their instructive
lectures to Revs. Gaul, Hark, Mumma,
Seilhamer and Thompson, for conducting
the religious services of the institute to
the microscopical society Of this city for
their wonderful and beautiful exhibits
and to the press of Lancaster for their
accurate and extended reports of the pro.
oeedings of the institute.
Since our last meeting it has pleased an
All Wise providence to remove from our
midst our friends and co.workers in the
course of education Miss Lizzie NJ. Engle,
Miss Mary Kurtz, MIR, John L. Lawrence,
and Mr.. T. L. Thompson.
Resoloed, That their lives were charac-
terzed by generous enthusiasm, conscien-
tiOus labor and christian character aud