The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-08-29
Rs.union Of the oentro snnnro sohool.


Select School which wss held on the
school campus Saturday oeeEiEg. At
half-past seven o'clock about four hum
dred people had assembled and anxious
ly awaited the opening of the evenings
exercises, The music for the event was
furnished by Miss Emma J.. Seidle and
the Mahon!ag bapd.
The exercises were opened by Rev. G.
w. StibiLz, of Lehighton, leading In
prayer, after which few very appropri-
ate remarks were made by Mr.. n. VI.
Ballet, principal Of the school, He ex-
pressed his pleasure at seeing so many
former pupils and so many friends of
the slool present. The pbisc; of the
achool is the thorough preparation Of
tesolers who are but the guides of the
school room, and preparing young men
for college. The importance of good
teachers was especially emphasized. Do
not give your children into the hands of
poor teachers to experiment.
Prof. W, G, schaeffer, President of
Palatinate College, then spoke in answer
to the question, docs It pay to 90 to
schoolT' If y man intends to engage
in any enterprise he asks himself the
question, Does 1t payP" II he can
answer the question affirmatively he
will engage in the enterprise; otherwise
not. So in going to school, It Is proper
n aul- ltIlnau II fNaNfoi1 1
on what meaning we put into the ques-
tion. If we look ut the question in its
honest sense-=whether 1t pays in dol
lars and cents--=it can be answered in
the affirmative. High salaries are
everywhere paid for brains, not for
power. It takes about 1000
to acquire liberal education. A man
who invests $1,000 in an education las
more than If he invests 1t in any other
business. But in q much higher sense
1t pays to go TO school. By education
we acquire satisfaction and happiness.
The better educated we are the happier
we are In this world, and, believe, will
be In the world to come. God has
given US the powers of mind and soul
to use for his own praise and honor. If
we do not develop these mental powers
we do not fulfill Gods desi Ign, and they
will prove q curse to US Instead Of a
blessing on the day Of Judgment.
Therefore, put your money into educa-
tion and be happy.
Miss Amanda L. Ballet read we'll
written essay, entitled, Home, Sweet
Home. Many persons do not appreciate
the sweetness of home until they come
out into the practical world. There
they have TO deal, not with kind father
and dear mother, but with the cold
and selfish world. Man, himself, often
makes home miserable and hateful, AS
such, Il is a fpretaste Of sheol itself.
Sour as home may be, so sweet it can be
made instead Of being q forstastp of
hell It can be g foretaste of heaven,
Rev. A, 7, Horn delivered an address
In the German language on School Eti-
quette. He spoke in substance as fol-
lows: Good manners are needed every
where and in oil stations of life. Par
eAts should teach their children good
manners before the come to school.
Many pupils think that If they only
know their lessons 1t is enough, that
they need no etiquette. But such pupils
make great mistake; when they 90 out
into the world they need it. 1t pays to
study IT., The Young man with good
and polite mauners is the one who will
succeed in life. l would give this ad-
vice TO pupils: Cultivate .cheerfulness,
10 to others as you would have them do
unto you; keep yourself in Igood health
and be neat. Do not be forward. Be
modest. Remember "the full ear of
grain hangs down its head-the empty
one holds its head on high"
Prof. g. X. Musselman read a paper
on the history of the school. Schools
rs well as nations haye history, and
80 this school has history. The school
was founded by Prof. L. NJ. Ballet.
The first term opened April 6, 1877, with
IN attendance OF fourteen scholars. At
irst the people used their influence
against the school, but after the first
.erm they began to sse the importance
If such 2 sohppl in the community, and
,he Fall term opened with thirty pupils,
ioWe of whom came from Lehigh and
ochuylkill counties. The attendance of
such large number of pupils the second
,ePm was sufficient proof that the school
vas q SUCCESS. Since its nTgapigation
.ho school has been IN charge of the
'olloWing teachersl T, NJ, Ballet, 4.
!. Weber, w, II, Rauch, Tnghman
Ballet, Il, X. Musselman, Edwin Twit-
nyef, j, II, Kerchner aud N, n, Ballet
One hundred and fifty different pupils
nave attended the school, about half of
WHICH plumber are now teaching, others
nave gone to college, The school thus
ar has accomplished its object and has
, bright future before it.
w. o. Xander delivered a Pennsyl- !
'ania German recitation entitled, "Des
Shule House on da Karrich."
AT the request of the audience, q short
address, was made by Rev, William Hoy, |
Who has recently been appointed mis- |
'ionary to China by the Reformed |
church. Mr.. Hoy Is good talker and |
llways keeps his audience interested in
what he is saying.
Prof, Scheffer then smoke on "The |
Law Of Habit in Relation to Education" |
st. Every action of the body or mind |
caves an impression on the memory. |
md. That impression has an influence |
N subsequent actions of ouP life. 3rd. |
This influence will give to our actions a |
tendency, 4th, After
requent repetition it becomes automatic |
md il is difficult not TO do those things. |
n this way habits ara formed-hahits of |
'ody and mind-that have an influence
n after life. How important, then, it |
becomes to teach our pupils to form
,ood habits. Train boy to form good |
labits and il will b6 worth more to him
han all the history or geography that
an be taught him, Habits are ingrained
nto pupils lives. Our teaching is like
hrowing pebbles into the lake of time
hat will produce o6ncentric waves that
7ill break only on nternity's shore.
The reunion was decidedly a success,
nd Mr. Ballet is 10 be congratulated
or his good management in making it
o. The large number Of people present
howed the interest felt in the school,
nd we venture to say no one went away
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