The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17


wander back again, "byMiss Carrie Twecdlc,
and recitation. Charley McCrec, b" by Miss
Susie schoouoyer the rendition OF both be-
ing good
Prof Ballet WIS then iptruducod by Supt
Snyder, aud spoke Tor about an hour and a
quarter He congratulated the town on
their excellent schools. rhcy are better, he
said. than many of our cts SCHOOLS, because
they are not machines. our system of cdJ-
cation Is being thoroughly rcyoiutlonizct, 4,
ana five continue 90 progress In the cclnlug
0yo years ~ we have in th0 past. our old
mechanical methods will entirely pass away.
LEAN TO do by doing" said Comcuius; We,
we sl,ould learn ,e "a n thing by doing that
thing amt VOt hy doing something else.
Here Is where much Of cur teaching 10 no
fault W. attempt TO learn to do one thing by
doing something else. Instead of teaching
language by 1stnp it, we make the children
commit rules ct grammar, classification aud
pro oer,les " words, aud u Is the same With
very many other branches taugh, in our
schools. The legitimate use Of spelling Is
expr ssing thought. Knowing the letters Of
wOr Is not knowing how to spell that word.
Tllr. are two elements Ia spclllnG-l. Egu-
ual labor; .. thought accompanying the word.
Spelling, then, Is thlGking OF the meaning Of
words rs the hand makes the form. What
IS the object Of learning TO read? II Is 70
cultivate orpl expression, or Is II TO cultivate
thought getting? he thought the object Of
reading was tn getting OF thought that was
unfortunately ipckcd up ia books. Too much
time Is wasted In oral reading 4 child cant
read well orally until he has the thought.
Spelling and thought expression should be
taught incidentally. Every child Is born In.
TO this world with love OF knowledge. The
human mind has n stronger desire for know
ledge than the stomach has Tor food. Poor
teaching will make a child hate books aud
dwarf mental growth We are doing great
deal IN education, yet TO compare what we
are doing with what We Ought to do. Is con-
yincIng that there is much TO be done. DO
W, understand th- child's mind? Are We
familiar with It's contents and capabilities
We must confess oui sins and admit that we
do much teaching haphazardly. knowledge
is food. Teachers intellectual cooks. How
you prepare that food for the chil trcn Is the
great question In teaching. You can make
course OF study for children, but you caL'
make ch.l lrHn for cour5c ~ study. Gee
graphy aud history ought to be so taught gs
TO train the child's Imagination, and yet in
Iudlcious teaching is sure to crush II. This
ought not to bn done, for when yo0crllsh the
child's imagination You close the door ~ his
heart. Heart aud moral emotions are close.
~ allied TO the Imagination and when you
allow reason to slip It's wings you frequently
destroy sympathy.
The session this morning was callclt Q ord
er by County Supt, SnyderI after which tho
following officers were elected; President.
Supt. 7. A. Snyder; Vice President, d. A.
HarmGn, OF Hazlcton, and J, l.. rutteiger, Of
WeathcrW; Secretaries, II. A. EEcnhort. Of
Mauch Chmk; Charles T.. Martin. Of Auden.
ried; VIII $, Monroe, Of Uazleton,
Supt, Snyder made some appropriate To-
marks after which tho institute sang "Mul,
mer, Gentle Tyre"
Prof. Ballet was the FIRST speaker Of the
day. He discussed primary geography
Placing a text book on tho subject In the
hands of primary pupils isa positive hinder
ancc. the MIND In order TO study thing,
must think of tho thing, In studying geo
Graphy the mind must look beyond the map
and see In their iInaginations the real thiAgs,
There are two ways By which q child can DO
given knowledge OF Geogrephy: LIST. BY
means of seeing. 2d. by means OF the ln-
agination. We must open the chlldren's
eyes-the eyes of the mind, The ehild's
mind must be filled with concepts Of things
around them by which they can compare OBJ
jects that arc beyond the vision. Avoid
denpltions in the lower grades We must
not use definitions TO communicate know,
edge to the children,
After short recess, Miss Emma J, And
rea5 conducted a class drill. The method Of
teaching reading to beginnings was discus
scd by Mcssrs. Snyder, IIarman, and Mon.
roe. James Beyan read a paper on sue
cessflll Teaching" j. l.. Potteiger read q
paper on Ancient History" Both papers
were tAou2Ety prepared and will read
The afternoon exercises opened with tho
song Guide me, Thou Great jehovah
after which Dir. T. b. Tweedle read paper
on Hygiene" Prof. llarman, OF Hail ton,
followed with n talk on general InforrE-
tlOn," He limited his talk to the importance
of reading newspapers. Too few OF the
dcrstandingly. BY reading newspapers and
having the more advanced pupils read th m
much valuable biography OF scientific men,
poets, and statesmen, will be added to the
| chld's stock OF knowledge. History and
geography can be taught in no better way
than by newspaper instruction.
Prof Ballet made the closing talk Of the
| day, He emphasized what Dr.. Twecdle hal
said OF "SchOOl Hygiene" Many OF our
people sleep in rooms where tLcrc is icul air,
and rs . consequence frequently take C, u
| sumption. Children tu,ht TO be taught ~ W
to ventilatc and how to heat room proper
ly. They should be trained TO goy,ra thom.
| selves in a princlpla rs ancient rs "od
| ocean," Then why not teach those pupils
h:w TO ventilate the homGs thai will one dry
| be theirs t. control. Make actual expert,
ments with warm and cold air. lie adyc'
Gated the appointment OF regular commit
taes on ventilation and h,atlrg. No school
should be without thermometer. Teachers
should insist on not only cleanliness Of face
| aud hands, but OF tidy desks as wcll. Pro'
Balliet's talks were rs usual "brim,'ul" O.
practical hints, and he received q warm re
u lNi'bA AlAbAlb NAF ANNNARNlN VIVA wiz " w
| formerly laborel,
The Institute throughout was dcCiGeC
success. ond Supt. snyder is to be congTatL
lated. twas hurrledly gotten up amits
the most adverse circumstances, and yet The
attendance was good, and high degree o
enthusiasm could be seen on the faces OF thi
teachers, VS.. u.
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