The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-09-10

President Weimer announced the fol.
lowing committee on resolutions. Mr..
II, u, Day,of MI, Union; Mr.. Harvey Smith,
OF Massillon, and Misc Fila Lehman, OF
Canton.
THURsDAy MORNING
The Institute convened AZ 2 .. m. and
opened with the song "America." DR..
Bindley continued his talk on "0bject.
teachinR;" under the head OF General
Principles aubdivlded as follows: Mind
10 developed by thinkinsj nature fur
nlabea the primary object OF thought;
words are only symbols and ara useless
unlesa the idea aymbolized 10 fully un-
derst00di the senses are the mind'e
gateways' there Ia a natural order OF
mental Developments what IN more Inn
p0rtant than that which we teach;
curiosity and activity are inherent
QuAlitlee OF mind; the affections exist 10
control Influence over the young mind.
AT the conclusion OF DR.. Findley'a talk
Misc Nellie Goodman, OF Canton, sang u
solo "At the Twilight" accompanied by
Mias Alice Herbruck, OF Canton, on the
| piano. The two young ladies were loudly
encOred aud responded with u German
song Bright Eyes" Mr.. Charles Kreigh-
baum Teeited Ia an able manner Seas.
aila' lnstigatlon OF Brutus," from
Julius Caesar.
Dr.. H0nck delivered very sensible
and practical talk on "Public Senti.
mont" urging atrongly that the lnsti'
tnte should make one day OF the lnsti.
tute Directors Day. The care OF school
grounds should DO better attended II the
school house and surroundings ehOuld be
made neat and attractive. Public senti.
ment should demand that the school
should be 40 pleasant 40 the home. In
| Jury 10 many schools Ia due TO too many
changes Of Teachers. Boards should stick
10 q good teacher when they get one,
and raise his salary In order 10 keep
him.
THURSDAY EVENING.
The evening session convened In the
audience room of the Presbyterian
Church, The room was filled TO its
utmost, many being obliged TO stand.
Misses Eyster and Slroble and Mesers.
Day and Palmer sang an anthem, Rock
OF Agee"
DR.. Houck delivered q lecture on
what We Owe the Children In which
he reviewed the school aud school
master Of earlier days, comparing them
with the school and school teacher Of TO.
day, sometimes In humorous then In q
pathetic and again In an argumentatlye
style, with logical conclusions, proving
that we are progressing, n0twithatand-
Ing that here and there an old cr0aker
maintains that the people are no wiser
or better. than our ancestors. His do.
acriptl0n '0t "Home" was sublime and
would 10 God that every boy and girl
had such home as the doctor presented
10 the minds eye OF hia auditors.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The Institute opened with a song,
"The Lords My Shepherd, Shall Not
Want" followed by the Lords Prayer.
Roll call, followed by responsive gems
Of thought"
DR.. Flndley's problems In stocks and
profit and loss provoked quite On earnest
discussion.
The spelling contest was concluded
and no doubt many were prohled there
by. |
DR.. Houck continued the subject Of |
arithmetic, especially on technical and
obscure difllculties; school program and
how 10 get lesson wa9 farther dts |
cUssed by DR.. Houck.
The following problem was solved and |
demonstrated by DR.. Findley: Az what
times between ak aud seven O'Clock are
the hands Of q watch fifteen minutes
apart2" II 10 suggested here that oil
scholars aud teachers try to solve this
| problem.
The Stark County Teachers Institute
| closed its annual session Friday after.
noon. The Institute convened at 3 p, m.
The executive committee decided that
| the Institute transact the necessary
business llrat, and then use the remain.
dor Of the time for some closing talks, |
BY ballot II was decided 10 hold tho |
next annual Inetitute at Canton.
President Woimer proposed the senti' |
ment, "What can we DO 10 make our In. |
etitute more intereetingw and called |
upon Mr.. n. Braucher. OF Canton, for
the fret reply. Mir. Braucher suggestod |
a two weeks Institute, one week normal. |
Home talent should bo brought Into use, |
aud n directors day had Efforts should |
also be made TO induce BOardeof Educa-
tion 10 attend the sessions OF the lnstl- |
tute.
Mr.. Stokey. OF Canton, emphasized Mr.. |
BIauchera remarks by saying that all !
days should bo Directors Day.
Mr.. A, q. Burrlll, Of Navarro, endorsed
similar sentiments. especially that Of |
introducing home talent
MIR. l. N, Taggart, OF Canal Fulton,
said there are about Ave hundred school
directors In Stark county, and II Ia pos
sible that they could be induced TO ~. |
tend the Institute as well as they do the |
county fair.
"0ught not a committee on sociabil-
lty be appOintedw was responded 10 by |
Miss Ella Lehman, Messrs. Stokey, Find |
10y, Houck and others.
On motion tho Executive Committee |
was instructed 10 select Directors |
Day, and consider II 40 q part Of next
year's program,
Mr.. /. N. Taggart made some very
good remarks concerning the "0hio
Teachers Reading Circle"
The spelling contest submitted by DR.. |
Findley was won by Miss Ella Lehman,
who spelled correctly ninety.oight out |
OF tho one hundred tost words. The
prize Ia q year'e subscription 10 the |
ohio Educational Monthly" OF which
DR.. Findley 10 editor.
Tho election OF officers resulted as fol.
lows: President, George W. Yohe, Of
Canton; Vice Presidents, II. l., Day, OF
M. Union, and O. Hiner, OF Can't Sec-
retary, Miss Ella Lehman, OF Canal
Fulton; Treasurer, O. ". 8tokey, or Can
ton; Executive Committee, 3. Weimer,
Of Navarro, and M. X. Aungst, OF Can
ton.
Tho report Of the Committee on Reso.
lutions was accepted and adopted. DR..
Findley and Or. Houck In some well
chosen remarks finished their weeks
work, and with good wiehes from oil,
closed one OF the best Institutes ever |
held In Stark county.