The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-04
WHOLE NO. 1908.
SOMERSET PA, WEDNESDAY JANUARY L. 1883.

after regiment could be marched into il
and drilled. l have seen more than
$1,000 people gathered in st. Peters. Il
could not be duplicated for 60 million of
dollars 1t occupied 100 years in build
ing-during the reign of nineteen Popess
and finally finished by Angelo, one of
the meu that we regard as having been
made by God to show US how grand a
man he could make.
The Vatican is the greatest building on
earth. There you can find anything on
earth, or that ever was on earth. 1t Is
the worlds grand store-house. reaching
back more than 400 wears. Lost arts
Damascus steel, carved guns, rnummies,
anything in the world. There, too, you
can see the greatest paintings. that man
has ever executed.
Don't hide ignorance behind the idea
that people can't understand you The
trouble is they can generally understand
too well. Many children's picnics are
spoiled by giving the. children logic in
stead of lemonade.
| want TO mention a few paintings.
There is Raphel's painting Of The
TRANSPORTATION" A million of dollars
could be readily obtained for that paint
ing, less than seven feet square. The
figures are flesh and blood and bone, the
clouds are the very clouds that you may
have seen, that had seen in Palestine
few weeks before.
Then we see the Madonna Madon-
ma in painting is always the Infant Jesus
in the arms of the blessed Mother. Then
there is the statue of the dying Gladitor.
You feel like pulling out the arrow-but
the statue was executed 2000 years ago.
Then there is the Laocoon-the old man
and his two boys being strangied by two
snakes. They won't allow you 70 carry
your cane in there, for fear that you may
forget yourself and strike at the snakes.
'Tisn't true that man can do what man
has done. On the tips of my fingers |
can count the names of earth's grandest
mountains. So on the tips of my fingers
/ can count the names of earth's grandest
men.
The God that scooped out the oceans,
sometimes raises up man that
towers above his fellows as the mountains
tower above the plains The reason that
such paintings are not made now Is be-
cause that Gods plan is not to raise up
such men. should like to go over the
churches, galleries, etc, but | cannot |
have never found a place where an
American was compelled to humiliate
himself In St Peters at Rome is
statue of st. Peter, with an immense
bronze foot which the kisses of human
lips have worn thin"
Music by Miss Glen-@ See the Pale
Moon"
WEDNESDAY, MORNING SESSION.
Institute called to order, and after mu-
sic, devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. Appleton Bash, of the Somerset
NJ. E. Church, reading part of the 18th
Psalm, followed by prayer and music.
County Superintendent Berkey an
nounced that 24s teachers had been en-
rolled out of possible 261, only thirteen
being absent, of whom several were
sick, after which the various committees
were appointed.
Discussion =" Who should determine
the studies to be pursued by each pupil
the pupil himself, the parent, or the
teacher"
Opened by o. W. Williamson, and fol-
lowed by ]. A. Berkey, of Somerset. The
latter thinks there should be more legis-
lation. But there is difference between
graded and ungraded schools.
Levi Lichliter thinks the school law
provides that boards of directors shall
map out course of study.
A. c. Holbert made few remarks by
permission, and was followed by Joseph
J. Stutzman.
Queries =" Can the 2d of January be
considered a legal holiday pr The County
Superintendent decided no.
Does the magnetic needle point
north ?" DR.. Horne: Not exactly"
The Doctor explained atfull length.
Literature in the Common School"
Prof MeClelIand, Of Washington and
jefferson College.
A most interesting talk on general read
ing and literary culture. by A. ;. Flani-
gan, of Confluence schools. Mr.. F. is
young teacher, and was graduated from
the California, Pa, State Normal School.
He handled the subject in mastery
manner.
Lecture, Respiration This talk oc-
cupied more than an hour, and was ac-
companied by experiments. To attempt
TO give the talk and not give the expert
ments that brought out the talk would
DO injustice to the lecturer, and would
also be waste of time The Lecturer
was most highly approximately the en-
tire audience.
"The How and Why in Teaching" by
DIR. Horne. This was in the Doctors
best style, The crowded state of the
house prevented several of the lecturers
from doing themselves full justice, 50
far as being heard was concerned Under
the circumstances they surely did nobly,
and their efforts were fully appreciated
by those that were in reach Of their
voices. Note books we're freely used by
the teachers.
(Contin,fsd on Third Pdre
The Millennium Still Distant.