Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-22


| teaching is Joyous, aud sunny and full q
power.
! MONDAY NIGHT
( A packed court room greeted the re
appearance Of Rev Russell II. Conwell
of Philadelphia, on Monday night. The
lecture, Acres of Diamonds wa.
heartily appaudcd throughout
TUESDAY MORNING.
The IAstitutc assembled in ArmoJ
Hall, IL being necessary tor the Court tC
have the court room. IL was $40 O'Clock
when the Institute joined in song Al
the Cross" after being called to order by
the County Superintendent.
Judge Johnston spoke hy way of ex.
planntion of why the Institute WAS obliged
10 vacHte the court room. The County
Superintendent is in no way to blame.
The Act of Assembly relating to the mat
ter gives the County Institute the right OF
using the court rooms, but of course il
never was intended that it should take
precedence of the Court. The County
Superintendent had set the Time lor hold.
ihg the Institute during u time when
there was no regular session CT Court.
Judge r'urst, who held Court here at the
last session, not knowing that the Instr
tute had been set for November 18Th, de-
cided upon that date for holding the
special term. Then il was thought that
it could be held in the Arbitration room.
But when the case came up for trial yes
terdav morning, it proved to be very
large one, being an extensive land case.
1t was necessary to have more room
than the Arbitration Room afforded.
Prof. Snyder spoke on " What it is to
Teach" He spoke of the growth, the de
velopment in modes of harvesting, in
lighting our homes and streets, and in
travel. He asked the question, d" Have
we as Teachers kept Lace with this
progress ?" He then briefly reviewed the
progress made in education. First idea
of school, was the rule of the rod, then
came the three RS, and then came the
idea that teaching is causing to know.
This idea prevails, as yet, to large ex-
tent Teaching is developing the posi-
bilities wrapped up in the child. Teach
ing is training to talk, training to act
The teacher who is not spiritually good
can not lead the child to be good. Think
ing comes before knowing. Thinking is
seeing relations. Prof. Snyder illustrated
his talk ay using some geonetrical forms.
He spoke of methods in Geography ard
History Pupils must be led to see rela-
tions. He also spoke on the natural
science and illustrated by examples of
lessons how he leads pupils to see rela-
tions in those branches.
After music, Superintendent Leech ap.
pointed Committee on Instruction, also
a Special Committee on Memorial Res -
lutions, composed of Mr.. Thcs. j. Itell
Chairman; Miss Clara Englebach, Miss
Mary jenkins, Mr.. Il. IL. Burkhardt, Mr.
Frank Boyer, and Miss Annie Kratzer. A
Committee on General Resolutions was
also appointed as follows Mr.. Chas.
Elrick, Chairman; Mr.. G. w. Williams,
Mr.. j. S. Foley, Misses Maggie Reilly,
Ellie Myers and Sara Hill.
After a short intermisson and "a song,
Prof. Bennett, of the Morrell Institute,
Johnstown, spoke on drawing. The
straight line comes first. Drawing
should be from the object. A stick may
be used from which to draw the line in
all positions. Angles come next. In
teaching curves, which comes next, use
a piece of wire, by means of which all
curves may be made. Neatness is very
necessary. You cannot have art without
it. Objects from nature can be USED.
Models OF for n should be used.
A song" Memories of Gallilee," was
sung, after which DIR. White took up the
subject of School Management" A
ladder of seven rounds constitutes the
way to success. The first is scholarship,
the second skill in teaching, which be
gets confidence, skill in mechanism. No
good teaching is copy work. The
method that is full Of vital power in the
school room is the teachers own method.
The teacher must know what others do
and how they do it, only to make the
method her own. The third clement of
easy controlling is heart power. There is
in every school few pupils, the control
of which determines the success of the
teacher in that school. The teach
er can lead child, especially
a wayward one, she does not love.
The secret of governing a wayward
child is not in allowing the conduct of
the child to come between his heart and
yours. There is no personal matter In it.
The love of the teacher must be most con
scientiously shown toward those who need
it. Backbone is the next element of easy
governing power. Evenness of admins
tration, putting school in condition
and keeping it there uniformly. A boy
respects steady will. A will has most
power when there is silent teacher be-
e. IL 4.