The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-01-02
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multiplication.
subject of Spelling. ~
tai music by Karl Adam. a.

SUBJECT OF Spelling. H.
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Miss DeLscey do not Paren,s
School.
Supt Lord took up Ocean Currents. Pri- |
mary causes list. Difference in temper
ature between the waters ut the Equator |
and those at the Poles. End. The rotation |
of the Earth. 3rd. Winds. The existance |
of these currents was first learned. by |
Colum bus on his first voyage to America. !
Their direction is greatly modified by the
slope and location of the land masses on
the earth. They serve the purpose of
great commercial highways Keep the
waters of the ocean in motion and so pre-
serve their purity; and modify tempera-
ture 40 as TO cause great variety in the
climate of various countries.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Miss Varnum. under the auspices Of the
Y. w, c. T. u, lectured on the subject of
temperance, There was full house, and
the lecture and music was fully enjoyed
by ali present.
THURSDAY, 900 A. NJ.
Opening exercises led by ex-Snpt. Hill.
lard. Prof. Davis:- "A Busidess Day in
School. l. Reading-Once week have
pupils make a'short selection and read it,
teacher taking notes. .. Writing; a.
Letters. b. Business Forms. c. Business
transactions. 8. Geography; a. Jour
neys-1. Real. 2. Imaginary. 3. Busi-
ness. b. Locate places mentioned in
newspapers. 4. Arithmatic: q. Rapid
computation. b. Business transactions
l. Ordering business at stores. 2. Buy
real estate. 3. Paper, plaster, and carpet
the school-room. 4. Paint the school
house. 8. News of the day.
S. d. Owen of Pittsburgh was presented
to the Institute and spoke on the respon-
sibility of the teacher to the school.
Mr.. Mcpherson was next introduced, and
spoke on the benefits to subscribers of the
| Universal Intelligence Association of New
York, which he represents. Recess
Primary Geography by Supt. Lord. How
to teach from County Map. How to get
an approximate idea of tho size of the
County, and State. How to use dissected
maps, and how to make them. Map draw
| ing in sand. Locatlsn of towns, cities,
of Township, County, and State officers.
Seat work for Geography Primary classes.
Composition, by Supt. Lord. He gave
lesson in composition.
Mr.. ]. B. Stewart of Barnett township,
spoke on Rapid Writing: l. It's impor.
tance. 2. How to secure it. Use whole
arm movement 8. Speed first form after
ward. A paper was read by Miss Kate
Guenther of Howe township.
THURSDAY 1880 p. NJ.
Roll Call. Some queries answe rod.
Drill in Calisthenics, by Prof. Davis. The
w. c. T. u, male some inquiry as to the
progress of Physiology in the schools of
the county. The inquiries showed aquite
satisfactory state of things In connection
with the branch. A. J. Davis continued
his talk on Business Day in School. He
began with 5. News of the day. a. By
pupilsfr from the n ewspapers and magazines.
Guide your pupils carefully in the selec-
ton of what they read. 9. Facts in the
sciences; a. Experiments. b. Ask ques-
tions to be answered next Business Day.
7. Etiquette. a. School etiquette. b..
|
Major also gave lesson on the Metric
System of Weights and Measures. Recess.
Election Of Committee on Permanent
certificates. The Committee-elect COM
prises A. NJ. Brooks, w. j. Bloomfield,
Miss J. E. Copeland, Miss NJ. ]. Everhart,
Miss Ida Black.
THURSDAY EVENING.
Geo. Thomas Bowling lectured on the
Good Old Times. The lecturer was greet
ed with full house. All present enjoyed
the lecture. On account ef an accident to
the train on which he came the lecturer
was late. But Mr.. Wheeler, with his
singing, kept the audience in a good hu-
NOR. Miss Eva Soule recited Briar Rose.
Her rendering of the piece won her many a
compliment. "One of the boys" had pre-
pared a memorial service for the teachers
who had welded during the last two years.
1t was carried out in the early part OF the
evening and created much amusement.
The song so well sung by Mr.. Wheeler,
was the principal feature. The rendering OF
the chorus in the back room, by Messrs.
Dingmsn, Law, Siggins and Baker, was
very effective.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Opening services led by Rev. Rumber-
ger. Prof. Davis talked on the Use OF
School Apparatus. 1t would be good
idea for each teacher TO own his own appa-
ratus, and carry 1t from school to school
with him, IF he could. Get pupils help
to buy appai atus, little at time. He
spoke of the Metric system again, con-
trasting the complexity of the old system
with the simplicity of the now. At the
close of his talk he bade the Institute good
bye in few well chosen, earnest, kindly
words. Roll call.
A memorial was read for ex.Supt. S. f.
Rohrer, who died suddenly during the
year just closing. eN-Supt. Hillard had
prepared, and read, the memorial. A. j,
Sallade followed in few remarks also ON
the same. The committee on Resolutions
reported. The resolutions were adopted,
(which see). Supt. Lord made talk on
Patriotism, and bade the Institute good
bye. Mr.. A. NJ. Brooks, acting chairman,
made a short address, and declared the
Institute adjourned Sn,e die,
JENNIE DELAoEY.