Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-01-22
Teachers' Institute

Teachers' InstItute-
The proceedings Of the Teachers
Institute. held ut Thompsoutowu,
Juuiata Co, Pa, ON FIR dav and Sat
uriav. january 3, /, 1890, proved
one of tua most successful ever held
in the place mentioned
Tho report of the proceedings for
the SrNrn;zl AND REpUBLTCAS dId not
c me for an earlier publication than
in this issue.
The following Il a brief sketch Of
the proceedings.
Friday evening session Of Institute
was called % order by Prof.
W. f. Bucke. A piece Of mu-
sic entitled Come with Ne was
suue bv the choir. An essay cuti-
tied the farmer was read by Miss I-a
hlyss. The essay WAS very well pre-
pared, comparing the Teacher with
the Farmer IN cultivating the mind
of the child. As the Farmer cult
Yates the soil u make 1t productive
Of good. The subject ''the pupil his
own educator, was opened toy Prof
ID. :. .Kepuer followed 10y ] H
Daugherty, Prof. J. T. Altman, J. b.
Kurt, Ed. Davis and +. l. Shuman,
closed by d. l., Kepnor. Music by
choir, ''the bob1liuk song. \ col
lection was taken up to help defray
the expenses Of Institute. Recita-
tior 10y Miss Shuman, show 8 es the
money" The arch Of success was
very well performed by students Of
the borough school After the choir
God be with-vou till we meet again.
The Institute stood adjourned TO
meet Saturday morning at $50
SATURDAY NoRSING
institute called to order at $3.50 by
the choir. Subject Reading was
taken up bv 5. +. Shurtz followed by
County Superintendent ". +. Au-
man, B. l. Shuman, W. f. Bucks
W. f. Castles. The childrens' work
shop" was taken up and discussed
bv W. f.. Shurtz, who pointed out
very clearly why the school room
should be made a child's workshop y
How to economize tiEla in an un-
graded school" was taken up and
very ably discussed by Miss Florence
Detra, followed by s. f Shurtz, W.
L. Bucte and ID. l. Kepuer. \ pa
per on the value Of the imagination
in education, was re ad by Prof ].
II. Carney. After the election of
officers for the next Institute TO be
held at McAlisterviIle, Institute ad-
| iourned to meet at l:30 2. VI.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Institute was called to order 10y the
President at 1:3O. After few briet
remarks by ]. c. Dimm, School Dis
cipline" was taken up by Prof. W
f. Buckle. Subject, ''home influenc,
in education, was presented by
Prof. o. b. Sulouff, who discussed /
in an abe manner The subject wa
, further commented on by ID. L. kep
nor, II. G. Sausman, Hon. 7. ID. Gar
man. $ T. Shurtz, f. Beuner, $. c
j Mover. Prof. NJ. c. Brumbaugh
, The subject, "Charact -ristics OF goo,
/ Teachings, was opened 10y W. L
Castles. Intermission Of 10 minutes
/. After iutermiss on the subject pre-
, viouslv opened was further discusses
t by J. B. kurtz, ID. l.. kepner an
S closed Ivy W. f. Castles. Prof "
: +. Bucke. opened the subject In
portauco Of Mind Study" and di
. cussed it in a creditable manne
] followed by Professors J. T. Alma
- and NJ q. Brumbaugh. Institut
then stood adjourned to meet at
I. VI.
EVENING SESSION.
Institute was called to order at
y p. NJ. after music by the choir. VI
y W. W Fuller Of Mt. Union was /
- troduced, who read very beautif
: poem entitled the fox chase on Il
, sabbath The poem was origin
~ and did credit to Mr.. Fuller.
Il MUSIC By CHOIR.
Recitation by Albert Dimm. 4
q ter which Prof NJ. G. Brumbaug
81 Superintendent Of Huntingdon c,
u was introduced and gave most e
celleut lecture on the -'Teche Cou
. try" The lecture occupied oI
II hour and fifteen minutes, and "
n one that could be produced only
I the most careful study and obsery
y tion. The Prof. has many friends,
!e this county and finds a WELDON
: wherever be goes. 4 vote of than
was rendered the citizens for the u
no of the churches the choir for Z
s most excellent music to Superi
" tendents Auman and Brumbaug
Il Hon. T. D. Garmrn, W. W. Fuller,
70 T. Altman and all who assisted
A. making the Institute a success
1e Institute adjourned with piece
music by the choir.
no LIST OF TEACHERS PRESENT
a W. F. Bucke, L. A Woodward,
Mt F. Castles, d. L. Kepner. 5.