The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-12-18
THE FOURTH DAY.
AT THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
MANY INSTRUCTIVE ADDRESSES
Superintendent Houck Speaks OF
the State Teachers in General
and Schuylkill County
Teachers in Particular.

MISS OeeBlnllleT OpeHeu Tue hlteTnOOl
of the teachers county institute in Fergu
sons theatre yesterday by resum ng her
instructions on drawing. Construction un
deries all decoration. First think IF thu
object to be decorated The decoration
should be subordinate to the construction
Stability, unity, repose and variety should
be embraced in decorations.
DR.. Ballet was introduced and gave Il
very interesting talk. Reading furnishes
the printed symbol of ideas. Talk fur
nishes the vocal symbol of thought. SPELL
ing furnishes the written symbols. You
thought, and studies that deal with the
symbols of thought. In other word,
studies that deal with the actual things in
one sense, or with actual or real knowl-
edge; and studies that deal with the husks
of knowledge. You have studies that deal
merely with words and language. If you
take language work from the thought work
of the schools you would be dealing with
the husks OF knowledge Get something
to read that puts flesh and blood in the sub
ject studied Take one line of reading for
start-connected resding-snd then take
up another. Don't take up little on this
and little on that. Say you take one
line on literature, one on science, one on
geography and another on history. How
shall you find time for a new study2 You
can do it by connecting your thought work
with your language work. Why can't a
boy learn to read just as well by reading
some subj ct in geography or history, as
we'll as reading meaningless stories. The
reading in schools ought to 10 be of such a
character as to contribute to all the other
studies, then you would gain something
for some other study. 1t ought not to re-
quire more time to have reading and other
branches than to have only the other
! branches and no reading at all,
Prof George B. Haucher took the plat
form and spoke on 1.-The Demands of our
Schools" One of the demands of the
state on our public schools is citizenship,
something that will make the boyo grow
up to be good citizens. To be good citi
another demand by the state. The state
does not want men who allow themselves to
be driven to the ballot box like cattle, but
men who have the individuality and in
telligence TO vote for themselves. Man
no, d. discipline and patriotism are among
the other requirements. Patriotism can be
taught by having children sing patriotic
songs. These lessons must be taught in the
school rooms. The state has no other mean.
of reaching these ends. The children have
a sought of second birth in the school
rooms and if they are born right the state
will have population of which it will be
proud.
| DR.. E. o. Lyte made his farewell sd-
dress and held the attention of the large
audience for about twenty minutes while
he gave his ideas as to how children should
be treated and trained by the school
teachers. Hearty applause followed the
conclusion of the address.
Superintendent Houck wanted the in
stitute to sing, but the demand for a speech
was too strong Mr.. Houck touched the
sentiment of the teachers and was APP
plauded frequently and vociferously.
Mr.. Houck said that he would show how
Schuylkill stands in public school circles OF
the state, which embraces 81 counties. The
average school term In Schuylkill county
is 8 SO months. Only FIVE counties in the
state have better average than that-Del-
aware, Az Lackawanna, 9,26; Allegha-
ney, 9 49, Carbon, 9.Sli Montgomery, S6l
The tax rate of Schuylkill county is 7
mills. Seventeen counties of the state
have a higher rate. The average monthly
salary of male teachers in SchuylkilI
county is S5Ol9. There are only seven
counties in the state that have higher male
average They are Alleghaney, S64 06
Beaver, $50 26 Elk, $50 26 Delaware
S68.O2; Lackawanna, S5427i Luzerne
S5l II; Wayne, S55 81. The average salary
paid the lady teachers in Schuylkill county
is not very good-S3536 1t is altogether
too low and if there were any school di-
rectors here this afternoon l would tell
them that there is better work for them to
do than meet and condemn the Institutes.
The average salary of lady teachers in this
state is entirely too low. The school
teachers have given this state the grand
place it occupies in the states of this nation.
Only ten counties pay higher average
salario9 to female teachers than Schuylkil
does The counties are; Delaware, Sl4.27;
MneghaDey, S4l.2Oi Blair, S85.79i Bucks,
S37 TO- Chester, SILL Clearaeld, 1886 2Si
Lancaster, $50 81 Montgomery, S3S G6i
Washington, S35 S5 Westmoreland, $37. 40
They are all too low. But there is a cry
that county institutes cost too much. Lei