Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-11-12
THURSDAY MORNING.

no one was fit to pick out the words
that child ought to use without the
most careful thought and circumspec
ton, and tLa5 child should be taught
q vocabulary that was scrupulously
correct; Prof. Glen gave minute oirec-
tions on the theory and practice of
teaching writing-all of which would
be scattered to the wind, however in
twenty-five seconds by a newspaper
scribe. though they were good. Prof.
A. .. Apgar gave an address on Trees.
Prof. Apgar will lecture tonight on
'Our Friends and Our Enemies
Among Insects" This will be a lec-
ture we'll worth hearing, and as it is
free the public should avail itself of
the opportunity.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The Teachers Institute, which has
spent such pleasant and doubtless
profitable session in our city will
| close to-day. The sessions, thus far
haye been instructive to the teachers
and highly entertaining to visitors.
Yesterday afternoon Prof. Glen
finished his address on Penmanship,
and Mrs. Vogel gave an address on
the pupils desk work, what should
constitute it and how it should be
conducted,
Prof. Apgar, of the State Normal
School, concluded his address on
''Trees."
No more busy man during the whole
of the SESSIONS of the Institute, has
been seen among them than County
Superintendent Charles g Hampton.
His observant eye, ever watchful for
the interests of the teachers and others
caught up every thing that tended to
their comfort and conyeniencss. Our
city should feel complimented at this
session of the Institute.
PROF. APGAR'S LECTURE.
Prof. A. G. Apgar, of the State Nor
NAL school, lectured at night before
the Institute upon 'Our Friends and
Our Enemies Among Insects." The
audience. owing to the inclemency of
the weather, was not so large as it
otherwise might have been.
The Professor showed which of the
insects were the most harmful and de-
structive in their habits and the rapid
ity with which all insects multiply. He
also showed how one species of insects
lives by devouring other species. If
left alone and not devoured by other
species of insects, birds and animals,
and destroyed by man some insects
would multiply to such enormous num-
bers as to be appalling. Various sorts
of insects and their larvae were des-
cribed and their life history and habits
detailed.
One of the most harmful insects is
the beautiful Butterfly which deposits
it's eggs with such wonderfulfecundity
and whose larva comes in swarms,
while the most useful insect to man is
the delicate Lady Bug, which destroys
and lives upon other insects.
The Colorado bug, so injurious to
the potato crops is choice morsel of
food while in the larva state to the
lady bug. The Professor illustrated
his lecture with drawings of many of
the insects described.
FRIDAY MORNING.
At this mornings session of the In
stitute, which concludes this meeting,
Prof. Glen, of New York concluded his
address on penmanship, and during his
remarks the busy pencils of the listen
ing teachers were flying over their note
books tracing out his ideas of whole
arm and fore arm movements. After
he was done speaking Prof. Brum-
bough gave his address on school
Discipline. The Professor stirred the
blood of the teachers to very enthu-
siasm when his remarks leaned toward
the old time modes of school discipline
when the pupils we're to be made to
''mind their teachers" He argued
that the discipline of the school should
be positive and not negative; that it
should be of sufficient force to COM
mand dignity and respect, and that
it should be for the good of the indi-
vidual scholar, and thus for the bene-
fit of the community, the Society, the
State and the Nation. His remarks
on this line were met with ringing ap-
plause.
Professor Morse, County Superin-
tendent of Atlantic County. arrived
this morning, and was present during
the session.
Professor Trask, of the South Jer.
sey Institute, and Albert Trask, his
son, were present to-day, as was also
Professor Lyon, of the West Jersey
Academy, yesterday.
City Superintendent Cox, of this
city has been in constant attendance
upon the Institute, and so was ex-
County School Superintendent VIM.
o. Garrison much of the time. The