Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-27
EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL,
Third Day of the County Teachers Institute
The Williamsburg Lawn Fete-Coming
Meeting of Florists-The Social Chatter

| Third Day of the County Teachers' Institute
The Williamsburg Lawn Fete-Comine
Meeting of Florists-The Social Chatter
of a Day.
Yesterdays session of the Allegheny
County Teachers Institute was one of the
most interesting yet held. There was q
very large attendance, and the proceedings
seemed to please the audience even more
than usual. The exercises are not of dry
character by any means, but are arranged
so as to amuse as we'll as instruct The
music that is introduced from time to time
goes far toward enlivening the sessions and
the vocal selections are such as would do
credit to concert at which music was the
only attraction. The morning session
opened in the usual manner and then DIR.
Albert L. Maltby, principal of the State
Normal School at Slippery Rock, delivered
an able address on the building of chara acter.
His remarks we're confined to this very nee
essary item in the instruction of children
and were pertinent and clear Children are
not machines and cannot be taught in q
mechanical manner. DR.. Maltby's remarks
were founded on actual experience, and his
address was pronounced by the teachers
one of the best thnt has been heard in the
institute. DR. Hall had something to say on
the subject of psychology. He said that, al
though psychology is one Of the dryest of
studies, in the opinion of most people, it is
impossible to train q child properly without
devoting some attention lit.
Mrs. Hunt resumed her instructive and in
tercsting talk on the scientific instruction in
temperance that she holds to be so necessary
i'll schoolroom. 1t should be mentioned
that Mrs. Hunts address on temperance had
the law now requires teachers to teach
physiology with special reference to the
ehects of alcohol upon the human system.
The next speaker was Prof. Russell. who
in ohl oil ,farx
s1cal training. He told how important is
study of music in the schools and told the
teachers the best way to impart it. His
words were listened to with rapt attention.
When the afternoon session opened Chan
cellor Holland appeared and invited the
members of the institute to visit the Western
University after to-day's session. The invi-
tation was gladly accepted. Then DIR. Hall
spoke on good discipline in education. He
said it does no good to punish too much.
Educate u scholar to high sense of honor,
and 1t will be better fer both teacher and
pupil. You must educate n child before you
can govern him. DR.. Maltby's address was
on botany, and very interesting one 1t was.
He said teachers should encourage children
to observe the habits of plants, and to bring
them to school, so that Their peculiarities
could be explained by their instructors.
Nature is a delightful study. and it should
not be neglected in any school, In the after
noon there were vocal solos by Prof. Russell
and Miss Ettie Stewart, of Allegheny.
This evening the first annual lawn fete of
the fire department of Williamsburg will
commence on the grounds, corner Wallace
and Wood streets. 1t will continue until
Saturday night The ladies of the borough
have given n great deal of attention to the
matter, and there is every indication that
the fete will be one of the most notable
events of the kind that has ever been seen
in Williamsburg. There will be all sorts of
attractions, one of the most important of
which will be the parade Of the entire Iire
department, with q drum corps, every day
during the continuance of the fete. The
music for the fete proper will be furnished
by the Mendelssohn Concert Band, of which
G. Swift is the leader. Rev. A. A. Lambing
has taken q warm personal interest in the
affair, and it will be mainly to his efforts, as
well as those of the ladies of his congrega-
tion, that the certain financial success Of
the fete will be due.
CARDS are out announcing the wedding of
Miss Elizabeth Norcros5, daughter of DR..
md Mrs. Allen II. Norcross, to Mr.. Wilbur
Emery Matthews. The ceremony will take
place at noon on Wednesday next at the
Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church in
Allegheny. The bride is charming young
ady, who possesses a host of admiring
friends, and the groom is well known and
greatly respected in business circles. I'M
after the ceremony the happy
couple will start for the East, and upon their
return October will reside at Williamsburg.
A meeting of the florists and gardeners of
and Allegheny will be held next
Tuesday evening in McGinn's Hall, ALE
,heny. The purpose is to make arrange
nents for their exhibition to be held in |
November. A large number of the florists 1
from Toronto to day, and more are |
expected tomorrow. The next convention |
If the club will be held at Washington, D. c., |
August 49, 20 and 81. 1892 Mr. Ed Reineman |
las been elected Vice President of Western |