The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-01-23
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

cation met in the free church at Mill
vile, January II. The meeting was
called to order at 10 a. m. by Supt.
Johnston. Devotional exercises were
conducted by Prof Welsh reading a
part Of the 5th chapter of Matthew,
after which the following organization
was made, Preston Ewes, chairman,
and H. w. Ewes, secretary.
The chairman announced the sub
ject Of Language which was responded
to by Jennie Kitchen. Language helps
us to express our thoughts, make
every recitation a language lesson.
Use pictures for stories, have smaller
pupils give story orally and those
more advanced write combine letter
writing and parts of speech with their
work.
Address, "Some of Our Duties II
W. Ewes.
Morality in the Public Schools, Eyer
Allen. Education Of the rising gener-
alton has threc sources, home, church
and school; each has a special work
and each should do its work so that
one will not have the work of the
other to do. Public schools are filling
their mission as designed and are un-
Justly assailed of immortality
Recitation "The Little Bird" Min
ME Budman.
Prof. Albert ofthe Normal School in
an able and forcible manner discussed
school management and moral culture.
Teacher may know how to teach
grammar, arithmetic, etc, yet lack
government, does not know himself
nor his pupils and has no sympathy.
Discipline depends on temperament.
Teachers should be firm yet kind,
have regular habits, have no list of set
rules, have school rooms neat and
warm, adorn the walls with pictures.
Spend more money for education and
less for jails and penitenitaries, etc.
Put more in the boy now and have
less crime twenty-five years hence.
Take care ofthe moral nature, learn
kindness, morality, humaneness
through deep heart felt sympathy.
Recitation, The Awful Story, Vic
toria Gotlieb.
Adjourned until 1890 p. m.
Institute was called to order by the
chairman. First on the program was
a recitation by Grace Parker.
Essay, "The Teachers Mission"
Mrs. E. B Hogue, among the many
excellent things which the essaiyst re-
ferred to were, his mission to his pro-
fession, its worth, morals, etc, to his
pupils, his patrons, his country and his
God, Parents, manifest an interest in
your schools. Parents do not appre-
ciate the earnest work Of the teacher.
Teachers work to bring the angel of the
child TO the surface. Teach habits Of
self-control.
Prof. Welsh, Principal of the Nor
NAL School discussed the work of the
Public Schools. Object of education
is to get enough facts to do the worlds
work. Strength Of mind is obtained
by the discipline of study. Teacher
should prepare himself for each days
work. Teach and not hear recitations.
Real wisdom is not obtained in school
but in life, the school is the starting
point. Do not be conceited. Teacher
must be what he wants his pupils to
be. We want intelligent citizens, men
who can vote, obey and make laws
and tell why they do SO. We want
manual training, train the hand with the
brain, handy hand and handy mind go
together.
Recitation, ]. NJ. Patton.
Prof Henry r. Russell Prin. Friends
School, Millville, then took up the
subject of Elementary science. Some
branch of elementary science, either
Botany, Mneralogy, or Physics should
be taught in all schools. The Prof.
took for subject, How to show atmos-
pheric pressure. The apparatus can
all be made by the pupils with but lit
tie cost. Train the hand as we'll as
the brain. Among the experiments
shown were, how we breath, how air
is removed from incandescent burn
ers, barometer, remittent springs, sy-
phon, etc.
Supt. Johnston then spoke Of the
value of these educational meetings.
Teachers must make more thorough
preparation then we will have better
houses and environments, read more,
think more, make preparation and
contine it, be systematic, the times re-
quire more thinking, subscribe for
books and papers and then read them,
study means, method and mind, be
progressive, imitation will make fail
ure, initiate no one.
Boyd Trescott, address, Little
Things" Irregular attendance inter,
feres with the teachers work. Punct
uality is necessary. Teachers neglec,
opportunities, lack of decision in gov
ernment. Have children obey.
Owing to the non arrival of the bat
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