The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-12-07


rocket contains small parachute that take
the air under its folds and floats gaily away
The coloring Of the parachute throws Of ID.
brilliant colors that please the eye Alssy.
confront your classes with facts not With
theoTiss-r Another interesting subject tax.
en- up by The speaker va. that Of ventile-
ton. lie said It Is impossible 10 do good
work without pure afr 10 breathe. Tbs
sense Of sueii IS the bgss way to detect foul
zir Go cut into the air fcr few minutes
and come back into this room and you viii
discover the difference. Here he showed By
mathematical calculation how much foul
air S expelled from the lungs with each res
pir2:iOnl. The germs Of disease are mostly
due 20 breathing foul air and 80 better way
to disseminate germs is known than through
spit-,oons and splitting on the door. See
that your school rooms are properly veniilz-
ted Small openings near the tops OF win
dows is good method. but the best know
anything about is q device Of our friend DR..
Whites. His method for ventilaiing rooms
IS to have the upper sash Of . window open
ed about two inches. with board attached
to the sash that xii throw the fresh air
against the ceiling. Textbooks. apparatus
and methods do not constitute q school. bat
the teacher does. and he esnnot have proper
brain vitality aud DO good work in 5 foul
atmosphere.
Prof Denote made an interesting erps-
riment illustrating the impurities discharg-
ed from the lungs. he took q small vial
tvo-thirds flll ofIine water. Two pieces Of
pipe siem we're inserted through the neck Of
the vial, through one Of which be discharg-
ed his breath two or three times The wa
ter became cloudy almost instantly. The
same simple method can be resorted to to
test the atmosphere Of the school room. All
that is required is to leave the bottle IN
corked FOR sufficient length Of time.
Prof Denote said good-by 10 the teach
ers Wednesday morning and supt- Berksy
paid him deservedly high compliment on
the good work be had performed before he
took bis departure.
DEPUTY-STATE SUPERINTENDENT
HOUCK-
Class Rise to your feet standing
Say, good morning"
say, Mr.. Houck we are very glad to see
you"
"Oh. he's a dandy - exclaimed Prof.
Leslie pointing to the little DePuty-Superia-
tendent as he tried to disappear behind the
speakers stand.
Loud cheers for Ho1ck, Houck,T fol-
lowed and the demure Secretary Was forced
to come forward aud acknovledge the cor
dial welcome. Demosthenes, We are told,
prscticed oratOry on tie sea shore with 4
mouthful of pebbles and sOon over
came bis propensity to siuiter and was able
to set the waters in = ferment with the pow
er Of his voice. Mr.. Houck evidently prae-
ticed oratory in a boiler factory, with buzz
saw in his mouth. The Deputy Superi1-
tendent locks as much ike Hon. sam
Mier, Of Elklick, as TWO peas in ped, ald
when he speaks one naturally turns round
to see where the vOlumn Of sound comes
from. We have never seen public speaker
exercise greater power over an audienee, one
moment mOyins them to tears and the next
eonvulsing them with laughter; the eiTec; Of
his voice is magical and It's owner possesses
the elements oftrue oratory. He would be
equally as effective at q Methodist camp
meeting as At an sssenblage Of pedagogaes-
Mr.. HOuck eomphmsnted the teachers Of
the county and said that be knew the ias.i-
tute woald be grand success the moment
ne saw ]. II. BsESsg's name attached % The
programme. he told several amusing stories
and inierspieed them With suggestions in 5e-
half Of the schools.
Mr.. Hoack made a number Of excellent
addresses during bis stay. Oae in particular
We commend 70 the different school
boards Of the county and especially to the
school board Of Somerset borough lie in
sisted upon directors employing the best
qual.iedi teachers, regardless Of personal
prejudice or on account Of religious or
political Affiliations. De described in ladi-
crous style how the conscientious school
board shonid proceed to elect teachers. Upon
examining the certificates Of those having
only average marks they viii request the ap-
P.ieants 10 retire until called before the board
When the teacher with a provisional certi-
licate calls, he is ask to waited. The sppli-
cants with professional certificates are look
Ell upon with favor The graduates Of
STATE Normal Schools are offered induce
-,a,fu - --.a=, ~ -. fsff.... 49,, 7.,..s -.
are entreated 10 take schools. You can not
judge teacher By the cut Of his coat and
yoa must expect cultured, refined gentle
man or lady 10 demand lager salaries than
those who are not 50 well qualified 5y rea-
son of education to teach.
Mr. Houck lauded our efficient Ccunty
SUPER ntende1t up 10 such high point that
that modest Official bad % retire TO subdue
his blushes He took particular pains to
commend the course ofsiudy prepared By
Mr.. Berkey and said that be vas beseiged
with inquiries in regard - il from diffsrsn
States. This course Of study he informed
the institute has been adopted By the schools
Of seven counties in this Commonwealth,
among them the COUNTIES Of Lebanon, Ly-
coming and Northampton. He told pa
thetie story illustrating affection for parents
in the highest sense aud closed by payiog a
tribute TO the teachers OF this county and
pronouncing the institute Of Is93 the bes.
ore he had ever attended in his long expe-
rieace.
ppnr- pEsNr
Class Look at me
Count one, two. three
"ssy, Prof leslie, an very glad to see
you
''So. y. Row Us Far OIt in the Sunset
Listen TO the harmony, and, mind, You
they never saw that piece before yesterday.' -
Prof Charles ". Dane, OF the Indiana.
Pa, STATE Normal school, was next 10 Prof
Leslie, the popular fvOrite ofths institute
Prof Deane has ma hemaiicsI brain aud
he has trained it to such fine point that
he is able ID give much valuable instruc. ion
no, fJend between the covers Of al arith-
metic- His several talks on Mathematics
were very comprehensive and we have 40
doubt viii result in making the teaching OF
that difficult branch much easier aai II srs
simple 10 the teachers Of this c0uaty. His
sugge-tious in this line were s. valuable thai
II is indeed had to oserestina,e them
Prof Dane did not e0nine himself TO iiiu-
cidating mathematics, by any means. One
Of the most interesting features Of the week
was talk from him on How 10 conduc. q
school" He said children should betanyhs
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