The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-12-07
Best Things Of The institute,
Most Successful Assemblage
OF Teachers in the Histo
ry of the County.
BEST CORPS OF INSTRUCTORS.
Unprecsdented Attendance Of Pa
irons of the Public Schools.

Il was the most successful ssssmblage Of
ides marksmsn ever gathered togsther in
this county.
Every session was attended By unprsce-
dentei large numbers
The interest manifested a. the opening
session was retained until the chairman
gave fell announcing that the Institute fol
1882 was now shut"
The corps Ct instructors stand oai in bold
relief when compared with tie many learn
ed men who preceded them.
The evening entertainments we're furnish
ed by the best talent ob,ainAbla
County Superintendent Berkey richly de-
serves the end5rssment for re election gener-
ously voted him By the School Directors in
convention assembled.
The teachers have returned to the little
white sehcol house on the hilltop many
Of them inspired TO DO better work for the
children inrasted 10 their care. by putting
into practice the valuable lessons learned
during the week while other, viii cut a
new lot Of bi7ches and will again take up
the failaeious idea of transmitting knowl-
edge through the nerve tracks that lie most
convenient to the sitting down place Of the
small boys anatomy. The school marms
were 50 peitsd and complimeated On all
sides thar il must prove singular indeed il
they do not sigh and sigh their pretty little
hearts SICK for more, more Institute How
ever. pTactice and perseverance at the songs
between the red covers Of their new song
books may brig them back to = realization
Of duty, and
What day OF the week is it?''
say, yes, siI."
say, no, ST"
Class How many departments arc there
in musice7
What day Of the week is it2'
What delieioasly Jolly teacher Prof Les
lie Is, to be sure, And how be did manage
70 hold the attention Of all the teachers and
ct the same time keep them convnlssd with
laughter. 1. IS needless to add that many
corset strings have had TO bs repaired, and
that the young men have been obliged to
have new buttons sswed onto their waist
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any means. The boys ha-ha-ed every tine
the Young ladies snickered
Bot the serious part OF the Institute is
what We started to write about Last week
We referred to Prof DeNotte. His subsequent
work confirmed the opinion expressed then.
Not a word fell from his lips but that was
laisued With information and started the
thought OF his hearers in new directions
He was 50 clear in all of his uttsTances and
his subjects we're all OF such an interesting
character, especially in regard 10 recent de-
1 velopmenis IL tie scientific world, that all
/ felt, If they did not express, dissatisfaction
when ne was compelled to give way for the
I next instructor. Il is impossible in the
scope Of a newspaper article to give anything
ike comprehensive review Of any one Of
DeNoues several talks, Perhap, the most
/ instructive Of which was that on recent de-
/ YelOpmens in electricity.
DR. E E. WHITE.
DR.. E. E. White, OF Columbus, O., if we
may be permitted the expression, was the
star performer of the institute. Imagine
an elderly, dignihsd gentleman, six feet
tai, straight ?. an arrow, neatly cropped
gray whiskers, gold rimmed glasses, hiding
= pair Of penetrating. magnificent eyes, the
classic features OF a scholar, exceedingly
I modest. voice low and nodalated in accents
/ Of gentleness, and you have DR.. White.
II can be truthfully said, without any dis
parasement 10 the many learned and elo-
quent men who have appeared before our
county institutes that they can consider
( themselves especially favored to be assigned
a seat Al DR.. Whites feet, Bat why
shouldl'i Dr. White be pre-eminent among
! instructors and teachers2 His entire life
I has been devoted 10 labor in the cause of ed
I ucatiOn- be commenced his career s. teach
er Of country district school and has pa.s-
Cd through every stage Of scEool life from
that to President of leading university. A
number Of the most popular school text
books are the work Of his pen. and few men
in the world Of letters to-day are better
known OF more highly esteemed DR..
Whites lectures were all so imPressiveiy de
iivsIed and we're all on such absorbing top
ics that the teacher who failed to compre-
bend him or absorb some information from
the vast amount be impaired, must have
been very obt1ss indeed and should not be
/ employed as teacher of school.
One subjsct taken up and anaiysed by Dr..
White, that could not fail TO leave its i'm
press upon all who heard him was in re-
gard to the absur'iity Of throwing away val
uable time teaching English Grammar in
country schools, or until scholars have &C
quired PoEer 70 construct 10 write letters,
/ compose paragraphs, describe objects and
articles in good E3glish. ~Gram1sr,n said
The Dr., lis analytic, and analyzing never
oonstEUc;s anything; it tears down. Il is
much more desirable 10 teach scholars 20
build, 70 construct. This IS synthetic. In
ny Judgment English grammar has 10
place in the common school. Ehst We had
far better teach is composition. in order that
the pupil can express himself clearly and
purely. would much rather have a sen Of
mine able to write letter in good English,
capitals properly used, and correctly puncta-
aied, than 70 have him able to solve all the
problems in any arithmetic You can new
er learn 70 write By studying grammar DR..
White illustrated the poiat he wished to
make By the story Of poor English lad
who had entered the Cleveland schools
whi.s be was principal. The boy was isro-
rant for his age and was given 4 place in 3
grade advanced beyond bis knowiedge. He
worked hard but vas unable b keep up
with ais classes. Finally the dsy arrived
when the pupils were told to write compost
tous on a given subject and leave them oa
the principals desk the day following The
Dr.. vas anxious 70 know noE his little Eng
Essmaa would perform bis duty; SO when
the lad deposited his compost ton on the
desk il was kept separate from the others.
When the Dr. first read It be concluded that
tie lad had copied it from some book. He
determined TO ascertain and, going to the
lad. be Subjected him 10 an examination
He learned tha. the Engiish boy had gone
to school in his native country and that his
former teacher compelled all his scholars
70 study composition. They sgan by
writing letters to their fathers. mothers. OF
friends The letters were submitted to the
teacher AID ne pointed out the mistakes
capitalization, punctuation, composition
and then required the pupils to re-write
them. Well, this little man soon outstrip-