The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-11-30

| al lle cODclQ1lOl OF 1r. darkeY prayer,
5upt Berkey addressed the institute briefly.
he said fellow teachers it affords me great
pleasure to greet you. We are about TO enter
upon the work Of the thiriy-sixth annual
institute. The programme prepared is the
result Of our best efforts and am cure that
with your generous co operation, which has
always been 80 fresly extended on former
occasions, it will be the best in the history
of the county. All Of the preliminary work
that Ia, heretofore retarded are earlier ses-
sions, this year has been performed in ad-
vance, and we are nov al few minutes BE-
fore two O'Clock ready to enter upon and en-
| Joy full afternoons session. l now have
the pleasure Of introducing to you Prof.
John B. DsMotte, OF Chicago.
Prof DeMotie looks ike solder; be wore
a sack coat buttoned all the way down. His
face is strong and muscular. A handy mus
tacbe covers . no1thful Of besutiful natural
teeth. The movements Of the upper part Of
his face speak almos: as powerfully as his
lips. He has a remarkably clear aud
voice and word. how from his uIouih with
cut any apparent eff0r; on his part. he
spoke Monday afternoon On Sacrifices.
! DE prefaced bis remarks with the assertion
that the race Of prophets Is dead and that il
Is absolutely impossible for anyone to tell
what i. going 10 happen 10 anything in the
I world to-morrOE. We can't tell Beforehand
what is going to turn up. And slin their are
certain lines that run through our natural
mental and spiritual Law. upon which We
can depend. There Is only one thing we are
absolutely certain OF, and that is that We
must go hence. No one cares to stop 10 in
quire about that. Success means sacrifice.
and snccess is 10 be attained by no other
means. Earthly possessions can be be-
J queathed but intellect can not. There is no
law Of heredity. The FIRST lesson TO learn is
what aIe we fitted for. When are We al our
best capacity? You can notteil- Discourage
ment Is no indication that you are unsuccess-
ful, as you may learn years Afterwards. In
spirstion Is about the fairess ieet Of success.
/ II the occasion never comes in your lives
teachers when you can throw down
your text book and lead your class, utterly
unconscious Of the rules laid down by the
book, it is time for you to commence con
sidering whether you have not made n mis-
take in your occupation.
We must all learn 10 sacrifice '' leisure for
pleasure" We al know the pleasure to be
/ derived from spelling bees, corn huskinge
and kindred amassnenis, but We rzusi earn
to foreso them until We have erected the
/ foundation upon which We would build our
lives. Success in life san only be obtained
through sacrifices made when character Is
forming.
A few years ago gentleman, whoes check
j. worth probably ten millions OF dollars
and Hhoes name is known all over the land,
took hi, son to & vell-knoEn educational
institution. The father was long while in
finding suitable Surroundings for his son
but At last selected one Of the most eIeg.nt
places in the city in which be installed him.
But befors leaving him be turned to me and
said thers is one thing my sOn must have.
he must have bot cakes sDd honey for
breakfast every morning" ] turned to ny
wife, who was present, with the remark,
that boy is no good" The father had
gained his success by early sacrifice. He
commenced life making spokes with draw
knife in little one-story hoyel, but was
unwilling that his son shozld sacrifice dis
.ipaiion for self discipline.
Prof Denote was warmly spplAuded at
the conclusion OF his remarks.
Prof Charles W. Desse, Of the Indiana
Normal School, followed. He said
Il never appear before a body OF
teachers without this thought: How differ
ent it is to speak to body Of teachers to-
day and ten years ago. We speak TO teach
ers to-day who are as far advanced in the
science Of pedagogy IS were the institute
lecturers OF thst day" he then gave q very
lucid and comprehensive talk on the ab-
stract work of arithmetic. Prof Desne
,corn. the idea OF teaching scholars to null
tiply above u times II. Nine plus nine is
the highest possible addition = child IS call
ed upon to perform mentally. Teachers can
make better use Of their time than by teach
ing scholars to multiply above u times Il.
Ths highest Of all divisions is 50 By 9.
Menonzing tables is no; the proper way 10
teach arithmetic There are only 80 facts IN
the multiplication table as you need teach it.
Thought, the back bone Of arithmetic, is
the faculty 10 be trsiDed, AFTER that mental
calculation. are readily made. There are
only i've essential qualifications: addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division and
thought The tendency has besn to carry
The first four 10 the extremes, with only 9
little baby think. Il Is thought that we
want 20 develop
Prof Deane isa gentleman Of handsome
presence. Has deep black eyes and hair and
thinks 50 rapidly that he frequently gets his
mouth 50 fall OF words that be tries to get
three or four out at q time. he made fav-
oFsble impression upon the teachers.
PTol c. T. Leslie, Of Chicago. was next
introduced ss the gentleman who would
give instruction in music. He Is large
man with q bushy growth Of hair coy-
ering bis face He stepped quickly to the
front and amer nodding bis head 70 the su-
diencs said that in view Of the very hatter-
Ing introduction given him he was . little
disappointed that he was not greeted
with spplause. This speech was greeted
with an ouf5urst that made the windows
rattle. Ii is hard matter TO describe Prof.
Leslie lie talks At : high pressure speed
snd injects so many humorous remarks in
10 what be has 10 say that be keeps his su-
dience in an uproar. Notwithstanding be
chides them for laughing. II Prof.. Leslie's
first afternoon can be taken IS an index OF
what will follow. be win prove the most
popular instructor Of the institute. His
method Of teaching il very simple and CON-
prehensive and Is sure to bear rich fruit
The Prof is . whole bsnd-Esgon by him
self and there are no fills on him, either.
DR.. Z. Z. White, Of Columbus, Ohio. 8
dignifed gentleman probably IS years Of
sge, vas next introduced The Dr.. is the
author of several well known common
school textbooks taught IN this county,
and be was accorded most Esnsrous vel.