Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-08-11
THIRD WEEK
of the Best Institute Ever Held in
Belmont County.
Prominent Educators Give Interesting
Lectures-A Rare Opportunity to
Hear Distinguished Men.

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ity and the stimulation of ones own in
dividuality is as much the proper work
of a teacher as the teaching OF facts.
This reflection is brought about by a
comparison of the methods of the vari-
Gus instructors who have come and gone
at the Institute. There may be best and
worst among them, but it is certain that
few pupils would have dispensed with
any one of the men who have stood up
before them and lectured. In their great
difference has been the secret of their
efficiency. They have stopped but a
week. time enough to give only the very
ripest fruit of their experience and study.
DIR. Samuel Findley, of Akron, and
Supt. Walter Mitchell, are the new in
structors this week. The program of
recitation is as follows: Findley-Pedi-
gogy, 8:55; Primary, 1906; Grammar,
200; History, 3:20. Mitchell-Arithme-
tic, $50; Reading, 2:35; Civil Govern
ment, 3:55. Rossiter-Physiolog 1880;
Algebra, 1l:25 Supt. Mitchelrs thorough
and the large attendance at lectures at
test the esteem in which they are held.
Dr. Findley talks easily, entertainingly,
and to the point. His lectures are so
filled with general wisdom that they are
of value to laymen as well as teachers.
They are rich in common sense, and put
in the language of classic. Listen
ing to his pregnant sentences one is re-
minded of sage-say Franklin.
Attendance in growing and promises
to be far above the average. Certainly if
the teachers of the county properly re-
recognized the rich intellectual feast here
spread for them. every one of them would
be on hand to enjoy it.
MONDAY LECTURES.
The hurry-up talks at MONDAY are
growing in interest, and the hall is well
filled at each lecture. Prof. Burns Occu
pied the time Wednesday and Thursday.
His first talk was of his experience with
steachers' reading circles, and he showed
that such plans might be made of great
value. On Thursday he delivered his
lecture on THAT Boy" This production
is well known to some of our teachers,
shut it has rather grown in charm and
wit as it has grown older. New jokes
and new ideas take the place of the old.
The lecture is full of witticism and rich
in practical suggestion for the education
.of that terror of the present and hope of
the future-the live and restless boy.
A number of citizens were attracted to
the Hall by the hope of hearing DIR. Burns.
by Miss Mary Blair, and a fine song by
Mrs Heinleln.
d. H. Millgan spoke Friday. His sub
ject was in a political line. He plead
for an intelligent ballot, and thought that
there should be some sort of education
al qualification attached to the Ameri
can franchise. He urged that the edu-
cation now given in our schools is
too little in the line of social questions.
His remarks were well received. Misses
Wescott and DUNCAN enlivened the hour
: with piano and vocal music.
J. G. Bethel, of Flushing, filled the
noon hour Monday, his subject being
The Needs of the Hour, EducatiOnally
Considered. After short discussion on
the dignity and Importance of the pro-
fession, he said that there is needed
closer township organization of teachers.
He thought, also, that the necessity of
frequent examinations of teachers should
be done away with, and that they should
be put on the same basis as the other
professions in this respect. He entered
vigorous plea for township supervision.
Timely music was furnished by Miss
Blair.
Tuesday was unusually interesting and
more were present than heretofore. DIR.
Findley occupied the time of Mr.. Tag
gart, who was on the program. He dis
cussed the question, "Is Teaching Pro-
fession ?" He thought it it ought to be.
Scholarly tastes, habits and inclinations
should distinguish the teacher. He
thought that the teacher should no more
solicit work than do the minister, doctor
or lawyer He said that there is among
teachers much unseemly and undignifed
scrambling after place. He denounced
the requiring by school boards of old
teachers to make application every year.
The teacher should make a careful study
of the field in which his school lies, and
a iapt himself to the community.
Miss Nettie kurtz, of Bellaire, played
the piano and was recalled. Miss Maude
Nicholson, also of Bellaire, sang for the
audience in a beautifully clear, soft
and melodious voice, and responded to an
enthusiastic encore.
EVENING LECTURES.
The largest audience that has yet got
ten together assembled to hear DIR. Burns
Friday evening on "Why Read Shakes
peare" Those who did not like it are
hard to please. 1t was rich, sparkling
literary melange. 1t went flashing from
play to play, couching its ideas almost
wholly in Shakespearian phrase, and the
hearer was lucky person if his knowl-
edge of the great poet was thorough
enough to follow the ideas and properly
place them. The reasons given for read
ing the dramatist were for the tutoring
he gives in human nature, in pedagogy
and in all other branches of learning
for the fact that all the field of English
literature is spangled thick with flowers
grown from seed plucked in the Shakes
pearian garden, for the good company OF
his great host of great men, women anc
angel-painted maidens, for his wit, hi:
humor his pathos, his brilliancy, in shor
for the inspiration of his expressive
phrase, his deep philosophy, his swee
sympathy with every human passion
and his majestic, pervading poetry
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