Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-08-04
SECOND WEEK.
Increased Attendance Growing In
terest Vigorous Work.
Two Instructors Leave - Prof Burns, of
Canton, Welcomed Noon Day
Talks-Lectures- Music.

sned its way calmly. The hrst two weeks
of an Institute are always the best for
good solid work, and the sixty or more
pupils enrolled during these weeks, have
formed this year no exception to the gen
eral rule. Professors Clarke and Jones
concluded their work, and bade their
classes adieu. 1t is safe to say that they
crowded as much solid instruction into
the week as could be thoroughly assimi-
lated by the learners. Prof. Clarkes 8
work was to the point. His wide expert
ence enabled him to get right to work
and his instruction is spoken of in the
highest terms by all who came under it.
Snp't Jones teaches by parodoxes. His
ideas are original and for that reason
stick to the memory like burs. When his
his pupils have time to consider and
weigh them, they will be found to have
been founded on the best of logic, and
deepdown. 1t was with regret that the
teachers parted from these instructors.
Each instructor has his own method,
and impresses his individuality on his
teaching Sup't MertZ goes about his
work quietly. His ideas are singularly
clear and distinct, and whatever branch
he teaches all that he does is like a
limpid stream of water. One sees it
all, and there are no mysteries or dark
places. Prof. Mertz also has the happy
faculty of bringing out the students own
thought, and persuading him to teach
himself He will remain during this
week.
Prof. Burns was welcomed by his many
old friends in this place, Sunday. A visit
to one of his classes will show that his
methods have lost none of their point,
and his wit none of its edge, since he
worked in this place as superintendent
some twelve years ago. lie has charge
of arithmetic, grammar, physiology and
psychology. His plan of teaching is pc
culiarly one of thought, and mental in
dependence. He begins at the very bot
tom of the subject, and makes his pupils
familiar with distractions by the use of
pertinent illustrations.
Prof Rossiter's thorough style of
teaching is well known, and he succeeds
remarkably well in communicating his
energy to his students He now has
charge of an interesting class in Algebra
EVENING LECTURES.
Lectures have been only moderately
well attended, and it is hoped that there
may be larger numbers out hereafter as
the lectures certainly deserve it. One
supposed that Prof. Burns lecture Tues
day night on canada and the Glaciers
of the Selkirks" would be something of
the coolest science, but this was by no
means the case. The lecture was racy
narration of journeyings made in various
summers in search of pleasure and profit,
and especially of a several-thousandm mile
trip from Ohio to Glacier on the e. L. r.,
2,4OO miles west of Montreal. The
lecturer took his hearers on apreliminary
trip through the Thousand Islands, down
the rapids of the st. Lawrence, through
Montreal and Quebec, to Boston and the
scores of points about it of historic and
literary interest. He then went by way
of St. Paul to Canada. The government
and geography of Canada weae briefly
indicated. The valley of the Red River
of the North was fifty described, with
Winnipeg and other points along the
line of the c. p. II. until the limit of the
trip were reached at Glacier. The ice
mountains of the Selkirks were described,
not from the point of view of the geOlo
gist, but of the tourist, to whom all the
wonderful scenery of the region suggested
the rythmic thought of poet and sage
treasured in the mind against the coming
of such influences. Odd and funny in
cidents of the trip were told with
zest and appreciation, the audience
being thus kept in excellent humor.
Prof. Burns recital of many beautiful
stanzas, his continual glancing reference,
and description from classical phrase,
permeated his lecture, with that most
delightful of all fiavors-the style of the
man whose food and drink are the beauty
and the wisdom of literature, and who
fingers lovingly in the garden of the
poets, plueking blossom here and there
and catching from its perfume and sym
metry suggestions of Immortality and
perfection, and seeing through closed
eyes the CLINT of the 'light which never
was on sea or land" Those who miss
his lecture on "Why read Shakespeare"
will regret it.
The enjoyment of the lecture was en-
HANGED by Mrs. Heinlein's singing. Her
first number was a sweet song about the
old songs, and she was enthusiastically
recalled She was also recalled later on.
Her singing is perfectly natural, simple
and sweet. She will sing again Friday
evening.
MONDAY LECTURES.
Rev. Robert Alexander, ID. D., made
the address Monday. There are, he said,
three great agencies, all working for the
same end the home, the church, the
school. These should work harmoniously
and supplement one another. This State
employs 10000 teachers and spends an
nually twelve million dollars for educa-
tion. He thought that the best way to
enlarge and better the work is for the
teacher to take heed to himself, to see
that he is thoroughly ly equipped mentally
and morally to teach, and to see that he
lends his energy to others, and impresses
and enthuses them with his own high
ideals. Dr. Alexander was for over four
teen years school examiner in this
county, and his talk was full of helpful
words to the young teachers. Miss Nellie
Wescott played an intricate and beauti-
full selection on the piano. Mr.. Kirk,
brother of Deputy Treasurer Kirk, sang
so well sweet love song, that he was
recalled and sang equally we'll Rocked
i'm the Cradle of the Deep"