The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20

wont 90 10 pay teachers any more De-
cause wheat is cheaper than it has
been before. ! am not here to plead
for the teacher but am here my
friends, to plead for our children rhe
quality of the teacher is graded by the
salary. When you get first class
teacher keep him. 1t does not pay to
send children to poor teacher. Are we
gongto keep our children at business
that don't pay because grain is cheapa
We can have Just waat kind of schools
We want. Under free school system
you can educate your whole family for
what you can send one off to educate
him"
The next was a recitation by Miss
Grace Kitchen.
Music by the choir.
A recitation by Miss Hattie Getz.
An essay on Habits by Miss Evans,
"We have it in our power to form
good or bad habits. A teacher who
is not neat and orderly cannot expect
to have tidy and orderly school.
A teacher is responsible fol u. ~ hab,
its formed py the children. child
must understand what neat de, IS
before he can keep one; he mu
know what neat task is before he
can do it nicely. One of the bad hab
its of children in the schools of to.day
is the habit of standing on one foot or
leaning on some desk. 1t is the teach
er's duty to see that nothing but good
habits are formed under his care"
A recitation by Master Freddie Cox
The next address was given by
Supt. Johnston. "The majority of the
teachers | find are doing quite well
The most of them are doing as well as
they can. There are few who are
not doing as well as they might. AL
teachers should take educational pa
pers. Last year out of 2IS teachers
4S were not taking any educationa
paper | believe the ma jorlty Of th'
teachers are doing better work because
they are taking these papers. We are
tying to organize throughout the coun
ty teachers meetings. We would llk
to have the teachers meet at leas
once a month and discuss the work
In some districts they decide to TAX
certain educational book and rea'
at their homes and discuss it at thei
meetings. | would like to see ever
district in the county having some
thing of this kind. The pupils shoul
have good position in class. Th
whole of teachers time belongs t
the class in the time appointed for i
1t is necessary to keep an eye on tn
room but the time and attentio
should be given to the class detail
should be attended to between classe!
let the pupils note down on paper c
slate what he wants explained, an
| have it attended to in class. Out {
! 100 pupils that l visited some tim
! ago at least IS were not taking {
T. many studies as they should"
A recitation by Miss Maud Clewel
The next talk was given by M
Pursel of Bloomsbury. School hou
, es are nearly all built in cold place
, | don't know why, unless they thin
/, the teachers will have to work hard,
! to keep warm. A barn would not |
! placed there because It would be tc
/, cold for the cattle.
, Botany should be taught in eve
a school. There would not be an uni
v teresting lesson in school if Botal
were taught. Wherever there a
y flowers there is peace and sunshin
q wherever you see flowers you nev
y see scolding mother nor grumblil
q father Many a boy has left scho
v before he would if he had found OF
r bright spot there
= The institute closed with a recit
# ton by Miss Verda Fritz,
r. Nj. r. keller, Secretary.