The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-11-30
THE INSTITUTE,
A Rare Treat I'm Store for Stark
County Teachers.

Il
Tho Stask County TeAcherE Institute
which opens in High school hall Friday
morning at O'Clock and continues Sat.
urday, will prove an event OF more than
ordinary interest to our county instruc-
| tors as well as beneficial 20 the proper
and methodical conducting of many OF
our schools. One of the best moves of
the organization at the outset was the APP
| pointment of an excellent and active ex-
ecutive committee In the persons of Miss
Lizzie Cook and G. G. Douglass. who have
pedagogy at heart and have secured
speakers and prepared programme that
'vill be not only Of material benefit but of
'ense interest to all the teachers, on
suCj cts vital in school work. President
j. H. Fotch and Secretary NJ. W. Oberlin
1--we united their efforts and the success
&. lis convention of instructors is as,
sur. d.
Among the speakers secured by the
committee 10 DR.. Venable of Cincinnati,
whose range OF school work 10 redolent
with practical methods, whose ability to
inculcate into the minds of others his
ideas, 10 a matter of consequence. He Is
q versatile convernntionalist, his expert
ence as an instructor in all branches is
wide in scope, aud his name on the pro-
gramme alone ought TO exact big at
tendance. Friday evening DR.. Venable will
lecture on "Thomas Tadmore,IJr,,n ~ one
of the most popular inspirations of this
gentleman and a story which has been
heard and read by thousands Of people.
Prof. j. j. Burns needs no introduction
to the auditors of a convention any where
Ia this state, for he Ia known every where
as lecturer Of extraordinary versatility,
| q scholar in the classics who has an
abundance of practical illustrations to
keep his listeners we'll interes sted when he
talks. His remarks are impregnRted d with
veins of humor and his idea of entertain
ing an audience is entirely original. Every
body should hear him as well as DR..
Venable.
"The Cultivation of the Beautiful, 10 .
subject which concerns all of us. Besides
physical handsomeness there is beauty
of intelligence which more than equalizes
personal be auty, and Miss DALI slI, pop-
ular young lady teacher of Alliance, will
instruct the convention on this subject.
Miss Dalzen is an essayist of ability, a
| lady of intellec ctual refinement, and her
| appearance on the programme Saturday
morning should bring out all our young
| lady teachers especially.
"Primary Philanthropy is n subject
which our modern pedagogues ought to
| inculcate into their minds and dwell upon
among their pupils in the school room.
| The future is dependent on the scholars
of schools today and q primary exac-
ton of philanthropic principals
should be observed. Miss Lizzie
Cook, who only few m months ago was con-
ceded by the public as one of the
most popular teachers in the State, has
| prepared an essay on this subject, Miss
Cook has concentrated her best efforts
upon this question and her selection as q
Saturday af ernoon entertainer wac an
excellent provision by the committee.
| Prof. W. Z. Bartsch, our efficient
teacher of calisthenics, will initiate the
institute isto the physical culture of our
| youths and misses. An Indian club exer-
else will be exhibited and the audience
will feel we'll repaid after witnessing his
methods of teaching.
Elmer Sluss has prepared paper on a
| subject which he has failed to make
known, but he will render n surprise unto
the audience by we'll defined thoughts.
Teachers from all over the county
should not fail to be present a. this gather
ing, as the meeting will be full of interest
aud much valuable information in every
branch of teaching will be afforded.