Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-01-12
Teachers County Institute.

Jan. 1st, at 2 p. m, by Supt. +. w.
Meylert, who welcomed the teachers
in a few well chosen words. Thos.
H. Gallagher was elected Enrolment
clerk and j. l.. Hoagland, Secretary.
Then followed the enrolment of
teachers which showed very large
attendance tor the first day.
Supt. Meylert introduced Prof. j. A.
Sprenkel, of New Cumberland, Pa,
and announced that Prof. Sprenkel
would be the musical director of the
Institute for the week. Prot. Spren-
kel said, II came to sing with the
teachers, and not at them, to them
or for them," and then led the lnsti-
tate in singing-"Come, Come
Away"
Prof. E. L. Kemp, of East Strouds-
burg Normal School was intro :
duced and gave an opening talk to
the teachers, on "rhe Real Object of
Teaching" 1t is not the amount OF
knowledge that pupils gather but
the development of mind and soul;
the power of the mind to think for
itself. This power is gained by the
activity of the mind itself. We, as
teachers. are but the mediators of a
higher life. We get the best material
for men and women in the country.
Every President OF a bank IN New
York city came from the country.
In Philadelphia nearly all the sue
cessful business men were boys once
in the country. These boys on the
farms in the country had to work
hard day after day and this very
discipline is what made them sues
ccssful. Edison is over sixty and
works over fifteen hours every day
Songs The King and Miller" and
"Vesper Hymn" Prof. Meylert
announced that the sessions would
commence at 8 o'clock a. m, and
1880 D. m.-That the teachers ell
rollment fee would be one dollar as
heretofore and that this would IN
clude admission to all the LECTURES
of the week. Adjourned.
ESDAi
Singing-''While the Morning
Bells are Ringing" and "The Watch
on the Rhine" Roll call. Song
''Flow Gently Sweet Alton" "
Prof. Sprenkel 1.-THE Character,
istics of the Primary Teacher. p"
The great reason why the Primary
Teacher does not succeed is because
he doesn't know enough. There are
Principals of schools and Presidents
of cole ges who would make fiat fail
ures in this work. The principal
cause of failure is lack OF sympathy
with child nature. 1t requires a
peculiar faculty which but very lew
possess. Not every learned man has
the faculty OF impartlng instruction;
The reason | am so much attached
to the boy is because of the great
possibilities which he possesses.
The reason one lady will succeed IN
raising flowers while another VIII not
is because she loves them. 1t Is
characteristic OF children to forget
and we must cultivate patientce with
them. The Primary teacher should
be acquainted with vocal music lor
the child loves to sing. lie must DC
a good story>teller. reserved
Friday afternoon for storytelling,
and every boy or girl who had be
baved during the week staId TO
hear the stories.
Prof. Kemp-"Perception." How
much Of the knowledge and pleasure
Of life comes through the senses.
The next thing TO not having ears
and eyes, is to have them and not
Know how to use them. Education
is largely the quickening of the
senses. Blessed are they who teach
pupils to nse their senses. We are
too apt to think that sense-percep-
tion is very elementary. Seeing is Il
matter of judgment, it is not simply
having keen eyes. Recess.
Singing-"rouch Not the Cup"
and "iiark the Bell is Ringing"
DR.. n. G. SchaeiTer State Snpt.
Public Instruction was then intro
duced and addressed the Institute
upon the subject Thinking. !"
Thinking is the touchstone for all
good teaching. We get the pupils
TO think by giving them something
to think about. TO teach fractions
take some odject and divide it and
not teach that figures are the real
numbers but that they represent
numbers, Furnish pupils with the
materials of thought in all branches
and not teach by rote. The Doctor
illustrated his statements on the
board by symbols in chemistry and
showed now much superior the Ara
bic figures are 10 the Roman by
asking tho teachers to add several
numbers expressed in Roman char
acters. lie says that The hoy when
he enters school has not u sufficient
vocabulary. All tho way through
school aud college it is the teachers
business to furnish instruments OF
thought. IL is still necessary TO
furnish a stimulus. The socratic
question is this stimulus 10 thought
skiing for Information is not the
Soeratie question nor asking ques-
tion that the pupil already knows,
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