The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-30
SESSIONS AT COURT HOUSE.
Talks by Professor S. II. Albro and Pro
fessor Emerson L. White.

Talks by Professor S. II. Albro and Pro.
fessor Emerson L. White.
The teachers of the county, outside of
the city, met at the court house yester-
day, where their sessions will be held
during the week, under the direction of
county superintendent ]. c. Taylor. In
tne morning session was held at
Wnlch the teachers We're enrolled by
John A. Moyles, iof Winton; Frank
Whltlock, of Newton; T. G. Osborn, Of
Lackawanna, and William B. Daniels,
of Spring Brook.
Nothlng was done save enrolling until
the AFTERNOON session, which was called
TO order at p. m. by Superintendent
Taylor.
Professor j. NJ Eppsten, of Boston,
began a course of lessons upon the tonic
sofia method. The results were re-
garded as satisfactory, excepting that a
| lack OF confidence was displayed by his
pupils, who failed to sing sufficiently
hearty to please the professor.
| DR.. S. II. Albro, principle Of the Mans
field State Normal school, gave an ad-
dress upon Teaching Morals and dis
/ cussed, in pleasant and conversational
manner, the peculiarities of country and
town schools, and stating that the
meanest teaching took place in a col
lege. He condemned the style Of spirit
manifested in some schools which be-
lieved that the clown was the best fel-
low, and as long as that spirit prevailed
In the schools, the avenues for better
education would be closed up. DR..
Albro gave practical advice to the teach
ers as to the way to carry out the sub
ject of his address
DIR. Whites Three Threes.
DR.. Emerson E. White, of Columbus,
| o., delivered an address on THE Three
Ends and referred to the pleasure 1t
gave him to renew his acquaintance
ship with Pennsylvania. He had been
studying the art of teaching for many
years and trying to find those simple
things, which were fundamental prin-
ciples in teaching, and which teachers
ought to know. He had found three
trinities-three tnrees-to be observed in
teaching; they were the three ends to be
reached, the three principles underlying
those ends, and the three processes to
attain the ends. All aimess teaching
was poor teaching, and every teacher
should see from the beginning, the end
of the lesson, and the clearer the end OF
the lesson was seen, the better the re-
suits would be. A teacher required a
knowledge Of ends to guide her in teach
ing. There were "crank turner's" in
schools who did a thing in mechan.
ical way and could not give any reason
why they did so, but teacher should
always prepare her class with a pur-
pose, an idea and an end. How were
they to know whether they were sue
ceeding or failing in their work? TC
know this they must have results, ant
required a knowledge as to the end tC
test devices of which school literature
was so crowded, which he called 1.-THE
tricks of the trade"
How to know whether the device they
were employing was good one? There
was only one method to test it's eff
cac, and that was to apply the supreme
doctrine of end. If the end was not
good the device must be dismissed, IL II
was good one, the next question, is II
the best one? That is the point the
teacher should always bear in mind
No teacher is justified in experimenting
on child with an unknown or untesteG
device. The three ends of teaching
were knowledge, power and skill, ant
the learned gentleman entered eXhaus
lively into the details of each.
The sessions of the county institute
will resume at the court Nouse thi:
morning at at a. m.