The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-02

trainers of the common law intended
public spirited of the citizens. The SER
vices of the character which school d.
rectors gave to children, are of so lofty
a character that they could not be paid
for in money. Directors should not be
elected on the basis of party, creed or
any secret society, but on the
basis Of the man who can do
the best for the children or the COM
munity The most important Office that
he could conceive in this respect was
that of the school director. County
superintendent Taylor T. ]. Jennings
and ]. L. Stone made short addresses.
Officers for the Year.
The committee on organization pre-
sented their report, which was adopted,
as follows: President, Thomas Hunter,
of Jermyn; first vice president, ]. L.
Stone, of Waverly; second vice presl-
dent, T. ]. Jennings, of Scranton; secre-
tary, r. j. Cummings, Of Winton; treas
urer, Horace Seamans, Of La Plume;
executive committee, T. j. Jennings, of
Scranton; Henry Myers, Of Archibald;
L. G. Colvin, of North Arlington; M. j.
Horan, of Dunmore, and Thomas DON
nelly, of Olyphant.
On the motion Of F. L. Wormser, Of
Scranton, 1t was decided that steps be
taken toward forming q state direc-
tors association, and the following
were appointed committee for that
purpose: F. l.. Wormser Scranton; r.
H. Holgate, La Plume; T. ]. Kelly,
Archibald; j. ]. O'Malley, Olyphant,
and c. D. Sanderson, Throop.
Notes of the Institute.
Miss Mary E. Martin, of Olyphant,
was an attendant at the institute yes
terday.
Professor T. w. Watkins, musical in
structor in the Olyphant public schools,
was at the institute Thursday after
noon. %
Professor Albert's lecture on "Educa-
tion an Unfolding" at the city institute
yesterday, was one of the best of the
series.
Charles L. Hawley, Prohibition can
didate for governor, was an interested
sion in the court house.
The county institute secretary's abil-
ity as a mathematician is a recognized
fact, but some of the lady teachers
think him too quick at addition.
Superintendent Taylor told the teach
ers yesterday that Guernsey Bros,
music dealers, loaned the piano for use
at the institute and refused to accept
any pay for 1t.
The following were elected the per-
manent certificate committee yesterday
h. ID. Bovard, of Jermyn; r. N. Davis.
Of Archibald; T. d. Thompson, of New
ton; T. G.. Osborne, OF Lackawanna; M.
w. Cummings, of Olyphant.
Miss Edmunds, Phi. D., of Strouds-
burg State Normal school, is prairie
girl" She is one of the highest types
of the educated. woman" and her
defamation of the Prairie Love
Story" thrilled her audience. At it's
conclusion Miss Edmunds said: 81 Sc
lected that piece as it Is necessary al
ways to understand the sentiment of
the reading, and / can see the prairie
scene at Texas clearer before my eyes
than / can see you before me today.
Many time have | been dashing along
the wild wastes upon my spirited horse
and In the stampede should have been
dashed underneath the feet of the
frightened steers but for the instinct
of my horse which turned aside at the
right moment. There is deeper mean
ing in those words than can be under
stood by you, and my fancy brings be-
fore me the old scenes, which makes
the blood course quicker through my
veins as repeat those lines"