The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31
WORK OF CITY TEACHERS.
Instructors That Appeared Before Them
at Yesterdays Sessions.


at Yesterdays Sessions.
The city teachers were in their seats
promptly at 8 o'clock at Yesterday
mornings session. DR.. c. +. Robinson,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church, delivered the invocation and
then Mr.. Newton went on to tell what
a child ought to know at certain ages
AT he ought to know the scale at every
milestone in the child's life until he
reaches fifteen. Mr.. Newton has q
branch of music that should be mas
tered by the child. Professor Albro,
who had spoken the previous day on
his junketing tours of the northwest,
resumed his subject and entertained the
teachers for an hour with accounts Of
his travels.
DR.. e. Dram Lyte, of Millersville,
spoke on Mental Diseases of Child
rem" He said that children have very
strong imagnations and sometimes they
say things that are considered untruths
when they really are only childish
dreams. The rest of his discourse was
occupied in telling how diseases of the
mind can be cured
Miss L. e. Partridge addressed one
part Of the institute on Conversation
Lessons" while the remainder ad-
journed to the left parlor of the Young
Mems Christian association rooms and
listened to talk on geography by Pro-
fesSor Albert, of Bloomsbury.
The afternoon session began with
short instruction in the tonic sofia sys-
tenn of music. The teachers have shown
an aptitude and Mr.. Newton feels well
pleased at the progress made. He
promises to bring the teachers In week
to the stage in sight reading that will
enable them to go to their schools and
instruct their pupils in the system
Mr. Newton sang the trying solo, "Sweet
Charity" with rare skill and was en-
Enthusiastically applauded
Professor Albert on Literature.
Professor C. H. Albert, of Blooms
burg, took up. the next hour with q
practical talk on Pure Literature"
He Is member of the Society for the
Suppression of Vice, of which Anthony
Comstock Is secretary, and feels proud
to say it,
After he had dined yesterday, in a
walk around the city and an inspec-
tion Of the shopwindows he noticed
more than a thousand books advertised
for sale which he would take to the
street and build a bonfire of them IL
he had the privilege. The end of edu-
cation is to produce in every child a
refined and chaste life. Science has de-
clared that a child born of illiterate
ancestry and living in the environ
ments of vice cannot be morally pure,
even though the child is educated.
When books of immoral character are
left to children to read it unfolds an
atmosphere of banefulness that cannot
be fully comprehended in its poisonous
effect on the mind of the child.
The purpose of teaching in the
schools Is to bring out the refined quail
tiles of young men and women. 1t is
a sad observation the stranger has
to make in any city when he sees q
court house worth 100000, and not far
away from it school house not worth
over $500. The teacher and the parents
should oversee the books that children
are allowed to read. If the fact were
traced back to its source he believed
that the cause of the crime and misery
of the country arises from reading bad
books.
Gymnastic Exhibition.
After an intermission Of ten minutes
Physical Director Weston, of the Young
Mems Christian association gymna-
SUM, and four members gave an eX-
hibition in gymnastic exercises that
highly pleased the teachers. Mr.. Wes-
ton announced that this afternoon he
would give an exhibition of his exer-
cises and invited all the teachers to
participate.
DR.. Whites subject on school incen-
tives took up the remainder of the
afternoon. He said he would rather
have a child of his whipped into duty
rather than appealed to in a manner
that would not awaken right feelings.
When right feelings are awakened in
q boy those feelings go out into right
conduct. A boys feelings are played
upon by the mind. You can not tell
a boy to love you, you can not order
him. but you can excite and If you are
skilled you can awaken in him this
passion. Awakening right feelings In
q boy Is not done by artificial systems
Then DR., White went on to enumerate
methods that are prejudicial. He con.
demned the prize system, merit tickets
and kindred devices. These engendel
q spirit of rivalry But there is an
other system that is not so bad, that Is
giving prizes to all pupils who reach O
certain standard. This does not breed
rivalry, but still 1t is not worthy sys
tenn to use among the list of schoo
However, he favored artificial meth
DDS where natural motives failed. II
an unruly school, for instance, he woult
be in favor of granting pupils hall
hours recess who would be orderly fol
a certain length of time. When he fount
that he could dispense with that sys
tenn of securing order he would use /
no longer, and in like manner he woulC
treat all other artificial devices. On,
rule he recommended never use al