The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-11-02
COUNTY INSTITUTE.
Continued.


Rev. Leverett, conducted the devo.
tional exercises.
DR.. King, being himself first class
reader, spoke Interestingly on the
subject. lie said, among macy good
things, ",he man who will get down
to the children and interest them is
as great as any one who will stand on
the stage and represent a Hamlet to
men to use many words in express
ing thoughts is waste where few words
will express them.
Written Language was the theme
dwelt upon right intllegently by Miss
Edmund. To teach how to parse and
analyze she said was all right, but we
should teach them how to use language
first. Don, 60 outside the school room
for composition subjects. Teach the
relation between the same and differ
ent subjects. Children should not be
taught grammar until they under
stand the foundation OF language
not before the age Of ID or IS She
remarked, and very truthfully that
"some Of the best writer's of this
country cannot parse half dozen
difficult words"
Miss Nellie Moore, who has very
fluent flow of words which seem to
chase each other out of her mouth,
here began the series of entertaining
talk concerning her experience and
observations as teacher. She began
on "What are you doing with ply
siology in our public schools She re-
marked that we need no apparatus to
teach physiology, but want something
practical. She knew no better way to
teach morality than by physiology.
AS important and delicate points as
were made before the Institute were
made by Miss Moore in the following
language: "We send our children to
school to be instructed by the teachers,
yet it is often the bad pupils who in
sirrtt them. There are some things so
sacred which to talk about them makes
them indecent. Think to teach that
which is right, not that which is sin.
We as teachers must deal with pupils
not as we wish them to be but as they
actually and absolutely are. There is
more than scientific temperance to be
taught"
The theme of DR.. Gordy was
American History" and upon which
he gave series Of remarks, but touch
ing more particularly upon the history
of the United States and how best to
teach this important branch of knowl-
edge. He said among other things.
The history Of the United States may
be divided into two parts how it
became nation and its development.
You have never entered the vestibule
OF United States history. All the Con
gress Of Confederation could do was
to talk to absolutely no purpose what
ever. The people were reluctant tc
Change to our present constitution
and only did so because it was neces
sary.
On Tuesday afternoon, DR.. King
OF Pittsburg, the most accomplished
elocutionist who appeared before the
Institute, gave a few select recitations
which were roundly applauded ant
highly appreciated as, indeed, were
all his efforts, from first to last. How
ever much time he may have spent il
training he is certainly an accomplish
ed elocutionist.
Miss Nellie Moore then gave tht
study OF geography lift in her i'm
pressive way touching upon ideas
based upon experience as teacher
she said: "The first two years o
my school lite always sat facing tn,
north and some how got the direc
ton so fixed in my memory that
seems almost like instinct now. Ge
the children to know the real north
not towards the top of the map as /
Is too often taught from the books
but teach the pupils to have the ma
In actual direction.
Miss Edmunds next held the at
tention of the Institute upon Read
Ing Literature" She bore down some
what upon the nursery trash too ofte
taught where more substantial ant
beneficial reading would be appreci
ated.
After singing the Star Spangle
Banner Prof. Gresh gave instructio
In music.
In his further remarks on histor
Dr. Gordy said we began our nations
existence without patriotism. This
certainly hard stab at cherishe
idea. lncipient patriotism he trace
10 Alexander Hamilton whose fnar
cial policy did much to awaken patr
otlsm. Having made the work OF sci
interest do the work of patriotism, h
wrote an essay at the age of IS whic
mas never been surpassed. Aaro
Burr, on the other hand said, 18th
man who puts himself on paper wit