The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-10-30
Teachers' Institute.

The thirty-ninth annual session of the
Teachers Institute of Somerset County,
will convene in the Court House at 1880
p. NJ, on Monday, November 18th, and
win continue its session until Friday
noon when final adjournment will take
place.
Among the instructors County Superin-
tendent Berkey has secured are DIR. n. c.
Schaeffer, State Superintendent; Prof.
Arnold Thompkins, of Chicago; DIR.
John b Denote, of Cambridge, Mass;
DIR. D. J. Waller, Jr., of the Indiana
State Normal; DIR. Byron w. King, of
Pittsburg; Prof. John ID. Meese, of the
California State Normal; Prof. l. ID.
Gresh, of Milton, Pa.
The evening entertainments provided
are the following: Monday evening
Prof. John b. DeMotte-Illustrated
lectnre-"E ELECTRICITY
Tuesday evening-H. III. Emmett, a
f-blood Indian, will lecture on 1.-The
North American Indian"
Wednesday evening-Rev. a. j. Pal
mer, will lecture on THE Die-No-
Mores."
Thursday evening-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles NJ. Whitney and family, pro-
fessionally known as 'The Mozart
Sextet," will render a program of clas-
steal music, both instrumental and
vocal.
Prof. Byron w. King and the Orpheus
Club, a Meyersdale musical organization,
,.,ft q
entertainments.
Monday afternoon-Address of Wei
come by ex-Superintendent w. H..
Sanner; Response by w. II. Kretchman,
of Berlin. Instruction by Prof Thomp-
kins; music drill by Prof Gresh; in
struction by DIR. Denote.
Tuesday morning-Ira q. Carver,
chairman-Discussion: use and Abuse
of School supplies" Albert Lambert
4. l.. Maust, c. G. Schmucker. Paper
BUSY Work for Primary Pupils" Ida
Shoemaker; instruction, Prof Meese;
lecture by DIR. Schaeffer; instruction,
Prof. Thompkins.
Tuesday acknowledged discussion,
What Shall we Teach?" L. T. Pritts /;
instruction by Profs. Thompkins and
Meese; music drill, Prof. Gresh; in
struction, DIR. Schmucker; announce
ments.
Wednesday morning-W. III. kretch-
man, n-Discussion-"The Pre-
paration of Lessons-Why? When?
Where? What? How?"-W. W. Cupp,
II. II. Sanner, Clarence l.. Shaver, III. 5.
Rhoads Paper Home Influences in
School Discipline" Miss Janette Me
Kinley; instruction by Prof Tompkins
and Dr. Waller; topical discussion, 1.-The
Bible in the Public Schools" ]. c.
Speicher: instruction by DIR. Schaeffer,
DIR. Waller and Prof. Tompkins.
Thursday morning-instruction by DR..
Schaeffer and DIR. King; adjournment for
Thanksgiving services in the Lutheran
Church, sermon by Rev. T. j. Bristow.
Afternoon session-Address-C
ton of Directors and Teachers, NJ. j.
Pritts, Esq; topical discussion-''How
| Can We Improve Our Schools?--O. o.
Saylor; instruction by DIR. Schaeffer,
Prof Tompkins, and DIR. King.
Friday morning-Fiye minute al
dresses-l. Compulsory Attendance, w
II. Fritz; = The Local Institute, ID. l..
| Wand; 3. The Choice of School Supplies,
f.. :. Frease; 4. The Grading Of the
Schools, s. q. Shelter; ). The Fixing oi
Teachers Wages, p. +. Weimer; general
discussions: instruction, THE Teacher
Term Report" by County Superintendent
Berkey; instruction by Prof. Tompkins
and DR.. King; report of committees;
| miscellaneous business; closing addresses
adjournment.
| The School Directors Association vii
meet in the Presbyterian Church at II
| A. NJ, Wednesday, Nov. 9th, when th'
opening address will be delivered 10y
John X. Scott, Esq. Joseph Horner vii
| open a debate on '.School Supplies
What to Get. and How to Distribute
| Them?'' when the question Will DE fur
ther discussed by Isaiah Crise, and Lev
| Koontz.
''The Care and Keeping of Free Text
Books" is the subject of a discussion e
be opened by B. J. Bowman, of Brothers
valley and to be discussed further by J.
Vogel, and X. III. Dull.
Afternoon Session-Dr. III. ID. Moore
will read a paper on practical Hygien
in the Schoolroom"; Discussion, "Th
Directors Part i'm the Compulsory At
tendance Law" to be opened by w. \
Seibert, and discussed by DIR. Il. J. Jacob
and w. II. III. Baker; address by DIR
Schaeffer; appointment of committees
miscellaneous business.
Thursday morning-Discussion, "Th
Directors Part in the Local Institute,
opened by l.. NJ. Lininger, followed b.
l. ID. Leydig and Noah Scott; address
"The Possibilities of Well Directe'
Schools" by Superintendent Berkey
general discussion, opened by 5. {
Hartley, on ''The Duties and Compensa
ton of Directors
Afternoon session-Joint session will
teachers in the Court House.
When the Chill Mists Of the Morning
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