The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08

tive positions Of different countries. to-
gether with the peculiarities of each Is
acquired so that pupils frequently leave
school quite as ignorant. SO far as relates
10 correct geographical knowledge, as
they were when they commenced.
There are places, / believe, where there
Is too much indiscriminate use of the
geography book in the school room. The
habit Of rushing through the geography
or atlas-learning lesson one day. merely
for recitation. and forgetting 1t the next.
neither teacher nor pupils perceiving the
value of the study-is certainly very OBJ
jectionable. Describing the political di-
visions of Europe and Asia before the po-
litical divisions of ones native state are
known. learning the boundaries of Penn
sylvania ere the pupil has sufficient prac-
tical sense to describe the boundaries OF
the school house or the town in which he
lives-these and similar upsettings Of nat
ural order, may, indeed make snowy
class-may win praise from an undiscern-
ing visitor, but they surely do not give
useful knowledge or discipline of mind to
the learner.
Is 1t strange there are dry bones In the
teaching of geography when the hundreds
Of happy ways in presenting its varied
subjects are not resOrted to by the teach
er? Adhere strictly 10 the text or the
book-your geography is cold and exceed
the study of history-you have robbed 1t
of half its life. Supplement 1t with no
books of travel-you would destroy the
locomotion and renown that footprints OF
Cooks and Livingstones combine. Com
bine II with mspronunciation of geograph-
cal words and you have long ago ended
your career as successful teacher OF
geography. The question may be asked,
what shall the teacher do to acquire the
needed auxiliaries for the work. Have
you no membership card from the public
library? Get one. Have you no Scran-
ton city directory book with city map, or
Truth, Republican, Tribune or Times
almanac on your desk? Get them, II our
worthy superintendents recent list OF
questions has not necessitated them there
already.
Have you no globe or atlas OF the world? !?
Note the want on your requisitlon Dlahk
for supplies every quarter until the board
of control shall hear you by your repeated
calls.
Have you no clay or sand moldins table:
The superintendent of repairs will make
you one
Have you ever taken your class for a
walk or outing farther than the school-
yard gate to the foot of the mountain, 10
it's summit to the mills, to the breaker.
to the court house. to the beautiful parks!
DO so leaving till last your visit to the
many parks, lest you he disappointed ana
return to your class room with lecture
prepared on Fresh Air Economy.
At last, renew your subscription for
| your educational journal and then petition
| the school board for u magic lantern. Pc
tition hard: a golden gate awaits you.
BEAUTIFUL PENNSYLVANIA.
Dr. j. r. Rothrock, the state forestry
commissioner, gave an illustrated ad-
dress on Beautiful Pennsylvania" the
| address delivered by him in this city
| several weeks ago under the auspices
| of the board of trade. 1t was an urgent
appeal for the preservation by the state
of it's woodland and a condemnation of
the laws which permit the selling of
| woodlands for unpaid taxes and which
grant charters to sporting clubs whose
| memberships are usually composed of
| non residents of the state.
A series of gracefully executed Greek
statuary tableauX was given under the
direction of Miss Anna +. Kunkle. of
| this city, q Shakespearean reciter of no
| little merit, and a graduate of the
Philadelphia School of Oratory. The
participants We're Misses Eva Short,
Grace Rose. Sarah A. Jones, Millie
Wormser. Alice Evans, Anna Munson,
Claudia Williams. May Monies, Ella
Osland, Miss Durkin and Julia Petit
! grew. Today's programme is as fol-
''"' WEDNESDAY, . A. NJ.
| Invocation.
Music.
A knowledge of English Implies What?
DR.. Brumbaugh
Reading an Exact Science,
Miss McMollan
Development of Civic Virtues in School,
Professor Twitmeyer
History .........................D ..Dr. WlnShp
WEDNESDAY,, Z. NJ.
| Music.
| "Herbart" t".....................Dr. De Garmo
| Children's Rights. Vt. Professor Twitmeyer
Great Commercial Routes.
DR.. Brumbaugh