The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
INSTITUTES SECOND DAY
Standing Room Was Utilized During
the Afternoon Session.
MANY INSTRUCTIVE LECTURES
Greek Statuary Tsbleaux . Feature OF
the Afternoon Session-Intersstin8
Papers Read By Persons
Well known Locally.

Yesterday mornings session Of the
teachers institute in the Young Men
Christian Association hall was opened
with prayer by Rev. G. L. Aldrich, OF
Grace Reformed church.
The first number on the programme
was to have been a paper by Professor
Twitmeyer, of Honesdale, on "Froebel
and His Theory of Educa tion," but sud-
den illness prevented his being present.
Livy s. Richard, editor of The Tribune.
read q paper on practical Compost
tion," which. by request of the insti-
tute, Is printed in full in another col
umn.
H. c. Shafer, cashier of the Scranton
Savings bank, read paper on Bank
ing Methods" 1t was a carefully writ
ten and concise effort in which all SUI
perfiuous verbiage that might create
confusion in the minds Of the teachers
was omitted. and which contained the
practical and common-sense facts OF
that part of the banking business with
which the depositor comes in direct
contact. He urged the women, espe-
cially, to acquaint themselves with the
correct way of making out deposit
slips. Not more than one woman in
fifty, he said, understands this primary
duty of the depositor. Checks should
be made out to the debit of the same
signature originally placed by the
depositor on the banks signature book.
A woman may have an account as
Mrs. John Jones. and oftentimes send
In a check signed Tillle Jones. In the
sight Of the bank. 1t is not known or
cared whether or not the woman is
married; but the rule of the bank Is for
a check to be signed as the account is
held. There are. however. many wo-
men serving well and faithfully In the
banks CT the country. At the close or
Mr.. Shafer's paper. O recess was taken
for fifteen minutes.
MISS M'MOLLAN'S ADDRESS.
Miss A. ]. McMollan. of the Blooms
burg State Normal school, gave a
blackboard talk on phonetic reading,
In which she laid special stress on
proper pronunciation of vowels and
consonants and the words they COM
posed. Older persons, in particular,
should caution themselves to pronounce
correctly, that the younger and mimic
minds might gain a correct habit.
A boys education was discussed in
two divisions, before and in school. by
Mrs. l.. NJ. Gates and eX-Superintend-
ent G. w. Phillips, respectively. Judge
H. NJ. Edwards was to have spoken on
the third division of the subject, "The
Ivy oVt VA NSthpols WI NSuiu AOl NC
present,
The afternoon session began with a
period Of singing under the leadership
Of G.. B. Derman. Before the session
closed, every seat In the hall was occu-
pied and many persons were obliged to
stand.
"Geography's Dry Bones Removed"
was the topic of J. B. Hawker and
which was illustrated with the stere-
Opticon by II. l.. Burdick. Mr.. Hawker
said:
The methods Of teaching geography
adopted in some schools are not calculated
to impart much valuable information nor
10 awaken real interest in pupils. The
memory IL often rather taxed than dis
ciplined, and the mind burdened with for
NAL answers rather than trained to take
comprehensive and intelligent views of
subjects. Names are learned and re-
peated, but no we'll defined and clear un-
derstanding Of the localities and rela-