The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-10

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Superintendent Taylor does not spare
| himself in his work and he expects the
| teachers to do their duty without shirk-
| ing. Those who have absented them
selves from the sessions of the county
| institute came in for a rebuke yester-
| day morning at the opening of the in
| stitute. Teachers are to be examined
this year in Baldwin's school manage
| ment. He is q member of the state
committee, which will arrange plans
| for a graded course of studies for
| teachers
Professor Bovard presided in the
| main room. Professor Cogswell gave
an excellent address on music, in the
| course of which he remarked that
| Scranton has not shown the advance
| in music in the schools that is noted
| in other cities. In his talk he gave the
| suggestions that the major scale should
| be the foundation. Use the pitch pipe:
give intervals and time; use vowels
with consonant prefix instead of sylla-
bles; give rhythm, then songs.
In the other section, Professor Twit-
meyer continued his work in penman-
ship. In the discussion, Relation of a
Principal to the School Board and to
the Teachers" Prof. Lloyd, of Price
burg; Prof. Taggert, of Mayfeld and
Prof. f. r. Coyne, of Old Forge. par
ticipated. Prof. Lloyd, in the course of
his excellent paper, stated that a
teacher should not divide his time with
other business than that of teaching,
and that the directors should not allow
it.
EDUCATORS TRUE AIM.
Prof. Hulley, of Keystone academy,
began his address on the True Aim of
an Educator" by quoting from Ruskn
that the teacher should think more of
soul elevation than of salary. The
truly educated man is the one who can
see the beauty in true manhood and
can be of the most benefit to his fellow
man.
Professor Green then continued in his
own inimitable way his talk of the day
before on visit to the homes of Lowell
and Holmes. He also described a call
on Whittier, who uplifted others by his
writings, and was in turn himself up
| lifted
The afternoon session opened with
music, as usual after which DIR. Bene-
dict spoke on Interest in Education"
His address was brilliant and again
was evinced his remarkable gift in the
way of diction. In part he said: In
terest must be awakened to give prac-
tical results. 1t is needed in quicken
ing home, school, church and commun-
ity. Interest begets knowledge, and
knowledge also begets interest. Inter-
est in study is the means of securing
knowledge, which will remain when the
interest wanes. Again, knowledge may
incite an interest that may abide.
The teachers interest must be two
fold. She must be interested in her
subject and also in the pupil. She
must learn to know the individuality
of the child. The speaker made no
plea for technical study, but advised
observation of the pupil to be taken in
the teachers own way. She may be
able to use one branch as the means.
No method is given as the best, al
though the word needed in reading,
with model and pictures phonics, with
the sounds of the letters associated
with the sounds in nature were sug-
gested. He objected to the word
reader" because it indicated a learn
ing of reading, which is dull business.
WILL BECOME CULTURED.
We do not read for culture, but if we
do read the works of the great Scott,
Thackeray Shakespeare, Dante, etc, we
will be cultured fast enough. Choose
selections in the pupils comprehension.
good method of awakening interest
is by original illustration by pupils. Af-
ter listening to a story This may be
varied by geography, history, etc. A
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which We're viewed with much interest
by the teachers. Among the advan-
tages of this method are the test of
pupils ability to gain thought from
the printed page; the best means for
this end. They thus learn the real
idea of the thought. 1.-THE child learns
to do by doing" 1t helps to make bet
ter writer's; trains eye and hand;
shows good effect on disposition and
builds moral character; gives opportu-
nifty for individual study of child and
finally is a never ending resource of
the teacher.
In closing the speaker paid a noble
tribute to the value Of teaching a love
for reading and quoted many gems of
the greatest writer's regarding books.
His address was received with much
applause.
a large number of solemn school di-
rectors carrying the weight Of their
responsibilities on their faces filed in
and occupied seats facing the "bench."
! Professor Green then gave his last
address by continuing the suggestions,
the study of authors and their writings.
In the course of which he justly be-
rated Sarah Grand and the Heavenly
Twins, advised the study of the best
| books, the cultivation of love for the
English language and mentioned many
| writers who must be selected. In
speaking of harmony and beauty of
| language he spoke of the fascination of
tones" softened by consonants and
windowed by opening vowels." Father
Ryan, the Catholic poet-laureate," was
recommended Macauley in his beauty
of diction, and a number Of poems
showing adaptability of sound to sub
ject, notably, Tennyson's Northern
Farmer, Caroline Norton's King of
Denmark's Ride, Sheridan's Ride,
Browning in The Ride From Ghent to
AK, etc. He quoted from Buck-Fans-
howe's funeral and then advised study
OF authors until their literary charac-
teristics could be reduced to synonyms,
viz: Lowell-nobilty; Hawthorne
purity; Webster-energy: Prescott
contrast; Franklin-utillty; Carlyle
power; Milton-sublimity; Shelley
soaring.
Professor Coggswell then sang most
beautifully Bayard Taylors "Bedouiu
Love Song"
VOTED FOR LACKAWANNA.
DR.. John L. Stewart, deputy state
superintendent, gave an address. He
felt that he had been interested in this