The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-11-24
TEACHERS, lNSTlruIE

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The Hunterdon County Teachers
Institute was held in the Opera House
at Pennington, ON Wednesday, Thurs
day aud Friday of last week.
Miss Stella Parr, Of the State Nor
mai School, opened the Institute Will
n talk ON Teaching Music, and later il
the morning gave another talk ON tin,
same subject. She believes musi,
should be taught IN all the publ,
schools, and does not consider TIN,
difficulties SO great as may at first mp
pear.
Dr. Lewis Seeley, Of the Norma
School, took upthe School Programme
giving two good addresses ON the sub
iect, and showing the importance of
so arranging the Programme rs to
bring the hardest subjects in the best
periods of the day He showed by n
table of percentages, the result of act
ual experiment, that the first hour is
much the best, the last hour of the
forenoon much the worst, the first
hour Of the afternoon considerably bet
ter than the last of forenoon; and the
Inst of the afternoon, much better still
In the afternoon DR. SeeleV spoke
on Politenesa, which he believes To be
an important factor in education. and
Is sadly neglected. IN American
schools
Miss Amelia Hewitt, of the Normal
School, talked ON Elementary Science,
giving some good suggestions about
teaching beginners
James u. Hays, President Of the
State Board of Education, made brief
but telling speech.
In the evening Df Chas. C. Rounds,
of New York, delivered IA lecture ON
The Rural School, Past, Present, and
Future Miss Green of Pennington,
gave two pleasing Rotations and the
Orchestra and Mandolin Club furnish
ed good music
The first speaker on Thursday was
State superintendent Baxter. who
read Il fine paper ON Current History,
showing the need of keeping pupils
alive 10 what is going on in the world
Dr. Rounds talked ON Character He
believes that thenltimate aim of educa
ton should be the formation of char
meter. At a later period he spoke ON
the Teaching of English Literature in
the Common Schools This he believes
to be not only advisable but necessary,
IN order to eounteraet. by the farma-
ton of correct tastes, the tendency to
read bad literature.
DR. Emerson T.. White, of Columbus
OHIO, spoke on the Art of Teaching
and give some very good suggestions
He speaks ms one having full know
ledge of his subject and is never dull
Hewas before the Institutethree times.
and nobody grew tired
Prof. A. C. Apgnr talked about Trees.
and incidentally about MIXTURE study
in general He is always welcome
instructor
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of the State Bonrd. nale nm nd dress
Superintendent Baxter lectnred ON
The Social Status of the Teacher. "
Miss Green and Miss ANN Sutphin.
of Bennington, gave Rotations. The
Orchestra furnished the music.
On Friday Miss Mary c. Field. of
the Normal School, presented the sub
lect of Drawing She exhibited spec
mems of work done i'll various school
grades. and urged the necessity of
trimming and directing the childis mt
ural love for making pictures.
VIM J Shearer, Superintendent of
Elizabeth, talked about "The Success
full Teacher. He pointed out many
little things by which Superintendent
Judges the teachers quickly MIR
Shearel $ talk was practical and wns
we'll received.
This was the closing exercise of the
Institute. During its sessions l49 ont
of l5i teachers were IN attendance.