The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-09
TEACHERS
INSTITUTE.
Proceedings at the Annual Session in
MahanOy City.
GOOD ATTENDANCE OF TEACHERS
The Lecture Last Evening Was a Disap-
polntment-one Of the Announced
Day Lecturers Unable TO Attend
the misunderstood Dlrec-
tors Meet Tomorrow.
Special to EVENING HnnAIp.

MAHANoY CRY, Nov. 0.-The close of the
first days session of the Teachers County
Institute was marred by the disappointing
features attending the lecture in the even
ing. W. ]. Clarke was billed to lecture on
Wonders Of Modern Science" and give
&-ray and kaleidoscope demonstrations. but
proved a failure in his efforts to meet the ex-
pectations Of the audience. Mr.. Clarke is
not a lecturer and his discourse is more suited
for a primary school than a teachers in
%stitute. Briefly, his lecture is a recital of
common school history and his audience was
greatly disappointed.
There was a full attendance at the opening
of this mornings session. The chairs on the
stage which were yesterday filed by borough
officials were to-day occupied by school super
intendents and principals and others con-
nected with the institute. The session was
opened with singing by the assemblage under
the direction of Prof. G.. NJ. Parker and the
first lecture was given by Prof. B. A. Hey
drick, of the literary chair Of the Millers-
burg State Normal School. Prof. Heydrick
is one of the faculty of instructors in the
place of DR.. G. W. Hull, of Millersville, who
has been obliged to cancel his engagement on
account of illness in his family.
Mrs. Mathilde Coffin Ford was also one of
the morning lecturers and gave an interest
ing talk on modern commerce, dwelling upon
its proportion in comparison with the past
and the improvements in transportation.
The next instructor was DIR. NJ. G. Brum-
baugh, professor of pedagogy in the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He
discussed the teaching of reading. Musical
exercises followed, after which DR.. ]. P.
Welsh, principal of the Bloomsbury State
Normal School, was introduced and spoke on
the advantages of the country school
teacher.
The afternoon session opened with singing
and was followed by a talk by DIR. A. R..
Horne, Of Allentown, editor of the National
Educator. He spoke on The Exemplary
Teacher" Mrs. Mathilde Coffin Ford, who
has become quite a fayorite, was the next
speaker and devoted attention to Com
mercial Geography"
Tomorrow the Directors Association of
S~chuylkill county will meet in Armory hall.
DR.. G. Lenker, of Schuylkill Haven, will
read a paper on the Employment of Normal
Graduates VS.. High school Graduates" and
State Superintendent of Public instruction
DR.. N. c.. Schaetfer will open the discussion,
Promotions of Scholars should be made on
the recommendation of teachers based on
term averages, and not by principals
or superintendent based on records
of examinations" will be the subject of a
paper to be presented by Superintendent
George Howell, of Scranton, Pa. Another
interesting paper on Compulsory Education
Law" will be read by superintendent b. f.
Patterson, of Pottsville. The members OF
the executive committee of the association
are DR.. Charles E. Quail, W. F. Scheerer, w.
j. Perry and DIR. G. Lenker,