Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
COUNTY INSTITUTE.


COUNTY INSTITUTE.
The thirty y-second annual teachers in
stitute Of Sullivan county convened a,
Dushore on Monday, Dec q, 1897, at .
o'clock pm.
Superintendent F w. Meylert delivered
a brief address in which he welcomed the
teachers and assured them that the week
would be one Of pleasure and profit. j.
E. Reese Killgore was nominated and elect
ed Secretary, after which Prot. c. NJ
Parker, Of Bingbamton. N. Y, who was
in charge of the music during the week,
was introduced. Prof. Parker is possessed
Of much good nature, and this with his
perfect caopmand OF music insured US an
other pleasant and beneficial year in this
department Of institute work.
| DR.. Lincoln Hulley, of Bucknell Uni
versity. followed with an address upon
I"rhe Constitution. DR.. IIuIley spoke Of
the Constitution as an outgrowth OF the
difficulties and evils existing between 1871
and 1888. The difficulties on which he
placed particular emphasis were: (D land
difficulties and boundary disputes; ~
commercial difficulties, occasioned by a
system of tariff. both state and local,
which, owing to its lack of uniformity
caused discomfort and retaliation from
some Of the states; (3) financial difficult.
les; AZ social difficulties; (5) political diff
ficulties. The Doctor then, in very in
teresting manner, traced the events which
finally eliminated in the Federal Conven.
ton which formulated the Constitution OF
the us.
Music by Prof Parker, "Cow. Bells.
"AIy Dolly" and Boating Song, after
which institute adjourned.
MONDAY EVENING.
DR.. Hulley entertained the institute in
the evening with an exceptionally fine
reading from James Whitcomb Riley
The Doctor said he came before us in
company with friend whom he lad al.
ways found congenial and sympathetic,
and express ID desire that his hearers
would form the acquaintance ofthis friend.
The desire has certainly been realized for
no one who heard the reading could fail 10
have much higher appreciation Cor tss
ability of James Whitcomh Riley.
TUESDAY MORNING.
Singing -"Come to the Lake" and
"Boating Song.
DR.. Hulley spoke OF the Constitution in
the process OF its construction in the Fed
eral Convention, stating that it is com
posed of compromises between the states,
and hearty every article is conees-
sion made By the northern states to the
southern, or the larger to the smaller,
aud vice ver.S
Prot. Parkt followed with a talk on
singing in the rubic schools, in which he
emphasized the the importance of having
children understand what they sing. H.
condemned the yelling go often substituted
for singing. Rec Sc.
Singing-"W oodland Elf, "Sing Me
the Pat-a-cake Song.
DR.. Hulley again entertained the insti
tute by talk on the adoption of the Con-
stitution. He insisted that the Consttu.
tion was adopted by the people and not by
the states as is generally enormously be.
lieved. He called our attention to the
fact that the question of estate Rights"
which has so often threatened to rend the
Union asunder, originated in the diiierenc-
es of opinion held by the people in differ
ent sections Of the country in regard to the
adoption of the Constitution.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Singing-"Boating Song "Old Mead
ow Bars" and, by special rear If DR..
HuIley, "My Dolly.
Dr. Francis Ii. Green. Of West Chester
was introduced to the institute. After
urging upon the teachers the Importance
of taking time to teach literature he took
up the subject of his addressa Guiding
Principles in Teaching Literature. The
principles which he put in the imperative
mode are Teach the best; teach class
ic as whole; vary the kind of literature;
in work in literature aim at intensity rath-
er thaa extensiveness; allow none to claim
acquaintance with literature because Of
knowing few dates and titles; cultivate
love for the English language and
keep abreast with the times.
Singing.
Dr. Hulley then addressed the Institute
upon the "Relation Of the Constitution to
United States Hietory," after speaking
Of Organization of the Government in ac-
cord with the requirements of the Consti.