The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
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Monday the annual institute of the
teachers of the public schools of the
county outside of the city of Scranton
| VIII begin in the court house and con-
tinue until noon Friday. County Super
intendent j. C. Taylor has prepared a
programme on which the names of
some of the best known institute in
structors appear.
The instructors and their subjects
are: Civil Government and History"
DR.. Nathan c. Schaeffer, superintend-
ent of public instruction; Pedagogy"
DR.. Andrew Thomas Smith, acting
principal Of West Chester State Nor
NAL school, Mature Study and Pri-
mary Methods" Miss Ada Van stone
Harris, supervisor of Primary schools,
Newark, N. j.; Language and Litera-
ture," Prof. f. II. Green, professor of
! English in West Chester State Normal
school; Vocal Music" Prof. Hamln
l.. Cogswell, supervisor of music, Bing-
hamton, N. Y. The general programme
| for the week is:
MONDAY, OCT. 31-1O A. NJ.
Enrolment of teachers at the court
house in the main court room. Distribu-
! ton of note books, music books and
| progra mines. Socinl session.
| MONDAY-1.30 Z. NJ
Court House-Main Room.
| Music .................. Professor CogswCll
ExplanotiCns and Suggestions,
ST perintCndent Taylor
! Contagious Disease .....Dr. j. c. Bateson
| My Book and I......... Prof. +. II. Green
TUESDAY, NOV. 1-9 a. NJ.
Court House Main Room.
| Music ....................Pr Professor Cogswen
| Main Room-SeCtion |.
| Language Expression .........Miss Harris
Court Room No. 2-Section IL.
American Educators.
Horace Mann ..........JeEnie G. Benjamin
David Page Mary c. Barrett
James L. Wickersham .......F. II. Green
| Main Court Room.
Guiding Principle in Teaching Language,
Prof. f. IL. Green
Recess.
Purpose of Nature Study miss Harris
TUESDAE-1.30 Z. NJ.
Main Court Room.
Steps in Language Work ....Prof. Green
Nature Study-Its Use and Relations
Miss Harris
Music -. ....,... ..,.... Professor Cogsw1ll
Civil Government......Dr n. c. Schaelfcr
WEDNESDAY, NOV. % A. NJ.
Main Court Room.
Music Professor Cogswell
| The School Navy .............. Prof. Green
| Recreation and Relief Work. Miss Harris
Recess.
The Reality Principle in Education.
DR.. Smith
United States History ......Dr. Schaeffer
WEDNESDAY-1.9O p. NJ.
Main Court Room.
Language ....,.....,.....,,,,.,.Mi Miss Harris
SChOOl Government ..............Dr. Smith
Music ............ .... Professor Cogswell
My Geographical House. ..... Supt. Howell
THURSDAY, NOV. 3--9 A, NJ,
Main Court Room.
|
Main Room-Section l.
Primary Reading ..............NIiss Harris
Court Room No. 2-Section II.
Paper, "Value of Systematic Work in
Our Schools" ............J. f. Brennan
Discussion, led by James +. Foley and II.
n. Davis.
Paper. Moral Culture in History Study"
Theron G.. Osborne
Main Court Room.
| Effects Of IntoXicants and Narcotics
Upon the Human System. DIR. Bateson
Recess.
| Reality Principle in Education. Dr. Smith
THURSDAY-1.3O L. NJ.
| History Teaching ....,.........Mss Harris
Address to Teachers. Supt. ID. l.. Hover
| Music Professor Cogswail
Vices of the Imagination ........Dr. Smith
FRIDAY, NOV. 4-9 A. NJ.
Main Court Room.
Music Professor Cogswell
1
Children's untruths ............Dr. Smith
Recess.
Discipline and Government in Schools,
Rev. Elkanah Hulley
Reports of Committees.
Closing Remarks.
Local speakers who will be heard DUR
Ing the course OF the institute are: ].
y. Brennan, principal of Fell township
schools; James i. Foley, principal of
Taylor schools; II. n. Davis, first as
sistant in Dunmore High school; Jennie
q. Benjamin, principal of Columbus
school, Blakely; Mary C. Barrett, prin-
cipal Powderly school, Carbondale
township; F. II. Green, principal South
Abingdon township schools; Theron G.
Osborne, principal Moosic schools Lack
awanna township.
The following entertainers will enter
tain the sessions: Prof. w. A. Kelly
Archibald; Miss Bertha Holgate, La
Plume; Miss Edith Watkins, TAYLOR:
Miss Louisa Nicholas, Taylor; Miss
AIDA Potter, Fleetville; Miss Eliza Os.
borne, Jermyn; Miss Lucretia Snyder
Dunmore; Miss May Murphy, Dun
more; Miss Emma Ludwig, Dunmore;
Daniel Gardner, Moscow.
Addresses to teachers and directors
will be delivered by Rev. Elkanah HUI
ley principal Keystone academy; ]. c,
Bateson, NJ. D., Scranton; George
Howell, superintendent Scranton city
schools; ID. l.. Hover, superintendent
Wayne county schools.
Teachers will enroll at the court