Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-12-06

day morning saw light in a north
westerly direction shine against tie
sky from the other side of Shade
mountain. It is believed the fire that
caused the ligdt was in M;ffiin co.
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The teachers institute came and
went its way like morning sun
beam, under the superintendency
of Professor Odin G.. GOrtuer. 1t
was as much a success as the fine
weather that prevailed during the
week. Professor GOrtner handled it,
as he does school work, as the born
disciplinarian, and by the ladies
he is considered a dandy. The
order was better than in any pre-
viOus institute held in the county
within the period of a generation.
The personal of the institute was
youthful to srth a degree as to
awaken the general observasiOn of
visitors. Here and there was a
veteran teacher, who lOnged for the
time when teachers are to be pen
stoned like old soldiers, which the
tax payers would like to do if some
one would pension the tax payers.
The youthful portion of the teach
eTs seemed to be animated more by
the feeling that their teaching is to
be used as a stepping stone to
something more cOngenial to their
taste. 1t was a week joyfully
spent mingling with each other. 1t
was a treat to get to the county
capitol and sing and talk and fiirt
and enjoy the cOmpanionship of a
convention at the expense of the
tax payers, and enjoy the electric
lights at night, and the lectures
and entertainments in the evening
by people who studied and prepar-
ed for just such occasions. 1t was
as much treat for the teachers
from the hills and valleys of this
mountain girt county to get to the
county seat as for county seat peo-
pie to go the capitol of the nation
on weeks visit. Prof. Gortner
called the institute to order prompt
ly at the appointed time. DIR. S
&. Schumacher invoked the divine
blessing, and eX-cOunty superinten.
dent ID. NJ. Marshall was elected
vice president, and ID NJ. Heterick
fwas elected secretary, and +. f
Snyder assistant secretary. F. NJ
NJ. Pennell made the address OF
Welcome, which was responded tC
1by Harvey Dillnete. All the of
ficers expressed thanks for the hon
Or conferred upon them by this
election, and then the institute was
ready for business. Professor ID
&c. Ellis talked on the subject Ol
"The Blue Juniata, and DIR. Schu
maker dwelt upon the subject o
"Nature," and DIR. J. p. Welsl
discussed the subject of the ''Hu
man Brain -
On Monday evening PrOfessOl
Ellis delivered lecture on tn,
biggest Word in the English Ian
guage," Possibility.
i On Tuesday morning after the
4 regular routine opening services
Miss Lila T.. Partridge requested
the ladies to take off their hats
kShe did not say SO. but all tn
young men and the old ones too
said under their voices, "that is
good thing to do, and it improve
the appearances of the ladies an,
we can see to the front better.
DIR. Schumacher again took up an,
} Elaborated his subject Mature.
PDr. Welsh had not gotten through
with the ''Human Brain,' and b
too continued the consideration Q
, the subject of Human Brain. Mis-
P3tridge talked on the subject @
"Child Study" Frank s. Fox ad
. dressed himself to the subject O
primary Reading PrOfesso
Fox continued the consideration i
primary Reading after dinner
and was followed on the sa,pe sub
1ject under another name He call
ed it Elementary Reading. Afte
his address the reading cours
adopted by the committee;on read
ing, are educational foundations