Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

tul young women anu HdHuSoHit young
men'-mostly the former-are attend
ing the 18th annual Butler county
Teachers Institute
The institute was called to order at
1870 p. m. Monday by County Supt. II.
l. Painter and the teachers made a good
beginning by all joining theiI voices
under direction of Instructor J. D.
Gresh, OF Milton, Pa in the hymn joy
to the World, the Lord is Come.
Rev. Eli Miller led devotional ex-
ercises and Attorney w z. Murrin de-
liyered an address of welcome in behalf
of Butler that was hearty, wholesome
and able.
n w. Campbell, of Euclid, teacher
in the Winfield township schools, made
a clear and logical response.
DR.. 5. F. Hogue, of Clarion. was the
first of the instructors to speak, his sub
iect being The Teachers Personal
Characteristic" but he dwelt more on
their conditions. He noted that Butler
county spends 800, 900 annually in
teachers salaries, making an average of
about S41 for the male and a little less
for the female teachers. He suggested
that the centres of wealth be so taxed
as to help pay the teachers salaries in
the struggling rural districts.
How would it be for the State to quit
giving immense appropriations to the
rich universities which charge small
fortunes for educating, notwithstand-
ing their gifts, and increase the com
mon school appropriation by as much
as is cut off the advanced schools?
After recess at 3 p. m. Prof. Gresh, of
Milton. Pa. commenced his instruction
in music and Supt. G.. w Twitmyer,
of Bethlehem, Pa, spoke on the teachers
study of literature and recommended
that they study the Bible most.
In the evening Rev c. Fl. FitZwil-
liam, of Pittsburg. lectured, his subject
being The Battle of Life.
Most of the lecture had 70 be deliver
ed by the light of but one lamp, the
electric lights not working Before the
lecture Miss Nellie Cowden, of Rem
frew, recited very cleyerly and Prof
Stratton sang two solos.
At the Round Table Tuesday morn
ing Harriet BARLEY and Prof. Loyal
Hall, of Butler, Sherman Gallagher of
Prospect. discussed Written Ian
guage" and Prof R. S. Pentield of Mil
lerstown, Emma Hutchison, of Butler,
and John D. Mcbride, of Isle, spoke on
oral language.
Rev. Snyder conducted the devotional
exercises.
DR.. Emerson White, of Columbus,
made his first appearance before the In
stitute Tuesday morning, his subject
being fundamentals of teaching /. e.
knowledge, power and skill.
Tuesday afternoon Supt. Twltmyer
spoke on "Civics and Civil Govern
ment Among other things he said
the school was the place not to prepare
for good citizenship but to make good
citizens, not to prepare for life but to
make life.
DR.. Hogue, of Clarion, spoke on The
Teachers Relative Duties. He thought
school training.
DR.. White spoke on Methods of In
struction" Portly Prof. Gresh, with
his little book Of harmonious ditties, oc-
cuDied the rest of the afternoon.
Tuesday evening in the Park Theatre
DR.. r. S. Macarthur, of New York. de
livered his lecture The Empire of the
Gar, one of the best rostrum efforts
ever heard in Butler.
A violin trio, Miss Balph and Messrs
Walter Lowry and Keck, preceded the
speaker
At the Round Table Wednesday
morning Jennie, McElvain of the Mil
lerstown schools read n paper entitled,
Methods in First Year Reading, and
J. H Milford of Crawford's Corners
and J. B. Story of Bruin discussed the
subject. Loyal T. Hall, John B. Nc
Bride OF Isle and Mary Carson of Ekas-
town spoke on Supplementary Read
ing" Miss Carson explaining her own
method of teaching by having the schol-
ars keep posted on current events, and
then tell what they haye read.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. Hazlett of Sarversville.
Instructors Hogue, Twitmyer and
and White occupied the time Wednes-
day.
In the afternoon ex-Supt of Butler
County J, l.. Snyder visited the insti-
tute and spoke a few words to the
teachers.
Miss Anthonys subject last evening
was Moral Influence against Political
Influence, advocating woman's suf-
frage Miss Anthony has been a remark
able woman and in being able to lee
IuTe WuGu over Cu e'tIS VI age ID yet.
This morning Mont Hockenberry Of
Gomersol, Martha Brown and A. I.
Cochran discussed Primary Arithme
tic and Prof A. l.. Bush of Evans
City, j. L. Kocher of Zelienople and !.
NJ Dyke of Petersville, Advanced
Arithmetic" Rev E. S. White of The
NJ. E. church conducted devotional ex
ercises. Prof T. n. McClymonds of
Slipperyrock and Supt Samuel Hamil-
ton of Braddock made their first ap
pearance today as instructors.
The Directors Of the County meet
this afternoon, president w. G.. Russell
and secretary A. L. Irvine presiding
Dr. Geo, X, McCadoo, DR.. A. L. Howe,
G. d. Swain and instructors Twitmyer
and Hamilton are 10 speak
Friday morning Eta Moore, e. J.
Miller and Friend Ekas are to read
papers. The Institute will adjourn at
2:40 p NJ. Friday.
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