The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-31

Stltute OF LaCkaWanna county was
opened yesterday afternoon at 1.30
o'clock I'm the main room at the court
house by County Superintendent j. c.
Taylor who made few remarks
urging that hearty spirit of cooper
alton be shown by all the teachers
present.
Yesterday morning was taken up
with the enrolment of the teachers
from all parts of the county by a spe-
cial committee appointed for the pur-
pose and composed of the following
teachers j. f.. Brennan, chairman,
Fell; ID. w. La Rue, South Abingdon;
John J. OHara, Throop: James Cuff
Maytleld; S. j, Phillips, Taylor; James
Powell, Moosic; f. b. Rogers, Elm
hurst.
Each teacher on paying the enroll
ment fee of $l25 was given a ticket
admitting him or her to all the ses-
sions of the institute, and to the course
of evening lectures to be given in the
high school auditorium. They were
presented also with an attendance GER
tificate on which a report of their at
tendance each day will be recorded
and the filled-out certificate filed with
the superintendent.
But Lackawanna county institutes
have the reputation of being especially
well attended and nothing but severe
sickness hardly ever keeps, a teacher
away. The total enrolment yesterday
was 273. which was practically a full
representation.
TO LAST FIVE DAYS.
The sessions of the institute will be
continued up to and inclusive of Fri
day, with two meetings a day, begin
ming in the morning at and i'm the
afternoon at 1.30. The county has been
divided up into seven districts, each
with an institute committee. 1t is
the duty of lnesc committees to formu-
late programmes and arrange dates for
local Institutes in the various dis
tricts All of these committees will
meet and make reports this week, the
institute being particularly advantag-
Gus to them, allowing an interchange
of ideas and plans.
on Thursday, commencing at 10 a.
m, there will be a meeting of the
directors of the county association en-
tirely separate and distinct from the
other sessions of the institute. This
meeting will be held in court room
No. 2. This is the business part of
the institute.
There will be discussions on subjects
pertinent to school work such as the
selection of text books, etc. and an
election of officers for the ensuing
year. The executive officers at pre-
sent are County superintendent Taylor
and l.. D. Bovard, superintendent Of
the Dunmore schools. r, H. Martin,
of Madison. is secretary, and Miss Kate
McHale, of Dunmore, is his assistant.
Among the most enjoyable features
of the week viii be the evening enter
tainments to be given at the high
school. This evening there will be
historical lecture by william A.
Mowry, A. NJ, Phi. D., of Hyde Park,
Mass. on the subject, Napoleon 3
Easter, 1903 and What Came of It."
DR.. Mowry is a very prominent lee
turer on historical subjects and is the
author of a number of text books deal
ing principally with American history.
PLAN OF INSTITUTE.
The plan of those in charge of the
Institutes for the past few years has
been to have a great deal of one or
two subjects and a little of others,
allowing a comprehensive grasp Of
some particular topic or topics, in
stead of just a passing glance at L
number. The subjects chosen this
year for extended work are "Civics
and History" and Mature Study"
The addresses on the former subject
are delivered by DR.. Mowry and on
the latter by D. s. c. Schmucker, pro-
State Normal school.
When the meeting was called to order
yesterday afternoon the court room
was filed. TIE ladies were, of course,
in the majority with the gentlemen
scattered throughout the room looking
tnfe embarrassed at their positions.
All had note hooks in readiness and
all seemed intent upon the work in
hand; in fact, the splendid attention
paid the speakers by the audience, was
particularly remarked.
The session orened with the singing
of Onward, Christian soldiers" by all
present, under the leadership Of Prof.
John r. Watkins. superintendent
Taylor then made a few remarks and
introduced Miss Margaret McCloskey,
who spoke on Choice and Use of Pic
lures"
Miss McCloskey Is the head training
teacher in the Edinborn State Normal
school and has a splendid reputation
as a training teacher. She is a grad
uate of the Lock Haven Normal scht oil
and has taken courses in the Clark and
Chicago universities. She has an es-