The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-02
THIRD DAY OF
COUNTY INSTITUTE


mind more horrible condition of af-
fairs than existed there then. The
city in the hands OF a motley crew,
the very scum of the earth and yet
now. the doctor said, that it was one
of the finest cities and states in the
country and contained people far above
the average in intelligence. He also
referred to the magnificent products of
the country and their enormous va
riety.
The gramophone which behaved so
badly the day before was ..ereupon
given an opportunity to redeem it's
reputation, which it successfully did,
rendering an entertaining programme
of musical numbers.
The last speaker of the afternoon
was Miss McCloskey, who delivered
her farewell lecture, taking as her top
ic, The Worlds Masterpieces of Paint
ing" Miss McCloskey had been at
tractively gowned all the week, but
she quite outdid herself yesterday by
appearing in a charming gown of navy
blue silk, which caused many an ex-
preston of praise from the female
teachers, who are, of course, greatly
in the majority.
She first spoke of Raphaels Madonna,
which hangs in the gallery at Dresden,
ard which is considered to be the great
est of all Madonnas. She beautifully
| described the features of the picture,
| the heavenly expressions of the princi-
| pal figures, the virgin and child and
| Of the others, Pope Sixtus and St.
| Barbara.
She said that the objection is often
| raised against the placing OF this pic
| ture in the classroom, that it is too
suggestive of a particular form OF re-
! ligious belief. She expressed the hope
| that there was no teacher present so
narrow that he or she could not rise
! above religious prejudice and realize
the true significance of art itself.
The next picture spoken of was the
Last supper" by Leonardo De Vincl
| and his wonderfully realistic treatment
Of the subject. She told of the wonderful
genius of De Vinci, the sculptor, painter
| poet, musician and last, but not least
the inventor of that sngularly common
and inartistic thing, the wheelbarrow
She then referred to the wonderful
frescOes of Michael Angelo and Cor
regio to be seen in the Sistine chapel ir
the vatican. The other pictures dwell
upon were Ruben's Descent from the
Cross" and Murillo's Immaculate Con.
ception."
She urged the Introduction of these
masterpieces of art into the schoo
room, that their influence and refinin,
power might broaden and make NOR
beautiful the little lives under tn,
orr Tn
thanked the teachers for what sh,
termed their more than earnest atten
tion and expressed the hope, with th
poet, that they might live long ant
prosper"
J Today DR.. Schaeffer the state super
, intendent of schools, will give two lee
: lures, on "The New Geography" an,
value OF a Child's Life" DR.. Mowr,
will air his views on "Our Island Pos
sessions" and some strong argument
for expansion may be looked for. Th
: annual meeting of the directors win b
held and County Superintendent Taylo
will deliver his annual address.
At the High school auditorium las
evening a splendid musical entertain
ment was given under the direction q
Prof. John T. Watkins and under tn
, auspices of the county association. Th
auditorium was three-quarters full, an
that means a very large audience, an
they showed their appreciation OF tn
. really excellent programme presente
by frequent applause.
The Orpheus club, comprising Messri
Knowles, Doersam, Widmayer and Har
per, rendered several charming seleC
tions the ones most admired probabl
being a Hungarian fantasie and a pot
pourri from the Runaway Girl" Th
Schubert quartette was on hand /
splendid voice and the audience couldn
get enough Of them. They sang "Whs