Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26

| dressed the directors, telling them some of the
| requisites of good schools: The cooperation Of
parents is indispensable. The tendency to over
| crowd the schools should be guarded against and
| the schools should be well supplied with text
books. 1t is not O matter of economy to limit
| the number of books, and is positive violation
| of the school law. II suggested that our
schools might be improved by having longer
school term, by keeping school buildings in good
repair, by paying better salaries.
After intermission Miss Grace Walker rendered
violin solo in her usual mastery style.
Prof: Greene opened his discussion of American
| Literature by asking the teachers to accompany
him on literary ramble to the homes of our
greatest American authors. Prof. Greene told,
in his usual pleasing style, of his personal ex-
periences in visiting the homes of James Russell
Lowell and Oliver Wendell Holmes, carrying his
hearers with him and leaving them in the study
| of DR.. Holmes, to continue the journey in his
next @ address. Institute was adjourned at AIS.
The Apollo Male Quartette, assisted by Miss
Mary Holngshead Reader, and Miss Edith
| Sprow, Soprano and accom- paniest gave con-
cert in the Court House, Wednesday evening.
The house was filled to its utmost capacity and
the entertainment thoroughly enjoye1 by all.
were conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Shriner
Dr. Wilmer delivered the last of his psyche,
logical lectures, the subject being .Consciousness-
| Attention and Apperception." DR.. Wilmer de-
scrlbed the structure of the nerve-cells located
IN the motor column of the spinal chord, and
also yhe structure of the sensory nerve-cells. A
portion of the spinal chord which contains
motor and sensory cells is called reflex nerve
| center, because the action performed as the re-
| sponse to stimulus referred to one of these
| nerve centers, is done without any conscious
| willing The medulla oblongata and cerebellum
are the next higher nerve-centers both of which
send out an receive nerve-fbeTs. The highest
OF the sensational nerve-centers is the cerebrum,
which does not develop until three four
months after birth. These three, the medulla
| cerebelum and cerebrum are called the areas OF
sensation or of memorial images. The fourth
center developed from these three. is called the
area OF association. The highest portion of the
brain is situated just behind the forehead and is
called the frontal lobes. This is the reason 2,
| high forehead is appreciated and sloping fore
|
great degree, of idiocy. The frontal lobes
called the seat OF apperception and control the
most complex acts. Nervous activity controlled
| by parts below the cerebrum are not conscious
acts. Mind acts directly with the more complex
| being is located in the higher portion of the
brain. An external object causes stimulus
which brings up the image of an object before
perceived, and, by association, other things
| cernng this object. This fusing of perceptions
| is called appercepton.
Prof. Greene then proceeded his literary
One great lesson learned from this visit to great
men was the simplicity of greatness and the
| proachable. Prof. Greene then gave more sug-
gestions for the study of literature, following up
| the line of his previous talk. al Adopt to the
child's capacity and interest. (5) Study American
literature, because we have an American ltera-
| ture. Our declaration of independence in edu-
| cational realms was made in 1897, and since that
| time we have been Independent of England in
our literary work. (6l Take the whole produc-
| ton. ~ Avoid making it a pathological study
| Study language, but do not crush out the thought
| for the study of phology. (s) Get at the spirit
Of the selection. In the letter lose not The spirit.
49, Prefer intensity to extensity. Prof. Greenes
| talk closed the morning session.
Superintendent Gibson, the first speaker of
| the afternoon, talked on controlling Forces,'
| giving many useful suggestions on school room
diseipline. ..;Jln, :, ,,oao- 1o,,., , ,,,,
| be Expected to do for the Teacher ~ was dis
| cussed by DIR. Wilmer. We can explain how and
when the mind acts but cannot, after ALL tell it's
ultimate nature, whether it is immortal where it
crete psychology tells how the mind may be in
| fiuenced for good, how diverted from the bad
| Modern Psychology is simply the old physiologi-
cal science developed. 1t shows the relation be
tween the mental and physical processes of the
| body. 1t is science based on introspection,
while the other sciences are based observa-
ton. Psychology does not give the remedy but
aids the teacher by studying the variations ofthe
| human mind.
After an intermsson Superintendent Sweeney,
of Elk County address sed the teachers This ad-
| dress was followed with talk by Prof. Greene
on How to Study an Authors Life" In this
study three warnings were given: Avoid bog-
raPR9y, y yo avoid Phioogy & avoid studying dates
whose brain emanates the work are studying,
as the life must necessarily influence the char
| the author, for a two-fod reason, to distinguish
and to suggest (3) Get the exact and correctly
spelled name; a. Look into int the parentage Of
the influence of his love loves. (6l His char
acter 90 His influence on the times in which
he lived, and on later times.
The evening lecture, "Uncrowned Kings" by
| w T. Sherman Culp, was given at the Court
House The house was well filled and the lecture
Prof H. F: Stauffer the first speaker on
Friday morning, discussing the Cooperation Of
| the working together of two more forces to
produce common result. Education has q
| three-fold purpose, the development ofthe moral,
physical and mental nature. Any system which
| fails to co-relate these three is erroneous. We
are wont to think that the home is the place for
the development of the physical nature, the
school room for the mental, the church for the
moral This is our scheme of education. Froe-
| bells system which combines these three and is q
nearly perfect system, should be universally
adopted.
| The report of the committee on resolutions
read by Mr.. Woodward, approved and ac-
cepted, as was also the report of the committee.
| on Educational Reunions, read by Prof. FL. F.
Stauffer.
| DIR. Wilmer, the last speaker, closed the inst.
| tute with talk on practical Studies in Child
Psychology" Many interesting cases were cited
by DR.. Wilmer which had come within his personal
knowledge, where an apparent weakness in intel
lect had been caused by some physical defect.
entirely cured by an operation performed in the
dispensary in connection with the University Of
After song, the Institute was adjourned at
twelve o'clock
The instructors secured by Miss Collins were
among the ablest of the country. The week was
| unusually pleasant and profitable.
RESOLUTIONS
WHEREAS, The existing conditions of our
SSnoolS are such that we can with pardonable
pride call the attention of the teachers, school
officials and the public in general to the present.
efficiency and constantly increasing tendency
toward higher plane of excellence, and recog-
nizing in our honorable superintendent, the
potent factor that has accomplished these enyt-
able results, Therefore be it
ResotUed, That we, the teachers of Cameruu
county, here assembled in annual session of our
County Institute, thus pay our tribute of honor
and respect to Miss Collins, whose pleasing per-
sonality and constant thought for our welfare
has won our regard, and whose ability one to
guide and instruct has won our confidence
Furthermore, feeling that the individual interest
manifested by the teachers liz the different
movements toward the awakening of public in
terest in the cause of education has much to do
with the rate of progress, and believing that the
agent, be it
Resotced, That we insist that each teacher at,
tend two or more of these educational meetings
during the year. Be it further
Resotued That we voice our thanks (l) to the
noble corps of instructors who have so ably
iabored toward the broadening of our minds ana
Inc ennobilng of our natures (2) To Miss Maud
Wykoh and Miss Myrtle Olmsted for their vaned
services. (3) To Miss Grace Walker for the beau
tiful music rendered for our enjoyment "a To
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