Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
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| (1) That it is liable to grow visionary
unless controlled by Judgment; (2)
That it is liable to become seductive;
| (3) That it is apt to become corrupt
because it is equally susceptible to
evil and good.
Singing.
DIR. Corson spoke ON "Adaptability
to Teach" The requisites of ability
are, O Character; (2) Scholarship; (s)
Faith in humanity; (4Faith in child
hood; (O Faith in self.
| Recess. Singing.
| DIR. Smith continued his talk on
'Nices of the Imagination" BE
careful of the perceptions Of your
pupils. Impressions are sometimes
forgotten, but never erased; hence
the pre-eminent importance of good
impressions. Keep the minds of
pupils actively and pleasingly en-
gagged, and remember that pleasure
is not ease. Prevent or correct ten
dencies toward brooding over things.
| Impress the fact that right thinking
is Il more deep seated manliness than
right acting. Good intentions must
DN SOtplSN Will NlS1iOIIl. IolIlCt iii
pressions are so lasting and exert so
powerful an influence over our
thoughts and actions, we can afford
to surround our pupils with only
such influences as will produce held
ful impressions.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
DR.. Corson opened the session,
subject, "School Sentiment" After
speaking of public sentiment ard
the influence it eXerts upon onr in
stitutions, he applied the same prin-
ciples to school sentiment, which he
ubon school discipline. Not SO much
upon rules, pleading and requests,
does government in the school de-
pend as upon the sentiment among
the pupils which demands and OBJ
tains a willing aquiesence and obed-
ience to authority. Work not from
without, in; but rather work from
within, out. Let the sentiment of
your school be such as to demand
attention from the home and leave
its impress upon the educational
thought of the community. The
sentiment of school should be strong
in favnr of prOmptness and punctu-
ality in attendance. Tardiness is
one of the most pernicious habits to
be acquired. The teacher must be
prompt in all affairs as in school
work ifhe would cultivate this SEN
! timent.
Singing.
In speaking of the ''Untruths of
Children" DR.. Smith gave the five
classes of untruths us classified by
DR.. Hall, as follows; Q) the lie heroic
| (2) an untruth resulting from the no
tion that truth is for the friend; un-
truth for the enemy; (3) the untruth
resulting from seltishness; 4) from
an over-vivid imagination; (5) the
lie told by him to whom lying is Il
mania. To overcome this tendency
of childhood we should obtain 4
closer bond of sympathy between
the governor and the governed.
We should not make great issues
hang on the untruths of children.
We should not bring them in cou-
tact with wrong doing. Truthful
ness comes hard but late and it will
come if we exercise conscientious
guardianship over our trusts.
In concluding his remarks on
''School Sentiment" DR.. Corson
urged the Importance of closing as
well as of opening the school. Get
hold of the home life of the pupil,
show a hearty interest in him, and
by constantly living a life ofpunctu-
ality, neatness, dignity and order,
help to establish permanent senti-
ment along these lines in the school.
TUESDAY EVENING.
| Hon. Henry Houck, Deputy State
Supt. of Public instruction, deliver
ed the second lecture of the course
subject" /" Elements of success" Sun
shine, education, courage, tact, abil-
| ity to do something better than any
one else and good clean name are
the elements which combine to con-
| tribute to success. In Il brief notice
all the sunshine and eloquence, all
the power and vigor of exposition
must be eliminated. DIR. Houck's
pleasing address and interesting am
necdotes make him general favor
ite among teachers and institute
workers.
| WEDNESDAY MORNING.
After singing led by Prof. Parker,
DIR. Corson occupied the first period
by IA talk ON "Tact in the school
room" TaG is the knowing what
to do at thf right time and means
more in Teaching than talent or
genius. Talent is weight, tact mo-
i2entum. In teaching, exercise tact
by reaching the boys through their
interests and interesting yourself in
what interests them. Never ser
monize, but rather exert the intlu-
ence of II good christian character.
While tact is largely Il gift it can be
cultivated.
In speaking of "Attention, Dr..
Smith took up. the subject as it is