The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-02

SCuuUerC 1udTCeCCe SaHS.
The county teachers institute is now
,.lpidiy nearing it's close and this
mornings session will bring to an end
one of the best attended and most
thoroughly interesting assemblies ever
held by the Lacl.a wanna county in
structors.
DR.. George w. Hull. professor of
mathematics at the Millersville State
Normal school made his initial ap-
pearance of the week before the teach
ers yesterday and in both his morning
and afternoon address proved himself
an entertainer of no mean ability.
Miss Lloyd's talk on "Some Causes
of Degeneracy" was the opening fea-
ture of the afternoon session of the
institute. She cited several instances
of the baneful effects of the evil habits
of childrens' parents on the child but
declared that careful training could
eradicate any such influences.
There is the old story" she said of
the ways of warning our pupils
against temptation. You remember
the ancient tale of the Sens in the
Mediterranean sea. who would entice
unwary mariners to the rocks. The
willy Ulysses, when he came to the
dangerous shoals lashcd mis- men to
lie masts and stopped his ears with
wax. to keep out the alluring strains.
In ike manner it is POSSIBLE. tor all
to guard against temptation. by max
in yourselves practically impervious to
all attacks"
Madame de Barrie Gill was tht next
entertainer. After giving Il very hupi-
orous imitation of Il small girl for
the first time singing in public. size
executed II rather novel performance.
by rendering that beautiful hymn.
Nearer My God to Thee," in sue
cession of graceful gestures, the deaf
mutes' language.
DIR. DAVIS SPEECH.
Dr. Sherman Davis was the next to
address the audience. He spoke of
young life as divided into three periods;
from birth until five years of age, from
five till twelve and adolescence from
twelve until twenty-four. During the
second and early part of the third
period the appetite of the boy and girl
is something wonderful as nature is
storing up in the body a tremendous
amount of nutritor to be later utilized.
he SlTl = appetite ltINn iii'o'iS ~
sweet things, while the boys is of Il
sounder nature.
Most extraordinary is the pschyco-
logical change which takes place at
this time in the adolescent girl. A
tendency to hysteria is one of the Pc
culiar manifestations of this period
and a girl is also prone to feel she is
abused, and begins to develop symp-
% al
She also develops new and high
ideals. If she does not acquire them
it is because, in some way she is con-
taminated. She has necessity for
love of some sort and Graves SYM
pathy. 1t is glorious thing for the girl
at this time that she can cry and so
find an outlet for her pent-up nervous
energy.
At this age they are most suscept-
ible to good and evil influences. and all
these facts must be taken into ac-
count by those in charge of the young
people. and too much care cannot be
exercised by the instructors
At the close of the recess, DR.. George
w. Hull, of Millersvile State Normal.
school gave Il very interesting adj
dress on the subject of 1.-THE Success
full Pupil" He said in part:
ARE PROUD OF THEM.
"There is nothing parents so much
like to talk of as their successful boys
on girls. The homes throughout the
land arc proud of the boys and girls.
Whatever we are able to do to aid
the homes in making successful man
out of the boy, and woman out of the
girl, think we ought to do. The only
Questio ion at present asked of an Ameri-
can hoy as he takes his place in the
world is what he can do,
'If the teachers of this state sue
coed in making one successful man Il
year out of the hosts that come under
their care. they can be proud indeed
That education is false which does not
teach a boy that the manifest thing
to do on returning from his higher
school training is to stand side by
side with his father, and which
does not tell the girl that the most
wonanly thing to do is to assist the
mother in her household duties.
1.-THE only road to success in this
country is by hard earnest endeavor
Life is moving forward with a Won
ierful rapidity. We are annihilating
lime and distance by our great mod
srn inventions and the whole civilza-
lion of to-day is moving with Il Won
lerful, awful activity. We must build
boys to-day to meet these eXigencies
and take their places in life. He must
be built with a strong body, sound
rom the sole of his foot to the crown
" his head. Is there a boy or will
here he a boy or girl in this country
Hho can twenty-five years from now
rise up. with impaired eyesight, or
any defect of health and attribute 1t
10 his school teachers neglect or care
lessness?"
CARE OF THE Eyes.
lie here mentioned his own poor
eyesight as the result of oyer-strain
in the school room, and from this
practical illustration drew good les
son.
Build the brain as you Will" he
said" but be sure and give the boy
strong body. Then. too, there Is
underworld as well as over-work, and
this, too. must be guarded against.
Our boys should be taught to drive
their pigs TO the very best market,
snd use their talents TO the best pos