The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-30

Fully three hundred teachers, assem-
bled from all over Lackawanna county,
were present in the main room or the
court house yesterday morning, when
County Superintendent j. e. Taylor
tapped his bell and called to order the
twenty-second annual institute OF the
association.
The entire morning session was de-
voted to the distributing of note books,
music books and programmes. and the
work of enrolment, which was In
charge of the following committee: f.
l.. Thompson, chairman, Newton: Aug
ust O!lendike. Dickson: NJ. T.. O'Boyle,
Archibald: James Wilson. Scott; S. B.
Wage, LaPlume; &. b. Weber, Old
Forge: James j. Powell, Moosic.
While this work was in progress a
general social session was held many
of the teachers seeing each other for
the first time since last years institute.
and friendly relations being renewed
and ties of friendship bound still
tighter. The scene of the institute pre-
sents far different appearance than
1t does during court. The Judges bench
board and charts, and an upright piano
Is placed where members of the bar
can usually be seen addressing the
court.
NO ENTERTAINMENT
A departure will be made this year at
the institute, in the absence of even
ing entertainments. These have been
q l.
tute fund was not large enough to war
rant first-class list of speakers with
out raising the enrolment fee.
The afternoon session was opened by
the teachers. led by Professor John r.
Watkins, of this city. singing "My
Country, 'tis of Thee" Under Pro-
fessor Watkins direction several other
songs We're also rendered. Superin-
tendent Taylor then introduced Miss
Louise Connolly. an author and lee
turer of New York city, as lady
whom all present would be pleased to
hear, as one experienced in institute
work and whose address could not help
but being interesting and instructive.
Miss Connolly's subject was "The
Home and the School," "Ffome," said
she, "is wherever your family may b..
The family is an organism. If l, as a
member of ny family, am hurt or dis
graced, my whole family feels the in
jury or the stigma. Home means all
poetry. At home the fundamental
principles of education are instilled In
every child's breast.
'The school introduces a brand new
principle into the chid's life. He there
loses his individuality and for the first
time meets with real justice and be-
comes subordinate to the will of others,
the teachers into whose care he is en-
trusted.
SHOULD COME CLEAN.
"The school can demand from the
home first that the child comes to
school clean. The teachers can also
demand from the home that the par
ents do not gossip about them, as
know is a custom particularly in some
of the Southern states.
"rhen. too. another source of Objec-
ton is that the parents always come TO
school in Il group the first day that the
child begins his primary work. and on
the last day, on commencement, neither
day of which can be taken at all as a
criterion of school work. And in the
great intermediate period they rarely
come near the school,
1.-The school. in turn, should send
back the child to the home just as he
came, unSulled in person and mind.
Recess is the great problem which pre-
sent itself to the American teacher. 1t
is our business to prevent the chill
dren's morals being spoiled and evil
habits contracted during this short
period. Democracy should be encour-
aged in the public schools, and the
children be taught to mingle and asso-
ciate With each other freely, no matter
what their parentase or social rank
is"
Miss Connolly closed her remarks
dren in the High schools. and asked
the teacher to try to hold the Young
people to their natural affection for
their parents and not let it wane
through the fact that little advanced
learning puts them on Il higher edu-
catonal plane than poorly educated
fathers and mothers.
DIR. DAVIS TALK.
After a ten minutes recess the in.
stitute work was resumed, and DR.
Sherman Davis, of Indiana State uni
versity, was introduced to the insti-
tute by Superintendent Taylor. DR.
Sherman opened his address by declar-
ing himself the bearer of the greet
ings of $1,000 fellow-teachers in the
state of Indiana. In the course of his
talk he made the statement that all
instincts have a life relation, and mar
rated several instances of the actions
of animals impeled by instinct to self
preservation at the fancied approach
of another animal. a hereditary enemy
"The baby babbling," said he. "ls
merely asserting life instinct to talk
When the impulse comes for any
movement we should always teach
those activities. The instinct to talk
to walk is in the babe, but 1t must be
developed. When the race impulse is
on, you must teach the language"
He then told of Professor Garner's
attempt to learn the monkey language
by the use of a<phonograph. which re-
corded the simians' conversation, and
when he had mastered few of the
sounds, springng them upon The
monkeys, as result of which there
was great CONSERVATION in the zoo
Monkeys have a language" said DR.
Davis, "but 1t isn't like any other