The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-07
THE INSTITUTE CLOSES.

Teachers Week of Instruction Comes
to End with Addresses by Prof
Albert. DR.. Phillips and Miss
Lloyd-Institute a Success and the
Entertainment Course a Financial
Success.
The nfth annual institute of the city
teachers came to Il close yesterday
noon. The affair was II helpful one,
and Is sure to show results in the
work Of the school room in the weeks
to come All of the elements We're
present to make tho institute success
ful. The instructors We're well quail
fed for the work allotted them, the
arrangement of their talks was Il
happy one and the teachers showed a
keen interest in every topic that was
discussed: best of all. during intermis-
sions and before and after the session
there were earnest discussions Of
the thoughts The instructors presented
during their talks.
Entertainment Course Success.
A satisfactory feature of the week
was that the entertainment course.
aside from the unparalleled literary
success it was. it was also success
from the financial standpoint. super
intendent Carr announced this happy
fact at the close of the institute. just
before the teachers dispersed. The
expenses We're about $3.50. WhilS. with
the balance from last year. the treas
ury showed 5000. This left It margin of
$40: not Il larg" one, ii is true. but big
enough TO cause the teachers to felici-
tate. as the course was costly. 1t
speaks Il good deal. for Carbondale has
never had a more worthy series of en-
tertainments.
The meeting for the presentation of
reports of committees. which was to
have taken place yesterday afternoon
at 80 was put over until Tuesday
evening. Dec. II. The teachers will
meet this night and will observe a lit
erary programme. after which they
will listen to an address by an educat-
| or from out Of the city. The commit
tees named by Superintendent Carr.
whose reports will be made on this
night, are:
Resolutions-Misscs JAY. Farrell ana
Tishe.
Auditing -Messrs. LOTUS. Collins
ana Geary.
The Days Addresses.
Prof. Albert i'll his farewell talk re-
affirmed what he laid down early in
the week, namely. that education is
not the mere teaching what the text
books contain. but it is the placing of
children in the condition of growing.
that develops them, and makes them
desire To be Il more manly man on Il
more WOmanly woman. AS parting ad-
vice he counsellcd the teachers TO show
greater Kindness II deeper interest and
sympathy in their scholars, the most
helpful aid to their development.
DR.. Phillips gave Il lucid description
of stocks and bonds He pointed out
the difference between and showed the
bond over the certificate of stocks. He
| then tool; the teachers into the stock
market and explained its operations
telling them all about bulls" and
bears" and puts" and calls" and
"marsins.' His description was so
lucid that the transactions Of Wall
street can be followed with an intelli-
gent interest by the teachers.
How to Grow.
Miss I.loyd's last talk was on "IIow
to Grow"
The first duty 10 ourselves and our
God, she said. is to grow The first
avenues for growth is opportunity of
growing through your work in the
school room. While with teaching as
with so many other lines of work there
is IL good deal of drudgery, but it is
! through the discipline of this drudgery
that we grow.
Another opportunity for growth is
through the books we read. There is
not much growth through the reading
of popular fiction. as compared with
tho masterpieces, Shakespeare, Scott
| and so ON. There is II saying, Beware
Of the man of one book" that is. a man
who has mastered one author This is
one of the secrets of Abraham Lincoln,
that he mastered two or three books.
Miss Lloyd commended the rules of
Emerson on reading. namely:
Never read II book that is not a
famed hook.
Never read a book that is not Il year
old.
II Wish," said Miss Lloyd, "you
would get into the habit OF committing
To memory the choicest gems of lit
craturc. know of nothing better than
this companionship with the best Of
men of the past.
The people about you give YOU am
| other means of growth. Though they
may not be higher than yourself yet
| you can get something from their lives,