The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-05
The News of Carbonda1e.


almost us dangerous as the use of al
rohol. for these preparations contain
alcohol, opium aud the like beware
of patent medicines.
Leads to Alcohol.
Miss Lloyd, in speaking of the rest
that teachers need to fit them for THEFT
eNacting duties. said quite archly: "pt
course, there are nights when YOU cam
not retire at 10 o'clock: but 1t would
be well If these could be Friday
nights" There was n ripple of laugh
ter at this suggestion.
Miss Lloyd covered most thoroughly
the hygiene of the scholar. touching
on ventilation, exercise, light, the
position of the child in the school room
and SO on and when she concluded the
teachers were of the opinion that her
statement of the things which they
had heard SO often before was mad"
in II manner that was most convincing
ANA effective.
Talks on Geography.
Prof Albert gave two splendid talks
during the day on his method of teach
ing geography. Mr.. Albert does not
conceal the fact that he is radical on
this question. but 1t is safe to say that
already he has many converts among
the teachers who are ready to give
way in their devotion to other methods
to take up what he has clearly present.
Cd to them. His idea is to teach from
the unknown to the related unknown
He would take II product. flour for eN-
ample. and would lead his class to
Minneapolis. the great flour mart. In
Minneapolis they would learn that 90
900 barrels of flour are turned out daily.
The question then Is, where does all
the -four come from? TO learn this,
the class would go to the Dakotas. the
great wheat belt. In this way the re-
lations would go on until the student
would learn not only locations, but
would get a fund of knowledge of the
activities of life. Geogrophy is every
thing, in its relations. Prof. Albert
thinks. and his demonstrations so to
prove 1t.
Prof. Apgar. who gave such Interest,"
ing talks on nature studies. left NeStcr-
day morning after his discussion at
the morning session. which proved the
most proiitably interesting. Prof. APP
gar can have the satisfaction of know
ing that his efforts bore fruit. for nu-
merous of the teachers have shown an
enthusiastic interest in what he said
and have declared they will act on the
most worthy of his suggestions. His
selection for this feature Of the inSti-
tutc was Il worthy one, for his work
bears the stamp of merit in all its
parts. During his career he has been
associated with the famous gcOloEst.
the late Prof. .Agassiz.
Dr q. NJ. Phillips, who has been
heard before at carbondalc institutes.
appeared at the afternoon session and
was heartily greeted. He gave an in
tercstins talk ON "a Day in Il Good
school" which was II visit in Il school
ut Quincy, Mass. where the work of
instruction WAS mcritoriously done.
The Days Attendance.
The man Of snow who ntuntlul Car
bondalc with his ilce"y garment kept
many II visitor away from the days
session. for even with the hardships
OF the day there WAS u number pIesen,
in tn" afternoon. Among the interest
ed ones was President Hughes of the
St1obi ljJ'iit.
The chill of the day had no effect
on the teachers who were all present
with as much enthusiasm as when the
elements We're in their cllmrSt mood.
Interest grows as the sessions continue
and the weeks attention and effort
are sur" to be blessed with results dur
ing the school work of the year.
The programme for tomorrow will
be:
MORNING,
4.;:u--Mu>ir.
".io--"il"w iu tIuw' '....Mi.- i.liHih,Ih lloyd
lr.5n--"IIimt, on school NluIgumont,"
Ia G. VI. rDil@p,
ll.pMlIric.
.io~"Gcoslapjy" rr"t, thu'e, IT, Naot
AfrEHNuuN.
I.1o Music.
l.io-"Comuc,cal Geography"
INo.. e. IT, Nhnr
2.2"--"Iu and "wr o, Odd loudun,"
~ e, VI. rnGtp,
3.!u-Music.
$,3o-"Somr CAUSE, Of Dcsrucmcy,"
Mi, llt1abyrD Lio!d