The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-25
CLOSING DAY
OF INSTITUTE
INTERESTING SESSIONS HELD
BY TEACHERS AT MoNTRosE.
Programme of Directors Day at the
Susquehanna County Institute.
Prof. Fosters Lecture OH Liquid
Air-Other Prominent Speakers.
Pleasing Literary and Musical
Features

special TO tie scranton liibuhc
Montrusc. oct 2i.--'rhis, the last full
day of the teachers institute. has been
one of great interest. 1t has been "Di-
rectors' day" and this afternoon the
members of the Directors associafsn
and the teachers united in a mo fter
gathering ut the armory. whcr 3D.
dresses were made. interspcrscg Sith
cecitations and music. ~
The lecture of Prof Foster G $I.iu-
,iid Air" at the armory last <ening.
was the great event of the course. Ev-
cry seat in the house was sold. all
available standing room was occupied.
and more vainly clanored for. Prof.
Fosters experiments and dcmonstra-
tions ,ere many successful and in
tensely Interesting.
This l.Srning's session opened with
singing. Prof. James leading.
The devotional exercises We're con-
Quoted by Rev. w. G. Tildcn. of Forest
Lake. The lesson was from the MI
chapter of Isaiah.
Prof. c. Il. Thorpe reported from
the committee on professional reading
as follows
leave 10 recommend Tor The cullent year the
adoption OF Scccv'S History OF Educati,m is
the textbook to be used. Respectfully sub
mittcd.
c. T. Thorpe, b L. James, b. W. rcasc, com.
mttcc.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The first speaker was DR.. Andrew
Thomas Smith. of Mansfield. His sub
ject was "Chidren'S Untruths." 1t
was an intensely and practical address.
DR.. Smith defined various sorts of un
truths to which children are addicted,
and showed that in many ways par
ents and teachers We're in part respon-
siblc, and did things tending to rulti
vatc in the child a habit of resortins to
untruths for protection.
After a short intermssion. Dr.. VIM
ship. in a talk remarkable for its luc-
idity, gave his hearers a pretty good
idea Of wall Street to the end that
the teachers might have Il general un-
dcrstandins of the financial page of
the daily paper.
Miss Cruiser favored the institute
with one of her captivating recitations.
and responded to an insistent encore.
At this point section work was again
taken up. In the first division DR.. Willis
talked of "Arithmetic'' and Dr.
SlnithS topic was "AdOleSrence
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progress the Directors associo,;on had
met in A Grammer room. and - very
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