The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-26
INSTITUTE
A0JouRNs
THE SESSIONS AT MoNTRosE
CLOSED YESTERDAY
An Unqualified Success from Start
to Finish--The Division of Local
Institutes About the Country-An
Interesting Programme of Exer-
ciseS

Spccal to the Srtanton Tribune.
Montrose. oct. 25.--This morning at
Ii o'clock the last session of the ihiilN-
fourth annual institute of the school
teachers of this county came TO II close.
From start to finish il had been an
unqualified success. 1t had crowned
with new laurels the worthy brow nr
County Superintendent charles II.
Moxley, who for nearly six years has
laborcd early and bate, twelve months
in each year. for the success. the adj
vancement and ;hc elevation of our
public schools Professor Moxlcy Is
being made the recipient on every
side of hearty. felicitations upon 'hc
rrowning triumph of his lab"rs as "n-
bodied in tn" institute just closed.
1t has been a week of intellectual
fcasting and social enjoyment for all
who attended the institute. whether in
the capacity OF Instructor. entertan-
cr. teacher. or visitor. and ii was not
without som" measure of regret that
the good bycs w"r" said ana all separ
ated until another year. Montrose has
been made very lvely by tn, visiting
school ma ms and masters. and now
hat they ar" .un" the old town feels
lonely, but looks Ia tn" futur" and
takes comfort ana hop"
Sparks from th. Anvil" was the SUBJ
icct of a i.rtur. delivered by Homer
7. Wilson. Of l.eXin.. on, lIy. at tn"
armory last evening. "BuNs was his
theme and a most eloquent defense ana
plea did he max" for them. Mr. Will
son is a polished orator and his lecture
was an intellectual and "locutionary
gem.
The closing session was opened by a
service of song conducted by Prof.
James.
DR.. Willis conducted th. devotional
exercises.
Professor Thorpe presided in the tenn
purary absence of County Superinten-
dent Moxley.
Chairman Manning of the commit
lee on resolutions. submitted the fol-
lowing report which was unanimously
adopted:
The chairman of tn" committee on
local institutes reported as follows:
The COMMITTEES ON local institutes
met and divided the county int" the
following districts and named the fol-
lowing persons to look after the inSti-
tute in their district with power to
appoint any needed helpers:
Bridgewater and MnnlroSc. Prof. II.
danes.
Rush, Jessup Forest Lake ana Mid
(iletOwn. Bert tronk. ,
Apolacon's Little Meadows, Friends
VILE. Choconut. Silver Lake and Lib
erty. Prof. \. G. Lowe.
Forest City, l'niondAl". Thompsnn
horo and township. Herrick and Ara
rat. Prof T.. NJ. Compton.
nd sb In,
and Franklin. Prof. T.. A. Benson.
Susuuehanna. Oakland, borough and
township, and Harmony, Prof. |, l..
TwilleH.
Hallstead, Great Bend borough and
township. Prof. j. l., Richards
lTopboltom. Hartford, Brooklyn and
Iathrop, Prof. q. \. Stearns.
LcuoX. clifford and Dundaff borough, |
Miss Vida Sherman.
Gibson and jackson, Prof. q. q. Mac |
Namara.
Auburn. Dmnck and SprinsNilln. |
Prof. NJ. l.. Allyn,
Signed 10y Committee.
The report was adopted.
Prof. James in q few earnest words |
presented the callSr of the County His |
tnrical society and urged hearty CO. |
operation on the part of the teachers.
Dr, Winship spoke interestingly of !
"Whcat,' describing among other !
things III" great fight between Letter |
and Armour.
Mrs. Edith Shaw Jones. of MontroSr. |
read an original poem entitled. The !
Might Have Been" descriptive Of a /
trip to the national capital which the |
teachers did not take. The poem Mas
greatly appreciated.
Miss Cruiser gave Il fine selection and |
responded To an encore.