Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The 47th annual Teachers Institute
of Butler county convened Monday
During the day 400 of the handsomest,
brightest-eyed, rosy-cheeked, and
well dressed young women ever brought
together on the face Of the earth, and
about 40 sturdy and ambitious young
men. had their names registered in Sup
erintendent Howard Painters book OF
attendance.
At 80 p. m. Monday the Court room
was crowded when the assembly was
called to order and Rev. S. NJ. Mountz
opened the Institute by reading pnr-
tion of Christ's Sermon on the Mount as
found in St. Matthew, following the
scripture with prayer.
Instead Of an Address of Welcome
this wear. the teachers were forced to
listen to a lengthy and childish descrip-
tion of the battle of Waterloo, followed
! bv a great mass of statistics regarding
Russia, which. no doubt, are very ap-
propriate part of the book from which
they were taken.
This aff1iction was responded to by
w. G.. Heckathorne Of Jacksville, who
is teaching in the Jefferson township
| schools. After singing under direction
| of DR.. Z. .. Excel of Chicago, DR..
Lewis d. Bonebrake, Commissioner OF
| Education of Ohio who has spoken in
overs1O0 institutes was introduced and
gave a short talk on Some Ends Sought
| in Education.
DIR. W. Fl. Mace of the State Uni
versity of New York followed with
! Some Fundamental facts in Teaching.
In the evening Rev Thomas McClary
| of Minneapolis, kept large audience or
teachers and citizens laughing for two
| hours at the funny stories and sayings
| in his lecture The Mission of Mirth.
and there was plenty of solid thought IN
the discourse too.
| Tuesday morning devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev. w. }. Cooper
| Of Shiloh u. P. church and Dr. ExceIi
| taught some new songs. During the day
| DIR. Mace Iectured on historical subjects
| and DR. Bonebrake, who holds the same
position in Ohio that DR.. Schatfer does
| in PENNSYLVANIA, lectured on the mind,
teaching and study. During the day
Prof. p M. Pearson of the University
of Illinois appeared and gave several
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During the morning the local instl-
tute committee. Profs. Dombart and
Kocher of Zelienople and Campbell OF
Moniteau met
Tuesday morning Prof. P. NJ. Pearson
| of the State University of Illinois, APP
| peared for the first time and captivated
| his every hearer with his masterful,
realistic recitations of Whitcomb Riley $
poems. In the evening Prof. Pearson
also recited poetry for fifteen minutes
before Gen. z. r, Sweeneys lecture
''Going Up to Jerusalem. Mr.. Sweeny
made great reputation in Butler on
his first appearance year ago and IL
grew greater Tuesday evening.
Wednesday morning Rev. w. Il.
Oller conducted the devotional exer-
cises. Supt Painter announced nine
teen committees, each consisting OF four
persons. to hold examinations at various
places for County diplomas. Prot
Pearson was the first speaker of the
morning, lecturingl on and reciting from
James Russell Lowell. In the afternoon
he spoke on Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the
negro poet, Prof Excell's music and
Drs Mace on history and Bonebrake on
teaching occupied the rest OF the day.
The instructors for to-day and Friday
are Drs. Mace and Bonebrake. Leonard
Carver, D. D., of New York, Prof.
McClymonds of Slipperyrock on French
literature and Supt. Samuel Hamilton
Of Allegheny County.
The Directors of the County are meet
ing in the Park Theatre this afternoon,
President J. j. McCandless presiding,
md are discussing How the New Com
pulsory School Law is Working IN our
m - sETlO wa vrvorf Town
ship High School
This evening Congressman ]. z.
Dolliver of Iowa lectures, The Nation
of America.
INSTITUTE NOTES.
The officers of the Institute are IS
follows:
President, Howard l. Painter; Vice
President, John A. Gibson; Secretary,
V. X. Irvine.
Executive omnittee-BlissG. Elliott,
Paul Murphy, w. Z. Friskorn.
Local Institute = George Dombart, IL
Dale Coulter. G. w Campman.
Resolution-Marv Butterfeld, J. A.
DHgan, Loyal +. Hall.
Finance. G. Matteson, Charles Lit
l.. j Holman.
LegisIation-R S. Penfeld, J. E.
Kocher, Z. E. Strawbridge, G. p.
Weigle
Accompanies Bessie Shanor. Fannie
Wick
The teachers program states the
teachers wages for Franklin township
at S35 per month. A friend from that
direction states with sorrow, that this
is mistake and should be only $50, but
hopes that the Franklin directors viii
rectify the mistake by making it $50.
Many teachers complain of the low
wages paid teachers and some suggest
that as the State Legislature regulates
and establishes the wages of almost
every other public office, that . law
might be passed fixing a minimum
monthly rate for school teachers.
Teaching is an occupation which re-
quires much time and effort, and should
be rewarded. when used effectnally,
with good wages
Misses Bessie Shanor of Middle Ian
caster and Fannie Wick of w Sunbnry
are presiding at the piano and organ
G. 2 Weigle, the veteran teacher of
Prospect and Franklin township, and
G. b. Beighley of Franklin township,
walked to Butler Monday morning, foot
travelling being more comfortable than
with buggy over the rough roads.
This is Mr. WeIgle's 23d institute IN
1878 he started to teach, receiving $l8
per month.
Hearing some speakers continually
quoting Victor Hugo one wonid judge
him to be the only author they had ever
read
Everybody should attend Congress
man Delivers lecture tonight lie is
one Of the Nations orators.
Revival Meetings.
The climax to tho special services
which have been so ably conducted by
S. NJ. Sayford and L. Il. Smith. the