Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-11-21
TEACHERS
IN SESSION

Professor blDle GPcltSl many tStidClS
from the poem, particularly those por-
tons bearing upon the historic part.
He spoke of how this fragment Of =
nation fighting against fearful odds still
treasured the fond hope of again being
under French rule-their love for then
King and mother country DR.. Bibles
talk together with the touching extracts
of the famous poem so effectively ren-
Tered awoke a new and lively inIeres
IN the subject of historical literature.
DIR. Welsh spoke on the Hints an
Helps to Teachers. The hints wert
most valuable in their way, shown.
how many annoy ng evils of the school
oOm such rs tardiness, lack of intere>
and poor attendance, might be over
.ome by little tact on the part of lh,
teacher
DR.. FesS presented all outline on the
black board tor teaching the history ot
the Revolutionary War, illustrating his
ton of cause and effect. lie showed
low the Board of Trade, Mercantile sy>-
-m, Transportation Act. Courts of Ad-
miralty, Arrival of Officers, WrIts of As
stance, Stamp Act, Boston Massacre
lutiny Act, &c as arbitrary acts of OPP
rression on the part of England in then
rider are easily remembered as cause
which led to the Boston Tea Party, Bat
Of Lexington, First Continental Con
resS, Committees of rrespondenCt
nd other acts OF retaiatory nature
eliminating in the Declaration OF In
dependence, the long struggle of tn
Revolution and finally the adoption Of
he Constitution, facts which III then
rouer relation are easily retained in the
mind,
County Superintendent Steinbach an
,ounced the following committees:
On Resolution>:-Mr Carey, Mrs.
'oulter, Miss Moore, Miss Love and Nj.
'urry.
Teachers Reading Course:-Miss Mad
en-, Mr. Derr, Miss Wagner and NJ.
hulrz.
Auditing:-Mr Finour Mr.. Schnure
md Mr. Acor
Devotional exercises at the Teachers
institute yesterday morning We're con
d lcted by Rev. L. B, Twichell, pastor
of the First Baptist church, this city.
The first period of the forenoon was
occupied by class drill conducted by
Iiss Sara Wilson, illustrating her
method of teaching reading during
the second year.
After recess, A. NJ. Clapp, teacher
# Limestone township, delivered an ad-
lress on individuality.
DR. Bible occupied the next period
W tn a very interesting talk on Mem
Dry."
DR.. Fess, followed with an entertain
ing talk on History
DR.. Bible occupied the first period of
he afternoon with talk on Mature
study, which proved of exceptional
value. He commenced with caterpil
ars, showing how the interest of the
,upils, especially in the country schools
'Duld easily be aroused in this form Of
insect life and thus led on full Sstudy
Of the animal kingdom.
Beginning with the larva or first
orm of insect after Matching until ii
becomes a chrysalis when as repul.
i've looking green worm, it may bt
tound in July and August clinging t,
he young sprouts of trees he passed OF
o the cocoon explaining how the in
,ects weave the ingenious oblOng case il
which they lie while in their chrysali>
tate He advised that pupils be en-
outraged to collect the larva and observe
he process as it spins its cocoon. Dur
ng September and October the cocoons
themselves, may be found i'll numbers
:linging TO the fences, bushes, &c, and
should be collected by the pupils and
placed in the school room, where dur.
ing May and June the coming spring
hey may be observed as the butterfly or
moth energies, undergoes its seven
changes Of color and enters upon its
short life of fourteen days. DR.. Bible
described the difference between the
moth and the butterfly, which is very
slight to the uneducated eye.
Passing from the habits of butterflies
and moths, DIR. Bible took up the sub
ject of spiders, dwelling at length on
the formation of spider webs. These
are either fiat or funnel shaped and in
the construction of either the little
spider has two objects in view-first to
shield itself from its enemies and second
to deceive and entangle its prey. OF
spiders, DR.. Bible says there are only a
few varieties that are poisonous.
The common redtailed hawk which
the farmer regards as his greatest enemy
and shoots at every opportunity, is real
ly the farmer 5 greatest friend and is en-
titled to his protection. 1t is this much
abused bird which keeps down the raw
ages of field mice by killing thousands
every year. But for him the crops might
be ruined. What if he does kill a couple
Of chickens year he is entitled to five
or six annually, Dr. Bible declared for
the good he accOmplishes. The same
may be said of the common little bird
known as the sap sucker. He is shot
with as little compunction as the hawk
and as penalty year by year the farm
er sees his fruit trees dying in increas.
ing numbers from the ravages of in
sects
DIR. Bible is n great lover of birds. H
has studied them closely, along with
nearly every other form or animal life
He inveighed very heavily against the