Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-10

are present. And people who car
produce any kind of construction
without specimen to copy from
receive the highest compensation in
the land.
A child must think first in things
themselves, then in the symbols OF
characters which represent things,
followed by the relations of one OBJ.
ject to another which is the highest
grade of thinking. In order to ap-
preciate a lecture, to enjoy descript-
i've book, fine poem or to be able
to understand illustrations presented
to you, one must be able to think OF
things absent.
Prof. Meyer then gave talk en-
titled ''TwO Great American Edu-
cators," Horace Mann and David
Pape.
Intermission.
DR.. Schaeffer continued his talk on
Thinking, taking up the subdivis-
ions of Symbols. A suggestive
merely produces an idea of what is
to follow. Symbol thinking is of
more Importance to show how than
to tell why a certain operation is
performed and the result obtained.
Expressive symbols are very
transparent, and you see through
them to the object beyond very
much as you would see through
French plase glass. The genuine
teacher is very careful that pupils
think the thoughts thatexpreSs their
ideas and not repeat the exact Ian
guage of the text book.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Institute opened by singing "keep
Step" and "Scatter Sunshine
Prof. Meylert then announced two
committees. Committee on resolu-
tions j. II. Thayer, Ii. W. Hunter
and Miss Jennie Vaughn. Commit
tee on auditing, II. III. Gallagher, S.
w. Brown and j. Il. Molyneux.
DIR. Schaeffer then addressed the
institute on the "Oregon Country"
This was the country drained by the
Columbia river. The Oregon country
has sometimes been included in the
section known as the Louisiana pur-
chase, which is mistake as that
purchase only gave us the right to
the territory to the eastward of the
highest crest of the Rocky mountains
We owe the discovery of this vast
country to Lewis and Clarke, the
pioneer Western explorers, and the
possession of it to the perseverance
of DR.. Marcus Whitman and Rev.
Mr.. Spaulding and wife, who were
sent into that country as medical
missionaries and took the first We
hicle over the Rocky mountains.
Singing 'I.et Little Sunshine in
and "Twilight is Stealing"
Roll call.
Prof. Moyer occupied the next per,
iod. Subject-"A Great Teacher,
DR.. Arnold of Rugby" In IA very
touching way he brought out the
personality of some of his most loved
teachers and showed that they had
influenced his life and attributed DIR.
Arnold's great success with boys tn
this one trait of character--his wond-
erful personality and direct touch
With his pupils.
Singing, "Old Oakcn Buck et''and
'.Massa's i'm the Cold, Cold Ground"
Dr. Schaeffer: "Nalue of a Boys
Time at SCHOOL, The way To c;,lcu-
late il. The average laboring man
earns 10 per day for 800 days per
year. II he lives and keeps his
health for 10 years il would amount
To SIS 900. \ low estimate for an
educated man il $1,000; io years
wonld amount To so, 900, IA differ
ence of So ,o00. Counting the time
in school to he years of 301 days
caeh would he :. 200 days, or I'm aver
age of slO for every day of the boys
school life.
TUESDAY ENENlNG,
Prof. T.. l.. Kemp, of Stroudsburg
gave very interesting lecture en-
Titled ~ 'LiNnlrX of the Twentieth