Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-10-31
THE ooUSTx INSTITUTE
sixty-ons Teachers Were Present
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the Proceedings
The Pike county teachers institute
convened here Oct. 27th. Follow
ing we're the teachers present:
Blooming Grove-Grace Barnes,
Marry Madden, Anna Madden, Cassie
Lindermann.
Delaware-Carrie Hornbeok, An
gela Orce, W. b. Layton, Emma
Hornbeok, Mabel Walker.
Dingman-Dora Rochotte, Media
Boyd, Cora Struble, Florence Hille-
brand, Leila Foster, Helen Palmer.
Greene-Arthur Kramer, jose
phine Fields, Byron Cross, Elizabeth
Wolf, Bertha Wall, Elizabeth
Switzer.
Lehmau-Frank L. Layton, Ralph
G. Turn, Ella Whitaker, Annie
Gilpin, Adelaide Heller, Agnes
Ryan,
Lackawaxen - Media Hansen,
Helen B. Rowland, Anna Remsen,
Ida M. Smith, Margaret Howe, Lena
Basokon, Mrs. ]. H. BranninR, Kite
B. Kellam, Minnie Hansen, Grace
Duske, Ellen Rosencrans, Julia
Compton, Estella Smith.
Milford-John @. Watson, Louise
Klaer, Lizzie Rochette, Jennie R.
Struthers.
Palmyra-Nell S. Wegge, Marion
Williams, Grace Bortree, E. B.
Cross, Lizzie Crump.
Porter-George F. Hogan.
Shohola-Nora Madden, Phebe A.
Wells, Nellie v. Norton. Jennie Nc.
Andrew, Hattie Bradford.
Westfall-Chas. S. Houok, J. F.
Mallory, Minnie Van Akin, Sara
Remey, F. E. Wilkin, Nellie West.
fall, Tillie Zahnlecker, Emma Bill
man. Flora Heidenthal, Howard
Allen.
A few minutes after Up m. Coun-
ty Superintendent Westbrook called
the meeting to order and announced
the opening song, "There's Good
Time Coming, Help 1t On" Proph-
etic, the teachers think.
Rev. g. f. Scudder had charge OF
the devotional exercises and offered
an eloquent prayer. A short time
was then spent in electing the fol-
lowing officers Secretary, Arthur
Kramer; vice president, Charles
Houck; assistant vice president,
Minnie Van Akin.
Prof. Koehler from the Polytech.
mic school, Monroe county, was then
introduced and talked on "Child
Study" There are three things, he
says, the teacher must do, study the
child, study yourself, and put your
entire heart and soul into your
work" Study temperaments o.
ohlld, mental capacity, and home
environments.
Prof. Bible was then announced
The professor is a great favoritt
with the teachers and was welcom
cd by many smiling faces among
them. His address was in his usua
bright and witty style, and ther
Prof. r. M. McNeal took the floor
His subject was Teaching" He
too, advises the study Of the child
environments, etc. Teachers ar
artists, not artisans. They should
imagine their ideal and then try t
realize 1t, but he admits that ther'
is also a mechanical side to teach
ing.
Tuesday morning Rev. E. N
Smead conducted the devotional ex
ercises and Howard Allen was elect
ed treasurer. Prof. McNeal thel
lectursd on Teacher Progress. +" N
teacher should begin a recitation
without an attitude of attention.
teacher can Enforce an attitude o
attention, but should induce an,
cultivate the habit ofreal attention
! Do not depend on involuntary atten
tion. The object of the teache
must be TO create voluntary atteu
ton from involuntary attention.
Prof. Bible then spoke on "Mem
ory." There are as many kinds o
memory as there are physica
senses, visual, auditory, verbal an
logical. The teacher should com
bine the verbal and the logica
Memory Ia the power of retention
and retention is reproduction. VIII
should also be cultivated. Involuu
tary will, remembrance, and volur
cary attention, recollection. Deve
op the memory by use, interest, al
tention and association. Our habit
Of learning things depend upon I'll
p power of learning. A child shoul
also have good health and pure pr
cepts.
Prof. Buchner Of Clark Universii
was then presented and talked q
I Psychology. This deep and il
, teresting subject was treated by Il