The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-25

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Will Be Held-An Interesting Pro
gramme Arranged for It-Lette
Sent to Directors.
The annual institute of the teacher
of the public schools of the county vii
be held next week in the court house
The instructors and their subjects vii
be as follows: Pedagogy and Schoo
Management" Hon w. w. Stetson
state superintendent of schools 70
Maine: PHILOSOPHY of History an,
Modern Views of Education, Hon
Frank l.. Jones. state superintendent
of schools for Indiana; PHILOSOPHY anc
| Hygiene" Mrs. Mary H. Hunt. of Bos
ton. superintendent for Worlds ant
| National Woman's Christian Temper
ance union; Mature study" Miss julia
r.. Rogers director of correspondence
course in agriculture ut Cornell univer.
sity; address, Rev. Elkanah Hulley
| principal of Keystone academy; voca
music, Prof. John Y. Watkins, Scranton
Pa: accompanist, Prof. w. w. Jones
Dunmore, Pa. The programme for the
| week follows.
MONDAY, 10 A. NJ.
| Teachers enrolled.
Note Books. Music Books ana Programs
Seats assigned.
Social session
MONDAY, 1.30 p. NJ.
Music led by Recommendation Watkins
Fundamental Relations in History.
Superintendent Jones
Signs of Preparation for Winter,
Miss Rogers
Order of Development ...... .Supt. Stetson
TUESDAY. 9 y. NJ.
MUSIC led by ....Prof. Watkins
Reading an Imprinted Page
Supt Stetson
How to Read the Age of Trees.
Miss Rogers
Relation of History to Geography.
Supt Jones
TUESDAY. $50 p. NJ
Music led by Prof. Watkins
Some Essentials .Supt. Stetson
Where Do Insects Go in the Fall?
Miss Rogers
Development of National Life Along
Lines of Natural Laws-I. .Supt Jones
WEDNESDAY,, . A. NJ.
Music ..........................P Prof. Watkins
Development of National Life Along
Natural Laws-l .Supt Jones
Nuts and NuJ-bealing Trees. Miss Rogers
One Phase of a Teachers Preparation,
Supt. Stetson
WEDNESDAY. 80 p. NJ
Music ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Prof. Watkins
The Emotions as a Factor in L.du-
cation .......................Su .Supt. Stctson
The Educational Value of Failures,
Rev. IIlianah llulley
Illustrations of Historical Growth from
Ancient Nations ............ Supt. Jones
II ~
Music ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...Prof Watkins
Historical Study by the Teacher,
Supt stetson
Relation of the Last Two Decades OF
the Nineteenth Century to the
Twentieth Century ..........Mrs. Hunt
Principles Underlying Modern History
Study ...:....................S .Supt. Jones
How Much Physiology and Hygiene
Shall We Teach in Primary
FRIDAY, 3 a. NJ:
Music ..........................P Watkins
Modern Views of Euucation--lI.
supt Jones
Is the Subject of Physiology and Iiy-
Sienc Constant Repetition, If
Pursued Through the Grammar
Grades and the First Year OF the
Reports of Committees.
The Masters Message ........ .Supt StetsOn
The directors of the county will have
their tenth annual meeting on Wednes-
day, at which this programme will be
rendered:
WEDNESDAY, 10 A. NJ.
Court Room No. .
Opening Address,
President James f. McAndrew
Reading Minutes Of Last Meeting.
Secretary n s Davis
Discussion-'"rhe Compulsory Attend
ance Law" opened by
II. G.. Hoffman, OF jefferson, ard
William Repp. of Old Forge.
Report of Committee that attended
the State Directors Association,
Secretary \. S. Davis
of Committees.
consolidation of Country Schoals
and Township High Schools
Superintendent +. L. Jones
WEDNESDAY, 1.30 p. NJ,
Court Room No. .,
What Mature Study Is, andWhat 1t
Does" ,......,....NIss Julia T.. Rogers
for School Purposes"
Il, NJ. Francis, Secretary Dalton
by,,,,Sec. y. S. Davis |
Reports of Committees.
Election of officers,
The Relation of the Community to
the School........,Supt, w. W. Stetson
Note-Music ana recitutiuns will be pro-
'ded.
The following letter concerning the |
directors meeting has been sent to |
every director in the county.
Scranton, Oct. q, 1902
70 the School Directors of l.ackawanna |
County:
Gentlemen: The annual county teach
MS institute Will be held i'm the court !
louse during the week of October q, The
aw requires that all public schools shall
)e closed during institute week, and all
eachers, including night school and sub
titute teachers, should attend.
On Wednesday, Oct %. the annual
Meeting of the Directors association will
10 held in Court Room No. ., From the
nclOsed programme, YOU will see that
his meeting will be one of unusual in
crest. Hon. W, w. Stetson, state super
ntendent of Maine; Hon. Frank l.. Jones,
tate superintendent of Indiana, and Miss
lula II. Rogers, director of the cores
'ondence course in agriculture at Cornell
University, will address the meeting,
Able local speakers will discus "TaNa-
ion for School Purposes and ''fhe Conn
,ulsory Attendance Law In our last
Meeting, twenty-SCven districts We're rep
csentcd by more than 100 school direc-
ors. This year we hope 10 have every
chool board i'm the county represented.
A list nf all directors who attend will be !