The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-26
SPLENDID PROGRAMME
FOR INSTITUTE WEEK

City Superintendent of Schools Elmer
Z. Carr, A. M. Has Procured Some
of the Best Instructors III the
County to Aid Teachers in Their
School Work--The Purpose in Ar
ranging the Weeks Programme
and the Lecture Course.
with the hope and purpose ot deriV-
Ing every benefit possible there is III
institute work. primarily that the
teacher may be reinforced IN her
knowledge and simpiiied in her meth
ods, and through her the children OF
the school district be aided in the
course of their education, city Superir-
tendent Of Schools Elmer T.. Carr has
SHOWN the utmost discrimination In his
thoice OF instructors and has given the
most foithful attention IN preparing
the programme for this years institute.
The institute will open next Monday
morning. in the assembly room OF the
High school, and from the educational
material. in the speakers, which super
intendent Carr has been fortunate in
procuring, the prediction is JuStllied
tat with the wonted spirit OF cooper
alton on the part Of the teachers. rare,
lasting results will mark the weeks
meetings. The public, the parents OF
scholars, a.! who are Interested in the
cause of education. and this means
every citizen should indicate an Inter
est in this means OF education. by at
tending the institute meetings, to which
every one will be heartily welcomed.
During the week there will he four
special lines Of study. namely. Jam
Nllago, mathematics, psychology draw
ing. There win he eight lectures on
language ana English. eight on mathe-
raiics, four on psychology, four on
drawing: twenty-tour in all. Aside
from these ave the lectures III the en-
tertainment course At the Grand. These
have been arranged not with the idea
of prCt,. but solely for the public good.
Last years course netted nothing, and
il is not expected that this seasons will
he an exception. 1t is felt that if the
public be benefited j. will be Il suffl-
ci2rt recompense.
The instructors which Superintend-
eat Carr has secured are Miss Laura
u. Hngarty. Buffalo. y. Y: Miss Mary
F Hyde, Binghamlon. y. Y: DIR.
Thompson. Jersey city; Prof. George
Hull, Millersville Normal school Prof.
T. l.. Kemp principal of East Strouds-
burg Normal school All, with the ey-
cepton of Miss Hagarty. are authors
of one or more text books and all have
wide experience in institute work
throughout the country.
Miss Laura d. Ha2arty, who will
give the lectures on language, is an in
structor of wide experience i'll institute
work, having lectured before teachers
all over the country. She is in charge
of the Buffalo Training school for
teachers in Buffalo, y. Y.
Dr.. Thompson. instructor Of drawing
is connected with the public schools in
New Jersey He is the author of Hull's
system Of drawing.
Prof. Hull, who will be in charge OF
the mathematical Instructions has II
high standing among educators, He is
an Instructor ~ MillerSvile Normal
school. and is the author of arithmetics
mental and practical. algebra ana ar-
ometry textbooks.
Prof. g. L. Kemp is 50 We'll known TO
Carbondalians that he needs no intro
duttion He is principal of East
StrOudsburg State Normal school, and
the author OF Il book on psychology, on
which he Will talk to the teachers
The programme OF the week is us
follows:
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