Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-11-06

ing this threw his troops in the
breach and together with the Union
cannon defeated Pickett who had
started the charge with $4,000 men,
but Withdrew with but G,O00. This
virtually decided the battle. Mead
did not follow Lee because of the
wounded, the famished aud exhaust
Ell condition OF Mead's army. This
battle was the climax Of the onward
march for freedom and civilization.
There are many little facts connected
with history that viii interest chill
dren and help them to understand
and know more about a battle.
Following this interesting talk a
short recess was taken. Singing by
the Institute.
Professor Koehler talked on nature
study. DO as much work by means
of magnifying glasses as possible, but
If this Is impossible use your eyes
only. You will be able to interest
the children. Teachers, search after
The truth on your own account. We
teachers are a mighty force, but there
are many other mighty forces at
work. The earthworm is one Of
these. They work day and night
and are fertilizing the soil. Another
army of busy workers is the ant.
Start with very simple facts Of things
as they are found around your school
room. In the ungraded school assign
same subject for all the grades.
Teach children to open their eyes and
observe things that are around them.
Keep children busy by getting them
to investigate for themselves. Give
leading questions to pupils. Pupils
will look back with pleasure upon
the work done earlier in life. Re-
ward of the teacher will come during
later years. Teachers were directed
how to get bulletins and other works
on the subject.
Prof. Fox occupied the remainder
Of the morning talking on geography
commercial side especially. The
mighty forces Of our government is
being spent upon commerce. Roads
are a necessity only for commerce.
Demand for wheat has grown far
beyond the amount produced. This
is due to the fact that people who
formerly did not eat wheat are now
asking for it. New inventions used
in making the flour from wheat have
completely revolutionized the traffic
in wheat. Rice stands next to wheat
in Importance as a food product.
Next comes corn. Great potato
producing section nearest here is
Michigan, section of Ohio. We ought
to know what we eat. Parents
should know and understand what
food to give children to eat. This
instruction should be given by
teachers. When you follow the
commerce Of the world the earth will
become much larger to the children.
Teachers prepare yourselves on this
subject. Children should be en-
couraged to eat fruit, and they should
be encouraged to eat plenty of it.
Train pupils to become expansionists
and not contraetionists, breadth of
mind rather than narrowness.
Adjournment.
Thursday afternoon. Singing Hail
and Farewell.
Prof Koehler on Discipline. This
subject naturally divides itself into
two parts. First, feelings which are
divided into, Bodily and Psychical.
Bodily feeling are again sub-divided
into sensations, appetites and in
stincts. The psychical are emotions,
affections aud desires. Sensations
lead to appetites and finally to in
stincts. The emotions lead to afFec-
tion and finally to desires. An
affection is strong but a desire is
stronger. The will governs all these
feelings and it must be developed.
Discipline, first Of all must lie in the
teachers. You must conquer the
bodily and the psychical feelings.
We must begin to discipline the
child through the viii when it first
enters. GAN effective moral training
involves the discipline Of the will to
act in view of those motives that
relieves the soul from bondage to low
and selfish desires and makes the
conscience regal in the life." 1t pays
ito be living examples Of what you
teach. So shape your actions that
your pupils may look up to you as
their model after which they shall
copy. Il pays to live a sober, upright
and industrious life. The speaker
here cited examples to emphasize
and to prove his last statement.
A short recess followed this talk.
After the teachers had sung Down
Upon the swanee River Prof Fox
continued his talk on geography.
The wheat interest began to assert
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