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ticular part of drawing she states that it helps
chifdren to see and grasp the proportions that
are similar and dissimilar. 1t also makes the
children more observant of the forms of nature.
Prof. McGnnis gave as an introduction to "a
Teacher in the Ha j of Fame" the origin and
description of the Temple of Fame. To one
teacher Horace Mann, is there erected a monu-
ment in this temple. The one influence above all
others which touched upon Horace Mann's life
got from public library. This book was the
means of changing the tenor ofhis life, from this
on he labored diligently to prepare youth by a
better education for better life. His idea of
sponsibility was guaged not by what man has
done but by what he has done under the circum-
stances. This unselfsh life can best be summed
up in his own words: "Be ashamed to die
till you have won some victory forlhumanity."
DR.. Schmucker gave an extremely interesting
talk on Wayside Weeds. He defines weed as a
plant that under ordinary circumstances can
take of itself He advised the study of
weeds rather than the beautiful cultivated flow
ers. The ragweed, yarrow, wild carrot and bone
set will not be thought of as mere weeds by those
who were fortunate enough to hear this talk.
He told how eachweed derived its name and gave
a purpose for each distinct feature of the plants
The characteristic remark of his talk was: ''The
world is not made for only me-"
In a Century of Literature Prof Green gave
the main writer's of the 18th century and O few of
| the interesting facts about each author He
makes 1888 the beginning of the 18th Century
| since this date is marked by political resolution
| istics ot 18th Century are ~ Intellectual, not
| emotional, (2) Utilitarian not imaginative, (3)
origin and development of reading public (2)
Increasing importance of the common classes.
AS a result of these literary productions
| were prose. rhetorical poetry, novels, periodical
essays, historical prose and representative writ
| ings.
WEDNESDAY, P. NJ.
| The last talk to be given by Prof. McGinnis
was the concreate in Moral Training. He holds
that the concreate training sthe best to train the
will to act habitually from pure and lofty mo-
tives: Teaching by the concreate we appeal to a
child through the emotions largely. He illus.
trates this by telling story then bringing out
| the morals by questions.
Deputy State supt Stewart occupied the next
period of the afternoon by addressing first the
| teachers then the directors. To the teachers he
said that school government as well as all other
government should be based upon morality; a
| teacher must know in his own heart that he must
| be pure. the teac ber's power for good is of as
much vital Importance as that of minister.
| Teachers sometimes forget that they are doing
| Gods work and it is He who has chosen them for
| this line of work. To the directors he says that
| changing teachers who are successful is detri-
ment to the schools, teachers are transitory
| account of bettering themselves, it is better to
raise a competent teachers wages than to let her
/ go elsewhere. Teachers should not be put aside
| for some one looking for place. He also dis
cussed tax levying and stated that even the maxi
mum tax is small in comparison to the benent de-
| rived from our public schools.
AS his last talk, Prof Green gave his experience
of rambles around and through London. Old
| Canterbury Gad's Hill, homes of Dickens, Irv-
| ing Shakespeare, and Gray were the places of
| literary note around London. In London proper
| Prof. Green visited either the old home or the
| resting place of Burke, Dryden, Shelley, Lamb,
| Milton and Byron. Besides relating interesting
| incidents in the lives ofthese authors he rected
| selections from most of them.
| AS DR.. Schmucker had only few minutes to
talk he continued the story of spiders. From the
| small sack of spider eggs 200 spiders are Matched
but they subsist on one another until only seven
| on an average are matured
! THURSDAY, A. NJ.
| After prayer by Rev. Knox and singing BY the
/ Institute, Miss Weller continued her work in
drawing by showing how to iHpart the develop
| ment of the cylinder to the pupils. As the cyl
inder is the basis of towers children should be Civ
l en- towers to draw. She advocates the use of old
models as new ones take away the individuality.
County Supt Sweeney of Elk County gave in
, struction in language and composition. He gave
the successive steps suited to different grades. In
| the simplest conversational way the teacher re-
! quests the pupils to tell stories. From these
stories which are mere simple sentences words are
taught. Stories are expanded by adding different
| descriptive words, etc. Object lessons are here
| introduced and by this time the pupils able
! to reproduce very short stories. Poems should
| be committed and stories told.
| DIR. Schmucker said he selected q stalk of corn,
| for it stood for so much the world over; it Is a
| representative of a multitude of plants, grass,
| palms, and bamboo may be understood by study
| ing corn. The corn stalk is grass because it
| has knotted, round stem, leaves opposite and
wrapped around stem to form a cylinder for a
protection to knots. The outer edge of leaves are
| wider in order that they might resist the wind,
| and too it makes gutter in the middle to carry
| off the water which is taken up by the roots.
| Continued next week.