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

mills of Minnesota grind ll6,48i
barrels a day. Minneapolis 1880,
600, Of which 80 per cent is exported.
So Louis is the great centre Of
distribution. In 1880 there were
2l,9as mills, now there are about
l5,6OO. This is due to the fact that
formerly the market Of many mills
was local. now It is general. In
growing, Minnesota leads with so,
600, 900 bushels, Kansas is second
and Ohio third. We grow about
600, O,O0O,0 900, bushels annually The
capital invested IN wheat industry
has increased over 46,OOO,OOO since
1880. These facts were given to
illustrate how the subject may be
taught
We are living in a rapid age. II
formerly took AZ days to cross the
Atlantic, now it is made in days
or less. We must teach this to the
children or they will be the Rrovel-
ing laggards of tomorrow. Unless
You show the boys aud girls the
length and breadth Of the great
country they will never be ia
position to meet the requirements Of
the world Who will be responsible
for their failures2 Why are the
monopolies getting richP Where
the profit9 Il is in what Is being
wasted by the smaller concerns. In
the larger concerns everything is
being utilized Not thing is being
wasted The opposition to monopo-
lies comes from those who through
a want Of knowledge do not under.
stand the economic conditions. The
naturalization laws are being chang.
ed and as a result a higher standard
Of citizenship. In the past many of
our made citizens had not the slight.
est idea of the first principles Of
free government Tie speaker
showed by means of chart how
much geography can really be taught
by studying the industries of
country. These talks on geography
and history have been very instruc-
tive and practical They contain
material and hints which every
teacher can use in the schoolroom.
Before the close of the session
Superintendent Westbrook appoint
ed the following committee on reso-
lutions; j. F. Molony, Marie
Houck, Helen Rowland, NJ. Louise
Klaer aud Annie Madden. The
institute then adjourned.
Thursday evening music was fur
nished by Misses Constance Driller
and May Corwin and Master James
Welsh, pupils of the Matamoras
High School, assisted by Miss
Mildred Wright of Matamoras. The
literary part was furnished by Prof.
Fox who held the attention of his
audience from start to finish. His
selections we're varied so that he
has met the taste of the entire
audience. The professor showed
himself u master in his profession
and left delighted audience.
Friday morning devotional exer-
cises by Prof. Fox Following the
opening exercises Supt Westbrook
appointed the following committee
to audit the accounts of the insti
tute; Misses Dora Rochotte, Hattie
Bradford and Adelaide Heller.
Professor Koehler continued his
talk on psychology, There are
three acts of the will, viz: Choice,
purpose, volition. After all, those
bad school boys have good heart.
Try to reach the pupil through the
emotions. Corporal punishment
reaches the body only, moral reaches
the child through the emotion.
When once you have reached the
stubborn boy. he will become
better pupil than the good boy, and
he may become a master workman
in some profession. The professor
impressed upon teachers the impor-
tance of study of psychology. 10
closing, the professor expressed his
pleasure in having beon permitted
to be iu attendance at this session
and his regret at parting.
Professor Fox spoke on phonetics
and articulation. There is one
elementary sound in the English
language. All other sounds are
notifications of the one. This is
the basis, it is the one the little
child gives naturally. We have
long aud short sounds because Of
the different positions Of the vocal
organs in producing the sounds. By
Illustrations the speaker showed the
position Of the vocal organs in pro-
ducing the different sounds Prof
Fox stated, iu closing, that he had
during the week, only tried to sug-
gest, not to give information. The
last can be procured from books.
Teachers remember that your whole