Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-01-07
Teachers Al
the Institute.
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
SESSION.
County Instructors were Taught
Valuable Lessons.

The 41st, Annual session of the
Sullivan County Teachers Institute
convened in Kline,s Opera House,
Dushore, Pa, at 1:30 p. m. Dec. %,
1908.
1t was opened by singing under
the leadership Of Prof. L. d. Gresh
of Milton, the popular music in
structor who has been with the in
stitute the two previous years. Co.
Supt. Black then followed with a
few remarks asking the teachers to
help make this institute one of the
most successful ever held in Sullivan
county.
p. A. Brian of Eagles Mere was
nominated and unanimously elected
Secretary of Institute.
Rev. p. III. Hoover of the Reform
ed Church then extended to the
teachers in behalf of the people Of
Dushore, welcoming them to the
town together with all its religious
and social functions.
Co. Superintendent Black then in
troduced the venerable Ex- County
Superintendent Martin who is past
so years of age and is at present
teaching in the county, he respond
ed to the address of welcome In u
few pleasant words of "reminiscences
of the days when the county was
young.
Prof. Gorden Saxon Of Washing
ton, ID. c., formerly OF Bernice, and
one of Sullivan County's brightest
young men was then introduced and
gave an interesting talk on Europe
an travels. Mr.. Saxon having spent
the previous summer in England
and on the continent. He spoke OF
the conveniences of ocean travel and
of the extreme low rates by which
one may travel from America to-
England, and of the superiority of
American modes of travel over those
of foreign countries.
Singing by Institute. q
Supt. Black then introduced DIR.
Chubbs Of Athens, Ohio, who spoke
on ,'The Importance OF Teaching
English" He said that of all forms
of ignorance, ignorance OF ones
mother tongue can least be hid. We
are judged hy the words that go out
of our mouth. We wish to give the
children in our care the power to ex-
press themselves as cultured men
and women. All education should
be included in two words, impress
ion and expression.
Singing by Institute.
Supt. Black then introduced DIR.
r. NJ. McNeal of Harrisburg, who
spoke on the EMISSION of the Public
School," He said in part, that the
public school was never intended as
University for special work, but it
is intended to lay the foundation of
the fundamentals that the pupil may
be able to take up the special lines.
The success of the school depends
more upon how we teach than upon
what we teach.
Institute adjourned.
The evening entertainment was
comprised of Dushore talent in a
play "Mr. Butternut's Bride" The
entertainment was appreciated by
all present.
Tuesday morning the institute
was called to order by Prof. Black
at a. m.
Song by Institute.
Roll call and absentees noted.
Supt. Black then appointed Silas
Molyneux, Stephen Metterling and
Alice Pennington as committee on
resolutions, and Harry Bottsford,
Jesse Porter and Oliver Bender for
committee on auditing.
Report of the committee on Pro-
fessional Reading which read as, fol-
lows, was read and approved by in
stitute. :'The undersigned commits
tee appointed by the County Sup
erintendent to suggest course OF
professional reading for the teachers
of Sullivan county, beg leave to sub
nit the following report: We rec
ommend that careful reading OF
"Thinking and Learning to Think
by DIR. N. C. Schaeffer; and of Edu