The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-12-14
Classification aud Promotion.

not as much danger IN holding q
pupil back as there is in dragging
a pupil forward. Miss Hill says
promotion should be very guard.
ed.
Miss Blanche Peck says, "The
greatest trouble in classification
is to hold classification after it is
established. Pupils should be
promoted upon merits" Mr.. S.
l.. Wink said, "Promotion should
be by classes if possible.
DR.. Hull took up the subject
and gave some very interesting
points.
After a recess of ten minutes
and the singing of America by
the Institute, DR.. Bible occupied
the next period speaking upon
the subject-''The Memory" He
held the subject before the teach.
ers and gave good discussion
along a psychological line.
DR.. Hull occupied the next per-
iod. subject: :-"Arithmetic." This
was DR.. Hull's farewell speech.
DR.. Hull's instructions during
his time here have been very use.
full. The work was good, solid,
practical and well driven home.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Institute com menced at 1:3O.
The hall was filled to it's fullest
capacity at the beginning-even
the standing room wasin demand.
DR.. Eckels occupied the first
period. His subject was, "What
is Public School ?" 1t is pace
for the education of the poor and
rich alike" cit Is not a nurs.
cry" ''The State demands IRON
the public school that every boy
and girl going out therefrom be
just" 1.-THE State expects the
children to be obedlent, truthful,
accurate and responsible"
At the close of DR.. Eckels' talk
the institute joined IN singing
America. The audience seemed
to be in a humor for singing, and
the volume of patriotism that
went up from the room was de-
lightful to the ear.
While always favorite with
our teachers, advancing years
has not detracted anything from
DR.. Houck's genial and sympa.
thetlc manner, and for an hour
the large audience listened to HIM
with delight.
Toadd variety to the afternoon s
entertainment, MISS Greathead,
Mrs. Adams, Mr.. Adams and
Mr.. Reisner sang in very de.
lightful manner, that beautiful
song "Rocknd IN the Cradle of the
Deep"
The third and last speaker OF
the afternoon was Dr.. Bible, who
talked most interestingly on
"F'ads in Education. Besides
being thoroughly acquainted
with the various phases of child
training and popular education.
DR.. Bible possesses magnetic
presence, and when he closed his
talk by reciting "When Bill sang
Tenor and | sang Bass" the au-
dience forgot that they had been
seated as listeners for three
hours and put up such a rousing
encore that the Doctor returned
and gave them "The Footlights. y
THURSDAY EVENING.
Notwithstanding the fact that
there was straight fifty cent ad
mission, the court room was sc
full that many persons had tc
stand during the entire entertain
ment, which was given by the
Amphion Male Quartette.
j, FRIDAY MORNING.
Devotional exercises were con
Quoted by Rev. ]. L. Grove OF ths
United Presbyterian church.
The teachers hour thus morn
ing was devoted to the discussion
OF the subject, attention: How
Secured and Held" Mr.. s. T.
Walters the first speaker empha
sized the fact that where tn,
teacher has tho ability To meas
, ure up to the full standard OF hi.
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