The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13
COUNTY INSTITUTE.
Proceedings Of Last Weeks Institute
Beginning With Wednesday
Morning. Interest
At FEVER HEAT UNTIL LAST MINUTE
WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.

second of "Thc Teachers Topics
was taken up-"The Spirit of the
Recitation" The bJect was
opened by Prof. Don Morton. /
Mr.. Morton's points were-lntro-
duction, Presentation of New Les
sons, Comparison of Ideas, Sepa-
ration of the Abstract from the |
Concrete, and Practical Applica-
ton of knowledge.
Miss Hattie Kendall suggests the
following points as Important
Attention, Interest, and Skillful
Questioning.
Miss Olive Zimmerman said that
we should be very careful in as
signing the lessons. That we
should encourage right methods
of study. The teacher should be
in front of the class while attempt
ing to teach.
Mr.. f. b. Cline gives these
points Kindness, Diligence, In
spiration, Interest on the part OF
the teacher.
Mr.. Walters suggests Order of
Study, a Connection of Lessons
Adopt the matter taught to suit
the ability of the child.
Some general remarks were
made by Prof. Rife upon the
question, after which an intermls-
sion of ten minutes was given.
After the recess Prof. Rife oc-
cupied the next period on "The
Elegy written in the Country
Church Yard using the teachers
of the institute as "A class, instruct
ing bv example.
After song DR.. King occupied
the next period on the subject OF
Expression.
, After singing a song DR.. Boyer
occupied the next period. His
subject was ''The Sphinx in Mod
ern Education. :"
Adjourned until 1870 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After singing columbia" Prof
Griffith continued his work OF
"The Teacher at Work" TeacI
q the pupils to be Self Reliant.
/ After IL song DIR. Boyer o
3 Kutztown, on the subject 9Th
o Serpent and the Door," Afte
music, Prof. Gordinier Of &. '
i S. n. S., occupied the next period
t Subject: Education in the South.
: He gives glowing description o
/ Schools, Institutes, Teachers, Peo
n pie, &C., of East Tennessee, an
e Kentucky, and the Carolinas.
After another song DIR. Kin
l. occupied the last period.
/. WHEREAS, BY the kindly ruling
J. our Divine Father, we, the teachers
@ Fulton County, and friends of educi
ton have been permitted to assemb
10 in our annual gathering, being Il
3, thirty-ninth annual session OF Oh
It County Institutes and recognizing Il
many good things to which we ha'
listened in the way of practical instru
ton, grand truths, uplifting sent
81 ments, and pleasing as well as pro
table entertainments, which cannot b
lift us to higher plain, giving
w more beautiful ideals of the work
lie which we are engaged; we offer the fc
I'd lowing resolutions,
is RESOLVED, First, That we expires
n our hearty appreciation of the untirlI
efforts on the part of our wortl
SO County Superintendent in securing
s, competent a corpse of instructors fro
u. | WnOM VIC ndNt iOSSh'NN - '-'''Nf''
a couragement and inspirations; and e
-, the able, kind, and impartial mann
" in which he has presided over our |
stitute, making this session of the |
- stitute the best ever held in our count
4. ana furthermore we most heartily col
10 mend our County Superintendent +
IN so ably and efficiently leading al
guiding our Public Schools up to u
w. high plain of efficiency to which tn
an have attained,
RESOLVED, Second, That we g
III press our appreciation especially OF I
IL work done by DR.. King and our reco
v. milton of his instruction and entertai
a ing lectures.
RESOLVED, Third, That we appre
=, ate very highly the ministers who hs
~ conducted the devotional exercil
ed and their earnest invocation OF Div
in blessings upon us
'se RESOLVED, Fourth, That we
~. grateful to the instructors, the no
talent, the musical director. and
'"' WHO have aided ln making our I'M
ay- tute a SUCCESS