The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-18
THE COUNTY INSTITUTE.
Interesting Talks and Good Music
Hints from Squints-HOw to
teach ReadlnR-Searchin for
Coda Yankee Greed.
THURSDAY MORNING.


had a song drill with Prof. Watkins, and
short address from DR.. Pattengill on
"Hints from Squints." Division three
met in the brick school building and
were instructed in the art of teaching
Reading by Prof. J. T. Chambers, of
the Chambers School of Oratory, Scran-
ton, Pa. Miss Jennie S. Lee gave
practical illustration of the subject by
an excellent class drill in primary read
ing.
The devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. A. L. Whitaker.
After two solos by Prof. Watkins,
Supt. Koehler read letter from ex-
Supt. d. L. Hover, expressing his inter
est in and good wishes for the Institute.
Prof. Chambers took up the subject
of Reading" The first requisite in
teaching Reading is to know it yourself.
Get control of the voice and ofthe body.
One of the problems to be overcome
the books-are too hard select lessons
from the book suited to your class. Re-
view frequently give some time to ex
planning the lesson for the following
day. In a thirty-minute period use five
minutes for review, fifteen or twenty for
the present lesson; the rest of the time in
preparing the class to study the new
lesson. Having distributed slips with
different selections, Prof. Chambers illus
trated the teaching of accent, infection,
pauses, etc.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The first number in the afternoon was
an excellent talk on Searching for
Gold" by Prof. Lang. School work
has tendency to make us look for
faults. The teachers work should be
looking for gold in the lives of the pu-
pills. The effect of this on our own lives
is great. The love that seeks in all, the
good. and tries to bring out that good,
will help all lines of work. Put the time
spent in fault-fnding into good-finding
and see if you do not accomplish more.
0nr course of study may not be snffi-
cient to bring out the good. A pupil may
be very dull along required literary lines
and very bright in manual training,
which may not be in the course. Get
better acquainted with the pupil by
mingling in his play as well as work.
We must draw close to the pupil in Or
der to find the good. Get acquainted
with his parents. Let each one of us go
into the school room and try for a week
at least to overlook the little faults and
make record of the good we see each
day.
Prof. Chambers entertained the large
audience with several Reading and
Character Studies, and Prof. Watkins
pleased every one as he always doe:
with two songs, Good night, Little
Teddy Bear" and "Drum Major"
DIR. Pattengill gave a talk on "a
Yankee Creed" giving the several arti
cles of faith in his own creed.
/ believe in boys and girls ; the men
and women of the future and tha
what boy sows that shall the mar
reap. Do you stop to think that tht
boys and girls in your school room viii
be doing the work of the world in few
years?
Teach them by precept and example
lessons ofcourtesy, kindness, justice ant
fear of none but God.
We take the heritage of the past and ado
our part to it and pass it on. To-mor
row must be greater than yesterday.
believe in the curse of ignorance
the efficacy of the schools, and the dig
! nifty of teaching.
believe in wisdom gained in life a
we'll as that from the pages of a book
The teachers are not the only educators
All citizens are educating the young il
one way or another. Every man OF
business is giving lessons in honesty b.
, his manner of doing business. Ever.
loafer on the street using profane Ian
: guage is giving a lesson to the boy VIII,
hears him.
l believe in laughter, and believe il
,, love-that love that suffereth long ant
! is kind / believe in hope and higl
ideals.
4 believe that every day and hour W
t receive a just reward for all We do.
/ believe in the beauty of the home, il
every day life and in out-of-doOrs.
/ love the cause for which labor
believe in the present and its possibili
ties; the future and its opportunities.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Rev. DR.. w. II. Swift, of the Presby
!. terian church, led the devotional exel
] cises, and Prof. Watkins half hour {
! song. Prof. Lang's last talk was eth
School Social Center" Horace Mann
motto-"rhe education of the peopl
Z free TO all is basis broad enough for
, long time yet" We are beginning
work out the "free TO all'' phase OF ii