The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-11
THE COUNTY INSTITUTE.
Election of fOfflcers-Pleasant Talks
by DIR. PattenellI and DIR. Alvin
Davlson-Supt. Koehler
Makes His Bow.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

1he forty-frst annual Institute OF the
teachers of Wayne County was opened
in the Court House at 2 o clock by Supt.
J. j. Koehler. Rev. w. F. Hopp, of
the Lutheran church conducted the de-
votional exercises. After singing Gamer
lea" Mr.. Koebler welcomed the teach
ers in few well-chosen words. The
following officers were elected J. F.
Dooley, vice-president, lst division
George Gilpin, vice president, I'd divi-
sion, and Miss Ada Hitler, vice presi
dent of third division j. II. Kennedy
secretary and treasurer.
Prof. j. T. Watkins was welcomed as
an old friend and spoke few encourag-
ing and helpful words to the teachers
about the importance Of voice training
and proper breathing. The song ser
vice led by Prof. Watkins is always
most enjoyable feature of each session.
DR.. H. r. Pattengill, editor of "Mod-
erator-Topics," Lansing, Michigan, was
the first speaker, his subject being "In-
spire or Expire"
You must be able to inspire your
school or else expire as teacher. In
spire your pupil SO that he will go on
with work after school days are over. A
person who has no sympathy with the
child cannot teach. Be able to put
yourself in his place. In order to prop
erly be an inspiration to school a
teacher needs three things 1st, physi-
cal ability. A teacher needs good
health and plenty of vital force he
must be able to work himself and get
work from his pupils.
k I'd. Intellectual ability The school is to
train the pupil to think along right lines.
The teacher must keep his mental pow
ers bright and active. Do not tie your
brain in sling; use it. Every teacher
should do some studying aside from
school work that requires as much men,
tai effort as the pupil is required to use
in acquiring new study. Sd, Spiritual
ability: Soul power that will induce the
boys and girls to see the purpose of the
school and the value of study. Teach
them to obey and to live so that they
shall be worthy citizens of our great re-
public.
DIR. Alvin Dawson next spoke on "The
Kind of Physiology to be Taught" We
judge tree by its fruit, and we are apt
to Judge teacher by results. There are
10000 doctors in our country; about
100 millions of dollars spent for doctors
fees 80 millions more for medicine.
There is great amount of sickness in
our land. 1t looks as if our physiology
teaching was not very successful. About
four hundred will die in this county in
a year; about dozen perhaps from old
age the rest from disease. All disease
is the result of wrong living, either by
the person himself, his parents, grand
parents or his neighbors. 1t is the teach
er's duty to teach the children how to
prevent disease and contagion. Apron
inent scientist has said, 'It is within
the ability of man to destroy the diseases
which come from parasitic causes"
Every one should understand disinfec-
ton. One thing which should be found
in every house is Formaldehyde. An
ounce in quart of water, properly used
as disinfectant and deodorizer, will pre-
vent lot of sickness and death.
Nearly everyone who lived before the
days of vaccination had smallpox. Dur
ing epidemics great numbers of the peo-
pie died with it. Out of eleven thousand
people living in Boston, fifty-eight hun
dred died with smallpox. Smallpox
killed one-third of the Indians in this
country, though they were strong and
vigorous race. Without law people
who are ignorant or careless will not be
vaccinated. In Germany smallpox has
practically been exterminated by the rig
orous vaccination laws. Disease de-
pends on two factors, presence of germs
and condition of ones body. If the body
is in right condition many of these germs
will have no effect. In teaching Phys
iology teach something worth while. The
teacher can do vastly more than the
doctor in helping people to keep well.