The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-01-19
The Local Institute at Endeavor.

One of the most interesting and in
structive local institutes in the history of
Hickory township convened in the
high school room at Endeavor, Saturday
morning at nine o'clock. Rev. j. F.
Scherer of the Presbyterian church led
the devotional exercises and the program
was carried out as it had been arranged.
The opening paper was read by Miss
Pease, of Tionests, on the subject of Pri-
mary Reading. The great Importance of
the foundation of an education was well
brought out and the plans by which good
results may be obtained were well dis
cussed. Miss Pease told of the sentence
method supplemented by phonics, and
the discussion which followed laid great
stress upon the latter.
Literature in History and Geography
was the next paper and was read by Miss
Carpenter, of Esdeavor. The importance
of literature as supplementary to his
tory and geography was the theme and
several examples of classic literature that
might be used were given. The discus
sion brought up the subject of eliminat-
ing the wars and their battles from our
| public school texts and the necessity of
shortening the course in some way.
Literature in the Fifth and Seventh
Grades was we'll discussed by Prof Gill,
of Tionesta. He not only told of the i'm
portance OF good literature in the grades
| I,,, oc, Of, hot ~
much appreciated by children and every
teacher was able to get something for his
or her individual needs.
At this point in the program seven boys
from the six tn, seventh and eighth grades
of the Endeavor school very pleasingly
sang selection entitled "Billy and Me-"
Miss Martha Morrow, ofWest Hickory,
then read an excellent paper on the Lam
guage Work In the Upper Grades, which
was much appreciated. The value of
choice literature in heart culture was en-
phasized and the necessity of substitut-
ing correct for the incorrect expressions
of the children.
The Teachers Dream, by Miss Julia
Anderson, of East Hickory, was very
clever, but not expected to msterialize
before the millennium.
By this time the hands of the clock had
reached the noon hour and the institute
adjourned to the kindergarten Hall,
where very sumptuous repast was pro-
vided by the High School girls.
At two o'clock tn work of the insti-
tute was resumed and a selection was
beautifully sung by Rev. j. f. Scherer,
Clifford Wadsworth aud Chester Jones.
Supt. Morrison then gave us some legal
requirements and Mr.. Felt of Tionesta
read splendid paper on Western His
torical literature.
Prof. Bish, of Tidioute, was called upon
for Criticism of the Public School and as
sured us that no one is exempt from crit
icism, but that no one has a right to Sc
verely criticise any one or any thing
without giving new or better way for
doing the thing criticised.
Il. r. Shafer, of Neiltown, former
teacher in the Endeavor school, was
present and gave talk on the Profess
sional Qualities of Teacher. "The two
most important qualities" says Mr..
Shaffer, "sre intense honesty and loyalty
to one's work."
A lullaby was then sung by the Tio-
nests quartette, assisted by Miss Carpen-
ter in Miss Osgood's absence.
Primary Number Work was well dis
cussed by Miss Laura Mexican, of En-
deavor, and Physical Training, by Miss
Christine Anderson, was one of the best
papers on the program.
BY this time it was more than four
o'clock and after Prof Gill had invited
all present to be at similar gathering to
be held in Tionests in three weeks, the
institute adjourned.
Iva d. CARPENTER, Sec'y.
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