The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-08-25
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
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such is not liberty but that liberty is
the result of law.
He claimed that not what a man has
done but what others say of 1t make
him remembered and that literature
is the impetus that moves these things
into the range of vision and remem
brance. He cited as proof of his
claim that Horatio but for Macaulay
would have been forgotten that our
Civil War had as great heroes as the
three hundred Spartans at Thermopy-
lac but they had not been especially
written of F.; the defy and rebuke Of
Marmion and Douglas had been kept
alive by Sir Walter Scott.
He believes that we should study
only authors, who wrote with def.
mite purpose and that good one. He
gave Mark Twain and Elbert Hubbard,
as examples of doing more harm than
good, saying that serpents lurk in the
writings of both. Macauley, Shakes
pere and Milton he believed to be
great lights and with many other
familiar names showed that the best
will always live.
A vocal duet by Misses Cooke and
Lois Bean, accompanied by Mrs. Fred
Pope, delighted all.
After recess DIR. Williams pre-
sented his views on "Some School
Room Virtues" First he met the
charge that the schools are failing to
teach religion by denial, though ad-
mitting that If sectarianism is meant
the charge may be true. He believes
the schools are teaching real religion,
though not always doing it well, when
they are teaching truthfulness, punctu-
ality, politeness, neatness, accuracy
and the hundred virtues that are the
hourly thought and aim of the true
teacher. These should be taught not
for the greater comfort of the teacher
or school but as training and aid for
the future life of the pupil. These are
made active and useful parts, real
stock in trade, by habit. More can
always be done by "Thou shalt"
than "Thou shalt not" Hard and
disagreeable duties must be met in
the teaching and acquiring Of these
virtues but the end is peace.
After some explanations of the o.
T. R. @. by Miss Wright and roll call
by the secretary the session closed.
Tuesday afternoon the opening mu-
sic was well rendered piano duet by
Misses Alice Brouse and Mabel Smith.
The first act of DIR. Fox was to hang
on the black board some sheets Of
drawing paper labeled "Toxonian
Picture Gallery" and left it there to
stir the curiosity of his audience until
near the close of his ''The Child's In
heritance" then the veil was removed
and we found his ideas of what a
teacher could tell by the child's face
depicted in the square face of the slow
mentally and awkward physically boy,
the tenacious fellow who does great
things later; Of the round, quickly
alternating moon faced boy who is for
you today against you tomorrow, who
is easily changed and that he claimed
as type of the future financies; the
big eyed broad browed boy who always
got his lessons and finally got through
school physical wreck and not able
to use his requirements. He said
teachers were too apt to stay in a
circle and not give the right study to
the child else there would be forever
mistakes. He though the teacher
often more to blame than the child.
These with many other excellent
thoughts were given to the primary
teachers especially.
Intermission followed and then
Charles Ayres delighted all with his
solo "Silver Threads Among the Gold. >"
In response to an earnest recall he
gave even better "My Silver Bell"
DR.. Williams came on for his talk
on discipline" True to his subject
he talked to the point and more whole
some, helpful words have not been
spoken than his upon discipline.
Urged self control, patient teaching
Of the principles and virtues until
they become fixed habits. Time for
growth must be given and results not
too soon expected. Broken promises
do not indicate wilful lying always
but often impulse only the motive
and not the act should be considered.
A look needs severe punishment at
times and again even violent language
should be ignored. DR.. Williams said
and proved to the satisfaction of all
that both corporal punishment and
lighting were necessary at times.
Pres. Vance announced the session
Of Thursday and Friday would open at
8 a. m. and 1890 p. m.
The musical Tuesday night under
the efficient direction of Miss Cooke