Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-02-24
DERRY TOWNSHIP
LOCAL INSTITUTE

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church on Friday and Saturday. The
institute which was held in three ses-
sions-Friday evening, Saturday morn
ing and afternoon was largely attend,
ed by teachers and patrons of the pub
lie schools. The addresses and other
program numbers were highly lnstruc-
tive and entertaining, and reflect
| great credit upon the promoters of
this annual affair, and especially up
ON MIR. Stewart Acor, principal of the
Strawberry Ridge high school under
whose management the institute was
( held
/ The institute was opened Friday
evening with prayer by Rev. Hetfner,
which was followed by the singing of
"My Country 'Tis of Thee, ~ by the
/ Strawberry Ridge high school The
next two numbers were Il well render
ed recitation, Somebody Is Want
ed, " by Miss Alice Dietrich aud a
duet, "Sing Me to Sleep by Miss
/ Dietrich and Miss Shultz with Miss
Marie Cromis at the organ.
The first address was delivered by
the Hon. l.. w. Welliyer, of Exchange.
He told every teacher to cultivate an
abiding faith in her school and her
pupils and at the same time advised
the pupils to trust their teacher. Ev-
cry one should learn to read and read
intelligently, said Mr.. Welliver. a
person who can read and absorb the
contents of the printed page can al
ways keep abreast of the times.
y loudly applauded solo was render
ed by Miss Verna Stamm, entitled In
the Dell and Dingle.
Prof. G. II. Albert, of the faculty Of
the Bloomsbury Normal school, was the
next speaker, his subject being, 1.-The
Relation of the Public School to the
Community.
Education, the speaker said, is the
cultivating of the faculties given us by
the Almighty. Everything in this
present age voices the crying need of
education. Every school ground should
have not less than , acres. The school
house should stand in the center and
should be surrounded by lawn and
flower beds. The education of a child
begins, the speaker continued, with
its parents, as child's physical
strength and intellect are largely de-
pendent upon the degree of these pos
sessod by the parents.
\ great deal of the sickness and
trouble among children comes from
disobeying the laws of nature. Some
people pay more attention to their
stock than they do to their children :
education The fundamental princip-
al of the home should be Obedience; :;
Obedience at home means Obedience
in the school. \ great sacrifice is be-
ing made of the boys of our country
to keep the drunkard list full. Many
men are filling drunkard's graves, and
those who fill the broken ranks must
he drawn from the boys who are now
going to school.
Prof. Albert said the school house
should be as good as the best farm
house in the community. On the sur
rounding of a child's life depends his
after life We should therefore be very
careful what kind of teachers we place
over our children. We should watch
carefully over the morals and manners
of the pupils as well as over their
education.
\ song, "Earths Jubilee, " closed
the evening session.
The institute Saturday morning
opened with an address by Prof. Al
bert on the subject, Geography. -
Geography is one of the most i'm
portant studies as it relates to the earth
and all things come from the earth.
Geography is the parent of many 9th
er studies, among them being Geology.
Astronomy, Chemistry and Mineralogy.
\ song by the Strawberry Ridge
high school, entitled, Making the
Woodland Ring" was followed by a
recitation by Miss Patterson, Guilty
or Not Guilty."
A very well prepared paper on Cent
raj Africa was read by Miss Dye,
teacher of the Dietrich school. This
was followed by another very interest
ing paper on Number Work" by Miss
! Mary Love.
y loudly applauded recitation by
Master Earl Hilkert, of Miss Mary
| Loves school, entitled, "John Jenk-
| ms, Sr. )" was followed by the read
ing of a very entertaining paper, Ev-
( cry Day Politeness, by Mr.. Elmer
Cotner, of the Strawberry Ridge
school.
The next period was occupied by
Mr.. E. 0. Bickel, principal of the
Danville high school, who spoke on
Arithmetic. - He said a child should
be taught to think and drilled on the
fundamental rules of arithmetic be-
fore going farther; to accomplish the
former mental arithmetic should be
used.
Mr.. A. B. Meyer, of the Danville
high school faculty followed with an
address ON "Science. "
The scientific performance of a task