The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-04
DATE AND list
OF SPEAKERS
Selected by County Teachers for
Annual Meet-Report First
Bi-Monthly Session.
[By Matilda Deseh, secretary.l

Mercer County Teachers Association
was held in the high school auditorium
at Celina on October 20. The meeting
was called to order by President James
Ross. After singing the teachers re-
peated the Lords Prayer.
Music by the Rockford quartet,
Misses Poulson and Penn and Messrs.
Cotterman and Leidy.
IL. n. Brobst, principal Of the Wash
ington township High School, adj
dressed the teachers upon the subject
of Living vs.. Existing" Some peo-
pie just exist. Intellect Is neither de-
veloped nor appreciated. They know
nothing but labor, drudgery, toll and a
large bank account. Such boast of be-
ing the richest men, but their life is
spelled with dollar sign, so utterly
have their senses been perverted. Cir
cumstances and enviTenment, lack of
education and training do not better
these conditions, for as the 'Twig is
bent, so is the tree inclined" Let the
intellectual desires predominant over
the material. By catering only TO the
body and eye we become corrupted.
Earth's most wretched creatures are
these that know not how to live, but
merely exist. Happy is he who is not
blind to the fact that material riches do
not make life happy; that the richest
man is not the happiest. Cultivate
liberty. There is more pleasure in Civ
ing than receiving. Selfshness can
not rise where the welfare of others is
kept in view. Enjoy what you have
and do not make money the SOULS only
desire. Let us use the means which
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homes beautiful. The proper place to
inculcate this is the school-room. In
doing so we will help to make happy
hearts and gladstone souls-which is
not existing, but living.
A piano solo by Miss Helen Barrett
was followed by an address, "The
Short Circuit" by G. j. Biery, of Wau-
seon. The subject of reading is to re-
ceive more and more attention. Each
part of the brain has certain functions
to perform; each part is called upon to
do its work. To think, we must first
get the material from one of the special
senses. The child that reads huently
at first does not get it from thought,
but does a short circuit from vision of
language. We call it reading, but il is
not the real thing. Short circuit is due
to the fact that we have not been taught
to read correctly. Put more stress on
silent reading rather than oral reading.
Teach thinking, or getting the thought
from the printed page. The things we
want to do are the things we do we'll.
The child that loves to get the story,
will read and will do it well. Teach
him that every sentence means some-
thing and he will not be satisfied until
he knows. The habit of thinking will
result in images or pictures of motion,
sound, &c. Mr.. Biery closed his ad-
dress by illustrating one stanz of Rod
man Drake's poem
When Freedom from her mountain height
Unfurled her standard there
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars of glory there,
And mingled with the gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric of the skies
And striped its pure celestial white
With streakinRs of the morning light.
Then from the mansions of the skies
She called the eagle bearer down
And gave into his mighty hand
The chosen symbol of the land.
At 1890 the Executive Committee
held their regular business meeting.
1t was decided that the second BIZ
monthly meeting be held in Decent Der.
]. A. Barnett was appointed to arrange
the program. The third monthly meet
will be held in February and the fourth
in April, II. j. Bernard to arrange the
program for the former and William
Wiley for the latter.
The instructors for the annual insti-
tute-Prof. G. L. Martzolff, of Athens,
and DR.. ]. B. Ascham, of Toledo-were
engaged. The session begins July 81
and ends August 4. The engaging of
an instructor in music was not fully
decided on and will be further consid-
cred at next meeting.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The afternoon session was opened by
the quartet. Two fine selections were
rendered.
Miss Florentine Anthony, of Ft. Re-
covery, gave an excellent paper, "Rieh-
ard Ill, Who Is the Sovereign Mani"
According to Goethe, Richard III
stands alone. His life was a success
sion of triumphs. His chief character !
istics were-first, self control; second,
of self power; third, clear
ness of vision. These characteristics
every teacher should and must have to |
be successful. Eliminate the hypocri- |
sy, cruelty and self-love that is in life
and await the result. The good quail
ties will be reached and success will !
crown every effort.
The quartet gave another entertain
ing selection, which was enjoyed by all. |
Mr.. Biery continued his subject on
reading and gave illustrated language |
stories. A teacher in the first three
grades must have the ability to tell |
stories. These stories must be simple |
and be illustrated with crayon. They |
are there retold and dramatized by the |
children. Children love action and |
will be original in everything. Cor
rect habits of English should be formed |
in youth. They are never formed cor
rectly in later life.
Several stories were told as they |
should be told to pupils. "Rebecca at
sunny Brook Farm" should be read by
all teachers. why Only the Rabbit
Has Long Ears story to illustrate
The use of SAY and did" Story
jelling is an art which every teacher
must practice in order to be perfect
ind be successful in teaching language
md reading.
No further business, the meeting ad-
ourned to meet at the call of the exec
ltive committee.
An unusually large number of shoot
,rs participated in the regular shoot of
he Celina Gun Club at the Mercelina
Park field last Tuesday afternoon.