Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-12-09
TEACHERS LOCAL
INSTITUTE

and Blooming Grove townships helf
their Local institute in the Methods
church At Paupac last Saturday.
Sups. Westbronk. temporary chair
man. called the institute toorder ans
sonducted the devotional exercises.
The teachers organized BY electul
Supt. westbrook. ehsirman. aut
Miss Mabel Stark. secretary.
The afternoon WORK began with 2
paper on Busy Work BY Miss
Julia Compton, who gave many in
teresting ideas IN this employment
Of primary pupils. Busy work shoul6
not be 3 mere pasume, bet such g.
Till be a stepping stone 20 the schOo
work Of the future.
Miss Mabel stark read and ex
Dlained, "HInts for Practical Teach
ng' emphasizing the necessity o.
real. practical teaching in the NOR,
important common school branche
especially reading and arithmetic
rhe pupil who has been taught t.
think, aud 80 read clearly, and Il
work independently, learns that logic
is Of mora value to him than rule.
The next paper, school Manage
nent" was read by Mis- Annie }
5ilpin. She named several desirabl.
characteristics Of the teacher as az
sxsmpls to her pupils, among then
being promptness and neatness.
Miss Emile Walter, with the sui
ieot, Reading gave many interest
ing ideas for teaching that most i'm
Jortant branch. Her paper showed
areful thought, as only an exper-
fenced teacher could express in such
way.
A recitation, "The Huskers," by
Miss Emneline Singer proved thai
Miss Singer both understands and
appreciates our Quaker poet.
Miss Cora Gilpin read, ''Fbe Use ul
Language IN School, The teach, }
herself must be over courteous if shs
Ronld exact courtesy from her pupil
aud the parents should cooperate
with the teacher by insisting on al
least ordinary expressions of polite
cess in the home.
"The Batavia System Of Teaching ''
Sead by Miss Jennie Wilson, ex-
Dlained the benefits and individual
good derived from Bafavian methods
An interesting debate had beer
planned for the afternoon program,
ant one of the debaters, Miss Kresgt
being absent, the DEBATE was out OF
the question.
Supt. Westbrook introduced Supt
James Coughlin of WiIkesbarre, Pa
who delivered an able address OF
sThe Discipline of the School He
distinguished clearly what is meant
by management" by government
and by "discipline," and also ths
different temperaments to be studied
IN the individual child.
TEACHERS PRESENT
All teachers reported present ex.
cept Miss Edith Kresge and Mis-
Anna Madden.
EVENING SESSION
The first address of the evening
was by DIR. Simons, of GreentoV n
Pa, who commended the papers hi
had heard during the afternoon, es
pecially those which discussed thu
practical method of teaching reading
The speaker said that he was pleased
to see the interest manifested by thu
teachers in their work.
a recitation by Miss Grace Gillnel
followed DIR. Simon's address, anC
told a thrilling. tale Of Southern hero
ism which taught us that braver,
exists in the colored race as well al
in our own.
Supt. Coughlln cf Wilkesbarre thI
speaker for the evening, gave a mos
interesting lecture on, "The Value o
an Education" Mr.. Coughlin a
usual, interspersed his lecture will
many humorous anecdotes, illustra
tive of the points brought out con
cerning his subject, and kept H.
audience both amused aud intereste,
from start to fllsh.
Misses Louise on Hilda Vetterlei
rendered a pleasing duet and re
sponded to an enthusiastic encore
/ Miss Viola Smith, in solo, 18th
Moonlight, the Rose, and You" woi
round OF applause.
Supt. Westbrook, in a closing ad
dress, expressed his approval of tn
papers read by the teachers, Of thei
ready discussion of the different sut
jects, and his pleasure at the interes
shown in the institute by the patron
Of the schools.
A large audience generously con
tributed 10 the expenses of the inst
tute.
: The Misses Violet Sommers an
, Anna Steinman presided at the orga
during the session.