The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-20
TEACHERS INSTITUTE WAS A
GRAND SESSION
Week Sessions Closed on Friday
Noon-NIrs. Dix on Woman Suf-
frage-Jenkins' Boy Band Fur
nished Music Thursday.
Thursday Morning.

! singing.
Devotional exercises, led by Rev.
DR.. j. w. Balta, of st. Mary Mag |
! dalens German Catholic church. |
Dr. Balta gave the teachers a helpful
and inspiring talk.
Singing; roll call.
Supt. Tietrick occupied the first |
period and his subject was "Effec- !
tive Teaching" If a man can write |
a better book, preach a better ser
! mon or make a better mouse trap J
than his neighbor, though he make !
his home in the woods, the world
will make a beaten path to his door.
The secret of success is constancy OF
purpose. / know the teachers here
have a purpose. There is sharp
distinction between a purpose and
a spasm. Many teachers have only
a spasm of what they shall accom-
plish. The individual who has a
purpose and will not give that pur-
pose up is successful. How well
you can do and keep on doing is a
test of your work. Be judicious in
your expressions and then do just
what you say. Whatever you say
you will do, do it every day and do
it to the letter. Steady, even con-
centration tells. The teacher is ef-
fective who is eXacting in what she
! demands from her pupils. We our
selves often do not do much beyond
what is required OF US The mind
must be riveted in study and few
minutes of this kind of study is
worth more than hours of mind wan
dering. 1t is struggle that gives
strength. One failing of children is
just the doing of what can be done
easily. There is one degree teach
er must have, it isn't a college de-
f gree. 1t is G. S.-good sense. What
is good sense? 1t is the knack of see
ing things as they are and doing
, things as they ought to be done
There is difficulty in seeing things
as they are, but that is the thing
that tells. What you do for God
S and your fellow man will never die.
Mrs. Alma j. G. Dix, president of
the Wayne county branch of the
State Teachers Association League
/. of Pennsylvania, called to order it's
= members for the purpose of electing
n vice-president in place of Prof.
r, Mark Greasy, formerly of Hawley,
: who is now teaching outside this
S county. Prof. Blakslee, of Hawley,
: was elected. The floor was then
= given to Vice Principal r. T. Davies,
e who told about the League conven-
e ton in Harrisburg in June, to which
:, he was sent as a delegate. He stat
IS ed that this League was organized
# to make teachers more efficient. II
Q aims to come closer to the teachers
e and have every teacher enrolled as q
member. 1t is the purpose of the
League to prevent school board
r from getting rid Of an efficient
- teacher; to look after disabled teach
ers who have been efficient in theil
nrly m 6nUn1nn
e sional ethics; to secure proper com
q pensation for the teacher. Th'
= Leaue is trying to get two importan
a. bills through. the Legislature-th'
"a Tenure of office bill, which will pre-
- vent the removal of an efficien
!, teacher by a tickle school board o.
~ the sentiment of a community, ant
u a Teachers Annuity bill, to provid
a from the funds of the state TO
~ teachers who have been efficient AM
~ who have become Physically unfi
- for work. The convention at Har
% n risburg was given over to the dis
r. +, cussion of these two bills. w
- must create a public sentiment s.
that these two bills may be brough
before the Legislature and passed
@ The formal meeting of the Leagu
30 was then closed and Mrs. Dix wa
given charge. She spoke most elo
as quently for women and the import
III ant part they are playing in our ma
X tional life. America was discover
a. ed in 1892; men were discovered /
We 1776, but women were not discover
On ed until 1876, when the typewrite
ly and telephone came into use. w
re- hear much about the Pilgrim Fatt
n ers but we would like to hear NOR
ly about the Pilgrim Mothers. Mr.
~ Dix touched upon woman's suffrag
ne and all her remarks were to tn
a point and very effective. She wa
ne applauded enthusiastically
40 Miss Edith Simons delighted tn
- audience with recitation, He
w. First Ride in An Automobile" Mi!
40 Simons responded to an encore.
ibe Singing; intermission.
- DR.. Warren next discussed :"
,Tl Type Lesson in Reading" He sal
IA IA Mrs. Dix set me to thinking.
Gu there were more women who coul
N' talk as well as she does there woul
be no need for any men on this pla
form. Hurrah for women and the
VT votes. In teaching reading first tai
care of the vocabulary. Dictional
III, work must be assigned with care lie
the child become discouraged. Don
ever assign a lesson in reading wit
out first saying to yourself, Som
,hu thing is going to come of that" s.
or that the vocabulary has been wise
an taken care of and a lesson has be-
lay assigned in wise manner. The
SUI are two kinds of reading--the xii
:, that gives facts and the kind tn
as appeals to the emotions. They a
~, IN vastly different from each other. T.
.he reading lesson that appeals to {
1ut emotions must have the way prepa
ue- ed for it the day before so that {
ear child can study 1t intelligently. Gi
an nora uviIi ha eotten ont ~ the I,
eri- son For The sake Of yocabula
growth one reader is not sufficiel
'SI' 1t is a wise investment to have sc