The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-11-18

ture of Macbeths s remorse and des-
pair, and his penalty for sin. He is
finally killed by Macduff on the field
of battle. This play must be taught
by such a master mind as Prof. Bar
bour to be thoroughly appreciated
and enjoyed.
DIR. Corson Occupies Last Period.
DR.. Corson took up the last period
in the morning. He says the imagin-
alton of the child is never fully ap-
preciated. The average pupil, who
fails in arithmetic, does so because
the teacher fails to read into his
question the necessary imaginary
conditions that make it's successful
solving.
A banker once said he could teach
a boy more practical business in his
bank in three weeks than a teacher
! could in three months. OF course
he could. Because that's the only
thing he'd have TO teach. The big
gest help the banker would have
| would be that the boy would be
working with actual notes and drafts
instead of with meaningless printed
forms of such. If teachers brought
concrete arithmetic into their schools
|
tive results would follow. DR.. Cor
son said often too much credit was
given pupil for correct process,
but an incorrect result. This should
not be tolerated. Their standard in
school should be as exacting as the
one life will require of them later.
Thursday Afternoon.
Thursday was banner day in the
history of the Teachers Institute
At 2 o'clock the High school auditor
ium was crowded to it's utmost ca
pacity. The High school orchestra
rendered some excellent music in a
most creditable manner. Singing by
Miss Blanche Pierce followed next.
She gave in most pleasing manner
a Scotch song and His Lullaby"
Two recitations were then given
by Miss Edith Simons of Newfound-
land. They were thoroughly enjoy
ed by everybody present. Miss
Simons has a pleasing personality
and delightful manner.
Prof Watkins sang 'The Elf
: man" and the "Four-Leaf Glover"
He was so heartily encored that he
sang, you'll Get Heaps of Lickins
for the Things You've Never Done"
DIR. Wood on "Patriotism."
Hon. Frederick Dale Wood, of
Seattle, Washington, who lectured
on Patriotism" was then presented.
Many men think if they shoulder a
musket and march away to war, they
have the deepest and best patriot
ism. Alexander thought he had it.
Joan of Arc thought she had it. The
French Revolutionists thought they
had it, but they mistook liberty for
license and defeated the very pur-
pose they sought to obtain. This
patriotism is surely one kind and is
I lecognized as such by men in all
lands, but the highest and best form
| is the patriotism of the home, the
patriotism of our everyday life
which expresses itself in our efforts
to better ourselves and our fellow
men. Mr.. Wood said if he had the
power he would force every school
| board to vote enough to have the
Stars and Stripes floating over every
school in the land every day from
sunrise to sunset.
The speaker said he would never
| forget the time when Tetrazzini sang
in the streets of California. Two
hundred and fifty thousand voices
caught up the song of "Auld Lang
Syne" when she raised the leaders
baton and led that vast multitude in
it, The great singers voice was
worth, commercially, to her $4,000
a night and yet she had real patriot
ism enough to give to the poor the
benefit of her wonderful voice. The
acts that lead to doing for others
show the highest and best patriot
ism. Reverence for womankind and
respect for mankind are two forms
of patriotism we'll worth cultivating.
The teacher has the greatest oppor-
tunity for sowing the good seed for
the child remembers longest what he
learns at school. The patriotism
taught there will long live in the
soul of the child. The national
songs should be taught in the public
schools, no matter what must be sac
rificed to this end. Children should
be taught to rise when the national
airs are played. Too much patriot
ism lies dormant in the hearts of
our people. The world is getting
better every day. Men and women
are getting better, boys and girls are
getting better. Some schools teach
sex hygiene, because it is a subject
ignored completely in the home.
Parents are to blame for this ignor-
ance. They should not force upon
the teacher duty which they them
selves should discharge without fail.
The speaker became a tramp in or
| der to find out why tramps are
tramps. He became a convict in
order to find out what cause has
made the convicts bad He lived
among the girls of bad repute in or