Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-08
400 TEACHERS OF
COUNTY HERE FOR
63RD INSTITUTE
Steelton School Superintendent
Makes Address at Opening
Session
CONTINUES ALL EEK
Important Problems to Be Dis
cussed in Sectional
Meetings
CONTINUES ALL EEK

More than 400 teachers in the pub
lie schools of Dauphin county were
present this afternoon for the open
ing session of the sixty-third annual
institute. held in the House of Rep
resentatives.
Sessions will be held throughout
the week closing Friday morning
with business meeting.
Devotional exercises this afternoon
were led by the Rev. Robert A.
Bousch, which was followed by the
opening address of the institute by =.
2. McGinnes. superintendent of the
Steelton schools. superintendent Nc
Chimes spoke on Agencies within the
School That Secure the Purpose of
the School"
McGlnnes Makes Address
In his address DR.. McGinnes en-
phasized the Importance of the per-
sonality of the teacher, the manage
ment of the school and the course of
study. He urged all or the instruc-
tors to study and At themselves for
professional growth, and said that the
teachers go through three stages, the
chaotic mechanical and professional
before they fully understand their
work.
DR.. o. L. Warren. of Elmira, n. Y,
then addressed the teachers. speaking
on Waste in Education" Explaining
the scientific advancement of the pres
ent day, he urged the teachers to be
careful of the pedagogical differences
in existence, ana not to waste time in
educational work.
The session closed with short
talk by Miss Sadie NJ. Hunting who
Will instruct the teachers in the Pal
mer method of business writing.
To vHsr
ture on The Family That Lives In
.tre Basement"
Sectional Meetings
Interesting features of the institute
are the section meetings to be held to-
morrow and Wednesday following the
general session. The rural meeting
will be In charge of County Superin-
tendent F. r. Shambaugh. Professor
j.. F. Dennis will speak on "Agricul-
ture in the Rural School" The pri-
mary and intermediate division will
he in charge of Professor McGinnes
and the grammar and High school
branches will be conducted by II. ].
Wickey, superintendent OF the Mid
dletown schools. DIR. o. L. Warren
will speak at this meeting on Poetry
In English Work"
Round table talks will follow the
addresses. Following are a few of
the subjects which will be opened for
general discussions: agencies Avail
able for the Relief of Children Whose
Parents Are Too Poor to Clothe and
Feed Them Properly; Magazines as
an Aid in the Teaching of Civics";
Domestic Science in the Small High
School,; THE Influence of the Shop
and the High School," and The
monograph and the Stereopticon IN
the School" Tomorrow afternoon the
speakers will he DR.. Warren and Mrs.
Alice NJ. Carmalt of the University
of Pittsburgh. In the evening an en-
tertainment will be given in the
House of Representatives by THE
Dietrics."
Wednesday morning the section
meetings will be held again after the
general session, and will be similar to
the ones to be held tomorrow. The
remainder of the week will be devoted
to regular institute work.
The present executive officers of
the institute are: F. F. Shambaugh,
county superintendent; L. f. Nc
Chimes, borough superintendent Of
Steelton; H J. Wickey. borough sup
erintendent of Middletown; w. r.
Zimmerman, assistant county super
tntendent; William Minsker, record
ing secretary. and George NJ. Weaver.
enrolling clerk.