VOL. 42.
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Gould's American Stair-litiiiikes.
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Gregory on Cabbages paper.. 30
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J. A. NASH
A SHADOWED LIFE.
A beautiful May morning, - Fruit trees
all in blossom; grass green and smooth and
crisp, fresh from a bath of rain-drops it
had received during the night. Birds
everywhere, now hopping on , the grass and
walks, now flitting to the highest tree-tops,
while from the way they poured forth trills
and quavers of delightful melody, one could
not but fancy them halt' crazy with glee.
The little village of also assumed its
freshest, prettiett attire. A generalpaint
ing'repairing and improving of private
residences had taken place during the
month of April, and now, with gardens
clean and laid out in flower-beds, or bright
and cheery, even with only a smooth,
green lawn, dotted here and there with
hardy plants and ruse-bushes, all seemed
ready to attract and interest a stranger's
gaze.
One large and handsome house with
charming grounds, rustic harbors, and
drooping vines, with air loaded with per
*lttzrolll fruit blossoms and early spring
fib • s, particularly claimed attention, as
just issuing from its winding carriage-way,
were two young and attractive ladies seated
in a light phaeton, before which a rather
spirited young horse pranced, requiring all
the strength of the eldest of the two girls
to hold him.
As Cresar, the colored coachman, who
had lived in the family fir years, opened
the gate for their exit, he shook his head
and exclaimed :
"Better take old Caesar, Missy. Dat
horse mighty glib wid his shines dis morn
ing. Steps berry proud, and h'ists dat
head of his'n most too high." _ _
[apllB, '76.
"Never fear, Caesar. Ranger only feels
good to exchange his close stable for this
balmy spring air. He is all right."
"Dunno, Missy Edith. lie looks too
fine for me to like. I shall be dun glad of
yous bofe get home wide whole skins !"
The carriage rolled off as the man spoke,
but a light hearted laugh came back to
where he stood.
About half an hour later, Frank
lingford, a young man about twenty years
of age, stood in the door of the office where
he studied law, when a audden clatter of
hoofs, a scream, and rush of flying children,
made him look up just in time to see a
runaway horse coming with furious speed
toward him, a light phaeton swinging from
side to side of the street, while two pale
faces within it caught his eyes.
He tarried not to think, -but dashing
forward,threw himself before the frightened
animal, and with all his strength held to
the bridle, although lifted quite off his
feet. The steady grasp, however, slackened
the speed, and others coming to relieve
him from his perilous position, he turned
to assist the ladies from the broken vehicle.
One, the driver, and the elder of the two,
girl - about ninetettilyears tfao.,-..!leppettl
to the ground unhurt, while her cousin, a.
beautiful maiden of seventeen, had to be
lifted senseless from the carriage by young
Wellingford and borne in his arms to a
neighboring store. Restoratives, however,
soon caused her to open her eyes and mur
mur that her arm pained her. This un
fortunately, was found to be fractured just
above the wrist. Otherwise both were un
injured.
Soon Mr. Bellmont, the father of Edith,
and uncle of Minnie Clayton, appeared,
having been hastily summoned
Mr. Bellmont warmly thanked Frank
Wellingford for his timely assistance, and
urged him to call and see them at Locust
dale, as he wished to become better ac
quaintcd with him. This the young man
was glad to do ; to, the next day, he was
announced, and finding Miss Minnie quite
herself, although with a bandaged arm, be
passed a delightful hour,
being warmly
welcomed by all. This led to frequent
visits. Often during his study hours,
while bending over the pages of Blackstone
or Story, he saw, in imagination, the violet
eyes and golden hair of Mr. Bellmont's or
phan niece,
Frank was also an orphan, and perhaps
sympathy united with her great beauty to
draw them more closely together. His
father died when he was very young, and
his home had since been with an aged and
very wealthy grandfather. Old Mr. Wel
lingford was a fretful, forgetful, old man,
and poor Frank took little pleasure in his
company, therefore the hours spent at
Locustdale were all the more precious to
his lonely life.
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It was a beautiful moonlight evening in
July when Frank, with Minnie leaningon
his arm, left the piazza and slowly wandeted
around the grounds. The young man had
told his love, and having received the con
sent of her uncle, was just telling her of
his success.
"I know we love each other fondly, dar
ling, and since your uncle permits it, our
engagement can be acknowledged, and as
soon as I have finished my studies and es
tablished myself in business, I shall claim
my wife and settle down to unspeakable
happiness "
Poor Frank ! even as be spoke those
joyous words, a shadow, dark and heavy,
was gliding toward him, ever creeping,
creeping nearer,•.and very soon he would
be hidden, lonely, sorrowful and deserted,
in its hideous folds.
"Oh, how delightful that time be.
Think how we shall enjoy always being
together. Nothing can part us now,
dearest, but death, for such love as ours
could never waver or grow less," returned
Minnie.
•'lever 7 . 0, Minnie, my whole heart,
my whole love, and my whole life is from
henceforth devoted to you."
So exchanging vows of constancy and
affection, the happy pair wandered on in
moonlight, untninlful of the moments that
were passing, F o soon, never to be re
called.
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While they delighted in each other, just
within the house beat a heart as full of
sorrow as theirs was full of h;iss.
Edith Belhnont found, when too late,
that from the hour when Frank had res
cued both herself and cousin from their
periloug ride, her grateful heart had been
his, and it was with a shrinking spirit and
aching void that, she heard of his love for
her more beautiful cousin.
"Why, oh why must this be so 1" she
sighed. "Why did he choose so change
able, proud and selfish a girl, when I would
have Fond so much more true and tender ?
Yet, since it is the will of God, I must and
do submit, and say, 'Thy will, not mine,
be• done.' "
Two months amore passed away unmarred
by aught to distress or pain the lovers.
Then the shadow crept even nearer, and
hung as yet unnoticed, ready to fall, above
the unconscious youth.
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kiss upon his lips, turned light-beartedly
toward his dismal home to partake of his
noonday meal. As he stepped into the
parlor, his grandfather, without a word of
warning, caught:him by the collar and
commenced a tirade of abuse, while he
shook him between each word with all the
strength his hands, feeble with age, would
allow.
Surprised beyond expression at the fu
rious looks and actions of the old man,
Frank gently and respectfully urged him
to explain the cause of his anger.
"Explain ! Yes, you thief, I will explain.
to your sorrow ! What have you done
with my money ? Say, wretch ! where is
the money you have stolen from my desk ?"
"I ! Stolen money ! Grandfather, this is
more than I can bear ! I know nothing of
your money, and you must never call me
that name again !"
"Must I not, indeed ? Sae here, thief
—for I repeat the word—l have an officer
in this house ready to arrest you; and here
he is," he added, as an officer did, indeed,
enter. "Now, where is that one thousand
dollars you stole from my desk last evening?
Answer, or march to jail !"
"Listen to me, grandfather, and believe
me, for I speak the truth. You surely
cannot mean to carry this thing any fur.
ther. I never saw your money, I solemnly
declare ?"
"You are a lying thief!" returned the
furious old man. "You went to my desk
to get a document for me last evening, and
I myself gave you the keys. Can you
deny that ?"
"No. I do not deny that, obeying your
own orders, I went there ; but I do . most
emphatically deny that I touched an article
in it save the one paper, lying by itself,
that you sent me for."
"Yet one thousand dollars that I had
placed in a small drawer within that desk
is this morning gone, and you only have
been there ? Officer Dare, there is no use
in wasting words. Take this ungrateful
scamp out of my sight instantly,. and may
my curses forever go with him I"
Seizing the poor fellow roughly by the
arm, the unfeeling, brutal officer of the
law marched him into the public street,
unmindful of his pleadings that he might
be taken in a close carriage, if he must go,
or at least by a more private route: As
he passed along, followed by the usual
crowd of unfeeling boys, a carriage rolled
by, and raising his eyes, he turne deadly
pale as he saw the horrified gate of his
own Minnie fixed upon him. All the
dreadful shame of his position pressed up
on him then, and never while he lived did
he forget the freezing, contemptuous, ud
pitying look of scorn those violet eyes; that
he had so loved i flung towards him. He
did not see the sad, sorrowful, surprised
yet sympathizing look that filled with tears
sweet eyes close beside her. A pleasant
writer has said : "Like the sea anemone,
which feels the first returning wave upon
the rock and throws out all its tendrils, so
the tender nature of some individuals will
give forth all its sympathies at the slight
*rtimi4Ontkff—woe.7
Snot a matuiretilliftaith4osaiss.
the first surprise of the sight beforof her,
came pitiful thoughts for his sorrow—for
that he was in sore trouble she saw at a
glance, and her gentle heart throbbed only
with sympathy and love.
It was a sad pity that the poor fellow
saw not those gentle looks. Heart-broken
as he was, some comfort might have enter
ed his crushed soul had be but wet that
gaze. . .
We will not stay to describe the anguish
that overwhelmed Frank Wellingford while
awaiting his trial. Public sentiment was
all against him ; and, indeed, circumstan
tial evidence was strongly in favor of his
guilt. No friend stepped forward with
bail, nor would his proud spirit accept any,
had it been offered, neither would he in
terfere in his own behalf, when he knew
that h: was innocent. So law took its
course, and he waited in a felon's cell, to
be justified or convicted as the issue might
be. Messrs. Bell.& Burton, the lawyers
with whom he had studied, undertook his
defense, although, they felt, with little
hope of success. That money had not been
found upon him, neither had he disposed
of any large sum, was all that could be
found in his favor.
His trial was made all the more heavy
to bear by a note received from the heart
less Minnie Clayton, in which she bade
him farewell forever, saying, "whether
guilty or innocent, she felt herself disgrac
ed by being betrothed to one who had
been led through the • public streets as a
guilty thief. One thing she knew, she be
lieved him guilty, and so did almost all her
friends, and now she-never wished to see
him again, or' have anything more to do
with him."
This letter seemed all that was nee3ed
to utterly prostrate the unfortunate young'
man, and fcr several days be lay ill in hii
cell, and it was feared a long_ fever would
ensue, but fortunately a good constitution
and a peaceful conscience brought him back
to health, if not to happiness.
One afternoon be was rejoiced to see the
faithful Caasar enter his cell, bringing him
several books and a letter.
' 'Deed to grashus, Massa, dis is a roux.
in', roarin' shame. To tink old black Cae
sar can walk the streets unconfiscated, and
such a splendid gemmin be cooped like a
chicken in such a misery hole, makes me
hoppin' mad. But dere s a letter to chirk
you up, and it comes from de nicest, sweet
est young lady in dis rollin' globe. Dar's
books, too, she sent to make you forget de
troubles of die yere dismal life."
So saying, Caesar laid down his bundle,
placed the letter respectfully in Frank's
hand, threw a scornful look around the cell,
sighed deeply, and shaking his woolly head,
departed.
"Pardon my seeming boldness"—so read the
letter—"in thus addressing you. my dear friend,
but after the great service you once rendered: me,
I cannot allow you to lie under such a fearful cloud
of sorrow and trouble, and not say that I for one
believe you wholly innocent of the cruel charge
your grandfather has made, and no matter what
the issue of your trial shall be, nothing shall ever
cause me to waver in the perfect confidence iplice
in your integrity; honesty and truth. Please ac
cept for your amusement the few books I send, and
believe that in me you will ever find a trusting,
tree friend. 4DITH BELLNONT."
"Thank God !• one person believes me
innocent," murmured poor Frank, as a tear
rolled over his pale cheek. "Oh, if Min.
nic could only have thought and spoken
thus, how differently I would have felt.—
But she casts me off unheard, while Edith
nobly trusts me. Never, never, will I
forget my one only friend !"
The day or trial at length arrived, and
the court room was filled with an eager;
curious throng. By the unwearied efforts
of his counsel, Frank was acquitted, a
humble, shrinking, blighted youth, stint
out from society, and, - more bitter still,
scorned and unrecognised by his betrothed.
Mr, and Mrs. Bellmont,with the rest of
the villagers, turned coldly hom him, and
only the trusting, faithful Edith gave him
glad looks and kind words, whenever they
chanced to meet.
HUNTINGDON, PA , FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1878.
, His old employers, very unexpectedly,
gave him back his place in their office; E 0
with a sad .but patient heart, the once
hopeful youth pressed on with his studies,
an l resolved to wait with resignation for
time and God to prove his innocence.
About two years after his trial his
grandfather died very suddenly, attended
only by Mrs. Matthews, an honest acrd re
spectable widow, who had been his house
keeper for twelve or fourteen years. To
her he gave his bedroom furniture, and
his old fashioned writing-desk. As he left
no will, and Frank was his only living
relative, he inherited his vast and con
stantly increasing property. Yet this
made his life none the less bitter as long
as he knew his old friends and neighbors
still regarded him as an unconvicted thief;
and having been admitted to the bar, he
removed to a distant city, where he achiev
ed great professional success.
Eight years of trial passed, uncheered
by the lips of love or the recognized look
of affection and trust. Yet, all unknown
to him, one heart loved him well, and
Edith Bellmont refused many offers of
marriage, remaining unwedded for his sake
alone. Not so with Minnie. She married
in less than six months after his release,
but her marriage proved unfortunate. Dis
sipation carried her husband to an early
grave, and she returned to her uncle's
residence, a broken spirited widow with a
poor imbecile child, a source of constant
grief and mortification to her proud heart.
Meantime, Mrs. Matthews, the house
keeper, had removed to a snug little home
of her own, where she often thought sor
rowfully of the bright respectful boy that
once she loved, but who, in her estimation,
was guilty of the meanest crime. She
grieved over it, however, and regretted
that so dark a shadow should have floated
over his 'bib.
One day she found it necessary to en
tirely empty the compartments in the old
writing-desk in order to wash and dust the
shelves, drawers, and entire piece of furni
ture. While thus occupied she accidently
hit a secret spring, when, to her astonish
meat, a slide flew back, revealing a parti
Lion never seen or suspected to be there.
In this recess lay a roll of bank bills,
around which was a slip of paper, bearing
these words :
•'lleceived from Josiah Marlin, this day,
one thousand dollars."
This paper was signed James Welling
ford, and bore the date of the very day
when Frank bad been accused of taking it.
Evidently the old man had placed them
-there, and then, through the infirmities of
age, had forgotten that be had changed
•their hiding place.
And thus Frank was proved innocent.
It did not take long to summon the in
jured man by telegraph, and when the
news was communicated to him in person,
joyful indeed was the smile that hovered
over his face, and light grew his heart as
that black shadow rolled from his life.
0;d friends, who had kept aloof all these
years, now gathered round to congratulate
Jahn, ktut their word-ilea ooldiy on his ear,
*ok Wisac' , no in env 'isf.lhern4he friend
who.had been a friend in his need. Only
44:dith Bellmont laid her hand in his, ind
smiling through tears of sympathetic joy,
exclaimed:
"I always felt that you were innocent,
and I thank God that I never for one mo
ment swerved from my perfect faith in you,
•my dear friend !"
'And I too, thank God, that through
all my dark trials I had one true friend.
May I not now, since my innocence is
clearly proved, come and speak to you of a
love that has been in my heart for years,
but of which I dared not tell you while
that shadow rested on my name and life ?"
With a deep blush, yet thrilling look of
love and joy, Edith murmured the one
word that spoke such volumes, 'Come !"
That evening saw Frank • again wander
ing around the grounds from which helad
been banished for eight long years, but the
loved one beside him, his promised bride,
was not the blonde beauty of former days,
but the faithful, trusting Edith, whose
presence, looks and words had cheered him
in the times of his deepest trials and shad
ows.
While thus Frank and Edith were hap
py in their betrothal, the faithless Minnie
sat alone weeping angrily over her wasted
life and unhappy lot,
Etacljers in (Council.
Rororted by R. McDivar, EsQ.]
Teachers' Institute.
(Continued.)
Mr. Sheeder had practiced on this plan
for a number of years and found it very
successful. The plan of alternating was
decidedly objectionable.
Mr. Giles remarked that we must cater
to public opinion or find ourselves without
a school or an occupation. This had been
his experience in the course of 25 years
teaching. Discussion cloied.
Music by the choir. _ _ _
Mr. M. T. Lightner addressed the
meeting on the subject : "Why do we
teach ? '
No one teaches for the love of it. The
The world needs more light. It needs the
light of science. The great possibilities of
our race are bound up in the fields of sci
ence. It is the object of science from the
latent forces of nature to,.develop living
active powers and for this ikason we should
teach. The world needs the light of phil
osophy, and this must be brought about by
some agent. Political economy. is one of
the agents. Men are led to discover an
intelligent first cause by the light of sci
ence. Political economy provides laws but
the nations need the light of Philosophy.
While led to study truths they must see the
necessity of laws. There must be a law :
giver—an unseen power back of all things.
No Astronomer can be an atheist. He is
surely led to an intelligent first cause.
When Kepler made his wonderful discov
ery of the planetary laws, he said "My
God ! I think thy thoughts after thee
Belief thus becomes obedience to unseen
laws and is led to reflect the glory of God.
Humanity is capable of better things and
the mind - may be hindered in its course but
cannot be stopped. Oar desires for knowl
edge can never be satisfied, and when we
have enjoyed what we wish then new 41e
sires spring up. Nothing present is en
tirely satistectory, and we are -eontinnelly
looking forward to new blessings. Edu
cation is the means- of bringing about a
better state of things in the world. Our
national security does not depend on
wealth or ability. Greece and Rome rise
as beacon . lights to warn us against put
ting our trust in the things of time and
sense. If thie depends on the moral and
intellectual' development who is to accom
plish this great work ?. Is it not the teach
er,the conscientioniAillyokireloped teach
er,with . the Bible) in .bit.hikW The teach-
er is to be the bulwark of Freedom and is to
protect us amid the dangers to which we
are exposed. The next generation will be
what the teachers have made it, arid there
fore the teacher's office is the most honora
ble. It is to this alone we must look for
the character of the people. The teachers'
battlis and victories are greater than those
achieved by an Alexander, a. Camar, a Na
poleon or a Wellington. May the time
soon come when every teacher will realize
the importance of the position so that they
may be able to say,in the last hour "I have
fought the" good fight; I have finished my
course," &c.
DISCUSSION
Mr. Giles dissented from some of the
remarks of the speaker. Is there anything
in science that will purify the heart, cor
rect the will, or sweeten the temper ? Does
religkn consist in a knowledge of scientific
subjects ? Did the knowledge of Voltaire,
Shakespeare, Bolriogbroke, Hume, Milt
on, or Pope, lead them to God ? Scientific
men are not always christians, and the
most scientific men are disbelievers in the
existence . of a God.
Mt. Lightner explained. He had said
that knowledge of science led to an intelli
gent first cause,
or to some other unseen
power. The fool hath said in his heart not
in hie mind, "there is no God."
Mr. J. G. Corbin said the tendency of
a correct knowledge of materiality is to
lead to a correct knowledge of immateriali
ty. ,Science furnishes a basis on which
the religious teacher can act. Au intelli•
gent audience is preferable to an ignorant
one to preach to. How CID they know
without a teacher ? Science is the superi
ority we have over other nations.
Mr. White, in regard to the question
"Why do we teach ?" remarked that some
taught for love and some for money, and a
good many of us get but little of either.
(Laughter.)
Intermission of five minutes.
Music, "Robison Crusoe."
W. R. Baker, of Marklesburg, address
ed the meeting on the subject "Neglected
but essential principles of arithmetic." He
recommended grouping the numbers, after
the numeration table has been thoroughly
committed, and illustrated his method on
the blackboard, of teaching Notation and
Numeration, multyplying by tens, hund
reds, &c., and in writing Federal money.
In teaching factoring make it a point to
teach that factors are to be multiplied to
gether to produce numbers, and make the
reading impressive. He also illustrated
his method of teaching cancellation, the
common divisor and common multiplier.
Rev I. N. Hays resumed the subject of
"Tact in School Management." Tact in
recitations is the throne of your power.—
Fail in this and you fail utterly. Make
the recitations pleasant. Study the art of
questioning. This generally secures the
eye and the ear of the whole class. Let
thct pupils do the work. Teachers often
do too much talking daring recitations.—
Avoid the stuffing process. Put the ques
tion so that they will be compelled to il
-Ifiltrate; they cm geese if you put it ite4
tEe 'reef form.. Fin out exactly what
, the pupil knows. - Avoid the old way of
"doing sums" for the pupils. This is only
mechanical and utterly useless. First let
the principle be developed, and by all
means cultivate the habit of self-reliance
by teaching pupils to help themselves.
Adjourned till 11 P. at.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Rev. I. N. Hays, resumed. the subject,
"Tact in the -school . room,"' commencing
the subject of legislation, or' the
_preservation of order. Hold a firm grasp
of the throne.fer the first ten days and the
trouble is about ended. Make no list of
-rules, but have one' rule, to do right, and
let this apply to all persons and at all times.
Never attempt to • chastise until satisfied,
that there is manifest wrong doing. Keep
the pupils all busy. This lies at the foutv.:
dation of good government. "Satan finds
mischief for idle hands." The next im
portant thing is close inspection. • Great
trouble may be avoided by taking every
difficulty in time and being prepared - for
it, just as Harrisburg avoided injury from
the late riots, by vigilance, whilst Pitts
burg suffered from inattention till matters
had assumed grave proportions. Always
try to find something to approve ; -some
teachers are continually finding fault. En
couragement is always productive of good
results. Whenever you make an exaction
appeal to their better nature, and if possi
ble govern-without discipline. Never make
an occasion-te show your authority, and'
avoid leaping into difficulties; it. is easier
to make a difficulty than to remove it.-- .
Decision is a point of vital importance,—
Do not allow the pupil to conquer Avoid.
losing your temper and never chastise
when in a passion. The tenderness that
melts the heart is that which tells. Try
to know how and when to do -the work
and it will not seem like the same work.
A general discussion of the subject was
participated in. by Messrs. , . Giles, J. G.
Corbin and Bollinger.
_
Intermission of 5 minutes .
Lecture by J. H. Brumbaugh. Subject,
"History." First its importance, and next
the method of teaching it. Cultivate -a
liking for facts instead of fiction. We
have to do with three elements of the
mind, intellect, sensibility and will. We
must have the means in order to cultivate
the intellect, imagination, reason andjudg
meat. We haie no branch in the schools
that will cultivate the imagination.. No
faculty is of more value than a well etakti
vated memory. What are We doing to
cultivate the memory of our pupils ? It
is not done by any of the branches usually
taught, as the tendency is to cultivate. the
reasoning faculty rather than- the.memory.
They generally-go from the school without
the taste or desire to study the history- of
men or nations, but . rather to read bad
literature, and if you do not give it.to them
they will take it themselves.
Music—" The helping hand."
Discussion—Subject—"What results in
society will a more central education of
the masses produce ?" Opened by J. G.
Corbin. The result depends on the kind
of education. If it be the physical, moral
and intellectual of the masses the world
over, then the prospect would be glorious
to contemplate. What was the condition
of the masses previous to the invention of
printing ? The masses were the pack
heroes and the aristocracy were carried for
ward on the backs of the "hewers of wood
and drawers of water." Unless the moral
department of education keeps pace with
the intellectual we are only whetting a sword
to put in the hands of a madman • hence
we must not forget that the sancti fying in
fluence of education consists in the moral
part. The results which would follow
would be peaoo, prosperity, true economy,
pure political administration, court houses
converted into dwellings for the poor,
churches consolidated, sectarianism oblit
erated, and a union of hearts and hands.
Ignorance is the cause of dissension and
12,
there woutd be no litigation.if we all un
derstood the law. Is this practicable ?
There is more practicable than has been
accomplished yet.
The subject was further discussed by
Alossrs. W. It. Baker and B. F. Brown.
Music—" Awake, awake, the flowers Ul3-'
fold."
Question—" Should pupils he permitted
to help one another in the preparation of
their lessons ?" opened by D. M. Giles.
Pupils have too much help at present, and
the consequence is they are not self reliant.
Prof. Davies gives the following rules : Ist.
Learn one thing at a time. 2d7 Learn that
one thing well 3d. Learn its connection,
as far-as possible, with all other things
4th. To know everything about some
thing is better than to know something
about everything. We find in the
present day the tendency is in the
opposite direction ; pupils are expect
ed to learn everything ; High Schools,
Academies and Normal Schools are multi
plied, and what once required a few years
to learn must now be crowded into a few
months. Twenty-two branches to be learn
ed in our State Normal Schools in three
years! Kepler was 17 years in demonstra
ting one law of the heavenly bodies, and
now the parchment that these gentlemen
produce indicates that they are thorough in
22 branches,in the space of three years. The
idea is preposterous and contrary to com
mon sense. Too much help tends to indo
lence. Not many persons like mental la
bor, and particularly children. Teach
your pupils to be industrious and when
they go into the sharp conflict of life they
have energy and force, and that class makes
the hest men and women. This thing of
scholars showing one another is a source
of disorder in the school room. Order is
Heaven's first law, and there can be no
good teaching without it.
The further discussion of the subje
was continued by Messrs. J. G. Corbin
and B. F. Brown.
Rev. I. N. Hays, spoke of the moral
element in education. Science points to
a great first cause, and no man can study
nature without fielinv and knowing that
there is a great Father somewhere, over
us or around or within us. The more you
educate the mind and leave the heart un
touched the more you make him an in
strument of evil. What is the hope of
the country if you shut out the Bible ? If
you want good citizens you must make them
not only intellectual but moral. No man
is fit to train children that is not himself
an example of what a citizen ought to be.
The sooner a profane, vulgar, indecent man
goes out of the praession the better. Cul
tivate a reverence for the word of God.
Never let there be anything but silence
when we come near to a throne of grace,
and rast, but not least, never lose an op
portunity of putting in a word in favor of
God's word, and try to keep before your
pupils' minds that it is a message sent down
from Heaven. Adjourned till 7p.
EVENING SESSION
The session was opened with music by
the,-eittssolerio.sed quartette, by Miss Hat
-tie—Miller and others,. and .the balance
of the evening was occupied in the admir
able leetare or Mr. Waliace.Bruca, on the
subject of " Womanhood of Shakespeare."
The exercises were concluded witL music
-Solo—'•The Mower Girl ;" by Miss
.Agnes Hilda McConnell. Quartette, "Our
barque is on the stream," and the recita
tion of two poems by Mr. Bruce, entitled
"Witch haz,4 switches," and "Old Times
and new."
Adjourned till 9 A. M.
IVEDNESOAY MORNING
Devotional exercises led by Rev. F. B.
Riddle, of Huntingdon. Prof. J. Irvin
White gave instructions in teaching Gram
mar, and illustrated his . manner of teach
' ing- the several properties of. the verb,
through all its modes and tenses, without
naming them.
Mr. W. H. Sheeder, gave instructions
on the subject of teaching Geography,
Mathematical and Physical. It is difficult
to understand a description of any .:object
without having it in some form before us.
Physical Geography should be understood
to a considerable extent by the teacher
before able to give definite instruction in
descriptive geography. The teacher's suc
cess depends largely upon general knowl
edge which might relate, - either directly or
indirectly,.to the subject he attempts to
teach. Physical Geography can be taught
successfully without the text book; in the
form of object lessons. He illustrated
how the natural , phenomena,
,rain fall,
ocean curreats, mineral springs, deserts,
&c., can be taught, even to very small
pupils, and those who have but little.
knowledge of geography, in this manner.
The subject was further discussed by
Messrs. Taylor, Green, Giles and Wright.
Intermission of five minutes.
Prof. Sensenig, of.lndiana, lectured oa
the subject of . Arithmetic, its definitions,.
and their relation to primary teaching, first.
as.a science then as an art. We should
first teach the fundamental ideas, "without;
definitions and then how to perforn.l every,
operation by the shortest - and simplest
method, and then to be able to make_ prac- -
tical illustrations in these operations and
fundamental ideas. The professor illus
trated at length, and in an able and mas
terly manner, his method of teaching. in
this way the fuodathentarrelee-- and prin
ciples of arithmetic, • and demonstrating
that the memorizing of definitions was
simply.a waste of time and athonnted to
nothing without ideas. The ideas must be,
gainedfirst,,and- they cannot be. taught.
through-defiaitiona and the use of land
wage without meaning. Verbiage withont . .
ideas is valueless.
The general discussion on this subject
was participated in by Messrs. Qreene;
Brown, - Corbin, Taylor; Irenderson, anti
Tussey.
The subject, "What should the teacher
require to be tnemoripd ?" was opened by
Mr. J. T. Caldwell. . He opposed 'the
memorizing of history as tending only* to
deaden the 'bind, and'as only encumbering
that which is beyond. their . power t) en-
rich. Adjourned till 1 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
Maiic.. "When the summer rain is over."
Subject of History resumed • by • J. H.
Brumbaugh. Our mental tests should be
adhered to as well as our physical. It
will not do to cram the mind of the pupil
until he has made it a part of his own
knowledge. The pupil should not be com
pelled to commit that which he does not ful
ly understand, but should express the idea
in his own language. The study of histo
ry should be pursued in the school because
it supplies a want in the school room, and
creates an interest in literature, and culti
vates the memory. You are not master of
the subject until you can commit the
thoughts and express them in your own
language. It gives the pupil an opportu
nity of cultivating the ability of telling
what he knows. Pupils need culture in
method of expression. and there is nothing
that tends§o Intieh' in' tliiidireOtion'.ai . the•
study of history. In teaciting
first generalize, thetrloeslite, then partiou..
Itrize. Generalize by telling the• story
calize.by . finding.the-plaei, and 'particular . -
ize by giving in outline of the subject, - and
let thein clothe it.in their ,own' laNinage,
;aided by all the others he can get. - It,de.
strop' all self-Confidenceinpupils when ybu
make them talk through another van's
month. " ".
The subject, was further disensok4' . by
:Messrs: Bollinger, ..W. C. Wilson, Green,
:Giles, Speer, Lytle, P. V: King, and
Stewart.
Discussion closed.
Music—" Chide wildly the erring.''
' Subject of Arithmetic, continited, , by
'Prof. Sensenig. Definitions; principles,
and rules should be committed to memory
at certain times, but everything should be
done id proper order. First, see that we
. have the idea, let it be pet in : your own
' language, and finally commit it to memory.
' The little child can get no idea of a unit
by committing it to memory. Definitions
are important, but the best things in the
world are undefinable He then illustrated
his theory of developing the primary ideas
orarithmetic independent of definitions
An art consists first. of elementary ideas,
second abstract operations, third concrete
applications. First give the idea; second,
its application from the concrete to the
abstract ; third,
.from the simple to the
complex, and fourth. first the how ; then
the why. You-can lead pupils from an
idea to a definition easily, but first get the
ideas. Do not teach the concrete first and
not the abstract. Every abstract thought
has a concrete idea that fills that thought.
An abstract idea is a vague idea; a concrete
idea appeals to die senses. Pupils cannot
demonstrate the principles -of arithmetic
at five or six years of age, but you can.
show - how to do it. The idea was
57 ,
uy i los ted on the blackboard. 'Do
not have ma y words, and feW ide• .
Further discussion, antique:it'2 s on this
subject, were participated i.O y Messrs.
Speer, Blair, Giles and Baker.
Discussion closed.
Music—" God speed the right."
Au address-was then'delivered by Prof.
P. H. Bridenbaugh, of Martinsburg, on
the subject, "Our free system and our ed.
ucational ability."
The subject, "How cm pupils be made
self reliant," was opened by J. G. Corbin,
and further discussed, and explanations
given by Mr McDivitt and- tree Superin
tendent.. To induce them' to overcome
unusual difficulties, and teach them to talk.
were the principal means spoken or in ac
complishing the end.. ,
Adjourned till 7 p,
Opened with mu; is
are we," chorus
An address was delivered by W. II
Mennen Subject,'"The proper training
of children."'
Solo and Quarte;tc.:. "Sort fhatii
through tb.s. air.'' Solo by niss Amanda
Doyle.
Gen. W. If. Davis-was introduced
and entertained the audience with an able,
histructive and highly-entertaining lecture
on -The Halls of the Mentezuwas."
At the close of the lecture the audience.
were favered with a piece of . music'entitled
"The Helping Hand," rendered by the
'choir under the superintendence . of Prof.
Stockton. Adjourned.
Devotional exercises conducted by Pref
J. Ti. Shuniaker, of Chatnbersburg.
The minutes were read and roll called..
149 teachers being in.attendance. •
Mr. R.. S. Henderson, opened the dis
cussion of the subject,: "What .atteiltiOn
should the teacher give to the formation of
character ?" Character is a combination
of qualities which it becomes us as teach
ers to aid the pupil in developing. A well
balanced - character in a human being must
contain an esthetic, an- ethical and a prac
tical part, none of which must be. neglect
ed. We must confine ourselves to the
great principles of purity of mind, heart
and purpose. We are-to discard immor
ality, vice and i'adifference and use all the
powers God has given us hi accumulating
the ability and. centering it in the applica
tion and teaching.of that wllieh is noble,
pure, right and good. .
Tn the general discussion of the subjeCt,,
Mr. Corbli: would like tu knftw .how to
carryout, these graud ; - generalities: The
intellectual . character :is provided far: to
some extent "in the tetthook, hut- the mor
al is not so clearly 'illustrated. 'He had
introduced .a step.,in that direction - of late
.by reading a parable or : seine : insOuctive
portion-of the bible and allowing the
pils r - eprod ace it in• their own. language.
•
- Mr. Bitimbati,ih recommend s, d- fririii;l)
lug them with Pleautit surrottlittingi, , , and
treating them kindly, . Let. the teacher be
the - loader. set his ivieaa of -morality high,
and have his pupil, to talk,:: him.
Mr. Tussey•wia prepared to : admit 1..1).4
force of good example and- of_ niwrar pre
cepts in directing the jai& of youth, but .
-perfection in•the.teacher will not "cure an
inherent evil. The SaViur'll44 a Judaa
amongst his fullovrers, and as long hu
man nature - remains whatit is we will Lave
,these:difficultiee to contend with.
Musio—"Hold the fort."'
Prof J.:11. Shuttlelter, lectured on the
subject-of-Grammar, and illustrated =his
method of teachibg the properties of the
verb,.by a sChenie of comparison. The
instructions were _interesting and were
given in a forcible and . masterly manner ij
showing that the lecturer fully -amp).-
hendeethe sithject.
Messrs. Giles and Wh;te participated in
the further discussion of the subject.
After an intermission .of fve minutes
Prof;.Scnsenig resumed - the : . subject 'of
Arithmetic,' dnd' demonstrated:his methbd
of teaching. the •practical. iiperationo .
Aritn.ruetie, the •instraction hcing
pally.•confined to complex _decimals. ioo
Lunch -time ' :he said,, was spent in. teaching
arithmetic for the reason that the teachers
are not p - eapared, and- recommended that
the teachers study the subject more thor
oughly.
•
Adjourned till 11 P. M.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The subject, "School without the red,
or the True Philosophy of Government,"
opened by W. R. Baker.
True philosophy of government cm
mences some years before the teacher's
work begins—at home, in the infancy of
the child. There are three kinds of home•
government—two wrong and one right.—
Fird from fear of abuse, which leads to
complaint, resistance and rebellion. The
same characteristics will . be found in the
child when it comes into the school room.
The foundation of all true goverment is to
obey front a sense of right. Those who
are thus trained will give no trouble in the
school room. We should have a definite
policy when we commence a school, and
introduce it on our first arrival, stating the
s
EVENING SESSION
"Light heatted
TIIURSDAY Ia.fORNINc
,_..~... .r-~......
. .
Mutual duties of - teacher and pupil, lased
od this foinfdetion. " Make an appeal of
this hind towtNe lreetl, ana carry-ntWtbie
principle_ Speak gerilly and ttroid driving
away their goot intentions.
An the discussiow. of.-.the subject, Mr.
'Corbin recommenflid • the keeping.- of a,
record of conduct of eich , scUlai..He
:had tried it,with-stice , !Nss in most eke!.
; The subject ivas still further , diseussed
!by - Messrs..Giles, MeDivitt,.Cotbin, Stock
!tun !and. Wright.,
Prof Shumaker. resumed the subject of
Grammar, and elucidated the prirreiples of
analysis, showing how all the words and
phrases In a sentence, are only modifiers
or the subject and predicate, and.that these
modifiers are either direct, indirect ur • re
mote. The instructions were able. and
thorough and were listened to with much
interest and attention.
Music by Prof. Shumaker, “The Beau
tiful
Intermission of five minutes.
The subject of Arithmetic was resumed
by Prof. Sensenig. He illustrated his
method of teaching ratio and proportion,
simple and compound, from a scientifb)
stand point, first by illustration and the*
by demonstration, teaching definitions,
principles and rules, also the manner of
il
lustratin; the principles of geometrical
progression.
l following pernons were appointed
by the Superintendent as-a committee on
Resolutions. W. H. gleaner, R. F. Hen
derson, Annie M. Smith, Matte 8., Speck,
R. Mary Miller, and D. F. Tussey.
Music by Prof. Shumaker; .‘The Nine
ty and Nine." Adjourned till 7p. m.
THURSDAY EVENING.
the exercises were opened with a quar
tette "P,c4ce be Still."
Rev. Geo P. Hays then entertained a
very large and appreciative audience, with
his admirable, witty and mirth provoking
lecture on "Character and Manners "
The exercises were concluded with ,a
Soln, by Prof. Shumaker, "Katy Lee and
Willie Grey," and a quartette, "Dream On : "
FRIDAY MORNING.
The Devotional Exercises were conducted
•by. D.. F. Tussey, esq.
The subject, "What preparation should
the teacher make for the day's work," was
opened by J. F. Corbin. The speaker in
.opening the subject took occasion to di
.gress somewhat by administering s rather
severe, though perhaps well merited. eriti-
Ciete upon the conduct of our ministers.—
This he said was the first Inatitu hod
ever attended where they were Viable to
get a clergyman to conduct the - devotional
exercises. He had attended criminalSourts
here and saw the bar filled with ministers,
but we do not find any of them here co
operating with us in the work of benefitting
.one another and society. It looks as though
'they thought their way of educating the
people was different fiom ours, and that
therefore they cannot cooperate with a/-
The teacher should study the lesson out
side of the school room and go into the
school with it well fixed in his mind. Ho
Should be self reltttnt and herr cash reei
tation and be able to teach it without tho
text bor,k, thus inspiring his scholars to be
self reliant also. He should not be satis
fpd merely with the examples in the book
but should prepare others and have them
on stripi of paper to . give to 'the class to
recite. We must do this if we, want to
advance in oar profession.
The subject was. further discussed by •
MessrS.- Brumbaugh, Elbeeder, Ones and
Corbin.
Prof. Shumaker before resuming the
subject Orfirammar, presented Solna very
interesting thought: sand well tinted re
marks on the much agitated subject, of
moral suasion instead of the rod "in
schools. _He illustrated his position br
anecdote of the man-who placed a toad
near one of hiS encumber vines to destroy
the bugs, and on 'returning and finding the
toad not there, atonic' up with - the moral
reflection, "it is a nice thing to have a toad
to. watch your cucumber vine, provided ,
you know your toad." In using the rod
and moral suasion depends entirely - -on
whether you know your toad. One kind
of pupils requires the rod, while another
kind can be governeed by moral suasion.
He would use the rod only when all other
means had failed There are certain
classes of offense.% for whigh.Oe rod does,
rig goOd. A boy of no moral character,
and rio foundation on which to build 'say,
will 12,1 be improved by a flog.ging, but in
the case of on:.! who is disposed to be im
pudent and disobedient and disr .-, sod to
defy all authority in thi.Shool room, he
had ;never-known a flogging to fail. The
worst possible thing for a teacher is to
have the school think that heis not master.
lie then took a number Of difficult sem-.
-tenses. and dispcscd of them in ko ear, as
they, were proposed.hy the addieue, , .
• 'The Conitnitten on Resolo:ir , ng, through
their-chairman, W. 11. Flenner. presented
the rollowiug seHtS, which ITM adopted:
' Resolved, That the pleasure and profit tbat
we es Teachers have derived from the pteaent
County Institute, have more deeply impressed
us with the value and necessity of these an
,neaLae.nniona of teachers and friends of edu
eation,•and that - Nee cordially commend the
wisdom and generosity of those school-dira
tors, who encouraged their teachers, to attend
by granting- them- the time spent at the loat .
tote without any deduction in their wages.
Resolved, That bur thanks are due and are
hereby tendered to our corps of Instructors,
for the able and eMoleut manoar in which they
labored to impress at with the dignity and re
sponsibility of our calling; for the very vain
ab.e instruction imparted; forth* deep inter
est they take in the elevation of the teachers
`profession, and that we will on retiring to our
schools, er 'ea-or to, convince our patrons
that the time spent at the County • Institute
wee not (oat tut profitably employed.
Resolved, That we lender our thanks to Dr.
E., C. .Stockton,and his associates, and to Prof.
J. U. Shumaker, for the delightful music fur
nished to'the Institute at-each session ; also,
to ,11r. 8.-8. Smith forike use of his organ.
/4soiesd, Thitt we'congratnlate our County
Superintendent r n. M. NeNcal, on the success
ful manner in which he tbds far discharg
ed the duties of his officc., and assure him of
our sympathies, and cordial ce-operation in
his future efforts to advance the educational
interests-of our county.
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