CIRCULATION 2 0 La OVER 1500, CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. CENTRE COUNTY POST MASTERS Statesmen in the Various Sections \fter Appointments. HOW THEY ARE PULLING. What Meritorious Claims They Present—The “Whys'' and Wherefores” County All are Anxious to 1 ithf { Nerve The I nhl R public consider competer ed. He thou lated con who was postm administration for Merly is circulatis about gner many more ly have held his tongue, during It is ports like this, “Any said he helped t late such re voles for Such deep, and are not easil Free Silver has no sertions cut forgotten, Mr ’ being appointed because our local Bierley is confident publican boss, Reuben Grimm, is sup posed to have a pull with Congressman Arnold besides being one of the original McKinley men, Mr. Bierly considerable credit because he also claims is a de. serving man, and has always Leen a faithful republican. Many claim the accommodations were not first class, when Mr. Bierly had the office under the Harrison administration, and for | that reason will not support him now. | But Mr. Bierley says he will remedy the defect, if he gets the appointment, by | : Se - hed to the y about that Mi: he would 3 looking after his in of working the prohiin has no petition yet. He th Hom. }). G in our town love in He ex t from that source thinks he ought to have iples He is a good has a big family, and is a He has a letter from wying, his claim will have hen the time comes. He »m $4011 "Ho aue aiien MW has a petition but says he buy the off wrote is not going to gets it, He Hasting and his answer if he never to Go was that he could do nothing for him, as he had promi J. 4 ago, succeeding James Mahaffey. He Geo. H., Wistar, while he from Washington to vote, to ed another party Long was postmaster some years called to see was home get som Don’t know what encouragement he got, Expect he will get W. FF, Reeder’s sup- | port, as be was his attorney in the famous Howard church suit, petition H. T. Lucas served under Harrison's administration, and only got to serve | | about three years on account of the pro- Continued on 4th Page, pointers as to how to proceed, | He has a | ntre Llemo WA BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1896. INSTITUTE IN SESSION The Annual Session Attended. fiftieth Largely ABLE INSTRUCTORS PRESENT. Complete Report of the Various Sessions Summary of the Principal Addresses. -ln stitute Very Largely Attended—Other Items of Interest former teach spoke on elocut ferring to Cuba MONDAY APTERNO had human intellect Prof. Albert, who of the that it is the duty of the the nature teacher attempt to create new faculties develop those already possessed, but as Prof of the mind and educational theories, is yet dormant Albert, in his studies a man fully abreast with the'most recent investigations of child-mind study, adopting all data that our ablest evolu psychologist have established, Wundt, Europe, and James Hall, Prof. Albert's which is the true characteristic of all The old practice of hav. tionary such as Preyer, Sulley in laldwin, ete. mind is an open one, great teachers ing children commit poetry for develop. ing the memory, which at a certain period of our childhood becomes very active, should be discontinued, and in place of it lead to thinking, and realije the thought. Every child's mind grows by its own exertion. The question is, | what most impresses the child, Dr. Brumbaugh addressed the audi. | ence on the theme : “What is a teacher, | and what should be his qualifications.” and pupils meet. The real school is the teacher and not the schoo! house, A school is a place where a real teacher | 1 Ww worth and Prof. of of Penvsyl Brumbaugh, University “The Teche full He described his experience on his trig to la., ommended Dr. of la., He described various customs, Country, to a house for State Supt, Higbee had rec irumbaugh to the State Supt to assist him in organizing institutes habits, el of the people South and gave an account of the stormy passage of the lottery bill in the Louisiana leg- islature WEDNESDAY MORNING After singing and conducting of the re ligious services by Prof, E. Wolf, of Cen. tre Hall, Prof. Albert lectured on the teaching of Geography, one of the best authorities on this. He was followed by Prof, M. Coughlin, of Wilkesbarre, who talked on teaching Buglish composition, savine that he gives emphasis on the creative part in writing and making cor. rectness or negative criticism as second. ary. Children in reading classical litera. | ture almost unanimously agree upon (he | best passage in literature. He suggests | that geographical Wstorical and national 1cle bite ly, for the abon and carefully prepared tute proceedings to Thursday morning Mr. Bierly burg, Pa., who is a resident of Reber is a recent graduate of Prince. ton college and a young man of rare in This is the instructor at Hublersbarg, Pa - -— - No Baby Seats The of the I. A. W. at Harrisburg, petitioned councils at thal tellectual attainments season he members place to pass an ordinance prohibiting The claim was made that seats are dangerous the use cf baby seats on bicycles, to children in case of a fall - - - Accepted a Cail, Rev. 8. M. Davis over a 3 | tor of the Presbyterian, Fran Hall, has, the church ! ral, Te Honor the Harrisburg, to memory of the war gae™ t Gregg Curtin, J hs, PO this city, has WANTED wend we will Correspondents in the publish it news War Govern A concerted movement is heh wade A. R legislature to make an app the erection of a monumet posts 10 petit a A 4 JW i A A] So Year's fv Hall,
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