The citizen. "Frontal ' , l Advertising" nnd "Proved I h ts" Are Two Tilings tho'Citize) -tf'ji Guarantee Merchants l& ' School Teachers of Wayno Coun- Ity Will Mnd Somctliing to Their Ad vnntago in. Our Advertisements. - 3' r 71st YEAR. --NO. 92 HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1913. 7r$CE 2 CENTS INSTITUTE TO CLOSE FRIDAY .j J J J J J j. .J. TREAT FOR BUSINESS MEN NEXT TUESDAY MEN HURLED BUT AS AUTO HITS TREE BIG WEEK OF WEATHER MAN SMILES RESENT INSTITUTE BEST COUNTY IN POINT OF ATTENDANCE AND EDU CATIONAL FEATURES FIVE WINNERS IN ORAL SPELLING CONTEST PROFESSOR BARBOUR OF MICHIGAN DISCUSSES "WEBSTER'S REPLY TO HAYNE," HIS TALKS ON LITERATURE WERE IN TERESTING RATTO ENTERTAINED TUESDAY EVENING STRICKLAND GILLILAN ENTER TAINS ON THURSDAY INSTITUTE WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY. The first session of the forty- Iixth annual institute of the Wayne iounty Teachers' Institute was held In the Honesciaio Hign scnooi uuua ag on Monday at two o'clock, Nov. Oth. Officers of Institute. Professor It. T. Davles, of Hones- lale, and Professor John T. Ken- hedv. of Pleasant Mount, were llected vice-presidents of the instl- lte, while Miss Florence Boyce, or farley Brook, and Joseph McClos- ley, or White Mills, were eiecteu ludltors. Ilanlan Presents Diplomas. The singing was led by Professor lohn T. Watklns, of Scranton, and lie devotional exercises by Rev. C. Miller, pastor of St. John's Evan- Ielical Lutheran church, of Hones ale. Superintendent J. J. Koehler lien introduced Attorney M. J. Han- Iin, who complimented the teachers n their enthusiasm, loyalty and in dulgence and welcomed them to the jwn. He said years ago spelling lees were a prominent reature or bhool work. Prestige was always I lined by the winner. In remote ses literary contests were held and Iie winners were crowned with lau d wreaths, while in singing con :sts the victorious ones received rowns of flowers. To-day the pu- lils winning in the spelling contest bceived, instead of perishable reaths, diplomas of merit. The;il plomas were then presented by r Wnnlnn tn tlin enntpaf-nnta Tho ritten spelling contest took place the High school building at 12:45 clock. The following pupils were , ho winners: Margery Gass, of Texas twnship; Mary Kelly, of Palmyra; ary Davey, of Paupack. They bch made 100 . Mary Kelly wa-s varded a splendid Webster dic- 3nary, she having received 100 both the county and the district hntests. The other winners receiv- II books entitled, "How the World Clothed" and "How the World is loused." These books were pre- Inted by Carroll Downs, state rep- Isentative of the American Book smpany. Illoiiornblo Mention Contestants. The honorable mention contest- lits were: Alice Warwick, of Ber- li; Mildred Bates, of Lebanon, and Beanor Burke, of Cherry Ridge. Iiey each received 99 . Oral Contest. The oral county contest took I ace in the court house at 3 o'clock onday afternoon. Winfield Men ;nnett, principal of tho Preston igh school, pronounced the words. C. Sbaplin, principal of the Pleas- it Mount High school, Miss Bessie acker, of Beachlake, and Miss liuiso Lynch, of Sherman, acted as Idges. Tho winners were: Winners of Oral Contest, I Mildred Bates, of Dyberry; Edna lie, of Honesdale; Evelyn Hill, of Iimascus; Mabel Roney, of Buck' gham; Mary Kelly, of Palmyra. Couldn't Spell Them Down. I The above mentioned were not lelled down and the county com- Itteo In viow of the fact that the Intestants had spelled all of the Lrd words In the 72 lessons award- them the prizes. They received loks similar to those presented tot e written contest pupus. . rne loks similar to those presented to III Downs of tho American Book apany. 'Contest Not Well Patronized. (The oral contest was. not as well Itronlzed as it should have been. Lrely, tho contestants, some of kom drove 25 miles and wore in linesdale at 9 o'clock in the morn- deserved a full house and an en- lusiastlc audience. Dunty Committee Deserve Praise. iThe county committee, composed Miss Theresa B. Soete, chairman; iss Alma scnuner, secretary, anu Iss Julia Schimmel, treasurer, de- Irve much praise for the faithful Id cfllcient work they nave aone the benefit of tho Wayne county Ipils. Professor Harbour of Micliignn. Tho last period in tho afternoon feslon was occupied by Professor A. Barbour, head of the depart- Imt of English of the State Normal Ulece located at Ypsllanti, Michi- n, with "The Teaching of EngllBh rammar." He said m part: "sang- tlx grammar ranks with geometry Id algebra in regard to mina irain- WINNERS OF WRITTEN CONTEST Margery Gass, DJonesdalo. Mary Kelly, Palmyra Twp. Mary Davey, Paupack Twp. Lj. 4. 4. 4, 4. 4. INSTRUCTI ON NOT ON SCHOOLMA'AMS EVER HELD IN WAYNE ing. Analysis of sentences is in valuable as an aid to linguistic study. Poor work in many branches is directly traced to an improper un derstanding of English grammar. Thoroughness and accuracy are to be insisted upon. No teacher should be given a passing mark in a grammar examination who does not thoroughly understand the subject and who is not capable of teaching it well. Preparation for teaching is serious business. And no branch requires more thorough training than English grammar. The per sonality of the teacher can make of it a living, vital truth and not a dead subject." The institute then adjourned to meet Tuesday morning. Tuesdnj' Morning. The Institute opened with singing, led by Prof. Watklns. He gives to many of the teachers the only help and training in singing that they get all through the year. His enthusi asm is courteous. The devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. G. S. Wendell, pastor of the Honesdale Baptist church. Dr. Corson on Arithmetic. Dr. O. T. Corson occupied the first period with a talk on "Arithmetic." Ho said in part: "You can't teach arithmetic without first sitting down and planning an end to be accom pusnea oy your leacmng. formerly Ms"tsi- aa vmpivfcu Buieij mo j mv ueiuwu uiiuiuiuuu questions. People haVO Come to See fhe need of a less complicated sys- " aiuuiuouu, muj ira uu 11 18 me ,east usea 01 any suDjeci taught in school. Arithmetic would be made usable in every day busi ness life. The teacher should see to it that her arithmetic swears with the arithmetic of the businss world to-day. The arithmetic taught in the public schools should bear at least some relation to that used by the outside world. In the sense of being usable arithmetic is the least prac tical thing we teach. Grammar is the most practical. 'The real educa tional value of arithmetic,' accord ing to Mr. Wentworth, 'properly taught, contains the very essence of intellectual 'training and deserves the name of the logic of the people.' We used specialists' in order to pro duce accurate scholarships, but the great danger is that the specialist forgets there is any other subject beside his own. He has dug his ditch so deep, that ho cannot see over it. Every teacher should be interested in his own work, but should be broadminded enough to bo interested in every subject taught In the public schools." Prof. Cor son told of a woman who didn't want the teacher to teach her boy "Al legation" In arithmetic, because she said ha!d never be an alligator, so what was the use anyway. He also told of another woman who "was asked if her boy should tako the "Dead Languages." "I suppose so," she said, "I guess he'll have to, be cause he's going to be an undertak er." Dr. Corson asked why it was a pedagogical sin to count fingers and not to count tooth-picks. He said too much sense-training had no sense in it at all, and that many boys were still counting tooth-pickB when they ought to be carrying rence rails. "Too often a teacher encumbers her pupil with too many concrete numbers. Sho should put him into tho realm of Independent thinking as soon as possible." Financial Report. The financial report of the insti tute for 1912 was then read by Miss Vera Murray, treasurer of the insti tute. Instructor Harbour Talks Prof. F, A. Barbour took up the next period. He spoke of tho insplr atlon he got here in Pennsylvania which he carried back to Michigan, "English grammar Is splendid mlnd- dlsclpllne. It Is a help in the ex. pression of thought, also in the analysis of thought. A judicious use of tho diagram is wise. It is an ap peal to tho eye and helps the pupil In his grasp(. The fundamental con structions o'f grammar should be taught in short, simple sentences within tho comprehension of the child." Tuesday Afternoon The Institute was' opened with the songs, "rm Jack Frost the Painter and "There's a Funny Old Fellow." Dr. Corson on Schools. Dr. Corson then presented the sub ject scheduled for Monday afternoon. "The Largest Factor in the Improve ment of Schools." Among the many excellent points of his address were the following: School ' legislation will make better1 schools. Elimina tion of useless parts of subjects -will lighten and better the curriculum. Music and drawing marked an ad vance in the public school system. Wherever possible these branches should bo made compulsory. Tho t WINNERS OF ORAL CONTEST. Mildred Hates, Dyberry. Kdim Roe, Honesdale. Evelyn Hill, Damascus Twp Mabel Roncy, Buckingham Township. Mabel Kelly, Palmyra Twp. method by which tho. teacher can gain the maximum result with the minimum labor is the one to be used by her. The greatest factor in mak ing a school better, Is tho teacher. Character and scholarship are .indis pensable to a teacher, but are out weighed by her personality. Years ago, a school teacher was gauged by his physical ability to lick the big gest boy in the room. If. such were the plan wo would have to pay twice as much per month for a two hun dred pound teacher as for a one hundred pound teacher. When teach ers are paid just what they are worth, regardless of experience, then will our schools advance Burely along the financial line. Schools are good, they can be better, for back of the school stands the personality of the teacher. And above all else must she see to the soul-training of the child. She must look back of the wriggling, twisting body of "Sammy Jones" and see the soul and the pos sibility of its development." Dr. Corson brought out the fact that all lines of labor and all profes sions demanded to-day a higher grade of efficiency than ever before. The drummer is no longer the "bum mer" which his calling formerly tol erated. There is a marked improve ment on the class of men who to-day do the world's traveling business. "A band of these men, called Gideonites, are mainly responsible for putting Bibles into hotels. In conclusion Dr. Corson said that city has the best system of schools which employs and retains the greatest number of effi cient, courageous teachers of good old-fashioned common sense. Dr. Barbour. A review of the songs "I'm Jack Frost the Painter" and "There's a Funny Old Fellow" immediately followed the intermission. Dr. Barbour then gave a fine ex position of methods in teaching the infinitive and the participle. He said that prepositional construction should follow the study of the funda mental operations mentioned before. An infinitive is a verbal noun. Too much care can not bo taken in its teaching. To make clearer the func tion of the Infinitive, Dr. Barbour gave model sentences. Do not, ho (Continued on Page Five.) JAY GOULD'S MILLWRIGHT, WM. WASMAN, DEAD WITH HATCHET HE MARKED LEADING TURNPIKE The death of William Wasman occurred at his late home on Fifth street Tuesday morning, November 11, after an illness that confined him to his bed the past ten days. Death was the result of general debility. Mr. Wasman had been a resident of Honesdale for many years. He was born in Gladbach, Prussia, Nov. 9, 1832, and was raised in Heimbach. He came to America when twenty years of age. He resided at Gouldsboro for four years and then came to Honesdale where, in 1859, he was married to Miss Mary Bas- nich. Four years later he moved to Clemo. He was a carpenter by trade and during his long residence in Honesdale he acquired the reputa tion of being a good citizen and was highly respected by1 all who knew him. Mrs. Wasman preceded him in death on February 1, 1900. When in Gouldsboro Mr. Wasman was employed by Jay Gould, tho late New York financier. Whilo at Clemo, 18G4, he worked at his trade, that of IT IS KIND OF YOU TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE WORKED FOR YOU THE PAST YEAR, AND IT IS A GOOD IN VESTMENT. YOU WILL KEEP THEIR LOYALTY, HOLD THEIR GOOD WILL AND GET BETTER WORK FROM THEM. BUY LASTING GIFTS AT OUR STORE. IF YOU DO NOTKNOW WHAT TO GIVE THEM, LET US AID YOU IN THESELECTION. WE WILL BE PLEASED TO HELP YOU AND THE PRICE-WILL BE ONLY WHAT OUR GOOD GOODS ARE WORTH. ROWLAND, THE JEWELER AND OPTICIAN Offotile the Nexo Pott Office. ' "THE DAYUOHT STORE" WILLIAM SMEDLEY, OF PHILA DELPHIA, TO ADDRESS HONESDALERS. Will Speak in City Hull lit 8 O'clock Invitations Will be Sent to nil Business Men and Manufacturers in This Place. The business men and manufac turers of Honesdale have a rare treat in store for them on Tuesday evening of next week at tho city hall at 8 o'clock. The speaker will bo William Smedley, of Philadelphia, who is not a stranger to most of the business men of Honesdale. Ho has for a number -of years proven to the retailers of this entire state that organization is the only proper meth od to meet and overcome the many evils and troubles that continually confront all classes of our business men. ' The meeting will bo called by the Business Men's association ,of Honesdale, so that all business men, who are not now members of the lo cal association, .may have an op portunity to hear Mr. Smedley. President S. T. Ham of the local association urgently requests every citizen of Honesdale who is in busi ness to come out and hear what Mr. Smedley has to say for the benefit of the organization. BLAKNEY'S BOX FACTORY AT INDUSTRY POINT ENDANGERED BY FIRE Through the heroic efforts of Asa E. Bryant, secretary and treas urer of the American Knitting Mill company, the Blakney box factory located at Industry Point was saved from destruction 'by fire Tuesday night at about 10 o'clock. Mr. Bryant was working in the of fice of the knitting mill when he was called outside by Henry Van Note, a neighbor, who happened to dis cover the fire In the box factory as he was preparing to retire for the night. Mr. Bryant grabbed a fire extinguisher that hung in his office and with the aid of Mr. Van Note they soon broke into tho now burn ing building Mr. Bryant applied the chemical to the fire, extinguish ing the flames in a few moments. The fire was located in the south eastern part of the factory. The conflagration is supposed to have caught from sparks from an electric motor that stood in that part of the building. The damage done by the flro, was slight and was covered by insurance. wheelwright, for Gale & Robertson who conducted a tannery at that place. Mr. Wasman, under William Coon, a surveyor, marked tho road that is now traveled between Stroudsburg and Port Jervls.- The marking or laying out of the road was done by a hatchet in the hands of Mr. Wasman. He Is survived by the following children: Jacob F., John G., Joe; of Honesdale; Mrs. William Ruppert and William Wasman of Scranton; Elizabeth M., wife of John Dorbad of Honesdale; Miss Anna Wasman, at home; Frank Wasman, of Bingham- ton, N. Y.; Henry F died Sept. 18, 1912, Fifteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also sur vive. The funeral services will be held from St. Mary Magdalen church on Friday at 10 a. m., Dr. J. W. Balta officiating. Interment in German Catholic cemetery. THREE SCHOOLS HOLD ANNUAL BANQUETS HERE RLOOMSRUHG, MANSFIELD AND EAST STROUDSHURO NORMAL SCHOOLS GET TOGETHER. East Stroudsburg Alumni Hanquct to bo Held In City Hnll To-night Many Notable Speakers, Former Members of Schools, To Talk. Tho Wayne County Alumni Asso ciation of the Bloomsburg State Nor mal school held their annual ban quet and reception in tho parlors of the Presbyterian chapel Wednesday evening. At tho business meeting held pre vious to the banquet E. G. Jenkins, Honesdale, was re-elected president; L. D. Savlge, principal of Sterling High school, re-elected vice-president, and Miss Bertha Policy of Seelyville secretary. The Presbyterian ladies, under di rection of Mrs. Fred Powell, served a sumntuous menu. The artistic arrangement of the tables, the splendid service, the de Uciously prepared courses combined to make this banquet one of tho best ever served in Honesdale. Supt. and Mrs. Koehler were guests of the association, and Mr. Jenkins, as toastmaster, in a few words of praise for the splendid work Supt. Koehler is doing toward the advancement of education in this county, called upon him for the first speech. Tho Superintendent re sponded in his able manner, paying high tribute to the principal of Bloomsburg, Dr. Woller. He1 com plimented tho teachers in this Nor mal for their good work and urged them to cb-operate with him and with all the teachers of Wayne coun ty Jto the end that the educational work may be still further advanced. Mr. Koehler took issue with some statements made by the President at last year's banquet and gave a splen did tribute to work being done in the High schools of this county. The toastmaster, after assuring Mr. Koehler that he is most heartily in accord with the work of the High schools and delighted with the pro gress they are making, asked Prof. Hartline to tell of the Improvement being made in the Normal. Prof. Hartline is at tho head of the sci ence department and after telling of tho splendid development of depart ment work at tho school, thanked Mr. Koehler for his high tribute to Dr. Waller; .and for his appreciation of tho good spirit manifested by the teachers trained at Bloomsburg, gave a most interesting and instructive talk on tho high aim and purpose of the teacher. , Prof. Dennis added a word of ap preciation for the cordial sentiments expressed by Supt. Koehler, assuring him that the Bloomsburg people think very highly of his work here. He urged the graduates to be loyal to their school; to help the county and the work by a close co-operation with the Normal. Between courses the banqueters sang old familiar songs, Mrs. E. G. Jenkins turning from her seat at tho table to preside at the piano. Mansfield Alumni Hold Banquet. The Mansfield State Normal Alum ni held their annual banquet at the home of Mrs. Wm. Brlggs on Tues, day evening, beginning at half-past five o'clock. Covers were laid for fourteen. Tho tables were beautifully deco rated with the alumni colors of red and black and the place cards were of tho same colors, while the candle shades were decorated In scarlet. It was a six-course dinner and was served by Mrs. Briggs. Tho sneakers were: Prof. u. u Gortner, of Mansfield, and M. J Hanlan, Esq., of Honesdale. Those present of the alumni were; M. J. Hanlan, Miss Grace Hanlan, Miss Alice Gregory, of Honesdaje; Miss Carrie Gregory, of Prompton; Miss Mildred Barnes, Miss Musietta Lyke, Miss Ruth Sampson, C. H Cortez. Everett Stephens, of Star- rucca: Miss Mattle Gillen, Miss Mill- cent Gillen, Miss Jennie Lee, Miss Theresa Soete, of Honesdale; Pror, O. C. Gortner, of Mansfield. East Stroudsburg Banquet The East Stroudsburg State Nor mal Alumni Association will hold their annual banquet in tho city hall on Thursday evening, November 13. Tho banquet is being arranged under tho direction of Mrs. William Dodge as caterer and covers have been laid for fifty guests. W. W. Menhennott, of Lakovood, will act as toastmaster and short talks will be given by Prof. E, L. Kemp and Dr. George Kemp of the East Stroudsburg school, Strickland W. Gillihan, the humorist, A. H. Howell, of Waymart, Superintendent J. J. Koehler. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Holmes will be present, tho former as a trustee of the school. VOTE TO PAVE UPPER MAIN BEFORE SAME CAN BE DONE IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO PETITION COUNCIL. Fifty Feet, Original Width of Street! to Be Cut Down to Forty Feet ' State "Representative Met With Council and Property 'Owners Wednesday Evening at City Hall and Went over me Proposition. In response to a request made by the town council to the pnrlerty owners of North Main ttUKx 'Alng above the Statbrldge.S Md While testing his machino on tho Seelyville road Wednesday morning to see if it was running well enough to make a trip to Lakevllle, Norman Bishop, of Honesdale, and his broth er, Miles Bishop, of "Lakevllle, were thrown out and rendered uncon scious, when forced out into the ditch and ran into a butternut tree above the Purdy residence in Seely ville. The accident happened about 11 o'clock. Norman Bishop was bad ly bruised and cut up about the lower limbs, and also received cuts from the glass of the broken wind shield which splintered when tho ma chine hit tho tree. His condition was much improved to-day. Miles Bishop was only badly shaken up but both were for the time being ren dered unconscious. Horton Cross of the Maple City Garage was driving his car along the Seelyville road about twelve o'clock Wednesday af ter the accident and saw the broken machine at the side of the road. He came across the 'brothers who were walking to Honesdale and gave them a lift. Norman Bishop found great difficulty in walking on account of the injuries received. Tho battered Ford was towed in la ter. It had a broken wind shield and a badly battered front. Norman Bishop was taken to the home of his sister, 'Mrs. Charles Rauschmeier, on Cliff street, and Dr. E. W. Burns was called to attend him. The story goes that Norman Bishop started out Wednesday morning In his Ford car Intending to tako his brother Miles to the latter's home in Lakevllle. The car had been run ning badly for some time and he de termined to run it up the Seelyville state road as a test before starting on the trip to Lakevllle. He drove up to tho village and turned to como back to Honesdale. Abovo tho Purdy residence, he says, he met a seven-passenger touring car and a buggy. They forced him into the gutter and his machine swerved. colliding with a large butternut tree at tho side of the road. Both men were hurled out of the car. Mr. Bishop did not remember much of the accident until sometime later. board on Wednesday evening to dis cuss the paving proposition, a good representation was present. Mr. Winslow, of New York city, who .is at the head of the Hassam Paving company, and Foreman Tolles of the same company, were also in attend ance. Messrs, W. J. Davereaux and W. G.' Nicholson, representatives of tho State Highway department under Engineer John I. Reigle, of Scran ton, explained to the entire satisfac tion the construction, cost, curb and kind of gutter to be used under tho specifications let to the Hassam com pany, contractors, of Worcester, Mass. A blue print plan of the entire length of Main street was laid be fore the property owners. It show ed all the detail in measurements, curb lines, etc. The meeting was called to order by President Martin Caufleld who explained the reason for calling tho special meeting. He asked for the opinion of the different taxpayers in regard to tho matter. Opinions were expressed freely and questions were asked and answered by the Stato Highway engineer. Mr. Davereaux, who was the spokesman of the eve ning, told the property owners that it would cost each man ?4.2G per lineal foot for brick regardless of the trolley road, which has a fran chise to extend its line over upper Main street. . t A debate over the kind of curb to be used occupied considerable time. Mr. Davereaux stated that if the present curbing werethrown out and concrete were used in its place that it would still be ?300 in favor of concrete. In going over the curbing proposition Mr. Davereaux stated that only about 30 per cent, of tho old curbing could bo reset or usod. He advocated a combination curb and gutter, claiming that it would be cheaper than a stone curb and would be more durable. There would be a difference of about six cents per lineal foot in the two combina tions. Mr. Davereaux was of tho opinion that nothing could compare with brick with concrete curb for durability and appearance. Tho matter of wood block was dis cussed. Mr. Winslow, of the Has sam company, stated that it was his opinion that wood block pave would cost from 75 cents to ?1 more per square yard than brick. He said it was not as noisy, but was more last ing and very slippery,' especially on a grade. Wood is also practically dustless. Tho discussion drifted back to brick pave. W. B. Holmes stated that it was his opinion that the only good pave for a residential district was brick. Mr. Holmes then made a motion that Main street from tho State bridge to tho north borough line bo paved with brick from curb to curb, the width pf the street to be 40 feet. The motion was second ed by J. D. Weston and carried. Borough Solicitor William H. Lee then, stated that on account of the change in the present width of the street to 40 feet that It would bo necessary for tho property owners of Main street to present a petition to the town council asking tho coun cil to change the width from 50 to 40 feet; also that tho petition em body tho kind of curb that is de sired. The petition should be cir culated, signed and presented to tho council for .'action. It should contain the signatures of three-fourths Of the property owners throe fourths the length of the street. The meeting then adjourned. The residents of PaTk street will bet gives an audience In the near future.-
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