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man to talk when there are others that have not had the opportunity 

 to talk at all. I know it takes nerve, especially with the State 

 speakers, but it ought to be done. There is one question that I 

 would like to know something about, and would like some one to 

 tell me, and that is, what is the best manner of preparing a pro- 

 gram? I will say this so that you will understand what I mean. 

 1 have always made it a rule to make use of our local talent as far 

 as possible; have them take part. I^ow, I have been rather censured 

 for allowing local talent to get on to questions that some fellow has 

 been sent out there to take up, probably, with a great, long essay 

 prepared, which he wanted to get off. I would like to know what 

 the practice is on this question. 



PROF. OWENS: I think a good way is to make out a program and 

 put on the hour when each speaker is supposed to speak to fill your 

 program, and when the time is up, the chairman should close down. 

 This gives the people outside an opportunity to know just when the 

 subjects in which they are interested are to come up, and it enables 

 them to plan to be present. 



MR. FENSTEMAKER: What compensation shall the county 

 chairman allow himself out of the appropriation for running the in- 

 stitute? In making my return after the institutes in Lehigh county, I 

 had about |19 left, and it was suggested to me that it was an unusual 

 occurrence, and from what I have heard from different chairmen in 

 that matter, I think I am on the right track. Now, the question 

 with me is, shall I raise the different items, advertising items, some- 

 thing for music, etc., so that something may remain for myself to 

 pay for my services? Is that done? I would like to have the ques- 

 tion answered. 



The DEPUTY SECRETARY: I presume, so far as I am able to 

 judge from the reports coming from the different counties, that a 

 large portion of the work accomplished by the chairmen of the in- 

 stitutes of the different counties is performed without any remunera- 

 tion whatever. In fact, I doubt very much if the institute managers, 

 in general, receive enough personal funds to pay their actual meal 

 expenses in this work — their dinners and suppers. I doubt it very 

 much, and I regard the expenditure of $12,50 per day, which is de- 

 voted to this branch of the work, as a very light expenditure. My 

 counsel to the chairmen of the institutes is, expend that money judi- 

 ciously for the advancement of the work of the institutes in the 

 several counties. Mr. Fenstemaker succeeded remarkably well, and 

 1 could not but commend him as an exceptional man in carrying on 

 so good an institute; and in making that commendation it was no 

 censure to the county chairmen elsewhere, most of whom expended 



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