Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-08-21

$50 children, we'll dressed, walking Bnuud tnI
ground. When quietly seated-on motion Of Mr.
Wesley Taley, a oemmitte of Eve was appointed Il
prepare resolutions expressive Of the sen'e of this
meetlng The chairman appointed MI Wesley
Talley, Miss e. II. Terrell, Miss Sarah Seal and
Messrs. 7. W. johnson and Joseph JeGfies on that
committee Mr.. @. Taylor Of Wilmington, who is
favorably known MS Of the ablest teachers Of
State, the principal Of male seminary, was intro.
duced 10 the meeting. He stated that DO had met
with some, who were present a former occasion,
and was pleased then at the evidence manifested of
the right spirit upon this question; but BOW he felt
gratiled mt the scene before him He wenld address
his remarks To the teachers, teaching becam
| ing to be looked on one Of the m0s honorable
| amsng the professions; he suggested hey should
| endeavor to adopt new methods of touching the old
systems have passed away, vera ekpiolad aai DO.
come entirely obsoete That book tea aing merely
was tonching atall Books were onlI anxiiaries
the Committing OF Them to msmory, were no more
eachag than the books themselves werl tho science
Of Arithmetic, Grammar or Heogrophy AIR. Taylor
related an incident Of his experience ii carly life.
| a boy who had been attending school With teach.
or some three months without even learing letter
This boy was willing to attend Mr.. Tylors school
on condition that he would say no lessons lilo
selected two letters and placed them the b ack
board, nm o and X, he told the boy tiat these two
letters spelt * asked him numerou. question alb nut
oxen, the boy became interested he learned the
/ alphabet in two days and in six week could read
| He spoke to the children in manner tat will EVIL
IDENTIFY be of lnstiRg usefulness to thun In fu.ure
scientific experiments in elementary chemistry =
Combustion Expansion Of water, also o the gases,
Ebulition Of water In paper kettle, &C. ~
RI. Rev. Bisnop Lee, was the next sneaker Ffom
the reputation OF this gentloman scholar and
Divine, II would be superauous to spak OF his re,
marks. Suffice Il to say, that he spolsiu his usual
eloquent and logical style of the miy beue6ts dc.
rived from science; aud alluded to tho detonas Of
remuneration Of those who labored with the bead
and those Of the hand F5r ia citei rha
vocation Of captain and the sailor the mo enduring
the most intense nclemency Of the weIther for the
| compensation Of about Sl2 or SIS p1rmonth The
other exposed either to heator sold receiving
probably 500 por month The reasopof the differ
ence Of their pay Is obvious, the sar could never
bring the ship to port because he had cultivated
| his head, ignorant of latitude and longitude 6c-
Tho same will apply to other vocatbns of life Of
| the laberer who carries the hod ndperforms tho
most arduous work gets his 81 per dim; while the
architect who draws the plan receives perhaps his
$40. Whatever situations might b., offered the
aborer he could mot accept acoeuntOf his ineon.
potency The Bishop spoke of the Qualification Of
teachers of their attainmens-of thdr aptness to
| teach : OF their moral characters, b.. When he
concluded his remarks, Mr.. wesley Tliloy road the
following preamble and resolutions
Whereas, We, the Inhabitants Of Brandywine
Hundred have passed this day both lroi,ably and
| agreenbiy, therefore
Resolved, That public meetings of bis kind. by
bringing together the friends Of Public Schools from
neighboring Districts, as well lestues in the diff.
ierent school houses of this Hundred will be eminent
ly 6enehcial to the cause of education
Resolved, That in our opinion the existing school
law should be revised 81 as to provide for the
building and improving of school houses.
Resolved, That it is the duty of schtol committees
70 adopt uniform system Of school books 10 each
school and the parents provide booksand states for
Resolved, That we regret that school committees
and parents have manifested so great apathy in the
welfare OF schools in this Hundred. We recsni-
mend them In future to visit the schools in order to
encourage tho teachers and induce them to adopt
new and improved methods OF teaching.
resolved, That We hereby present our unfsigned
lhanks to the committee of arrangements for the
pains they have taken TO make thi, occasion an
agreeable one Also, We tender our thanks to Mrs.
meldn for the use Of this grove and to the speakers
Rev John Taey, Bishop Lee, Mr.. Cllrkson Taylsr
quent and effective addresses
resolved, That we recommend similar meeting,
10 90 held annually for the promotion of education
me me ABOVE resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Ihus passed the first Pic Mic on the principle Of
education in this Hundred. The hundreds of people
assembled on this occasion returned to their homes
wen pleased, with not nm accident to mar their
pleasure. " n