Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-08
THE DELAWARE TRIBUNE WILMINGTON. DEL.



The seml-annual meeting of this Association
was held in the College hall, at Wyoming, begin
ming on Thursday, April 1st. larger number
OF teschers was present than At any previous
meeting, and those who were present were gen.
orally live, earnest teachers, who, together with
few who were present from other counties, sue
ceedeu In making the exercises Interesting and
instructive. During the progress of the meeting
many new members were received into the
Association.
= order at 245 o'clock. The President, Rev.J. NJ.
Williams, in the chair. Opened with prayer by
the President. Minutes Of the previous meeting
| rend and adopted. On motion the Secretary was
appointed Treasurer pro TEN. An opportunity
being given, some sixteen persons Joined the AS
President, Professor ]. H. Bechtel, Of Smyrna
Vice President, JIG. West, Of Dover; Secretary,
.. b. Super. Of Frederick; Treasurer, E. d. Tarr,
o. Lebanon; Ex. Committee, Rev.A. D. Davis, of
wyoming; @. W. Super and e. w. Gaylord, Of
Milford.
Moved by Mr.. Williams that all those who lee
ture before the Association be made honorary
members. Carried. On motion Of Mr.. Gaylord,
I. Clarkson Taylor,o of Wilmington, was requested
to illustrate some Of his methods OF teaching.
Professor Taylor then spoke ar some length on
the subject of arithmetic, explaining trst the
origin VI the use Of letters IN the Roman method
Of notation and calculating many other facts re-
latng to tue subject. Adjourned Mt o'clock.
Evening sessiun.-House called to order Ut
7.30, President In the chair. Mr.. j. NJ. Johns,
of New Castle, then delivered q very learned
lecture on Education" morally, socially and
politically considered, In which he showed that II
the moral faculties are not cultivated as well as
the intellectual, education could not be other
than Injurious. The audience was then enter
tained by the singing of song, utter which
Prof. G. W. Super read an amusing p ZEN, ex-
posing some of the iollies Of the fashionable
world. The poem was received with applause.
Prof Taylor then gave very profitable lecture
on the utility Of the stereoptcon in illustrating
science, accompanying the lecture by many flne
stereuscOpic views. Adjourned at ten o'clock
Friday morning.-The Association was called
TO order by the President at o'clock. Rev. Mr..
Davis led In prayer, which was followed by mu-
sic. The question "Whut is the best text, book
On GRAMMAR" was then discussed, being opened
by Prof Y. W. Super, who spoke In favor OF the
diagram system, followed by Messrs. Gaylord,
Frost, Grumbling, and others; after which Mr..
super offered the following; "Resolved, That in
The opinion OF this Association, Clark's grammar
more nearly than any other points. nut the true
method of teaching grammar" which was
adopted after spirited discussion by Messrs.
Taylor, Frost, Ramsdell, Super, and others. Tho
next taken up. Prof Bechtel made some re-
marks on the question, after which it dropped.
Mr.. E. ID. Tarr then read an essay eltitled "Apt-
NESS 10 Teach. which was practical aud to the
point. Association adjourned ut IL o'clock.
Afternoon misunderstanding met at two
O'Clock, President In the chair. The exercises
were opened by the singing of quartette, after
which Rev. Mr.. Flppo, of Dover, In an excellent
address showed that the work of education is
rapidly progressing, by drawing humorous pic
ture Of the schools and school houses which were
In vogue forty or fifty years ago, arguing that
from the improvements made in the past we may
expect Il like degree ofimprOvement in the future
Next IN order was an address by Prof. Eaton OF
Wyoming College, who spoke at some length on
subjects relating to education. On motion OF MI.
Iarr, MIR. Mann was invited 10 address the asso-
cialon Mr. Mann then spoke on matters Of
general Interest, making many practical sngges-
lions, cmphatically denouncing the practice of
employing such teachers us could be had for the
least money, and recommending school commit
tces 10 general to pay good salaries and then take
none but good teachers. On motion of MIR. Davi.,
tnr question, g H~w can good discipline hest be-
SECURED in school," was discussed; opened by
Mr. Grnmoling, who made some very pertinent
remarks ON the subject. Prof. Taylor then gave
n solution oil several mathematical problems
which bud been proposed, after which the associ-
alton adjourned.
Evening session.-The association was called
to order by The President ut O'Clock. Opened
with music by Miss Addie Cook, which was fol-
lowed by Prof. Taylor In q continuation Of his
lecture on the of StercOpticOn In illustrating
| science, accompanying the lecture with practical
Illustrations After the singing OF quartette
tied "The Silent City" which reflected credit on
the writer. Next In order was lecture by Mr..
q. W. Super on Comparative Philology." The
| subject was well treated and the lecture eyinced
| great literary research In Its preparation. Ad.
jnurned at 10 O'clock.
| Saturday morning.-Mct at 9 o'clock, Presi.
dent in the chair. Opened with prayer by Mr.
| {. W. Super. On mott IN If Mr.. Gaylord the fol.
lowing resolution wns agreed to;
| Resoired, That the balance in the treasury bt
| tha Ind
| State Executive Committee in printing copies ul
| the new school code.
Mr. Smith then moved to adopt the following
ResoLped, That In the opinion of this associa
| ton the interests of the Public Schools demand
an examination of teachers; and,
| ResOired, That a committee of three be ap
pointed to urge the State Legislature to pass sucl
n law as will require every teacher to be exam
| lined and have certificate OF such examination
| before teaching H. the Public Schools, Carried
The association then proceeded to select a
| place for the next meeting, and on motion of Mr.
| Gaylord, Smyrna was selected. On motion Of
/ Davis the association took recess oil ten mnute
for the purpose of selecting topics for discussion
1T the next regular meeting, after which Mr.
| Smith moved tuat special committee be up
pointed to provide for lectures between the regu
lar meetings Of the association. Lost. Mr.. vii
llams then moved that the Executive COMMITTEES
be empowered TO provide for such lectures
Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Super, Prof. Bechtel was
appointed committee OF arrangements tor tn,
next meeting. Mr.. Williams then offered tn,
| following:
Resoired, That the thanks of this association
are due and are hereby tcudtrcd TO the committee
on educational correspondence, Tor the satisfac
tory manner in which they have discharged thei
duties, and especially to MIR. q. W. Super upul
whom most of the labor has actually devolved
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Tarr the Executive Commit
tee was instructed to prepare haDd-bills for tn
next meeting, Mr.. Tarr then moved that til
following resolutions be adopted:
Resoirsd, That the thanks of this association
are due and are hereby rendered tn those VIII
have so kindly favored us with their able and elc
queut lectnrcs, poems and essays.
Resoired, That their thanks are also tendere
to the citizens OF Wyoming for their generou
hospitality.
Rtsoired That the thanks of this associatio
are also rendered to the Faculty aud Trustees q
Wyoming College for the use of their Hall.
Resoiprd, That Miss Addie Cooke and Mr.
W. Super be requested to furnish this associatio
with copy of their poems for publication.
these resolutions were voted upon separated
and all unanimously adopted. On motion of
b. Super. the remaining twenty minutes of th
session were spent in miscellaneous speeche,
during which time the members expressed then
selves freely upon the merits of the association
and all appeared well satisfied with the results
lis deliberations. The association then adjournt
to meet In Smyrna on the last Thursday in Augu
AT 3p. IN. OvANDo b. SUFFER-, Secretary.