The Cecil Whig., 1874-01-31
Teachers Normal Association.

The Teachers Normal Association met
in the Brick School House, Saturday, Jan.
18th, 1874. 1t was left to the School
Board to decide the time at which the
County Institute should be held, but the
months of April. May, or June, were rec
emmended.
A selection entitled The Midsummer
Dream " was read by Miss Jennie Vandi-
yer; also "Hagar' in the Wilderness" by
Miss Harland; and "The Death of Hamil-
ton,'' by Miss Emma Wilson. We next
listened to an essay by Miss Mollie Johns,
subject, "The Old Burying Ground;'' after
which Mr.. Hynes favored us with his long
looked for oration. Its subject was " Edu-
cation " and he started with the assertions
that oman was what his education made
him, and religion, virtue and vice without
it had no basis" Though strong argu-
ments might be brought. against some of
the sentiments he advocated, his remarks
seemed to be highly entertaining to his
auditors; it is difficult, however, to give a
synopsis of them, as his mind wandered
from Rome to Rowlandsville, and he select
ed his characters from the days of Paul
down to the Trustees of our modern times;
on the latter gentlemen he was particularly
severe, though not more so than on several
other subjects; in fact the corruscations of
his wit and eloquence flashed forth re-
gardless as to where Or ON whom they fell,
as the sparks of Catherine Wheel; neith-
er Church or State were spared; just as Our
ritualistic brethren were beginning to
writhe beneath the weight of his scorn, by
a dextrous twist of his lounge he threw
them in the lurch and fell with great gusto
to d1ssecting the other "persuasions,"
while both Democracy and Republicanism
he pronounced "humbugs." The gentle
mans remarks were delivered with great
animation and we hope to have the pleas
ure of listening to him again very shortly.
He was followed by Mr.. Calhoun, who
read an essay on "Great Men," 1t was
possibly written in reply to an assertion
made by Mr.. Squire, that we had no great
statesmen at the present day to compare
with those of the past. Mr.. Calhoun
argued, only the great deeds of men live
after them, therefore " distance lent en-
chantment to the view" whereas the faults
of the present generation loom up before
us distinctly. 1t contained formidable
array of facts, but we regret to say the secre
wit tp
digest, mentally, all that was hurled at it
that afternoon, consequently no notes were
taken which will account for any mac
curacy of the report Next came the class
drill in Proportion" conducted by Miss
Biddle; one of her pupils from Liberty
Grove was there and acquitted himself
creditably. The class drill was by some
i'll natured " people denominated "hum-
bug" They could not have been member.
of the class, when Miss Biddle was so kind
as to ask each one privately I" achtch pro-
blem they would rather solrc."
Appointments for next meeting: Essays,
Miss Biddle, Miss jerks, Mr.. Quigley.-
Grafton, Mr.. Currier. Select Readings,
Miss Jennie Wilson, Mr.. Hynes, Mr.. Watts.
Referred Questions, Mr. Warner, Miss
Harland, Mr.. Calhoun. Class Drill in
"Spelling," led by Mr.. Watts. Discus.
sion, Messrs. Squire, Calhoun and Hynes:
question, Will God of Infinite Mercy
and Justice Inflct an Infinite Punishment
for Finite Offence?'
Meeting adjourned till Saturday, Feb.
7th, 1874, at the usual time and place.
MATE L. ROBERTS, Secretary.