Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-24
Teachers Institute.

: Though the weather had not improved, a
somewhat larger number of persons, Including
several lady teachers from Maryland, and
Messrs. Wilmington and Hopkins, of the City
School Board, were present this morning
A few minutes after clock Prof. Newell
rose and began some most Instructive remarks
Oh the teaching of spelling Though be did
not condemn oral spelling as au occasional ex
ercse, be Insisted that, from the beglnnug,
chlldreu should have their states and copy their
reading lessons 10 order to learn to spelI, AS Will
as TO give them employment They could
make Roman letters uutll they learned to write.
Superintendent Carne then spoke on the
teaching OF Geography, ridlculiug the use Of
technical definitions with children, and iusist-
Ing that the use of the maps was the great
thing TO DC depended on, and that oral instruc-
ton should have more prominent place til an
it now has.
After half an hours recess, Prof Newell
took up the subject of reaching Arithmetic. an
ironically eulogiz@d it as the most important
OF sciences. Numbers meant dollars aud dol
lars were all that bad to be thought of 10 this
wor Id. he conteuded that children should
perform the first operations on numbers, which
they could comprehend and gave very anus
ing account of a lady, candidate for teach
er's license, who, though she could do any ex-
ample 10 the Arithmetic, could not make ou!
whether, if she had fifty dollars, and silk was
two dollars and thirty seven and abaf cents
yard, she could buy ll9 yards and IS cents
ll.S5 yards or l35 yards with her money
Superintendent Carne followed in few re.
marks on the teaching of History, warning his
hearers that seldom, if ever, did they fud an
| important text book
Lastly, Prof. Newell entered into the teach
ing OF Grammar. He ridiculed the definitions,
and exposed the absurdities of parslug, aud
showed, coocluslvey, that the true way to
teach was by composition, letting anal ys:s
par,lng, and grammar follow.
vote Of thanks, proposed by Mr.. T. H.
tlcklln, was then passed unanimously by a
rising vote, and, after few words of ackuow-
edgemeut BY Prof Newell, the Superintendent
declared he Institute adjourned.
The teachers aud others in attendance we're
highly gratI6ed aud unite 10 prooouucing this
the best Institute ever held 10 Alexandria.
CLIFTON CAMP MEETING OUTRAGE.
| notice communication in the Gazette,
signed Charles King, giving an account of that
outrage At Clifton Springs Va" That modern
BON bsstes Furioso' styles my statement a
series of "mal gnant falsehoods." l would not
attempt reply except to call attention to few
| 1ac;s which have been overlooked. His ATTEMPT
at beng busy in referring to the "colored cooks
| IN the kitchen | will pass unnotiCed would
| have succeeded admirably IN arranging nv bus.
mess 1T the camp but for the appearance of Mr..
King when Was writing out memorandum
receipt Tor the amount OF tax, and not license"
as Mr.. King states.
might have reported them to the District
! Attorney, ard not attempted the collection of
the money, the latter course being much easier
for them.
In regard to Mr.. King, I may say that his
being suspicious of my appearance is simply an
old sore, which breaks out upon any and all
occasions Mr.. King did not tell me that the
| u. 5. Marshal would be on the ground in few
minutes" and neither did l attempt to leave in
great haste. The police did arrest me by order
OF Mr.. King told them had plenty of papers
at the Clifton House to prove my identity, where
they finally took me. After an examination of
| the papers, which consisted Of two special com.
missions, dated and signed by COL E. E. White,
blanks for distilleries blanks for cigars, special
tax payers, revenue laws (my copy being much
worn oy frequent use) memorandum book,
with expenses in different parts Of the district,
&c, &c. They detained me some two hours
after the examination, and then only released
me when recognized by friand
The truth Is they did not intend to pay the tsx
and only made application after partie: threat,
|
speaks we'll Tor law-abiding citizens. Now, in
regard to the boisterous language used by Mr..
King and his followers and his reference to
fish, in his letter, will pass over except TO
refer to his conduct in this city some two wears
ago, when be was arrested by our police and
taken before the actit 6 Mayor. He would not
even keep quiet in that Ulcers "sanctu =" until
| Justice May threatened to send him to iai 1t
Is not his natule to be mild and talk feminine
| learn at the Collectors office that this is the
second time that the revenue law has been de
| he'd ii Clifton one of the citizens refused to
pay his tax, and after reading the "authority"
| OF Deputy Collector -, in the shape OF reg
uar conmlssnn lated, signed and sealed, said
that WAS not auth rity," and he had to leave
or have persona! trouble with the individual
Now In regard TO brother Round, he writes
his article at long range" rs he was not even
on the grouad Mr. Round smiles and wants it
called d good joke" Sc, sc. the counsel for
Mr.. Detwler stated in open court why he
bidrldge, Was treated So" They thought he
was in league with gang of roughs who had
| beei trying TO break up the me ting"
he even charged II openly that the Internal
Revenue Department was in league with those
parties and trying to break up religious
meeting. Finally, to sum up the whole matter,
believe that the parties were satisfied as TO nv
Identity and further, that they were stating
what they knew to be false when they stated
that had singled out that Northern Methodist
camp" l can c. Round in this whole matter,
but could not account for their treatment of me
until learned that Deputy Collector - was
badly treated at Clifton some three years ago.
NJ. ELDkIDGE,
Deputy Collector.
GEN Ip H H.