Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-10
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GEoRaErowN, Del, Feb. 8.
The Teachers Institute for this Sussex
county, being the third OF the series, was opened
IN this town on Wednesday afternoon, aud closed
this morning. The sessions we're most interest
iue throughout, and cannot fail from the intelli.
gent discussions OF numerous practical subjects
70 be of great benefit to the teschers probably .
hundred in number, who were present. BY way
Of comparison it may be stated that 1t was rath.
or better than the first, held at Middletown, and
about OIL . par With the second, which convened
at Dover. Experience il proving highly ben
ehcial factor in the successful conduct OF these
institutes.
Superintendent Groves presided by virtue OF
his Office, and J. W. Morley, of lincoln, per
formed the duties Of secretary. Each session
Was opened with music and prayer. Wednesday
afternoon WA taken up in organization, and in
the evening W. Fiske Townsend editor Of the
Journal delivered an address on Civil Govern
ment with considerable elocuhonary effect
Those who heard 1t expressed their pleasure, and
numerous hopes were expressed that 1t would
be repeated.
Thursday morning was taken M with an ESSAY
on Reading and the discussion which grew out
OF it. In the afternoon Arithmetic was the sub
1ect OF an Essay, which gave rise to prolonged
discussion. Prof. Reynolds, Of Wilmington, ap-
pearng in the midst Of it, WAS invited TO give
his views, which he did ct length. He spoke Of
Enumeration, saying it was necessary to repeat
backwards and forwards; Of the addition aud
subtraction Of similar quantities. of multipca-
ton, the multiplicand being, he said concrete,
the multiplier being abstract, and the product,
like the multiplicand, concrete, while In division
the dividend and divisor are concrete aud the
quotient abstract; Of prime aud composite num-
bers; explained the greatest common divisor
and the least common multiple, concluding with
philoeophic exposition Of the whole subject OF
common fractions aud per cent.
Thursday evening Prof. Purneli made .
speech 70 tho teachers, and gave some Interest,"
ing readings, which took we'll.
On Friday morning Mr. Thompson read an e.
say OH The Relation OF Parents to Schools. !"
which provoked some discussion, after which
Prof. Il. D. TAR read an essay on School Gov
eminent" and both it and the discussion which
followed Wa both interesting and profitable.
Friday afternoon Mr.. Thompson read another
essay, subject Grammar" At the conclusion
Of his reading Prof. Reynolds parsed some half
dozen sentences and then invited those who had
troublesome sentences ON hand to send them mn
when about fifty we're satisfactorily disposed Of.
az AZ 70 oclock an adjournment was made for the
Friday evening. Prof. Reynolds delivered lee
ture on History. which he defined to be knowl.
edge Of the past. He spoke Of its value, being NJ
y u the accumulated experience Of ages, and par
ecularly - spilled to finance, political economy
etc., saying there 10 scarcely matter Of public
Interest but that light is thrown upon 1t by his.
| tory. He Also spoke Of its importance to free
people. OF historians he said there are few
good, and among tho best he clasasd Prescott,
Motley and Bancroft. He dwelt with force upon
tho value Of the Imagination in tho writing Of
history and also In the reading Of it, arguing
that Il enabled the writer to become more FAITH
full, while tts eject upon the reader was the
ability 10 retain 1t longer The first OF these
propositions he uluAtratsd In Shakespeare and
Million.
Prof. Purnell gave two or three readings on
Friday evening. being selections from widow
Bsdott and "Dsvid's Lament over Absalom. I"
This morning, Prof. Reynolds explained cube
root, Why II va pointed Of into period. Of
brAio and geomstrioal figures, after which there
were various little spssches BY the tsaohsrs, sta.
ting bow much tAey bad been pleased and prof
tied BY tha session.
Various votes Of thanks were rendered 10 diff.
fssent parties who bad assisted n the Institats,
and IN especial oppression Of kindness 70 Prof.