Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-11-08
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tSrosgh the columns Of your paper,
many Of The teachers. white and col
ored, assembled IN Leonardtown on !
Tuesday, the 30th ultimo, for The .pnr-
pose of holding Teachers Institute.
In the absence of Prot. Newell, Pres,.
ex-officio, the teachers, en- VASE, togeth-
er with the inhabitants Of your village
and its vicinity, turned out TO witness a
tournament, which took place in an ad
jacent field, belonging to Jos. IL. Key,
Esq, the particulars Of which appeared
in your last issue.
The Professors arrival at a late hour,
the excitement created by the late tour
nament, and the anticipations of the
more gay, rendered it impossible to ef-
feet an organization that evening.
On Wednesday, IL O'Clock, a. m, at
the Societys Hall, Prof. Newell called
the Institute TO order and appointed A.
A. Drury, Secretary, who proceeded
to call the roll. The Examiner and
School Board were in attendance. !
am not prepared TO say how many teach
ers answered to their names, but the at
tendance during the different sessions
of the Institute numbered about thirty
FIVE.
The discussion of the subjects as pre-
viously announce ed through the BEACON,
with some slight variation, was entered
into and proceeded with to the last on
the list. The morning and afternoon
sessions were specially set aside for this
purpose. although occasionally later
spersed with an essay from some ofthe
more generous members, and the even
ing was exclusively dedicated to essays
and the reading of choice selections.
The President required each teacher in
order to give in his experience on the
various subjects, which was in some
cases laughable, in others, instructive,
but in all highly satisfactory.
The respective essays and selections
were read in order as follows:
IsT DAY. AFTERNOON SESSION.
Fundamental Processes Of Arithme.
tic, VIM. F. Perry; Elements Of Gram
/ mar, I. B. Cough.
EVENING SESSION.
RI Is the memory unduly taxed? Johr
G. Perry; Reading and Elocution, Mis-
1 NJ. J. Burch; A Selection, Miss Wa
{ then; Memory, Miss Alton: How shall
: children of the lst and 2nd grade b,
employed when not reclting: Mis-
, Nellie Greenwich: A Selection, Mis-
Nj. J. Burch: A Selection, Miss Alton
i 2Np DAY. MORNING SESSION.
5 Geography, Warren Logan, colored
Il, AFTERNOON SESSION.
Culture of the mind, w. c. Love
: Elevation of our Profession, Frank n
: Holmes.
- EVENING SESSION.
A Selection, Miss Alton; Confession
of an Old Schoolma>ter, Prof. Newell
MIR. w. b. Tucker, it should be re
marked, had prepared a short abstrae
on each subject, which was ever Wi
lingly and pleasantly received by tn
Professor, who, IN commenting, pal
frequent and appropriate compliment:
viii the gentlemen members Of til
Institute, as / an a bachelor. pardon m
for passing over their respective essay
while | am constrained to pay the IL
dies few compliments: know the
will not deny that candidates shout
have some policy (true or untrue) an
SO content themselves.
Misses B. and G.. appeared and in
plain and unassuming manner read the
essays, doing credit to themselves an
the Institute. The patrons of their r.
spective schools can congratulate then
selves upon the selection Of teacher
who have, on similar occasions, SO adj
represented them. Miss w. read wi,
great skill and deliberation her respe'
tive pieces, vet there was discernab
in her countenance those modest trace
u OF diiiidence, which, in woman's gen
Ter nature, Is the mightiest and dea,
20 hest dart TO pierce the heart OF man.
tie Last, not least, came Miss A., ar
I'll when she stepped upon the stand OF
III would almost Involuntary eXclaim:
Carrie. fair sun. and kill the envicus moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief
That thou, her maid, art tar more fair than she
r. and so we'll did she perform her pal
'S "Suitlng the action to the word, the wo
- TO the action" her eve discoursinc. a
companied with those indscrbab
e. emotions of the face, that she won d
ass admiration and riveted the attention
:, all present, and drew forth repeat,
rounds of applause.
The most exquisite, unmatchable a,
nonpariel beauties, as also the elite
that ancient borough, were in atten
IS ance, lending an approving ear to o
IN proceedings and engendering an int
err est which might not have otherwl
the been felt.
p, After each evening session. most
he the teachers, approaching the kind
os, vi,ation of Mr.. II. +. Moore, repair
in to Moore's Hotel, where they fou
m; m duly prepared for the reception and a
" commodation large and commodio
room where they might and did "trip
on the light fantastic toe" until Il
hour. Your humble correspondent W
IS present a short time on the seco
~ night and resolved,
Is The measure done. I'll watch her place Of sta
Az az Aud touching hers, make happy my rude hant
en- There is peculiar and Indescribal
for bliss about the condescensions OF "
AM man-falr and beautious maidens,
the when they slightly transgress the nj
in row limits set BY religion (holidays)
bic our pleasure, should we not feel O,