The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-04-28

talk to the other, and everybody that
wanted to, did so some laughed a little
too.
Then DR.. Willitts was introduced and
delVered charming lecture about trip
to England and the Continent
We are sorry that want of space compels
us to report the lecture so briefly.
After another "interregHun,, they resumed the con-
sdeaton OF The Relation OF Teachers and Parents and
the best method of securing Cooperation Everybody
seemed TO think that teachers and parents should work
together and each should help tie other but that at
present the parents were derect in their duty
and failed 10 second the efforts of the teachers.
Mr. Hanna. of Port Deposit ght schools were a
necessary eri-that parents should teach their own
chdren &c lie had evidently forgotten the Spartans
ana the way they trained their children and the noble
race OF warriors and statesmen they produced Mr. H.
sl he had been giving kind of Lsuee reception to
which parents invited every Friday afternoon he
has organ in his school, and have no dcubt yould
like to have the cesthenics exercise practiced
Candor compes that fear there NAV be too
much truth in his first remark.
Kew Mr. Mclutiro said if teachers would make their
pupils happy they would have trouble in getting
them to attend And he might have added which
snm of the whole matter that If thai qoueraed the
rStdfen THEY eoutd govern their mothers, and the in
turn rOud qDrcrH the fathers and teachers would thus
run the whole machine Then the Institute adjourned.
institute met at O'Clock, and proceeded to discuss
the Qualifications Of good teacher the character
lstrs OF good teaching Several of the teachers spoke
all of them tcissy and to-lt-upon the subject The
coored man and brother participated. He thought
the first and best qualification Of teacher was that he
teach. We fully agree with him.
Mr. Hanna. of Port, thought teachers should be as
patient AS job and wise Solomon. Mr.. Calhoun
thought if Job had been school teacher his fame as
the embodiment of patience would not have survived
the crash and wreck of centuries" and come down to
modern times.
At the suggestion of Mr. Hanna of Port the question
Can We not accomplish more work by having
sion, rather than two sessions day taken up
Mr. Hanna said he found upon trial that he could do
more work in half hour less time by having only one
session. We were reminded of the Yankee stove that
was recommended likely half the fuel of
an ordinary stove The Yankee said lac would take
of them and all the fuel. No one else spoke and
by rising vote the Institute decided that they would
have two sessions for while longer.
The question How Common Schools be i'm
proved: was then taken up and very ably discussed by
Messrs. Mccullough, Writ, Wilson and Squier.
Adjourned sine die.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion we will say, that have jotted down
this brief report of the Institute and what done
there more for the benefit Of those who were absent
than any others We have tried make as accurate
possible, hdring eTtenuated naugt said ANYTHING
IN malice If officers, teachers parents pupils are
benefited by it i'll degree however slightly labor
Will not have been i'll vain and tho people
of Ekton will gladly welcome the teachers and officers
tho fat man included whenever they may wish hold
another Institute. Drip