The daily gazette., 1878-11-16
The County Teachers.
Second Days Session of the Institute at
Newport-Interesting Exercises.

Ne~port-Interesting Exercises.
M, NEWPORT, Nov. Is.
Inns morning the attendance at the
teachers meeting was very large. The
ioiiowing named teachers from Whining.
ton were present Misses Sallie A. Tay.
Ior, Mary Lacklen, Addie Urmy, Emma
houston, Tillie Burns, Mary Lewis, An.
me Nichols, Eta E. Springer, Kate
Thatcher, Mary Wheeler, Maggie Nc.
Donald, Victorine Vandever, Sydney
wells, Annie Speakman, Temperance
Lowber, Phoebe Guthrie, Annie Oar.
lington, Ida Carswell, Sarah Taylor
Marion Carswell, Fannie Butler, Ella
Provost, Annie Hates, Sallie Jones, Grace
Sayers, Alice Mercer, Elizabeth Frazer
LARA e. Countiss, Mary Jackson, Ma. i,
walker, X. }. Davis, Ella TODD, Ida
Good, Kate Taylor, Nellie Duncan, Liz
zie Cook, Ella Burns, Ada Armstrong
Lizzie Van Trump, Mary Francis. Witt
the ladies were Professors Harlan, Rev.
nolds and Wiley.
The Institute opened at $50 A. NJ,
with prayer by Rev. j. A. Stone. OF
Newark Superintendent Groves in the
chair. The minutes of the previous ses-
sion were read and appro Jed.
Rev. q. w. Lewis and Professors Har-
Ian, Wiley and Roe, were elected homo
rary members of the New Castle County
Teachers Institute.
A letter received by Superintendent
Groves from Senator Bayard, in reply to
a letter of invitation to address the
teachers at their annual meeting, was
read, as follows:
WILMINGTON, DEL, Sep. Is, 1878.
j. IL. Groces, Esq,
Supt Of Free Schools, Smyrna.
DEAR SIR 1t would have given me
much pleasure to meet he teachers of this
State and make an address to them, but
In view Of my o'her engagements am
compelled to decline. Twill ask you to
convey to them my regrets that cannot
now meet them and my sincere wishes
for their fullest success in the important
and honorable calling they have adopted.
Yours, very respectfully,
L. +. BAYARD.
The first subject brought up for the
morning was grammar. Professor Rey-
nolds opened, aud in his remarks spoke
of grammar as being branch of study
which so many teachers dislike to teach
because they do not fully understand it,
The Professor spoke of the English
language in the Eastern schools, and said
he had the honor of placing the English
language i'll such condition, as to re-
ceive the compliment of the school, and
some of the head masters of the English
school of Boston. The Professor stated
that n Anlxt mi, l,a
synopsis, but he must give the principal
parts. Presenting to the scholars The
principal parts Of the verbs is one of the
most important duties of the teacher III
grammar.
The Professor wrote upon the black
board the following sentence and dwelt
at some length upon 1t.
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet precious jewel in his head,
And this, our life, exempt from public
haunt,
Finds tongue in trees,
Books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones,
And good in everything;
L would not change it.
Several questions were handed to the
Professor who gave each one of them
satisfactory answers.
"Reading," by f. W. Vallandigham,
was the next topic. The speaker in his
alluded to the reading books
being too small, particularly the first
primer, and for that reason the scholars
are obliged to 60 through it several times.
1tal,lrnl L. o.I
very much, and the fourth reader; he
would go thoroughly through the oral
elements. The children he thought
should be taught to understand what they
are reading at first.
Professor Harlan thought it best to re-
luire pupils to show that they under
stand the piece and its difficult passages
before reading. To make sure that the
pupil understands the meaning of the
difficult words, require him to use these
words in original sentences in the sense
in which they are used ia the lesson.
In reading, TO read what is in the book
just as it is in the book; to articulate dis
tinctly to enuncia'e clearly; to pro-
nounce correctly =; and to read loud
enough to be easily heard by all in the
IbOIl W dNOlu all anu
noisy demonstrations. He thought that
as much time should be given to reading
lesson as any osher lesson and
that these lessons should be
read over at home by the pupils till they
can read them correctly. He urged upon
pupils the necessity Of learning their read
ing lessons at home.
Professor Reynolds thought there
should be two or three First readers, so
as TO form variety of reading matter.
That, he said,of course, could not be done
as they have one series of branches.
The question was asked Superinten-
dent Groves as to what time should be
devoted to the reading lesson.
He stated there ought to be a proper
tionate under rlanding as TO how much
time is to be given to each study. A
ought to have a course OF study to
be followed as nearly as closely as could |
be given, that would give proportionate
time to each study.
At the meeting on Thursday resolu-
lion was offered. 1t read as follows:
Resolved, That tax of 30 cents be
laid upon each teacher to defray the ex-
penses of the Institution.
The subject was laid over until to-
day.
This morning there was an amendment |