Daily Republican., 1879-11-20
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

At O'Clock Court adjourned until 1C
O'Clock Thursday morning.
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Our County PedagOgues In Con.
venttOn Assembled - The Pro.
ceedings Of Yesterday How
Teachers Shsnld Road.
Specially Reported for tae Republican.
MlDDLETews, DBL, Nov. 18th, 1879.
About two-thirds of the teachers met
at the Hall for organization, and
were assigned homes. All were greeted
with welcome by large numbers Of the
citizens.
P. Mr.. Groves addressed the In
stitution and citizens of the town on
condition of the schools and the teach
ers on their Interests. He spoke highly
Of the programme arranged by the ex-
ecutive committee, and invoked them
to BE- more social. The following COM
mittees were appointed:
Committee On arrangements, Teach
ers and Board Of Education of Middle
town. Committee on Finance, E. C.
Mote and Misses C. 0. L. Hommedieu
and J. Vincent. Committee on Resolu-
tions, A. 5. Wright and Misses Annie
Harriet and Carrie Armor. Commit
tee on Enrollment, G. D. Armstrong
Misses r. s. Bigger and Mary Miller.
Dr.. PurDell, Jno. F. Mclaughlin and
w. NJ. Johns, were elected Vice Presi-
dents, and Geo. w. May and Miss Liz
zie Bailey were elected Secretaries.
Dr.. Purnell gave a few interesting
remarks on reading; he invoked them
TO use their own tone, criticised the
use OF affected styles, styling it "ssw-
ing the air." The minister in the pull
pit, the lawyer in the court, gain more
and cause greater expression by plain
style.
Samuel F. Adams in charge of the
subject Geography, spoke of new ap-
paratus for teaching it, which he ex-
pected 20 find here upon arriving-not
finding the apparatus he said that it
showed the prominent feature of a
country by having figure represent
ing the shape, size, etc. Of it, and
emersipg it sufficiently in water TO show
the country in as real state as possi-
BILE. He claims to show the subject up
more clearly TO beginners.
J. ?. Rothwell of St. Georges gave an
interesting exercise with a class of his
pupils ard several Of the teachers.
Miss Lizzie D. Hooks on History, tells
that it improves the condition uf our
country and makes better men and
should promote love for peace and
liberty and all that make true citi-
zen. 1t furnishes ample material for
reflection, widens our range Of thought
and ideas and draws evident conclu-
sions, proving that the acme of our am
bition should be to advance as rapidly
as possible to peace and prosperity.
That mine of wealth lays locked up
in the pages of History. The whole
showed a careful study of the subject
and was delivered with an eloquence
which is attractive to all hearers. Ex-
ecutive Committee report Constitution
and bylaws prepared to be acted on to-
morrow
EVENING SESSION.
Exercises opened by prayer by the
Rev. DR.. Patton of this place.
Miss Winnie Lynch of St. Georges en-
livened the audience by fuely execu-
ted solo.
Miss Maggie Williamson, a gr16ua's
of Newark college by invitation of Prot
Groves and Dr.. Purnell, read a sele,-
tion from Dickens VITA much feeling
and held the audience with ri7eted at
tantion.
DR.. W. II. purnell lsttured on Por-
tia.
Some of his expressions are consider
ed too coarse, and too far-tetcled for
our time. 1t is never Improbable to
come tace-wise with this great mar.
He frequently soars above his readers
He gives us new productions from old
plays, as he choose to give US the true
bend Of his character.
The plot endei, from its dross comes
iorth in its beauty, glittering in spark
ling brightness. The doctor pictured
the beauty of style ana finish Of TIE
plots in the Merchant of Venice; read
a portion Of i. showing the recognition
Of Lancelot by his father with great
power and scens Of the caskets and the
trial and strong friendship of Bassanio
with accuracy.
Miss Bell Pennington of M-sauy a |
song in very attractive style and in
contrast to Miss Lynch.
Sam. Weller's Valentine by Miss
Laura Ferris, graduate of Delaware
College, drew forth suppressed laug ghter
She was heartily eneor-
I'd.
Defeetion in EpwOEth Church.
There has been for some time evi-
isuce of discomfort Oh the part of some
# the membership of Epworth M. E.
jhurch, owing, it is said, to tendency
0 a spirit of dictatien on the part of
ome Of the church officers. If reports
re correct, this feeling has extended
,ack for year or two, and has evident
y impeded the progress of the church.
\ short time since some of the members
7ished to hold "band meeting" or
Meeting for prayer and singing at odd
lines in small unoccu pied room, at