The daily gazette., 1879-11-22
Teachers'S Institute.
rhochEDINGs OF THE NEW CASTLE
COUNTY TEACHERS AT MIDDLETowN.

rhockEDTNGs OF THE NEW CAsTLK
COUNTY TEACHERS AT MiDDLETowN.
The New Castle County Teachers
Institute was opened in the Town Hall,
al hiiddletown, on Wednesday morning,
and IS still in session as we go to press.
ihe attendance is unusually large, more
thah two-thirds OF the teachers of the
county being present. Professor Groves,
Slate Superintendent, sddressedthe teach
ers on Wednesday afternoon, c0mpli.
menting In the highest terms the citizens
Of the town on the CONDITION Of the
schools. DR.. W. II. Purnell and Messrs.
John +. Mclaughlin and w. n. Johns
We're elected Wee Presidents, and Geo.
W. May and Miss Lizzie BARLEY, Secre-
taries.
Al the afternoon sessions Dr.. Purnell
gave al Interesting discourse Oh reading,
in which Ire urged tho teachers 10 use
their natural tones aud 10 cultivate a
plain style. Mr.. Samuel +. Adams spoke
ON the subject Of geogr ,pby. Mr.. J. p
kotLweli gave an interesting exercise
with class OF spelling. Miss Lizzie
Hopes read al excellsntly written es-
say Oh history, and the Executive Com
at.tiee reported Constitution and By
Laws to be acted upon Oh Thursday.
Rev. DIR. Patton opened the evening
session with prayer. Miss Winnie Lynch
sang a very pretty solo Miss Maggie
Williamson, OF Newark, read selection
from Dickens, and was listened to with
close attention. DIR. Purnel delivered
a lecture entitled, "Porlia, In the Mer-
chat Of Veulce," in which he read por-
tons of the play. Miss Belle Penning-
ton sang very sweet solo, which was
tavorably received. Miss Lauia Ferris
concluded the exercises of the evening
with "Sam Welier's Valentine" which
put the audience in an excellent humor
and ga ned for the lair rea.er consider
able applause.
AT the Thursday morning session Miss
NJ. Anna Ofiey read a Sc ection Prof
j. Ii. Groves ably handled the subject
of the reorganization Of 'ounty Schools;
w. S. Sch, field gave pleasing discourse
I'D "Phonics in Common Schools" and
d. Nj. Sensenig gave an exercise in
Written Arithmetic. At the afternoon
session Miss Otiley gave very instruc-
| tive chart exercise in the culliva ion of
the voice, and ID. NJ. Sensenig handled
fractions with surpi ising dexterity.
Following Mr.. Sensenig's blackboard
exercise Miss Ofiiey appeared and read
an article entitled "School Ma'ams."
Mrs. l.. b. Pratt read a paper, 1.-The
Prominent Causes of Failure in Teach
ing," hich was discussed a some length
by the teachers Mr.. E. Dram Lyte fol-
| lowed with the subject of English Gl am
mar.
| Tnursdiy evenings session was open
4 with prayer by Rev. II. K. Martindale
| Misses Belle and Stella Pennington sang
a pleasing duet. Miss Ofiiey gave a hu-
| morous ieadil Y and was encUred. The
lecture b, DIR. Edward Brooks, of Mil
ietsville, Pa, on "Home Education
was one Of the best features OF the Insti
tute. Ii was q beautiful subject, beauti
fully handled. and Dr.. Brooks was listen
Ell to which close attention. Miss OH ey
read a selection dhril z the evening.
The session closed with u vocal solo by
Miss Winnie Lynch.
On Friday morning Prof. K Orm Ly te
gave al instructive sconrse on Eng
lish Grammar, after which Prof. D. NJ
Senseuig gave black board exercise In
Arirhinetic, and Miss Anna Ofiey fol-
lowed with select reading.
The Institute closet this morning
when Prof. +. Dram Lyte discussed
English Grammar, aud Prof. ID. NJ. Srn-
senlg gave an exercise in Written Ar
thmetic, followed by I'll G R-port of the
| Committee The session has been a very
successful one.