The daily gazette., 1880-11-05
THIRD EDIINON
The SscosssE Day.
WHAT WAS BONE AT TMB TKAcHHRs'
INSTITUTE YESTERDAY.

WHAT WAS BONE AT TMH TEAcHHRs'
IHsrITUrK YESTERDAY.
The second days proceedings OF the
Teachers Institute at Newark, opened
yesterday morning. at 9o'ciock Win
PRAYER by President Purnell OF Delaware
College. Miss Lizzie ID. Hoopes Of
Hockessin Was appointed to tll q vacancy
upon the Rurvliment Committse.
Prof. E. ID. Porter OF Delaware College
lerLured upon arithmetic. He was OF the
opinion thai the nomenclature oral aEd
written arithmetic were more accurate
Than mental or written arithmetic all
arlthmetIcal operations being mental.
He recommended that ten minutes be set
aside each day for the whole school 10
add leng columns Of figures To secure
rapid computation. Discussion arose on
the question ofteaching the prinsiples OF
operations TO young children. Supsrinsen-
dent Groves believed that As rul', the
pr nciples and the operations should be
taught together. Mr.. Harrington Of
Odess q. believed that few puplls IhorousE-
~ Understood long division.
An essay OH education was read BY
Miss Carrie Armeur. She rec ,nimended
DlybtCdlduu at381 WOAi ~ ihtoit8Ihanh
culture. The child should be encouraged
to take out Of door exercise aud TO think
and talk OF Whatever 10 lovely pure and
of good report. She alse believed that the
teacher should instruct in the broader
and most generally received principles
u theology. Rev. A. r. Scott sp Q ke for
nAii All hour ON drawing. he shcught
that 1t should be taught In every school.
Owing TO the absence Of several who
were announced upon the programme,
the subject OF school order was taken up.
A multiplicity of rules for the sovsrs-
ment OF schools, was objected to BY DR..
Purnell. The paramount rule should be
that OF good order. There nigh, be some
whispering, for instance that would not
nc dis or rderly. A class OF small children
were seated upon the platform and Miss.
Watson Of the primary school Of New
ark, gave the Institute practical lession
with The reading chart. Superintendent
Groves who 10 strongly In favor Of the
method In teaching small children pre-
laced the exercise with few words Of
commendation. After the exercises had
been completed q short discussion took
place, pending which the Institute took
q recess for dinner.
The afternoon session was opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Kennedy Of Red
Clay Greek Presbyterian church
miss $. NJ. Fell, proposed for honorary
members, DR.. Edward Brooks, Of
Millersville Normal School. Prof Is.
Dram Lyte, of the Aame institute. and
Prof. y. Nj. Sensenig, Of West Chester
Normal School. They we're unanimous
lbv elected.
The regular programme Of exercises
were opened by w. Z. Baker his subject
being penmanship. He preferred the
system of penmanship used in the State
public scbo is TO the Spencerian system.
HIS remarks were instructive, and were
attentively listened TO. Prof. George l..
Maris of West Chester, next lectured on
grammar. His remarks we're confined
more particuIary,on "case." Having defin-
I'd case as the relation Of noun and pro-
noun to other words he said that his lee
ture would hinge on that definition. He
took up several examples, aud defined
their position as to "case."
Miss Emma Kipe read q very interest
ing essay on "How shall We advance our
interests in education 2"
The Essay was discussed pro and con
by Mr.. M Aris, Rav. A Stone, Mr. Har-
ring on, Miss Fannie M Br,scos, q p.
N urrAy and others. The last half hour
Of tha session was devoted % an election
OF officers. Miss Fannie M Bnseoe, was
elected Secretary, and Miss 8 NJ Fell,
Treasurer.
At the evening session, excellent vocal
music WAS rendered by . choir oil lAdie,
and gentlameB, from several church
choirs of the town.
DIR Purnell read q humorous seloc:ion
and being encored, read another. The
greatest part OF the session WAS devoted
TO discussion on Prof. Groves pro.
gramme OF studies for uugraded schools
The diScussion was opened by Prof W
ID Meokey, and was par tic.rated in by
number OF ihe teachers. Although |
was raining the attendance was quit
large.