Daily Republican., 1882-11-17
TEACHERS INST S1ITUTE.
INTERESTING b hLSaAONs YEsTRR.
DAY AT NEW OAsTLE-EHE
TEACHERS PROVIDED FOE.

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TEACHERS PROVIDED FOE.
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The second day 3 session OF the Teach
ers' Institute Of New Castle county,
was held yesterday in the Opera House
at New Castle and was attended by
nearly all the teachers In the county.
The meetings thus far have been very
interesting as well as instructive to all
thoDe in attendance and much good Is
no doubt accomplished In this way.
Every teacher In the county outside Of
Wilmington Is compelled to attend
the Institute and by listening to lec-
lures and addresses on various subjects
pertaining to school duties and educa.
tional work, teachers are more fully
qualified to perform the duties assign
cd to them.
The morning session opened with
prayer by A. ID. Harrington, of Odessa.
Misses Hannah Nj. Miles, Ida Wicker
sham ana A. j. Hance were appointed
committe on finance and Misses Il.
Annie Maxwell, Lizzie d. Hopes ami
A. E. Taylor as an Executive commit
tee
DR.. j. II. French was the frat speak
or and spoke at length upon the sub
ject OF sChoo!-maaugeIneut, covering
the points of proper course for study =
ing, recitiug and recreation. He was
of the opinion that twice rs much time
should be employed by the pupil in
preparing lesson az in reCitiug IL. He
also thought thirty minutes sufficient
time for any single recitation in view
of the number Of classes that q common
rural school necessarily had. The lime
might be less In some classes The
speaker advocated general recess and
favored shorter hours with brief breath
ing intervals for the purpose of drink
ing water, etc, The address was very
interesting.
State Superintendent Groves talked
q short time on the advantages of pen
nanship. Assistant Superintendent
Carpenter talked on primary arlthmG-
tic. The speaker favored arithmetic
and oral instruction for the young pu-
pills. nr. French gave the teachers an
exciting drill in computation, bringing
out as many As twelve different an
swers to the same column of figures. He
showed that the bulk of the errors made
in addition are made between sixty
and one hundred.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened at
2 o'clock, by J. B. CARRIER, principa! OF
the New Castle public sch ools, who
spoke on the subject Of History and
thought that history was living study
that tended to culminate aud improve
the memory, imagination, judgment,
language, and the emotional and moral
feelings. He favored teaching Elemer-
tary History by topics, important events
being grouped, and the most important
dates requested to be given. A valus
bic exercise is to write from memory
what the pupil has learned in this
manner. In advanced classes he also
favored the same course. correcting
date0 by similarlties and thus enable
the pupil to form his own chronologica
tables He spoke of the advantage
gained By pupils in general reading es.
peciallv good newspapers.
DR.. J. H. French talked for some"
time on Mathematical geography,
illustrating his remarks by diagrams
on the black board and by means Of a
globe. He dwelt at length on the
length ofthe days and nights at vari.
GUS times during the year and spoke
of the international date line" re-
Cognized by mariners at the time and
place when they "change their reckon
ing" This subject was made unusual
ly interesting by the speaker quoting
several amusin1 Incidents. The pro-
fessor explained fully the difference
between a mathematical degree and a
geographical degree. Many, he said,
supposed there was no difference, but
he clearly proved to them that there
was difference. At the close Of the
Doctors remarks several questions
were put to him, which he answered,
end several sugges tions were made by
different teachers.
After short intermission Prof. w.
D. Mackey, of Delaware College, made
a short address on School Government,
during which he advocated two rules
of government for the school room;
"Order and study" because large
numOer of rules often was the cause
for disobedient pupils. He also spoke
of teachers maxi & the exercises inter-
esting, to be kind and obliging to the
pupils and 90 side in a measure with
Them and not to expect too much from
pupil whose mind is not fully devel.
oped. Oae particular point, which
should be adopted by all our teacherF,
was thrown out by the speaker, who
did not believe a scholar should be
punished for an offence iu such man
ner that will make him stubborn, but if
he plays truant keep him part OF every
recess short time after school and 80
Oh until the time is made up and
not deprive him of all pleasure a.
once.
The speakers 8 address was very in
structive and if his teachings are car.
ried out teachers will get along much
better.
Ala o'clock the meeting adjourned
and number of lady teachers, In com
pany with DR.. French, Superintendent,
Carpenter and A. D. Harrington, paid
q visit to the Jail, viewed the DriFoners,
the whipping, post, pillory, etc, and
were well pleased wit he cleanliness
of the place.
The evening session was largely at
terded and the exercises very interest
ing, DIR. w. Il. Purnell gave several
choice readings; the New Castle choir
furnished excellent music during the
evening. /
Tue Rev. 7. W. Kendall, President
of Lincoln University deliver cd an in.
teresting lecture on the "Great Pyra'
mid" which was listened to with cl ose
attention. The Institute continues to-
day.