The daily gazette., 1882-08-26
REPRINTEoFRoM YEsTERpAY1
THn REnoBoTm REUNION.

Tenchsrs' Association T0-day-Rcster-
days Proceedings.
s Especial correspondence Of the Gazette.l
REHoBoTH, August 24.-At the meeting
Of the Teachers yesterday afternoon, the
committee appointed to select and nomina.e'
olhcera for the coming year, maze q a. tne tol.
lowing report President, H. 9. Carpenters
Vice Presidents, 8. w. Murphy. w. \.
Goddfhg, and j. L. Thompson Secretary,
!. II. George Treasurer, Miss s. NJ. Fell.
The report was unanimously adopted. The
COMMITTEES on next meeting, said the best
place, In their estimation for the meeting, Is
Reh0both. This report was also unanimously
adopted. 49
The committee on condition Of education
made . report through the chairman, a. ..
Carpenter. A paper had been prepared and
it was elaborate and extensive.
He. Carpenter and David w. Harlan de-
serve great credit for presenting such good
statement of the condition of educational
affairs in this State. The report was unani-
mously adopted by the Association. 4Y
The next thing in order was the reception
of the Sussex county committee in regard TO
. more complete system of education.
Mckendre Downham arose and stated tine
object of the committee. Meetings had
been held at different points In sussex
county, and they had been addressed
by number of the most prominent
men in the county, who were in favor OF q
revised and proper school system. Fro
.fessor T. N. Williams then took the floor,
and with that force which eloquence im-
parts to language, he spoke for several
minutes to an Interesting audience The
following is q synopsis of Professor Will
liams' able speech He favored review OF
our pubic school system. The speaker
said there were many defects that tended to
kl.a Of
which were the voting of tax every year,
thereby engendering strife and discord the
unjust basis of taxation; the irregular
period of the time the schools are kept
open, etc. He favored a general law on the
subject, authorizing 1.-THE levy courts
to levy and collect taxes for school
purposes as other taxes are levied.
The schools in Sussex ought to be kept open
not less than six months in every year. The
speaker said the people should be aroused to
q sense of their dnty In regard to this sub
ject. Meetings should be held in every hun
dred in the State, and the people addressed
on this subject. The State Association car
do but little with legislatures by inflated
resolutions. For any decisive action TO be
made the people must go before the law
makers argument.
Several resolutions were prematurely
offered, but they were not adopted. There
gentlemen to draft set of resolutions
McKendre Downhan, L. l. Handy, +. K.
Bach, T. w. Williams and J. L. Thompson.
The committee will report Tomorrow. On
motion the meeting adjourned. The ques-
ton of improving our present school system
was the most important subject that has
come before the institute, yet, ! am sorry
to say, it received the least time and atten
tion. Several other questions of almost
equal importance have been disposed of in
the same manner.
EVENING SESSION.
The lecturer of the evening was Prof. r
B. Fairlaim, Ii. D., president of st
Stephens College. The subject of the
lecturer was "The Office of the Teacher.
The lecture was one of eloquence, and wai
so chaste In style as to win the admiration
Of the entire audience. The lecture was fol
lowed by music, after which the meeting
was dismissed
THE CLOSING SESSION.
Especial correspondence of the Gazette.
RRHoBoTH, August 25.-Meeting called
to order by Vice President Fl. C. Carpenter.
After prayer resolutions were offered thank
ing the railroad, hotel and chapel officers for
their kindness, commencing the Executive
Committee.
An excellent paper, one of the best
> NOTk III buG GGnOOl NhNbh
was read by Lewis Irving Handy, discussed
by Messrs Downham, Harrington and Pur
nell.
The committee on resolutions offered Il
report. 1t embodied that A. 2. Robinson
Edward Ridgely, W. II. Purnell, Rober
d. Hoffecker and j. w. Williams to be
committee to write an address to the peopl
of Delaware upon the revision of the schoc
law of this State, circulars to be printed an
sent throughout the State.
A committee of three was appointed |
each county to circulate a petition askin
the Legislature to revise the law.
A number of gentlemen spoke Wi
energy on the idea of teachers getting peop
to sign petitions to ask for new law. II
resolution was unanimously adopJed.
The following committees were appointe
Executive-Messrs. Downham, Caro-
Harlan.
Necrological-Messrs. Skinner, Lam
Rodney.
Finanee-Messrs. VanYesel, Burr, Bae
On motion of Prof Purnell, meeting
journes sine die.