The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-02-04
TEACHERS INSTITUTES

are it is likely, much the same in all the
States. Yet some features of the SEES
sion here we're a little novel. The lack
of any county Superlntendency. leaves it
OF cuurSt. headless, and necessitates the
election OF Il President. jackson county
Institute began its session on December
o6th. The teachers struggled in one at 4
time. and the dlngy court ruom-an exact
model Of the one in Belair-was almost
Is gloomy as the weather outside Tn,
stead, rain had converted the cintierS ami
coal dust that form the surface and almost
the air of the town into mud OF Il black
mes, unknown outside uf coal mimi.
towns. Nothing WAS done the first Iay
To amount to anything. and 1t was ~,
until tie second day that it CT iaiil-
underway. From that en- the LONGER il
lasted the more dense the crowd became.
Although this Is the fourth State in
winch have attended Institutes | have
no" here seen the apparent Interest taken
III 1t by the outside public as here From
the second day on, he crowd steadil.
grew. No matter how dry the discus
.,luns, the SAME unbruken interest seemed
shown. Any one who has ,ver attended
such sessions Is aware that no set OF NOR
tais under the sun can waste as much
time trying To spit hairs as a group nf
teachers. In til respect, those OF Jack
son are Il little worse than those % Cecil.
Much the same topic, We are used to in
Cecil furnished the staple of di>clSsion
The Well Worn questions OF School Gov
eminent, Theory aud Practice, or as some
one put it, Theory without Plac ice,
came in for a pretty heavy share of after.
zion. These We're varied by such impnr,-
ant questions as The Theory OF intinlties.
TIL Absolute Case, etc. Attempts IT,
spiIt Il hair somewhere between the west
and southwest sides. The Young lad,
who governs her school hy love was not
on hand-the first place | ever missed
ner. Most likely she had transferred her
love to Oscar Augustus and MARI led him.
MARRYING is EPIDEMIC HERE Just NOW.
In Cecil, when teachers marry they leave
the schools: here they take three days
holiday. aud begin a. in.
One of the noticeable features of the
session here was the small part taken by
the ladies. One third OF the teachers of
the county are ladies'; yet no fem!.iue
name was on the programme. anal the
ladies III attendance were il; nc way dis
iinGul>lIablt from the outside puhiic-
o. course it will be seen from this state
ment that neither Misses Blddlc or Coale
were present.
The evening sessions, as in Elhton.
were chiefly devoted to Che lawyers. no
ui course gave all sorts of good advice to
the teachers. That good auvice gets IA
little tlrtSe.ue sometimes the lucky ones
who listened to the editor III fHe Iemo-
crdt. at the last Session III Erkton can
very lead!!y testify. However. here III, V
Mere moderate lii the amount ut time
occupied. remembering no doubt the time
ahen they Were teachers Themselves
Tue teaching profession seems to have
been Il gateway through which about All
intelligent Jackson CONTAINS seem to
have passed on the way to future life.
y Ice vi 30 cents is charged each can
didate for teachers certificate. The
proceeds Q: this charge constitute the
! lnst.tute fund. out oi which all expenses
are paid. In addition, this comfy is in
the habit OF offering PRIZE to the SHE
| .eSslul candidate III each OF the blancle S
| taught. the competition being open to
all teachers. In this case. the competi
ton WAS quite feature of the session
! Altogether eighteen prizes OF 81 90 each
were distributed. 1t may be q matter OF
| interest to my old Cecil friends to learn
| that the writer succeeded in carving OH
the prizes i'll History and Oithosraphy.
| The closing session proved the most
! densely packed of all. Select Readings.
| Presentation Speeches, etc, took up the
| evening. and every one parted i'll good
humnr. and with the hopes AT least on
he writer's part that the friep iShip
begun here may becom4 perm ti.rnt.
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