Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-29

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Groves, Professors Philips aud MontRomer'
OF Pennsylvania, and several others b
voted honorary members of the institute
Tie motion prevailed.
committee on neurology was ap
pointed to prepare resolutions concerning
tine death of Miss Capells of Port Penn
who died during the last scholastic yesr
"How to Teach Reading" was discussed
by Superintendent Williams. He sale
10 branoh of study in the public school
/ OF this county was more criticised by tht
] daily papers OF our State than that o
| reading. He insisted that all teach eri
present should pay the striotest attention
| to DR.. Purnell, and Assistant 5uperinten
dent Carpenter on this subject. DR.
Purnell talked for 40 minutes, and he
was followed by Mr.. Carpenter, who
answered all questions asked him, and
Paid he deemed 1t useless to put sixth
reader In the hands Of pupils, believing
the fifth sufioiehtly high grade.
M. G. Smith followed with few black
board exercises. He WAS followed by the
principal of New Castle academy on
articulation, this being greatly neg lected
point in teaching of reading classes, as
many teachers looked upon the recitation
OF reading class as time of rest. He
showed that In we'll conducted sob ool q
teacher never had a minute to rest. To
be successful teacher in reading one
must have much general knowledge
and not deal with the old fashioned
routine Of sing-song teaching. Interest.
Ing and general discussion followed.
In the absence OF NJ. A. Hustled the
fh..a toft 10 toT h n l.
WAS taken up by Prof. Montgomery and
made plain to all present. He favors
map drawing and short lessons we'll
taught. He cited CASE where teacher
gave scholar four pages of descriptive
geography to commit to memory in one
lesson. He says suoh teachers are not
worthy of their certificate. The instruc-
tor insists upon the use of books having
clean print and good pictures, thus inter
estipg the pupil in study all the more.
He does not approve of discouraging
pupils by severe criticism on their errors,
and especially so in reading, but says a
teacher should repeat what the scholar
says in the same tone and the mistake
will at once be noticed and corrected, at
4.30 the institute adjourned to 7.30.
Music by the choir and prayer by the
Rev. W. G. Alexander opened the exer-
ois es OF the evening, Samuel Price sang
a solo and Henry G. Conrad, Esq., of
Wilmington, read selection entitled,
Glowing Dora." After quartet entitled,
"Drifting" by the choir, Prot. Mont
gomary began his lecture on "Praotioal
free hand drawing in pubiio Schools"
showing the Importance of this study IL
any branch o. business the pupil may
enter after leaving school. He exhibited
of his class at home.
By special request Mrs. G. W. Price
again sang .Sweet Violets," and Mr..
Conrad read a humorous selection on
"The Flying Machine" The institute
then adjourned to meet tomorrow morn
ing at 8 80 O'Clock.
M1DDLBTowN, Nov. 24,-The closing
session of the teachers institute, which
was held this morning, was poorly at.
tended, owing to the fact that many
teachers returned home last evening.
The business portion Of the programme
was taken up by the election of Miss
Hannie Miles as secretary and Miss Sarah
III. Fell as treasurer.
The auditing committee reported that
the treasurer's accounts were correct and
resolutions Of sympany on the death of
Miss Sadie s. Capelle we're adopted.
Votes of thanks were rendered to the
citizens of Middletown for their hospi-
tslity; to various educators of Delaware
and elsewhere for the part they took in
the institutes exercises; to the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company for reduced rates,
and to the executive committee for its
efficient work.
Superintendent Carpenter appointed
the following officers for the ensusing
year: Vice President, K. C. Mote /;
Commons and Ella Talley; executive
committee, A. 8. Wright, Mrs. s. b,
Pratt and Miss Alice M. Ray.
Subject, "How to Teach Spelling" by
W. N Johns of Newport, was called. This
gentleman was fuslly induced to COME to
the front and, after utteripg 10 words, he
excused himself by saying he could
not teach the class before him.
Mr.. Taylor took the stage, and
handled the subject verv nicely. General
discussion followed and all seemed to
favor written exercises, claiming them to
be more impressive and entertaining to
to the scholars, thereby teaching writing
as we'll as spelling. Several teachers who
complained that they had no black kboard5
in their school rooms were advised by
Poof. Wright to dun the trustees until
they got the boards.
a general experience meeting was In
dulged in for Is minutes, nearly all the
teachers expressing themselves as pleased
and benz fitted 10y being here.
The institute adjourned without date
to be called together by the executive
committee.