Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23
STATE TEA CHEERS, AssoCIATION.


Opening of the Fifth Annual Meet
ing mt Rehoboth.
Special Correspondence OF State journal.
REuoBoTH, Aug. 2l.-About rs teachers
arrived here yesterday aud met in fifth
annual session at Seotts Chapel at S
O'Clock p. M, W. L. Gooding of D ,ver,
vics president, in the chair. The session
opened with music by al i,nprcmptu
choir, and prayer by the Rev. DR.. Cald-
well of Dover.
The report Of the executive committee
was then offered by MeKendree Down
ham, chairman, and adopted.
A selection entitled "The Vagabond,"
WAS then rendered by Mr.. Kernan OF New
York. Several original poems we're re
cited by Wallace Bruce, Rsq, also of
New York, and the meeting adjourned
till o'clock this morning.
Many more teachers are expected to.
day. The Bright House is full to the
upper story, but there is always room
for one more at hotel. The newspaper
men and the teachers make brilliant
team together.
REHoBoTH, Aug. 81 This morn
ing session of the State Teachers Asso-
citation opened in Scott Chapel, at $40,
with prayer by w. A. Reynolds.
]. K. Carroll, chairman of the commit
tee to nominate officers for the ensuing
year, reported the following nominations:
For president, MoKendree Downham
vice presidents, w. W. Birdsall OF
Wilmington, L. Irving Handy OF
Smyrna, and John 7. Stephens,
of Seaford; secretary, Mrs. +. Eden Bach,
Wilmington treasurer, John L. Thomp-
son, Georgetown. The report was
accepted and John L. Thompson, secrs-
tsry pro tenn, was ordered by the associa,
ton to cast the ballot for the election OF
said officers, which resulted in the cleo
tion OF the parties named as above.
1t was then ordered that the treasurer
elect shall call to his assistance two per-
SONS who shall together serve as an en-
rolling committee and who shall take a
special interest in gathering the annual
dues from members.
H. C. Conrad, Esq then read his paper
entitled, ga Glimpse at the Colored
Schools of Delaware" which was indeed
an excellent paper, and left a favorable
impression on the association, in that it
carried US back into the times of slavery,
and pictured the degradation aud igno-
rance Of this unfortunate race, and then
led US gently along, showing US the
gradual and certain improvement Of these
colored beings up to the present date.
Superintendent Williams, W. A. Rey-
nolds, 8. A. Fulton, Esq. W. Bruce, Eaq.,
the Rev. DR.. Caldwell and W. w. Bird.
sail, further discussed the subject, and
many important and interesting facts
were brought ont, and it was plainly to
be seen that this association is in favor
OF educating everybody without regard
to race, color or previous condition.
Then came poem by W. Burns, Esq.,
after which the Chair appointed the fol
lowing committees
On Neorology--W. l.. doodipg, Mrs.
Anna Lynch and 7. N. Rawlins.
On Finance-H. Clay Jones, c. S.
Conwell and Mrs. f. Il. Bach.
Adjourned till o. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
The association NET pursuant TO ad.
lournment at p. m., and opened the
meeting with music by the choir ana
prayer by thu Rsv. DIR. Caldwell.
Professor K-rnan of New York then
reoltsd one or two poems, after which
Wallace Bruce, Esq., was introduced b,
the Chair and delivered a very brilliant
and interesting lecture oI "WomaDhood
III Shakespeare" The lec'urs was long,
hut tbs audience was held quiet by the
lecturer.
There are now about $50 teachers
present, most OF them at the Bright
House. Theexeursion train owe. the D. N
Il V. railroad to-day brought number Of
people, aud there are doubtless more
here now than have been before, or will
be again this season. The association
will hold an extra session tomorrow at 8
a. M, in order to reach all the topics
named on the programme.