Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-11
THE KENT COUNTY TEA onsns.
Meeting Of the 1maftsuae-Physscal
and Mental Training.

TIE KENT COUNTY TsA0RsRs.
Letting Of the Institute Physical
and Mental Training.
,eciai Correspondence Of 6seztte and Journal.
Down, Dec 3.-The Kent county insti
ate opened this afternoon with about so
eaohers present. The exercises were
pened with prayer by James 4. Carroll,
rincipai Of Dover schools. Superin-
endent 7. N. WiuismB made the annual
ddress. He expressed himself as grstifsd
hat so many teachers were In attendance
It the opening session. He spoke Of the
,rogress made during the past year aud
Urged upon the teachers the necessity Of |
Intending all the sessions OF the institute |
md gathering all the information possible |
n order that even greater progress might |
" made In the year to come.
Assistant Superintendent Carpenter
poke at some length upon the subject,
Physical Development" He sail that
100 little attention had been paid TO this
Iubjeot that teachers In their haste and
sagerness TO develop the mind were ap. to
ose sight Of the fact that sound mind
requires sound body.
Mr.. Carroll thought that teachers
should not forget to ventilate their school
rooms frequently by throwing up the
and giving short reosss.
Mise Mcdowell Of Smyrna would make
use Of oalisthenios in developing the
bodies Of the children.
Mr.. Jones Of Frederick would have
none Of these "fandangos' in his school.
He thought the teacher should train the
mind and the parent the body.
Mr. Handy OF Harrington would give
the pupils plenty Of exercise and fresh
air in the school room, The subjsot was
quite freely and thoroughly discussed.
Misses Maggie Jakes, MeIrikeD and
George were appointed committee on
finance, afGer which the institu.e
adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
The institute opened at 7.30 O'Clock
with an anthem by the choir. The Rsv.
7. Martindale made the prayer, after
which the choir sang piece entitled
"Sunrlse,"
John Dewitt Miller OF New York, the
lectuieF Of the evenin spoke for an
hour and a-hslf on the subjsot "Dis-
tinguished Men Have Metz The leo
ture was we'll received, In fact II ia CON
sidered one of the huest and most popular
lectures ever delivered in Dover. After
q ballad entitled 'Pre.ty Pond Lilies"
The institute then adjourned until 8
O'Clock Thursaay morning.
DOVER Decd The teachers institute
opened this morning at 8 o'clock. After
prayer, the discussion OF the subject
"How to Tenet History" was opened y
Assistant Superintendent Carpenter. He
aaid that the teacher should spend Of
least three weeks In oral instruction on
the subject Of history before the text
book was called into use. J. U Handy
spoke at come le1gth upon the same sub
Iect. he would discourage the memo
nzlpg process, pay little attention Il
datss except the very important ones
aud have frequent reviews. Mr.. Jestel
would write questions on the black bore
to be answered the following day.
The subject, "How to Teach Reading
was then taken up for discussion. Mis-
Bell Price read we'll written paper OF
the subject. Mr.. Hawkins said he hat
no regular method except the common
sense method, which meant diffaren
methods for diffsreqt pupils. Mr.. Rlls 0
Camden, would give short lessons sn'
insist upon correct rendering Of ever,
passage. DR.. Pdrnell thought that tn
object to be attained was TO teach tn
pupils TO read naturally. They BEGAN
good readers when they could rss
intelligently. He would make use Of th
concert m thod especially with younRe
pupils.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
DR.. Raub opened tbs exercises with
lecture ON "H ,w TO Teach Arithme. 10.
de would teach mental and writts
arithmetic together. He thought thel
were too many things taught OF little {
no practical value, and he gave q praot
cal aud interesting method Of teaohin
fractions. The teachers were exoeet
iDgly pleased with his talk, and gleane
many valuable hints
The next subject for discussion Wi
, primary Instruction" Miss Storm
Smyrna Was perfectly at home on tn
subject. She explained the use she mao
OF tee blackboard in teaching primal
! pupils. Many teachers asked question
aud Miss Storm answered them to Il
! entire satisfaction Of the members Of Il
/ institute.
Miss Mary Spruapoe OF Smyrna, to-
the platform and continued the disoussi
! Of the subject. She would give th
pupils writing lesson the fr
, day In school. She explained Il
! uss Of objects in teaching primary pupil
a She would use the reading chart inste
| - H., g. a.
4 EVENING SESSION
|. The evening session was opened wi
4 q solo by the Rsv. 7. Z Martindal
. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Il
Il Cahoon. The choir then ssng selectIo
i. DR.. William II. Purnell favored the aut
8 euos with select residing, after viii
u Messrs. Carlow, Fisher, Weldon q
r Louderbough sang a selection "Gold
i. Years"
6 The lecturer of the evening, Jol
u Dewitt Miller OF New York, WAS then
9 troduced and spoke for an hour and
" half on Glove, Courtship and Marriage
q The hall was literally packed, MAJ
10 persons stood during the evening and
L one left until the last sentence "
n uttered. Mr. Miller oSn have su Audien
'e here whenever he chooses TO come
d the oloee of the lecture Mrs, L1nd
y Dough sang a seleotion aud the meeti
70 adjourned.
II DOVER, Dec. Tho institute open
q yesterday at 8 O'Clock with prayer by
II, George, after which Prot GeoHr
Buokwsltsr was introduced and spoke
g. an hour on the subject, "How to Tea
4 Spelling" His talk was OF a practi
"a character and the teachers enjoyed
.. very much. He gave ont 20 words
le the teachers to spell. Mr.. Samuel
n Adams stood highest; he spellsd Is 0
reotly. Mr.. Buokv alter will visit {
AZ Sussex institute and when the subjsct
10 spsllina comes mp he will offer as DR.
" for the bsst spsller .he 'sFiteside Eut
II olopedia Of PJsiry." The sutjsot v
a further discussed by 7, Piiny Fisher q
n others.
The next subject, "How to Teach Ii
guage," was then taken mp by j
:, RSub, He would teach more langut
!, and less technical grammar. J. h. c
=. roll and Miss Lzzs Mcdowell also .
- tioipRted In the digcussiuu.
% AFTERNOON SESSION.
III James II. George read an exoell.
n paper on ''Sohool Management
r. Irving Handy, DR. Rsub and otbsrs apC
lie on the same subjsot. P.Cf Buckwal
n told The teachers how he would tei
or geography, after which ths institute
4. journed until 80 o'clock.
,e EVENING sEsaIoN.
% Fhs evening session wal cpenad y
be music, and Al iustrumsntal selection
lie Mrs Fl Carpenter. Prayer was Il
a offered, after which Misa Gisser san
be solo entiiled II Called Her Ny Pai