Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10

Pr0a. Hfrdsait, DIR. Vincent, Dr. j..
~. French. Or. Caldwell and
Others ON Various subjects.
The eleventh annual session of the
Teachers Institute of New Castle county
opened yesterday afternoon week in Insti-
tute Hall. There was sparse attendance of
teachers, about 80 distributed themselves
in twos and threes along the benches of
the large room. The room was trifle
chilly, and the ladies' mostly habited in
heavy winter cloaks and furs, buttoned
up to the chin, appeared solemn and un-
communicative, and as though they con-
sidered the occasion one demanding more
IL Heriousness than cheeriness.
One or two instances of gay bouton-
nieres of yellow chrysanthemums indi-
Gated that the most recent flower craze in
psthetio life had reached the instructors
of youth.
New additions to those already enrolled
gradually increased the number of visit.
ing teachers and as the minutes increased
social chilliness seemed to disappear.
Knots of lady friends interchanged os-
culatory greeting with charming in
difference to the immediate contiguity of
the male sex, mods and becks and smiles
passed from seat to seat, and by the time
State Superintendent Williams called the
meeting to order general semblance of
sociability had appeared.
Among those who have enrolled their
namesareS. Dawson, principal of the Della
ware City school; Kate Chamberlain
Lottie Robinson, Mrs. West, Josephine
Bartlett of Wilmington; Miss Cleaver,
Delaware City; Virginia Yanderslice, Edge
Moor; Bessie Briscoe, Bancrofts' Banks
Hannah Mills, Ashland; NJ. Dunlap and
Anne Bullen, Wilmington; John H. White
man, principal of village school OF Pleas
ant Hill, Del; Miss McGill, Bancrofts'
Banks; Fannie Briscoe, Newark; Anna
Scott, Claymont; Andrew J.. Hance,
Beaver Valley; Mrs. s. b. Pratt, Kir--
wood, Del; Henry o. Collins, prin-
cipal of Rising Sun school; W.
n. Johns, principal at Newport;
Sylvester Tyson, principal Townsend
school; Wilhelmina McGordy, Augustine
Mills; Mary Burnite, Wilmington; Rachel
s. Bigger, Oentreyille; Ed. O. Mote, prin-
cipal at Christiana; Thomas N. Robinson,
principal at Rockland; Lyman P. Powell,
principal at Lebanon; Mamie Crn-
dock, Lebanon; Sarah M. and
Sarah N. Fell, Wilmington Mary Fell,
Wilmington; Eva Witsil and Mary
Walker, Wilmington; Martin E. Smith,
Rose Hill Sophia Simmons, Henry CLAY;
Annie Watson and Sally Lumb, Newark;
Iizzie Parker, Stanton the Misses Jack
son, Wilmington; Lemuel Is. Somers, State
Road; II. B. Groves, Brandywine hundred
Kate Henry, Hockessin; Jennie Nor
ley, Pleasant Hill; l.. 3. Garrett, Strick-
ersville; Clara E. Walker, Mermaid; Re-
becca Churchman, Stanton; Emma String,
Christiana; Bessie Clark and Maud Clark,
Falkland; Septemi Valentine, Mermaid;
Emma j. Iamborn, Ashland; Agnes M.
Ray, Middletown; Matte Janner, Town
send: Annie M. Brown, McClellandsville;
Emma L. Booth, Newport; Mary L. Hayes,
Falkland; Katie /. MeGovern, Hockes-
sin; Anna Jaquett, Newark; William Dea-
kyne, Deakynesville.
Superintend ent Harlan and ex-Principal
of the High School w. w. Birdsall were
also present.
The first session was opened with
prayer by the Rev. O. W. Prettyman.
State Superintendent L. N. Williams then
called for the report, of the executive
committee of New Castle County Teachers
Institute, which was read by Sylvester
Tyson of Townsend. The report was
adopted. Superintendent of public
schools of Wilmington, d. W. Harlan,
1OllOWeu WIFI Hu HuuIebb VI welcome
the visiting teachers. Among other re-
marks Mr.. Harlan referred to the inten-
ton Of the gathering, namely, that good
can be obtained through its instru-
mentality both socially and mentally.
He also impaired to the audience his
views upon the abstruse conditions
upon which depended the teachers
capacity for his profession. His speech
was responded to by an address from
State Superintendent L. N. Williams in
which the last speaker was thanked for
his kind words of welcome. The State
superintendent said that he was proud to
come to city of such refinement, intel
ligence and hospitality as the metropolis
of Delaware is. Mr.. Williams took ocna-
sion to allude to the educational improve
ments that have appeared in the county.
Various fine and attractive buildings have
been erected in different parts of the
county since Inst meeting. The superin-
tendent closed by referring to the fact
that there is still room for improvement
in some of the county schools.
Announcement of the appointment Of
committees was deferred to Thursday
morning. ...
An invitation from the librarian of
Wilmington Institute Library was sent
up stairs to the teachers making them
free of the library during their stay in
the city. The reading of the report of
the previous institute of New Castle
county teachers held at Newark, Novem-
Der 10th and 22d, 1884, was postponed
also to Thursday morning.
There was very large attendance at
the evening session. Probably 100 of the
city teachers took that opportunity of
being present. The list of county teachers
had increased to So, but many had failed
to enroll themselves. Some county school
officers also were present, among them
Samuel Peachey of Appoquinimink, Dis
trict No. SO.
The evening session was opened by the
singing of te deum by quartet under
the direction of @. B. Rhoads followed
by prayer by the Rev. Robert Todd of
Hockessin. The quartet then sang q
pleasing melody which was heartily ap-
plauded by the audience.
Superintendent Williams next intro
duced the speaker of the evening, the
Rev. Jahu Dewitt Miller. The lecturer
treated his subject, /" Our Country's Pos
abilities and Perils,n y in his weli-known
e-andversatile manner. He was
listened 20 intently throughout. The
poet, Horace, he said, deserving immor-
tality for his poetry, sought for some
thing that might illustrate it. As long ns
priests worshiped at the shrine of Apollo.
and the fires remained unextinguished at
the affairs of the vestal virgins, his. poetry
would live. We, too, are anxiousfor the
lasting permnnency of our institutions;
we have made n great investment in this
country of ours. There is not father OF
mother, not citizen como to mature
years who has not given something
to the republic. Our fathers had
little acquaintance with the questions OF
thrift, protection, silver coinage, &c. But
they know of the war Of the rebellion.
Many mothers have not lived since those
days; their light has gone out since the
day their SONS gave up their lives on the
Redeemed battle fields, but they were
given willingly for the good of the
country, and the deed of sacrifice will bt
repeated again and again. We deserve
the growth and perpetuation of the insti
tutions of this country because we believe
them the best the earth has ever seen
The men in Congress are not the aristoc
racy of America, they are th'
result of the coherent voice o
the country. We idealize M
man here. When 1 was in Chicago
heard that great lawyer, recently dead
Emory Storrs, relate of Rutherford b
Hayes. He stood at Garfeld's funeral il
a a battered hat, carpet bag in one hand
"a the initials "R. B. H. in worsted on tn
sides. Nobody spoke to him but police