Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-11-04

Teae hers Institutes.

Teachers kusffsutes.
A State Teachers Institute Is shortly
TO be held in the Wilmington Institute,
this city. These Institutes are for the
purpose Of bringing teachers together
from all over tue State, to hear lectures
and ESSAYS read, az to the best modes
and pr ot'c OF tesc1ny FROM those
experienced in the business. The
object is 10 make better and more prac-
tical teachers OF those who are engaged
In the work of training the young and
tender mind. Teachers Institutes pro-
perly conducted cannot fail to be Of
great benefit to teao iers. and hence all
should avail themselves of is benefits.
Il very mechanic should be master Of
his business, and he will not rest salts
fied until he has learned everything
else in his business that any body else
has learned. The man or the woman
who does not keep well up to the front
IN the business they are folio wing will
Lag 90 far behind AZ to be lost sight OF.
Nobody will take stage coach to ride
to town II . railroad car can be had at
tho Same time to take him their quicker
and more comfortably. Nobody will
kudgs Q mile or two on foot on an in
element day to convey q piece Of infor-
nation or do little business IL he can
do the same by the use OF Q telephone.
This ID IN age Of steam and electricity,
that has far outstripped the past age Of
road wagons and coaches. There has
been - much advance in the educa-
nj in la h n AL
world.
There Is no room for drones in the
great educational hive of industry. The
people have advanced rapidly in an
educational sense, even In our little
State OF Delaware, where comparative
ly but little encouragement was given
to advanced education when com pared
with other States. The people read
more and are better informed News.
papers have found their way into every
family that evinces a desire TO know
something OF the outside world, and
what is going on in 1t.
To keep this great ball Of education
rolling on, we must improve in oul
schools and we cannot improve unless
We have intelligent teachers whose
hearts are in the work, and we canno
have advanced intelligent teachers IN
less they keep themselves we'll posted
and booked up in every point relating
to teaching.
Here is where Teachers Institute
come In and serve a most excellent pur
pose. The live, wide awake teache
will be anxious to attend them anC
will carefully nots every thing good ant
every thing bad. AS Mr.. Feukel sal,
on Monday night in the Board Of Edu
cation, IL teachers DID not learn no,
70 teach better by attending tho In
stitute. they could Learn how not t
teach" There Is great deal covere
up In that remark. Many teachers ar
trying to teach who do not know no,
70 teach and have no capacity for th
work.
These Institutes bring to the fror
eAs best teaching talent In the Stat
Tho experiences of the past are Guile
and brought TO the Institute where the
arc related and comparisons are mad,
Some teacher may have struck upc
some new idea that will bear imi tatin
Others may have found out that ce
tsin eours1' should be abandoned. tt
rsistloa Of all :..hese do good.
The Institute TO be grand sue ce
should be practical and confined
subiects which directly interests Il
public schools. 1t Is no place for
display of oratory or for diving in
the deep recesses OF science. superb
tsndsnt Williams, however, knows
about that and we can safely trust b!
for q practical Teachers Institute.
Ire In favor Of the Board OF EiucAti
dismissing the public schools TO-
coaple of days, 20 give our teachers
. o chance to attend. The teachers "
Are wide awake and adapted TO ,
business OF teaching, will require
urging to attend. They will indeed
anxious to attend, and We agree W
several members of the Board, Il
those who do not feel interest enou
to attend, are not exactly the ri,
kind Of teachers for the public schot
We do not think though that leach
should be put to any increased Sxpe
or great Inconvenience to asEpd
Institute, such as paying iafe
travelling q great distance, and pay
board while away from home. M
teachers who get very small salar
cannot AFFORD to do this. In such C
provision should be made by loca
State boards to pay expenses.
excuse, however, of expenses need
deter our city teachers from attend
tire Institute to be held ON the seek
third and fourth of December, in
stitute Hall. They are at home,
and can attend without incon venie
and when the time comes none sh
be absent.