Smyrna times., 1885-12-16

attaining the fundamentals OF an edu-
cation-reading, writing and arithme-
tic.
In the evening. after an Introductory
prayer by DIR. Collins, Jahu Dewitt
Miller delivered to a large and highly
interested audience his lecture on
Distinguished Men 1 Have Met"
On Thursday morning, after the
opening of the Institute by DIR. J. II.
Caldwell, telegram was received from
the State Grange. P. of H., then in ses-
sion in Dover, assuring the teachers OF
their sympathy and co operation in the
effort to advance the growth of educa-
ton and intelligence. Assistant Super
intendent Carpenter was instructed to
answer the telegram and express the
hearty appreciation of the teachers.
J. E. Carroll, of Dover, and DR.. French
spoke instructiYely and at some length
on the subject of language lessons.
DIR. Caldwell, president of Delaware
College, as the others had been speak
ing of language in the school rooms,
chose for his topic, Language Outside
of the School Room" and showed how
our knowledge of the English language
was improved by the study of the
other languages.
In the afternoon session Mr.. Handy
called attention to the appropriation
of 800 by the Legislature, which was
insufficient to meet the expenses in
Cured by the institute, and Superin-
tendent Williams appointed as a COM
mittee to ask for contributions among
the teachers, l.. Irving Handy, Miss
Emma HOugh aud Miss George An
dersOn. The committee on resolutions
was appointed as follows: H. w.
Eckley, Miss L. Nj. Hall and Mrs. C.
A. Huntingdon. DR.. French then
spoke at length on the subject of num-
Der work and L. Irving Handy read a
paper on the Origin and History of
Words" which occupied fifty minutes
in its delivery.
On Thursday evening the Hall was
packed to repletiOn to hear Mr.. Miller,
who had lectured the evening before,
on the subject of Love, COurtship and
Marriage" and it is rarely the case
that an entire audience is so well
pleased. Miss Minnie Clement and
Miss Clara Wilson played a piano
duett and afterwards Miss Wilson sang
a solo. The exercises were opened by
prayer by DR.. Umsted.
On Friday morning, after the open
ing prayer by D. S. Ellis, DR.. French
spoke instructively on the subject of
History" who was followed in turn
by DIR. A. n Raub, of the Newark
Academy, on the subject of Primary
Reading" attaching the highest impOr-
tance to the instruction the pupil re-
ceives in the primary classes.
In the afternoon Miss II. G. Moore
gave five minutes speech in favor of
temperance hygiene being part Of
the school instruction. DIR. French
took up the subject of school instruc-
ton. d. w. Harlan, Superintendent OF
the public schools of Wilmington,
spoke on arithmetic and DR.. Raub,
with some lessons on the blackboard,
on Written Analysis" which was IA
revelation on the subject of grammer
to many of his audience.
At night the house was again full to
hear DR.. J. H. French, of New York,
on "Our Boys and Girls" After u
piano solo by Miss Clara Wilson, Rev
j. B Quigg opened the exercises with
prayer, followed by quartette con-
sisting of Miss Edith H. Bell, soprano
Miss Lydia NJ. Hall, of Milford, alto
w. o. HOffecker, tenor Olin l. Hough
bassO; Miss Minnie Clement playing
the accompaniment. The music was
highly appreciated
On Saturday morning the presence
of the teachers was demanded ut the
Hall for a short session, but instead
they were kept until the train that con
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and whatever satisfaction those on the
platform had in telling them wha
perhaps they had heard many time.
before, was lost by the vexation caused
by the detention in keeping them un
necessarily until a later hour of tn,
day.
The committee appointed for tn,
purpose reported a series of resolution
which were requested to be publishe,
in the Smyrna papers, but did no
reach us until just before going t,
press, and hence could not be published
INCIDENTS.
The first Kent County Institute wa
held in Smyrna eleven years ago whicl
with the one held last week makes tn
fourth held in this town. The last wa
pronounced by Superintendent Will
liams to be the best that has yet beer
held.
Some of the old teachers say tha
there is not the same personal freedom
now as existed in the first Institutes
that the teachers are made to feel tha
they are more in the position of pupil
under instruction than themselves in
terchanging ideas of their respectiv
methods of reaching a certain result
Perhaps it is the instruction of skillfu
masters that is the most needed.
There is a marked improvement il
the personelle of the last over the frs
Institutes, which goes to show that tn
corps of teachers are advancing witt
the schools, or rather, that the school
are advancing in the same ratio as ar
the requirements and character of tn
teachers.
Some of the young men could nc
understand how a man who had such
high opinion and Gust) appreciatio
of matrimOny and who paid the MAJ
riage relation such compliment a
Mr.. Miller did could remain a bachelor
with such large field for him to seleC
from.
Whatever the visitors may hav
thought of our town (which could nc
be judged entirely from the compl
! ments that frequently fell from tn
platfOrm), we have not heard singI
, adverse criticism of them.
There was some chagrin on the pal
our people at the bad arrangement, G
rather, no arrangement at all for tn
3 Hall entertainments cOnspicuOu
. contrast to the condition of the pr,
!, viOus Institutes held here. No ON
knew who constituted the local con
! mittee" until Assistant Superinter
i dent Carpenter arrived with the pr,
d grammes au hour or two before th
e Institute opened. There was an er
!; tire absence of anything like a dressin
u of the Hall, no one of our man
0 singers and players had been spoke
to for word of music and when I'll
Z audience assembled no one assiste
them in finding seats and worst of al
Z the packed audience was allowed
{ swelter through the whole of one
Il the evenings for the want of an inch
20 ventilation. Said teacher: "W
9 will have it at Dover next year, whel
i these things are attended to. Whe
y we invited the Institute to our tow
we did not expect to be instructed
2 to all the minutie, but had mus
Il aud other things in readiness for Il
u time and the OCCASION" 1t was u