Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-05
EDITION.


IftArnOOn was very lAtRoly httohoca ehe
at o'clock DIR. N. Q. Sohaef.
'er stepped upon the platform and com.
menced an address upon the Use OF
q lobes." The Doctor's addresses have
been the ablest before the Institute ana
much regret WAS expressed when IL was
that this was his last lecturel
and that he was compelled to 20 home to|
his family, in which there was sickness
The speaker commenced BIZ saying
I hat " IL 10 a good thing to have school
"A pparatus, but 1t is better thing 70
know how to use it, The doctor urged
upon his hearers TO teach lessons from
globes. The speaker IN come ction with
the use OF globes, explained The diner.
emit principles OF astronomy. A globe,
said the speaker, "should always DC
turned from west to east or in Il con
trsry direction from the direction
from ones watch He also urged upon
them 10 teach the physical characters
ties Of the city, county and adjeininR
countries from globes, The speaker
cited an interesting fact, VIZ: that there
were only one Ronth in the year, that,
in some parts of the world, in which
grain Is not grown, and that month "
November. Another interesting fact
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was continually twilight In Edin Our9h.
The time for the doctors train having
arrived he was compelled to close much
TO the regret of his hearers
DR.. John II. French followed in an
address upon " Language Lessons and
composition. The speaker thought
thAt one half the school time could very
profitabiy be given to this subject, that
there was no suhjsct more needed IL
general life than a general knowledg'
Of how 10 write freely, that great mum
bers OF college graduates and alst
teachers could not write perfect let
ter, a large lumber of persons neve
think Of placing margins in thei
letters. hespeaker then gave the fol
lowing suggestions, which would go
great way towards insuring goo(
composition, copying from print writ
ing from dicta;ion written work Il
glasses pupils should write every da
something In connection with class ez
ercises reproducing previous lesson,
letter writing; writing business papers
easAys and regularly TO require pupil
TO write upon subjects which You al
ign them.
Professor w. A. Reynolds followe
the last speaker on the " Principles I
Percentage" The speaker said 1t WI
rarely you meet a young man who tho
oughly understands the principl
OF percentage He defined percentai
10 ali its phases. He objected 10 tee
nical language in the operation Of pro|
lens. The speaker solved very diff
cult problem in percentage, which my
titled q mum Der OF his auditors.
Professor A. NJ Raub then follow,
in one of his usual excellent addresst
his subject being Recitations." /
preceded his lecture with few remar
upon his paper The Educational New
The paper Is devoted 20 PsDnsylvan
and Delaware school news "a pATticul
and general educational news ia gener;
he said that all who desired to su
scribe, could do so during the institus
The speaker gave the following q
jects to DO obtained Ia recitation VIII
lie thought would bring about the O
jsct desired. Flrs', IN entail deecr ptloT
Second, impartinS Instructions By J.
teacher. There Is great deal more
be taught by teachers than is
the text book. Third, 10 onaole pup
70 express themselves n good langua.
Fourth, written recitatioDs. FIN, I
recitations will enable the pupil TO
In their minds what they lear1. Sixt
to awaken Interest IN study. Ssvent
10 make pupils inqulaiuve. Eighth,
cultivate pupils attention. Mint
TO ensble both pupils aud teachers to C
rect errors. Tenth, never q low pup
during "a recitation 70 hold up tn
hands. Eleventh, TO enable the teRci
10 $50 bhs work Of tns puDti.
Mis- Madge Hille-, of he W c.
G., VINO WAS present, delivered
minutes address upon the study
physiology and hygeine 10 ethools, o
though that If pupils would und
stanc these two subj cta they wo
not be apt TO use intoxicating lou
In any form. And as the state DO
Of Education had adopted S.eePs Il
box upon that subjec., she urged u
teachers the necessity Of teaching 1t
the schools
In the evening an audience NUM-
ing nearly 800 persons asse u hled
the Institute E4ll TO ils.en to Y
Carleton the poet recite hia o~n pro,
lions and to hear vocal music t
Miss q nthia Bare. The poet is a
finely formed aud rather hands
genteBan, With ron gray mar.
voice Is mo- II ted Tor elocutioi
effects, bu, his rendering # The ball
were eueh as 70 bring Uut all
points Ia them. Il g WAS euc5rcl
and read q selection entitled the A"
Of the District Committee
Mis- Bare was 10 sing three time
repeated 81 cores brought her out
times. To- aA1y possesses rich, e
voice and over u saa possessed
Client control, nos a single break
made. and the snoothneBs and 3
ness OF her voice mase her post
charming Her rendering of the
Rose OF Summer and 81 Bessl
Maid of Dundee" were certainly
mating
Last night autGrtainment CT
the expenses u jne Institute, al
such grsf.t interlst has been talk
the ustitGl3 by TIE Wilmington
ers 1t IS rery proDab.c th9t the 10
will be held here.
Personal.
Mr.. j X. Adams, OF Adams
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