Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-03
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
PR0OEEDINGs OF THE ANNUAL
MEETING AT REH0BoTH.


and Roman Culture.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journa
REHoBoTH, Aug. 26.-The Teacher
Association met in the chapel at o'cloc
a. M, with the Rev. O. w. Prettyman i
the chair. The exercises were opene
with prayer by E. d. Tarr. Clarence ]
Martin, Marie George, H. @. Carpente
and John l.. Thompson, were appointed
committee to enroll the members of th
association and collect dues.
Prof. Breerwood of Seaford sent apape
on "The Benefits of State Norma
School," He pleaded strongly for
normal school for the State of Delaware
Prof. A N. Rsub of Newark, made ,
strong speech, giving q full account O.
the normal schools in Pennsylvania, a
one of which he was principal for 81,
| years. He believed that the tuition of {
normal school ought to be free; then tht
student can be easily dismissed when il
| is found that he or she has no fitness fol
| a teachers work. 1t was his opinion that
the bill to be presented to Congress fol
| national aid to each state for educational
purposes would be great blessing should
it be passed, and that the State of Della.
ware would do we'll to spend her part OF
the fund in her normal department.
Remarks were made by Prof. Carroll
emphasizing free tuition at the normal
school.
The Rev. @. W. Prettyman thought
that the teachers should be thoroughly
prepared before beginning the work.
Prof. Conwell believed in thorough
education rather than one-sided train.
ing especially for teaching, declaring
that from such an education would come
the best teachers.
MIR. Thompson of Georgetown thought
the State was already too much burdened
for us to expect any help from it.
MIR. Jones made characteristic speech
pleading that we could not tell what
teachers were to be until they were tried
He said that free tuition would fill oul
State with trrinps who would rush to oul
| normal school because it cost them moth
| ing.
Mr.. McKendree Downham believed thai
| if we asked for an appropriation from the
Legislature we would get it. He thought
| that we ought to have new school law
which should include normal depart
ment.
The Rev. A. d. Davis said that the
State had better build q normal schoo
than her contemplated penitentiary, ant
| that the normal school ought to be recogn
Mr.. Collins said the State should hav,
credit for what she had done. Delawar,
was among the first to turn over the pro
ceeds of the sales of her public land t,
her school fund.
j. Alexander Fulton, Esq, said if tn
| salaries of the teachers were increased W,
would have better educated teacher
| applying for positions.
| Section of the bylaws was SO amende,
ms to read, s'the annual dues of the mem
bers of this association shall be SO cents.
Before amended it read 81.
/ About so teachers reached here on tn
noon train to-day. The Rev. Enocl
Stubbs is here to lecture to us tonight.
REHoBoTH, Aug. 26.-The Teachers
Association met ut 8 p. m. in the chapel
with Prof. Il. N. Rawlins in the chaii
The exercises were opened with praye
by the Rev. A. d. Davis. E. d. Tar
read an original poem entitled "Man.
An impromptu choir rendered some fin
music Austin Merrill recited the "Whit
Squall," by Thackery, with fine effect.
The event of the evening was lectur
by the Rev. Enoch Stubbs or Phili
delphia. His subject was "Inspire
Science Touching the Genesis and Dignit
of Man" He said: "The Bible is boo
of inspired statement. It claims scientifi
accuracy in that it never conflicts wit
truth. Its incidental statements show tina
its author knew what is often supposed +
have been but recently discovered
We place it side by side wit
human science as an authority an
give it still higher position, fo
first, it is older than human science
second, it is endorsed by true science
third, it takes wider sweep than humal
science; fourth, it is not safe to challeng
its most sweeping statements, for, foun,
true as far as we can test its accuracy, W
are unable to sit in judgment upon it
further utterances. 1t gives the onl,
reliable and complete account of the uni
verse. The nebular theory of the uni
| verse is admirable as o conception o
genius, explaining many facts plausibly
but has grave objections. 1t account
but poorly for mans presence here, an,
yields him no solid consolation. TIL
Bible as book of inspired science sup
plies an infinite intelligence AM
power rs the adequate cases o
all and makes man child o
supreme thought and love. The scientific
character of the Bible is shown in that i
sets down the stages by which the eartl
has come to its present state in the orde
that is recorded upon the earth's owl
strata. Il contains references to tn
earth's sphericity its flying in space; tn
stars rs now known to be numberles
through the facts of astronomy, ant
declares possibilities in matter of whicl
science has not yet more thQn asuspicion
We may cite it as an authority of scien
tltic accuracy iu its teachings of the dig
nifty as well rs the origin of man. It say
when, how and for what object man j
here. He is not u thing evolved froI
things before him and helpless and ire
sponsible therefor. There is somethin
higher than stones and star dust. Ma
comes forth from the bosom of God. Th
fact dignifes him and the knowledge Q
il must tend to make him better. Whe
all is referred to the sun as its source,
is n simple revival of Baalism Q
5000 years ago and, though
may be too lnte TO put bac
into the mouth of man the heathe
prayer, 80 Baal, hear MS ~ yet mf
terinlism will produce Jezebels and Ahat
now as it did then. Convince king thu
he is only finely developed brute and h
may be brute, though king. Show
beggar that he is royal and you inspii
him to search for his Kingdom. Thr
does the Bible elevate"
REHoBoTH, Aug. 27.-The Teacher
Association met in the chapel at a. n
with Professor TN. Rawlins in the chai
The exercises were opened by the Re-
q. w. Prettyman.
Then came prayer.
"The New Learning" by Prof. w.
Gooding of the Conference Academ,
Dover, which was an argument for IL
removal of Greek from the requisites fl
, admission to college. The writer shove
, that for the purposes of diseiplining IL
memory and the discriminative faculti,
Greek had no advantage over Germa
and French. In respect to the cultul
which is claimed for the college conta
with Greek, he argued that the amour
of Greek now required for the degree
,, A. b. is so small that the student new,
comes to a reading knowledge of the lai
, BuiBe unuSohselueuViy never W 1reeh IL
literature, and philosophy, where wha
ever culture inheres in the Greek is foun,
He declared himself in favor of teachir
Greek, but only to those of linguistic al
: archeologic tastes, giving students
: other tastes opportunities to pursue the
favorite studies. The claims of Germt
; and French-not half, but we'll learned.
were emphasized, they being the avenu
to much of modern thought. In concl
sion, the present was declared the il
portant tense, and the cultured man to
s he who best represented the spirit al