Smyrna times., 1888-12-12
Kent Teachers.
ANNUAL INsT1TUTEsEss1oN ATCAMDEN.

Kent Teachers.
ANNUAL INsTITUTEsEssION AT CAMDEN.
The fourteenth annual institute of
Kent county teachers was commenced
in Sarde's Hall Tuesday afternoon, 4th
inst. John d. Hawkins made the
opening address of welcome. He
thought that there was no town in the
State where teachers could do as they
pleased with greater freedom than in
Camden. He expressed a hearty well
come.
uperintendent l.. l Handy respond
ed on behalf of the teachers. He re-
ferred to the fact that most teachers
were teaching for a season with the in
tentiOn of entering other callings. But
he said their whole lives would contain
no brighter or better period than that
in which they taught school.
superintendent NJ. A. Newell took
up the subject of grammar and spoke
entertainingly for 45 minutes.
Miss Leila E. Partridge gave her
first talk on Number Work. She is
a graceful and natural talker.
Tuesday night full house greeted
the Rev. DR.. Duncan McGregor of
Brooklyn who delivered his great lee
ture: The Grip and Grapple of Great
Men and Great Nations"
George Dunn executed a brilliant Sc
lection of instrumental music, and Miss
Lizzie Lord and Miss Sallie Briggs sang
duet. Eighty teachers were in at
tendance on Tuesday.
One hundred and eight teachers
were in attendance at the Kent Coun-
ty Teachers Institute Wednesday
morning. J. w. Killen presided. Su-
perintendent Newell took up the sub
ject of " School Discipline" and Super
intendent w. II. Dashiell of Somerset
county, Md, talked interestingly on
Penmanship." Miss Partridge again
discoursed on Number Work." In
the afternoon Superintendent Bessey
spoke Of The Proper Use Of Text
books" and was followed by Prof. w.
l.. GOOding of Dover on the " AssOcia-
ton of Ideas" Miss Partridge spoke
on " Language Work." and Superin-
tendent Newell concluded the after
noon session by a discourse on advanc-
ed arithmetic. Wednesday night Hon.
M. A. Newell delivered his lecture on
Boys and Girls"
Thursday the exercises commenced
with a special talk with illustrations
by Miss Partridge on the subject of
Busy Work"
Superintendent Handy gave a talk
on Teaching History" in which he
emphasized the Importance of teaching
the history of the present.
DR.. Raub told of the advantages.
methods and prospects of Delaware
College.
AT the beginning Of the afternoon
session Mrs. Welsh spoke to the teach
ers on " Reading"
DIR. A. n. Raub spoke upon Psy-
chology for Teachers" He thought
that teaching would become a profess
Dion when it was based upon a proper
knowledge of psychology.
Professor d. S. Ellis of Milford spoke
on " Arithmetic" He believed it best
to at least begin the study of Arithme-
tic by the object method.
After music aud roll call the subject
was further discussed by Superintend-
ent Handy. He said that he was to
talk Ofarithmetic and not about num-
Der work, so called. Number work.
he said, is good way to start child,
but it must further on give way to
arithmetic.
Mrs. Welsh then told the teachers
How to Teach Reading"
Wednesday night the exercises con-
sisted of singing THE Old Folks at
Home" by quartette, recitation of
Rip Van Wrinkle, NJ. D." by Mrs.
Welsh, and a lecture on THE African
in America" by the Rev. William Col
Inns Handy, of Virginia.
Fridays proceedings were begun by
q talk on Hygiene, Practiced and
Taught" by w. G. Lake, of Smvrna,
He recommended a judicious use of the
following remedial agents: Aquapura,
trigidaque, coelum-recens, lux-solis,
exercitatiO-cOrpOris and pax mentis.
Teachers were advised to translate and
use the remedies suggested.
DIR. Raub spoke at length on "At-
tention."
Mrs. Welsh told the teachers "How
to Prepare a Reading Lesson" She
said the teacher should prepare read
ing lesson just as we'll as any other
selection. Teacher and pupils should
know the meaning of every word in the
lesson, and further, they should under
stand the thought contained in the
selection.
John X. Gray, of Clayton, gave talk
about ThOroughness in Teaching. -
The speaker was concise and logical,
and his paper showed careful prepara-
tiOn.
AT the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Mrs. Welsh had the teachers to
perform the exercise of "Analyzing a
Reading Lesson" The exercise was
one of the best of the whole institute.
w. H. Barnett spoke on History. -
Superintendent w. H. Dashiell told
what he thought of the Kent County
Institute. He said this had been one
of the most pleasant institutes he had
ever attended, and all that was now
necessary was to apply what had been
learned.
The Rev. J. S. Willis spoke pleas
antly Ofteaching for ten minutes, and
then branched off on woman" and
told some funny stories.
Short speeches were then made by
J. w. Killen, J. D. Hawkins, L. /.
Handy, w. D. Learned and others,
and the institute adjourned.