The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-03-02
Institute Proceedings.

1b0 1uokItuI0 hCt us AO1 StoSn
Saturday. February 23d. Prof. En-
low. President. In the chair.
Music by Miss Weber and pupils.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Music by Miss Weber and pupils.
Prof. EnlOw delivered a very able
and practical address, which was lis
tened to with marked attention. He
spoke of our public schools, their
government and their effects In way
that was full of encouragement. and
received the merited applause of the
Institute.
Response by Prof. Lee. giving sta.
tistics and other information highly
instructive.
Music by Mountain Echoes, OF
Deer Park. "God Is Love-"
1st Topic. Give program for 40
pupils IN six grades. This was clev-
erlv and clearly done by Prof. Enlow
by a black board illustration.
Music by the Oakland Glee Club.
I'd Topic. School grading and ex.
animation by Prof. Lee.
Music by Mountain Echoes.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Music by the Oakland Glee Club.
The following resolutions were
offered by Prof. Lee. After being
read they were adopted:
ResolCed, That we, the teacher of
Garrett county assembled i'm Institute
to-day. commend and corrOborate the
action of Examiner VIM. Hinebaugh
and the School Board of Garrett
county in calling the teachers of this
county together at different places,
and organizing district Teachers In.
stitutes.
Resolved, That we endorse the &C.
ton of the C unty School Board in
exchanging Smiths English Gram
mar for Harvey's.
ReS0lUed, That we are In sympathy
with our school administration, and
that we will lend it our support.
Resolved. That we pray our County
Commissioners at their next levy sit.
ting to appropriate 49, 900 for public
school purposes.
3rd Topic. How to decorate a school
room-Miss Palmer and Prof. Lee.
4th Topic. Proper incentives to
study. This topic was discussed at
length by Prof. Newman and Mr..
Lee.
Music by Misses Weber, Spedden
and johnson.
Essay by l.. w. Nine.
Comic song by Miss Weimer and
Mr.. Lee.
Topics 5th and 9Th were dispensed
with for lack of time.
Speech by T. ]. Peddicord. ESQ.,.
giving the teachers list of legal in.
formation "gratis."
Music by Oakland Glee Club.
The following resolutions were
then read and adopted:
ReSOired. That the thanks of this
Institute be extended to Prof. E. f.
Enlow, chairman, for his able and
impartial manner of presiding over
all our meetings. To Miss Lou A.
Thayer. Secretary. for the obliging
and patient discharge of all her duties
as Secretary. To the Executive Com
mittee for the efficient and satisfac.
tory discharge of the duties assigned
them. To the Glee Club, OfOakland,
and the Mountain Echoes" of Deer
Park, for their excellent music which
cheered and enlivened our meetings.
To the editors of our county papers,
The REPUBLICAN and Democrat, for
their courtesy and kindness in pub.
fishing our proceedings, especially
those of the County Institute. To
Prof. Newman. of Massey Hall, and
L. j. Peddicord, Esq., for their pres.
ence and help. To the hospitable
citizens of Oakland who have so
kindly entertained US during the diff.
ferent sessions of District and County
Institutes, we tender especial thanks.
Music by the entire Institute.
On motion the Institute adjourned
to meet the last Saturday of October
to re-organize.
Lou A. THAYER.