Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-14

sing song way and then set to music, with
literal eIaetness upon the blackboard.
This was rendered by scale staff and note
as critically as any legitimate piece OF
mnsIc. The reproduction OF course
brought perfect roars Of laughter from
the audience, but it was most Legitimate
and pointed criticim OF the unconscious
vitiation Of both music and of reading as
it exists in our schools. DR.. Schaeffer of
Kutztown State Normal School next re-
sumed his discourse upon geography.
He spoke upon the subjects of tina
eRrth's rotary motion, its solidity or
liquid interior, upon reflection and re-
fraction, twilight and other topics. He
quoted the egg experiment made first by
Sir William Thompson at Glasgow. Two
eggs were taken, one was boiled hard
and tine other was left in its natural
liquid condition. On being suspended
separately by threads in mid air and
then being given q twill the hard
boiled egg after the first twItch returned,
immo7sble to its original position, while
the liquid egg, on being treated in the
same way, invariably continued It'll rotary
motion, as II gifted with condition OF per-
petual motion. Tie argument is, that the
earth is evidently twirliug on its basis
like the latter egg. He followed this with
an interesting illustration OF the reduc.
ton OF ice TO a liquid condition simply
by the application OF great pressure or
weight. He closed his discourse by an in
genious diagram explanatory Of the prob
lem Of twilight.
DR. Dram Lyle of Millersville Normal
School. was next introduced. He spoke
on the topic Of moral Training" He
said that as rule moral training is not
taught to any extent consciously by
! te1chess of the present day. He con-
! tended that children are born tru thful
and they must learn to act or tell q false
| hood. Whist they learn depends on what
| they see and absorb around them. We
| should not caution child against an
| offence which it will not necessarily think
/ OF itself. Teachers should endesvor to
/ form correct habits, to weave in awaken
inga OF right feelings. He recommended
| series OF Yersicles, one for each
morning illustrative OF truthtulness
! or some such precept, that by
/ daily mental contact the morals gain q
| written Law or guidance. Tbs public
+ schools, be commended, is State condi-
/ tion, and the child liz required to be
4 taught morally for the obvious needs OF
\ good citizenship as we'll IS for literally
scholastic purposes.
Adjournment was then made to Friday
morning.
Following the adjournment the various
\ class rooms Of the building were visited.
] The drawing and designing room OF Mr..
| Warren received particular attention.
Some OF the designs were remarkably
I a. Y,fa he ~ ~
the Young ladies', was very much cd
mired. The workshops in the basement
were crowded by yisitors. Principal
Berlin and the other teachers were very
courteous in their explanation Of the
workings Of the classes. The teacher in
the metal shop exhibited piece Of iror
work done by one Of his pupils which he
did not hesitate in stating would be rated
as first class job at the Pusey JoneE
shops.
The second day OF the Wilmington
Teachers Institute commenced Friday
morning with another large attendance
Among those on the platform in addition
to the leadsrs were b. Rodmond Smith
Esd, and the Rev. 4. b. Cook, d, D
Herman Bessey, county superintendent
of schools, and S. Il. Baynsrd and Ahne
P. Bailey Of the Board OF Education wer
present.
The tirst speaker on the mornings pro
gramms vas A. IL. Berlin OF the hiRi
school, who talked on the subject, "Sid
Lights in Teaching Principal Berli
thinks We have progressed lately NOR
in the direction OF expression rather tina
impression. The Ave properties Of in
preston or absorption are opposed t
expression Of tongue and hand. El
preston includes speech, drawing al
writing. Along this line Of dsyelopmel
the new power will show itself.
, French philosopher says the ideas "
have, or think we have, unless we ca
express them or put them in force are 4
ideas at all. The laboratory method, {
that of demonstration, is undoubtedly Ii
right one. 10 discover original facts
! nature is much more vor ny than the oil
/ plan ot text usmorizing. nr. Berlin SUI
! gestei in general way the brightenin
!, up OF educational lines. This can be be
done by illustration. Mr.. Berlin though
that reduction OF the number Of pppi
to the teacher is a movement in the liz
I Of progress. The speaker put in goc
: word for newspapers. They are full!
/, good things. The speaker continual
! goes around with his scissors. He adv
Gated experiments in illustration. III
y Berlin then made number OF simple b.
I interesting experiments in natur
/, physics He gpologized in regard to Il
!, IL experiments he proposed showing, al
: confessed TO the failing OF a man, Of tai
y ing too much. Laughter. He show
!, d number Of charts showing illustrate
in composition writing by pupils Of 4
% high school. There were illustrations
:, sporting History OF Wilmington OIL
some samples OF printing.
Il l.. W. Miller, principal OF the Philsd
:. phia School OF Industrial Art, ne
~ spoke on the topio, "The significance
- - the diagram The speaker was ri
II that SIR. Berlin encouraged the teach'
- TO encourage the pupils to supp
y, nert their work by drawing or ill
IA trabou. He referred to the anti
~ uujutt standards Of criticism that OK
~ il regard to graphic work. We do
compare our literary work by the star
an ards Of i.opgfellow or Addison and "
~ antUid we cnticise our drawing by I
=, s,HudaEds OF the old masters. 7
~ speaker referred to the importance
"a dibgrsmatic az distinguished frt
80 pictorial ideas, All drawing
-, HcrioeB either looks or quail
= Pictorial IL the more interesting
, ~ irst sight but disgrsmstic is qutcl
=, a. compreaended and subsequently take
H. stronger hold upon the pupil. You ca
make all the clsss write poetry, hut )
- can make them all write decent Engli
IL The youngest children can explain
"a diagram, In making diagram
~ teacher must not make a picture.
~ diagram must be the means OF eIpla
- ton which d pioture cannot afford.