The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-09-05
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
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The Hartford County Teachers Institute, called
by order of the School board, met on Monday
morning, IN the Town Hall, Bel Air. Nearly all
Ms. IH Riehardson. orRanist. sang "Yed Not to
Temptation" Examiner John d. Worthington
read a Scripture lesson and the Lords Prayer
was repeated in concert.
Mr.. w. H. H. Whteford, President of the
School Board. made brief address of welcome
by Examiner Worthington. The latter read some
school statistics showing that while the popua-
ton of Hartford county has only slightly increas-
ed during the last decade the public schools have
materially increased. During the year 1889 $3.50
pupils were upon the county school roll.
great cause for gratfhcation ls IN the increasing
average attendance. From 81 schools in 1880 we
now have 1G6-an increase of IL.
Miss Annie Crambiett read How He Saved st.
Mtcheel's." and the Examiner announced the
first question The Dement, System; other
modes of disciplining."
Miss Lydia E. Bennington keeps roll of honor
and considers 1t better to whip child than to
send it home.
should cultivate in the pupil perception of
right and wrong and be governed by q trained
Miss Carrie wbeeler's plan is to Aeep the pupil
busy and interested.
Mr. Charles H. Gladkin said good order is me-
cessary to q good school. He had little faith in
dement's but thought kindness would do more
towards governing a school than anything else.
Mr.. WorthnRton said that as long as we have
all orders of pupils and offences we must have
different kinds of punishment to meet different
cases.
An interesting general discussion ensued, in
which Messrs. r. w. EubaDk q. T. Wilson. A.
+. Galbreath and Miss Mary Gibson took part.
selection by the choir closed the morning
session.
At the afternoon session Miss Annie hidden
dorf conducted class drill in first grade read
ing and arithmetic, in which many striking
points were given in the teaching of young chill
dren.
ing, was next taken up.
Miss Amoss preferred analysis and parsing.
Miss Alice Glackin thought q text book pos
tive hindrance in teaching
Miss Emma Middendorf thought it best to
analyZe a sentence before diagraming.
Miss Dick considered theoretical grammar as
test of what the pupil knows of the practical.
Miss HUH regarded analysis and parsing as
Charles 7. Wilson said diagraming and parsing
should go together.
mar as possible. Let the pupil acquire habit of
speaking correctly, and let composition, the
practical part of grammar, and dagraming. go
hand in hand.
general discussion of the question ensued,
f. Galbreath. ]. b: Scarborough and K. w: Eu-
bank took part. Examiner WorthinRton closed
in a speech full of practical points.
In the opening exercises, Rev. DR.. Cook, OF
Wheeling, West Va, offered prayer.
An interesting part of the proceedings of the
History. The title of his talk was ''1492; and
Some Consequences to U.s. The address was
listened TO with great attention.
Mrs. Charlotte M. Newell gave an outline of
the work of the State Teachers Reading Circle.
Inc tnlrd on the lSL OF topics was as lOllOWs:
"Stmulating pupils to study; working for pu-
pills; the use and abuse of sarcasm in the
school room; sending pupils home Tor punish
ment at request OF parents.
Miss Kerr considered IL the best plan to get
the good will of the pupil !; then there would be
little difficulty in teaching him.
Miss Tyler.-Give the pupil no task he cannot
perform. Place a study before him q duty
which if rightly performed will bring lasting
reward.
Miss Sadie Hilberg-Make the lesson interest
ing. Sarcasm should have no entrance in the
school room.
Miss Maggie Harry.-The teacher must use
every effort to fix the attention of the pupil
upon whatever subject arises.
John B. Scarborough.-Have the pupils under
good discipline. Impress them with the idea
that the school is the place for study and not for
amusement. Do not offer premiums for good
behavior and earnest study. That is appealing
10 tine lower elements in the child's character.
One of The brightest talks of the Institute was
given by Miss s. e. Richmond. Vice Principal of
the state Normal School and one of the best
teschers in the State.
Prof. murdaugh, Principal OF the Easton High
School. also gave a short talk.
Remarks on the topics named were made by
Miss Richmond. George B. Cummings, Milton E..
Smith, Prof. Worthngton and others.
After music by the choir Prof. Bachtel, Prin-
cipal of Bel Air Graded School, read paper on