The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-22
TIE INsrIrurE OPENED.
About Fifty Teachers IN Attendance at
the Opening Session.


About Fifty Teachers In Attendance at
the Opening Session.
The Peabody Institute for the teachers of
the southeastern section Of Georgia was
organized yesterday morning by Capt. g.
D. BradWell. state school commissioner.
About fifty teachers were present at Hunter
hall and q small number OF visitors when
the institute was convened at $50 O'Clock.
Col. George A. Mercer. president of the
board of education. introduced Commits
sioner Bradwell. Col. Mercer spoke about
fifteen minutes In his usual eloquent strain.
touching upon the dutios and importance Of
the school work and making many eompli-
mentary references to the school commits
Gioner. The speech was a very happy
effort.
Capt. BradweliS address lasted about
thirty minutes. He thanked Col. Mercer
for his kind expressions toward him and
then entered into an exposition OF the
institute and its purposes and the adVan-
tages to be derived from it by the teachers.
THE INSTITUTES PLAN.
The institutes, he said, were provided for
by the trustees of the PEABODY fund, and
are for the instruction and Improvement of
the public school teachers Of the state by
giving them the benefit Of the association
and instruction Of the most competent in
structors that could be secured, and dis
cussing With them the methods Of school
work.
Capt. Bradwell said he would have
been glad to have seen
larger number present and he hoped the
attendance would increase during the prog
Tess OF the institute.
After Capt BYedwell' address Supt
Baker, who will assume charge OF the insti-
tute, outlined the manner In which he will
instruct in mathematics, which department
he will have charge Of during the Institute.
Prof. Cannon gave a brief outline OF his
plan OF instruction in orthoepy.
HRS Harden gave a short talk upon read
ing.
Prof. Zettler gave an outline Of his ideas
in the instruction Of penmanship, which
department. will be under his direction.
Capt. Bradwell presented each teacher a
writing tablet and. pencil that they might
make notes Of what they heard during the
courses Of instruction.
THE CoLoRED INSTITUTE.
The institute was then turned over to
Prof Zetrler, while the state school COM
missioner, Supt. Baker and County Com
| missioners HRgins and Martin repaired to
| the East Broad street school to inaugurate
| the institute for the colored teachers there.
! President Wright, OF the state college
for colored youth, was In charge of about
twenty-five oolored teachers. He was Civ
| ing a lecture on mathematics when the
party arrived. Capt. Bradwell at once took
charge and without any preface at once be-
gan an address upon the institute and its
objects and purposes. aud what 1t was in
tended TO accomplish. Capt. Bradwelrs adj
dress was listened to very Sttentively and
was evidently appreciated. At its conclu-
sion Capt Bradwell called upon the in-
| structors to give some outline Of the work
which had been assigned them, which they
| did.
THE WORK OUTLINED.
Presidents Wright outlined 10 detail his
plans for instruction in arithmetic. Miss
Lucy c. Laney of Augusta outlined very
distinctly and intelhgently her ideas OF in
struotion in penmAnship. She will also
instruct 10 geography. The other instructors
are Miss NJ. C. Jackson, reading aud SPELL
ing, and J. H. @. Butler, principal of the
West Broad street school. instruction in
grammar
A diversion from the line of business
was caused by two OF the attending teachers
from adjoining counties who made some
very complimentary and we'll chosen res
marks upon Capt. Bradwell and his work
| as state school commissioner. II the attend
ance Of these teachers can be taken as the
| certainly rely upon the solid support of the
| colored teachers hereafter.
THE SCHOOL LAWS DISCUSSED.
In the afternoon Capt. Bradwell met the
white teachers again at Hunter hall, and
| discussed with them various school topics,
including the manner OF examining and
licensing the public school teachers.
Capt. Bradwell left last night for Atlanta.
He will open the Peabody Institute at
Americus Monday. He will return TO Sa-
vannah later during the institute here. One
subject that he desires to discuss with the
| teachers is the state school laws.
| For this purpose he brought with him a
| supply Of pamphlets containing q transcript
| of all the common school laws of the state
Neither teacher nor people are generally
acquainted with these laws and 1t is Capt.
| Brad wells desire to have them familiarize
themselves with the laws by which their
| werK in the school is governed.
With some Improvement in the weather
much larger attendance Of teachers is ex-
| pected next week. The attedance OF a num-
| Der Of both white and colored teachers has
been assured from Burke, Tattnall and Nc
Intosh counties, and q number are expected
| from other counties.