The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-05
THEIR FINAL LESSON.
Teachers Meet in Music Hall This
Morning for the Last Time.

This mornings session OF the Institute
of Instruction brought tho annual meet
ing TO q close
From 9:45 to 10 o'clock an organ recital
was given by Prof Charles l.. Kenyon.
At the latter hour President Weston
called the meeting to order. Devotional
exercises were conducted by the Rev. Nj.
ii. Bixby, ID. d.. aud the Brown Univer-
sity Glee Club Quartette furnished music.
The Rev. A T. Winship or Boston, edi-
tor of the Journal Of Education, spoke
on "The Teacher as Reader" aud
School Incentives" was the subject OIL
| of Study and Methods OF Teaching"
William r. Peck moved that COM
| mittee Of three high school teachers be
| appointed To seek TO arrange with the
| faculty of Brown University for con-
| ference OF the professors OF the college
and teachers OF secondary schools Of
mutual interest.
| Charles b. Goff aud w. w. Goff were
| constituted the committee.
The following officers were elected
presidents, Dwight X. Adams. +.
w. Alexander, Benjamin Baker,
| Paul NJ B, Barber, Alexander Beran, the
Rev. Francis ID. Blakeslee., Charlotte
Blundell, Alfred w. Chase he
Patience Cole, Mary +. Coy. William w.
| Curtis. Mrs. Harriet A. Dean. Sarah r..
Doyle, Frank O. Draper, S. Fannie Eddy,
Marcus l.. Esten, Mrs; Rhoda l..
Esten. Gilman G.. Fisher, Charles
b. Golf, the Rev. Abram IL. Granger
S. Greene, George =. Hall Mrs, Elvena
G. Hard, William g. Hobbs, Benjamin
w. Hood. +. T.. McFee, l.. II. Meader, j.
f. MoAry. Sumner Mowry. Allie. d.
Mumford, Wilfred II. Munro, William
overton. John p, R-yqolds, y,, Reuben %,1sn F.
Salisbury, James NJ. Sawin. Sidney A.
Sherman. Thomas B. Stockwell, Wal
ter Ii. Tabor, Edward e. Teft,
Frank +. Thompson, Albert G. White,
Gilbert f. Whittemore, w. X Whit,
ss Nathan j. NJ Lewis Wright wsns%sg sssassarg, PSi @
ander tray, Pawtucket; assistant secre-
tary. Oliver II. Cook, Warren; treasurer,
Arthur T.. Barrows, PROVIDENCE; assist
ant treasurer. J.W.V. Rich, Woonsocket;
Officers of the Reading Circle were
elected as follows: President. William
ben +. Randall, PROVIDENCE; directors.
William w. Curtis. Pawtucket, one
wear; James NJ. Sawin, PROVIDENCE, two
years: Walter b. Jacobs, PROVIDENCE,
three years.
Last Evenings Session.
| Last evenings session was called TO or
der at o'clock. Walter b. Trip OF
Boston gave a reading. after which Gov.
Brown " as introduced. He said that he
was pleased to be present, and greete d
the institute most heartily In behalf OF
the States. 1t was pleasing to realize the
growing interest OF the public In the
cause of popular instruction. RHODE
ISLAND had ever been in the van in the
progressive march or free education. He
smoke of the ope liug of the PROVIDENCE
Manual Training High School, OF the
| work of the Agricultural School, OF the
| new Deaf and Dumb School, the woman $
department of Brown University, and in
| conclusion said
at is gratifying to know by these signs
that the cause of education is advancing,
and that all our institutions Of learning
| have kept pace with advanced thought
Teachers inspired by "a generous ambition
| To serve with their faithful aud thorough
work, largely make our schools, anC
while you have attained a high degree o
| proficiency In your vocation, would moi
| have you, and know you are not, con
| tent with the present. l believe in con
slant advancement, and our people lool
forward to the future with hope, relying
ON the success which you AZ teachers shal
attain.
"Teach the obligations of citizenship
and how to improve every Opportunit,
| aud to get the most aud best out OF liz
for our own happiness ana the genera
good"
The Rev. A. S. Coates of Pawtucket
made au address OH The Teacher AS Al
Officer of the State" aud, after anothe
reading by Mr. Trip the session ad
| iourued