Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-14
THE TEACHERS OF SUSSEX,
Opening of the Annual County In
stitute at Milford.
A. Good Attendance and interesting FIX
ercises, Including an Address by the

ercises, Including an Address by tho
Bright Little Lady from Greenland.
Special Correspondence of Every Evoning.
MILFORD, Jan. 13.-The 18th annual
teachers institute convened in Dorsey
Hall yesterday afternoon and notwith-
standing the disagreeable weather the
attendance was good at the afternoon
session. There were present about 60
teachers, members of the institute. The
institute was formally opened at 2 D. M,
by Superintendent John G.. Gray, and
the orchestra in attendance rendered an
overture. The election of officers fol-
lowed and resulted in the selection of
John Collins of Milton, as president;
Cove S. Lynch Of Milford, vice-presi-
dent; Miss Maggie L. Willin Of George
town, secretary, and Miss Mary Hall of
this town, assistant secretary. Presi-
dent Collins, in neat little speech, in a
neat little speech, introduced the Rev. J.
L. Willis, who made the address of well
come in his usual fluent flow OF Ian
guage.
AT the conclusion of Prof. Gray's 15-
minute response to Mr.. Willis address
of welcome, the superintendent intro
duced Superintendent Houck, we'll
known institute worker from Pennsyl-
vania, whom Mr.. Gray facetiously al
luded to as the pennsylvania Dutch
man."
Prof. Houck was first on the pro-
gramme for an address ON "What Are
We Here Forp" the second being Prof.
Brumbaugh. Mr.. Houck in neat ad-
dress and few complimentary remarks
called on Mr. Brumbaugh for the first
remarks. He responded and after few
Introductory remarks said, "That he
had never had the grip; that he did not
want to have the grip; and II he did have
the grip he wanted to have II by proxy;
but he would let his friend Houck have
it in reality" In answer to the ques-
tion, "What Are We Here Forpn Mr..
Brumbaugh said: eve are here to hold a
teachers institute, to think, to get new
and advanced ideas on how TO teach by
comparing notes and TO be benefited
from what is said and done. The insti-
tute has been the means of making the
public school system throughout the
country better, and we cannot afford to
lose or give them up The institute is
the author of educational sentiment.
Remove the institute and the sentiment
will soon die out and vanish.
This is to be an institute of methods,
I l 4
you some new ideas and tell you some
thing that will aid you in your school
duties when YOU leave for your rospec-
tive homes after the institute adiourns
on Friday, ! want you to send me out of
your town and entertain me with coat
Of tar and feathers"
The subject of professional courtesy
was next taken up by the speaker and
dwelt on for some minutes He then
told how few days ago, when he was
packing his satchel for journey he was
about to take, he found a paper yellow
from age, the property of his father,
who was also a teacher, and upon open
ing it he discovered it to be short con-
else report of the proceedings OF the
first institute held in Pennsylvania in
1858. This was valuable information
, to him, as he had not been informed on
the date Of the first meeting. The pub
: lie school system can and must be made
better by us and the only way 1t can be
done is to attend the sessions of the in
, stitute regularly.
Mr.. Brumbaugh then gave way to the
: pennsylvania Dutchman," who held
his audience for about half an hour. He
2 said the speaker before him had said
: about all that could be said on the sub
ject and he kept the audience in good
= humor by his wit and some amusing
Z anecdotes. Before he sat down, how
ever, he told his first experience at a
! ! teachers institute in Pennsylvania and
the recital brought forth laughter and
: applause. He also referred to the man
who "knows 1t ALL" and said, she was
wise in his own conceits." He then urged
all to attend regularly the sessions and
= invite their friends. At the conclusion
/, Of his address the orchestra played a
! selection, when the Assistant Secretary,
!. Miss Hall, called the roll which was an
! swered by So teachers.
a EVENING SESSION.
! The evening session was largely at
I tended by both teachers and towns
people. The hall was well filled when
i the curtain arose and Miss Olof Krarer
1 appeared on the platform for her lecture
0 on "Greenland; or, Life in the Frozen
D North Mameron Won Finklestein was
to have lectured on "City Life in Jeru-
salem,o but Monday the superintendent
received word from him stating his in
ability to be in attendance on account Of
. the death of his mother and he himself
being Frustrated with an attack of the
+ grip. Superintendent Gray at once tcle-
a graphed for Miss Krarer and she at once
Y replied her willingness to fill the
j vacancy though she had to travel from
Q O'Clock yesterday morning and did
! not arrive here until the 6.53 train last
o evening. Miss Krarer is but 40 inches
Y in height and as she stood upon the
platform looked even smaller. She is a
}, native of Greenland and is the only ma
9 tive in this country.
The little lady began her lecture by
g telling Of her experience in getting 10
I America, and the recital was an exceed
!. ingly interesting one throughout. For
d over an hour she talked, and after She
6 had completed invited any person
h present to ask her any question they
d desired. Many were the questions put
Y to her and she invariably provoked
g laughter by her witty replies. On sew
|. eral occasions she completely sat down
Q upon the interrogation. One teacher
It ventured to ask her how long
Q they slept in her native land.
y Her answer was until they get
e ready TO get up.n just before the close
n of the lecture she gave the represents
It tives of the press nice little hit. There
IS were several of them present and taking
d her address in substance, but when she
came to the point Of giving the names
\ of various objects and things in heI
y native tongue the reporters were noticed
d to stop work. This the lady also noticed
9 and Informed them that they might
d take the words also, as she had no OBJ
lection. The audience roared and ap
y plauded and were for time almost con,
a | tiIlca1 with 1atiubtnr