Evening journal., 1893-01-17
KENT COUNTY TEACHERS
They VIII be Highly Enter
tanned This Year.
BRECKENRIDGE TO ADDRESS THEM.

Teachers Institute ana Deliver an
Oration-Professor Handy wm Deliver
His Lecture ON Patrick Henry"-''Too
EGood "A Ircat to he Missed"
The superintendent Of free schools for
Kent county has prepared an
elaborate and bighly-entertaining
series of exercises for the
coming meeting Of the county teach.
ers. The great array of talent, especi-
ally among the orators, has brought forth
much commendation. The superinten-
dent has sent out the following circular
OFFICE or SUPERINTENDENT or
FREE SCHOOLS, KENT COUNTY
DOVER, Del, January IL, 1898 }
Dear Fellow Teachers and Co.workers:
Tbs eighteenth annual session Of the
Kent County Teachers Institute will be
held in the Court House, Dover, January
"a, "a 28, % aud % The law reads "all
teachers in the county shall attend
unless unavoidably detained, but pro
vides that they shall draw their salary
the same as when teaching Never
before were school commissioners 80 dis.
eliminating in the choice Of teachers.
L
lax, indifferent teacher TO secure and
retain a school Those who fail TO get in
touch with the spirit of progress soon
drop out of the ranks, and, fortunately
for the children, seldom get reinstated
AS the old schoolhouses are being re
placed by more commodious, better
lighted and better ventilated new ones,
Just SO the obsolete teachers are being
superseded by better educated, better
trained and more progressive new
teachers To meet these exacting de.
mands the wise teacher will not be slow
in needing the following advice Secure a
substitute occasionally and take a day
In visiting the best school known to you
Keep away from the poor ones Study
carefully the best books on teaching
Read good school papers Attend teach
ors' meetings Be present at every ses-
sion of the annual institute, take notes,
and write them up for future use. These
are some of the many means by which
live teachers get and keep In touch with
the spirit of progress Of the public
schools These are the means that new
candidates must resort TO, so few are the
vacancies each year Some one remarked
that a good teacher would do In weeks
what IL would take "a poor teacher
/ uoulIa 10 Aus 4 nc itlNiNNtl WAS iNhN
the poor teacher would not do it at all
The present institute will differ in many
respects from proceeding ones The
work will be made more practical.
Teachers will be expected TO get the in.
struction so fixed In their minds as 10
J be able to apply it TO their school work.
To facilitate this end the beginning OF
D each session will be devoted 10 a recita
tion of the previous one. Teachers will
be called on indiscrminately ia this ex-
ercise. They will have ample time
between sessions, however, TO get the
thoughts classified in their minds IL is
earnestly hoped that all teachers win
! have a good time this year, but that the
good time during institute will be de-
I, voted to getting good thoughts for
future use iu the schools There will be
more prominent institute workers and
lectures present at thii than has ever
been at any one previous institute in this
county. Among them are the following:
Rev n. G. Schaeifer, ID ID. ph d.
principal of Kutztown State Normal
school, Pennsylvania. Dr. SohaeiIer was
educated in this country and In Germany
and Is one Of the most learned school
men in the United States. He will
probably be the next superintendent
of Public instruction Of the great state
of Pennsylvania For day talks he will
have 1, Thinking i'm Things and Sym
bols" ?, Building Brain 3,
/, Reading" 4, Geography and other
topics as occasion may require. He will
lecture Wednesday night on "Tht
Founder of Popular Education. Nc
J teacher can afford to miss this learned
discourse. superintendent M g. Brum
Z | arnnI~ b.
following topics l. "What Does
: knowledge of the English Languae
Imply2" 2, "H0w to Build a VOcabu
I lary; 3. "The Commercial Rout
of the World" a, Educational Prin
7 ciples." II is said that Superintendent
y Brumbaugh is so well up ON school lore
I and has s5ch a ready flow of language
; that he is able to talk during an entire
:, institute without firing his audiences.
Miss l. A. Kirby, assistant superin
tendent schools, Philadelphia, say DI
!, Edward Brooks and ex Superintendent
= McAlister, his predecessor is one Of th
y most inspiring institute workers that the
II have ever heard. Superintendent ID w
. Harlan, Wilmington, says Miss hirb
= gave us two lectures that were very il
structive, and that pleased our teacher
- very much. She is quite above the avei
arge institute workers.
y - Miss Kirby viii have, l. "Ieachin
~ Language" 9, First Lessons in Aritl
vi metic;n 8. "What the Work Of To-da
30 Requires of the Schools
y. Dr. A. N. kaub, president Delawal
" College, will discuss, 1, English Gran
- MARI" 2, school Management tn
% doctor will be glad to answer any que
u tions pertaining TO schools that teacher
- may desire TO ask him.
Is Professor L l. Handy will talk durin
a' the day on, /, Preparation for Teacl
ing:"2 2, "The Best Children. He wi
give his lecture on patrick Henri
Thursday night. Professor Handy is oI
all Of the fraternity and we may justly fe
ng proud at the encomiums he is winning
p this new field.
all Prof A. ID. Yocum, Smyrna, will Ga
nd this year on "a Real Course IL Real III
he tory" The subject will be Treated in
ng manner that will be in keeping with q
ng importance Of this brand of learning.