Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-09
SUSSEX TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

MILFORD, March 1.-The third day s SEES
sion of the Sussex County Teachers lnst-
tute was called to order promptly at the
appointed time, yesterday morning, by |
SUPERINTENDENT Gray. The session was
opened with singing of Praise God. From
Whom All Blessings Flow, followed BY |
prayer by the Rev. Robert Watt. The first
lecture If the day was by Prof. Henry |
Houck on MISTAKES i'll Teaching The |
professor, as is characteristic Of him,
| opened his remarks by telling funny |
story, causing an uproar Of laughter one |
| mistake, and acomnion one that y made y
| that of being late at school. This can ana
/ ought to be avoided by the teacher, as 1t
sets bad example for the pupils and pre-
| vents the teacher from getting sthftellh
| the session as he or she should. The open
| ing exercises, he said, are not always con
/ Quoted as they should be- The best pan
the speaker knew of was 10 spend hall an
4 hour in devotional exercises, Consisting Of
singing prayer and scripture reading;
! This has good effect upon the pupils anu
is essential i'll the opening exercises.
Another mistake is that Of aboilshlng me
spelling book from the school room. This
ii d most serious mistake, and one that
ought bv all means to be rectiied. me
reader has been substituted for this useful
aud most important study. In the reader
the words used are Of the simplest charac.
ter with no test words at all. IL is great
make good spoilers.
Roll call followed and was responded to
By nearly 100 teachers, the largest nGmber
present at any previous meeting.
roman famtnany. principal Of me pEp-
lie school at Georgetown, oilered the lol-
lowing resolution, which was put i'll the
fornl Of il letter. and adopted, copy
was ordered to he sent 10 the DereaEcd
widow OF the late Chief Justice, which
was done by the secretary:
MILFORD, March /. lsD3--lyrs. a. r. Robin
soM-MY DEAR MADAM: The teachers Of sus-
, sex, assembled iu their annual County lnati-
tute, have this morning been grievnusly
shocked by tho new. OF your Distinguished
husbands death. lie stood close TO the hearts Of
the masses of our pa3ple-very CLOSE to lhose
VINO were Interested in the cause OF educhtoh.
We looked forward with confidence 70 Is great
career for him MS chief Justice. He was lllly
equipped Tor mis- hign duties.
The Sudden stroke that has hcreaved yol so
utterly, has broken the hopes we cherished Tor
l ears OF distinguished judicial service from
Mr.. Robinson. 10 many Of US, his dean IS
| something more than u disappointment: itisa
personal bereavement. Ito WAS our friend.
1 10 you, madam, In the midst OF ove:whoin-
: lug so row, we extend heart sympathy. we
e May we not also venture to assure you that
Q although the blow IL heavy, yet Gous hanl 10
I kiHd. Consolation may be found
d The teachers send this letter over the
/ signature of their Superintendent and OF
! the secretaries Of the institute.
Y Prof Brnmbaugh then made lecture on
Y Thought Getting" which was a highly
J. interesting and beneficial one. During his
1t talk President Raub Of Delaware College
and Prof. Flint of Philadelphia entered
the hall and were greeted with applause.
y The closing lecture Of the morning SEES
:. sion was by Prof. l.. Irving Handy OF,
g 'G geography"
u AFTERNOON SESSION.
Il In the afternoon Dorsey Hall was
- rrOWlpu with uynr ilf1 pp0Dlp The session
N opened with the usual singing, foliowec
By an address by DR.. A. n. Raub, presi
e dent OF Delaware College, on Compost
~, ton" Prof. Brumhaugh followed with
d most interesting talk on English Litera
ture;n l.. Irving Handy made an address
n taking History for his subject, anc
d Prof. Houck concluded the after. Ice
IL ltures by giving d talk on Patriotism"
~ Superintendent Gray was more thai
II pleased with the large attendance am
& could not refrain from giving short talk
Il thanking those present for the interes
o. manifested and the appreciation shown II
:. the meetings.
Y, The institute adjourned for supper am
I'd the hall was put in condition for the even
err ing's entertainment by the Schuman
III Concert Company. AT night the hall wa
10 crowded and many had to stand.
70 That the entertainment was appreciate
y, Ne by the vast throng was manifest by TIL
10 frequent applause. Almost every seectio
IT, was encored and the ladies responded wit
,s- good grace. Miss JclGris, the elocutioni'
Of the company, captured the hearts {
ty her audience when she rendered th
is '"Bugle Song"
M Robert II Iincoln'' also brought fort
III storms of applause. Her limitations wei
no simply perfect. Miss Mann, the plans
Ost and Misses Wcist and Douglas, Ii
lid soprano and contralto, respectively, ais
he won favor with the Audience and were al
en- plauded time and time again.
There was one incident that occurred ;
las the vast audience was leaving the ha
that is to be condemned and the author (
IN il ought to be exposed. Some one turne
out the light, and Il wretch in the ha
ms yelled lire Dorsey Hall is a veritab
he death trap, or would be in case OF pan
Ivy and with perhaps 800 persons still III u
The hall the alarm OF fire was likely TO crea
a panic and endauEer the lives of hui
an dreds of people. Fortunately the ligh
were Immediately turned on again and I
vas trouble arose.
So MILFORD, March 3.--The session of Il
ma Teachers Institute yesterday lnornii
IN opened with the usual singing. follow
the BIZ IN invocation by the Rev. |. Holwt
=, Gran, rector Of Christ Church. The liF
w. lecture Of this session WAS by &. G. Tindi
RS superintendent of public schools for Ne
No. county who talked Oh the Daily I'r
ltl gramne Of School Work. The
IN muinder of the session was taken up
was President Raub. of Delaware College Pro
MI l.. !. Handy and Prof: Henry HoneN
ned CHER lectures, respectively, on "Grai
ana MARI "lIistory'' and "l2nthusiasIn
Red leaching.n All were listened to vi
tter marked attention by the 400 persons il
ION tendance.
The committee on resolutions, consist
RED of Professors Wightman and Brewer q
ihg Frank Cannon, Ida DAVIS and Sullie lila,
an was appointed after which the insttt
! % adjourned for dinner.
lN' The afternoon session opened with 81,
eht ing, followed by the roll call, which y
answered by over 100 teachers, 'roiesi
ard, Brumbaugh gave his wonderful lecture
itcd the "rcsGli Country Of New Orleans
ocE The report of the committee on rcso
the tious was presented by the charm;
tier Professor Whiteman, and adopted as
,op- lows
IN, IN WHEREAS, All educators do aud should
NY lieyo iii institute work ns the only hyhila
ers means of bringing Tho teachers into Gloss re
mes tons, and of promoting and investigating e
ares ca;icnHI matters,
~" tute has heen u grand success. creating
,l"u marked interest in the general public, as
u as giving stimulus 70 tho teachers Of Sns
v of vii RRAs, This grand success has Il.
cost brought about through the nstrlmentalitl
n Ia Supc rintendpnt Gray in obtaining sletl
I'M able and entertaining corps OF instructors.
IN NH REIS, rhs whole bndf Of teachers
uHG sussex county have unaffected the higt
wing degree Of interest and enthusiasm In the IN
ut il ttite work, thereby showing IN the Stronl
V Of tsrms, their hearty support OF superntend
II ~ Gray, and
III, ~" Vii MEAS. The people Of Milford have b
NJ 80 cordial and have shown such kindness
Viz hospitality to the teachers pl the county th'
lel, fore he /.
ana Rao psd, That for the grand work Of
,een superintendent, we tender our siurri