The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-04-13
THE INSTITUTE REVIEWED
Paper Read by Miss Sallie Nickle Before
the Teachers Association, at Port
Deposit, April 6, 1925.

Deposit, April 6, 1925.
Dr.. President and 7cochcrs Of the .iSsocia
ton;
You can imagine the chagrin and aston
ishment OF one OF your number when seated
in the institute, with feeling of satisfac
ton that her duties were DER, when to hel
entire disapproval, she was assigned al
essay on the Institute Of 1895
1t was almost unbearable to feel that ont
who on that OCCASION, was presented a,
cone of our baby teachers, - had such ;
duty to perform; and who had to call tt
play all the stronger forces of her suppose,
''rocky anatomy to keep one tear from
finding its way down her cheek as she wa
made to realize the horrible impression sh.
had given out, when DIR. Mayo half coax
ingly asked of her. ''Did you ever fog
boy about as big as yourself?"
You all no doubt have clear conceptio,
in your own minds of the many practica
talks, the fine lectures rendered, and tn
many very excellent papers, discussin
subjects pertaining to schools; besides tn.
county press has given it exceeding Justice
"What is there left for me to say" T,
recount it in detail would be ''menta
barbarism" to you. SO merely hope t.,
emphasize a few of the many important
features; hence submit the following:
Backward, turn backward, oh time il
your flight back, to January Both,
1898, when the door of every school hous,
in this county was closed; and the pupils
enjoying the playful freedom of a thre,
days holiday, when we the pedagogue.
were summoned to be the school boy AM,
girl of other days, and when Elkton most
hospitable citizens opened wide the doors o.
their homes and babe the teachers of til,
entire county a welcome
Then my fellow teachers, beg of YOU
take phantom chariot" and go with mr
on the lion winds OF this March day of oul
lives to our county capital, to gaze once
more with admiring wonder on the great
army of teachers pouring in with streaming
colors-white and brown-from every
quarter of our county.
Think of the vast territory represented
by them, from the rugged hills of the
OctOraTa where the eagle scars, down to
the home Of the water crane along the
marshes of the Sassafras, from Mexico to
the sunny cline of ST. Augustine, from
Kansas to the far-distant shores of the
Susquehanna, where the poor Indian was
wont to dwell, whose only Heaven was "a
happy hunting ground, whose only school
tutor was the chief having the stronges,
arm.
But like the poets Presbyterian Church
that went down with the rushing tide:
Of women there seemed,
An innumerablc throng;
But the men, you could count
As they passed along.
Unlike the brook that goes on forever
we notice they all have common destipa-
ton, hence moving with the thronp we
find ourselves comfortably seated in the
hall of the Odd Fellows, which had been
given special charm under the skillful
fingers OF our sister teachers of Elkton bv
the Use of Maryland favored colors-sablr
and gold.
Alter the Institute convened, we like
Columbus, felt our first duty was to God,
so with bowed heads we engaged in ferven,
prayer, while the Rev. |. l.. Wood sent his
suppllcatiOn up to the throne of grace in
behalf OF the Institute.
The teachers were then extended COY
dial welcome by their Examiner, whose
pleasure it was to greet them in an institute
after lapse OF twelve years. Whose greet
ing set forth many practical hints to
teachers, telling them their aim should be
not so much to give knowledge, as how to
acquire it when needed. He also made
prominent the fact that there is no place in
our schools for any who have completed
their education.
A scholarly and well-chosen response in
behalf OF the Institute, was rendered in a
very pleasing style by Prof. Geo. A. Steele,
of the Elkton Academy. During the while
we occasionally noticed blush creep to
the cheek OF our Fourth district teachers,
which in no degree bespeaks the distinction
they are receiving through this address
While the other less favored districts have
disposition to retaliate since We are so proud
that onesection of our county can boast of It's
beauty in the line OF teachers. That an
entire lack of all such was one of the chief
characteristics of former Institutes has been
said by one who has attended.
Even the roll call was not meaningless
to u.s. one very remarkable fact being that
with two exceptions, every teacher through
out the county was present. 1t seemed to
call to mind those who had left footprints
on the sands of time"
There was one voice to represent each,
Washington, Jefferson and Monroe. Two
voices to ring out the name of Franklin,
and to call to memory the dark days of war
we had Montgomery, Jackson and Marion.
But when the veternan's name was called