Evening journal., 1898-12-01
In MIDDLETOWN
INSTITUTE PROMISES TO BE AN UN-
USUALLY INTERESTING ONE.

PUBLIC EDUCATORS NOW ARE
RECEIVING NEW IDEAS AND
HAVE A PLEASANT RECREA-
TIoN AT TINE SAME TIME.
NOTES OF TINE PROCEEDINGS.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
Middiet0wn. Dec. 1.-THE twenty
fourth annual institute for New Cas-
tie county teachers convened IN the
Opera House OF Middletown yesterday
under ausplcious conditions Each Of
the morning passenger trains brought
loads OF people to the town. and ere
long the hotels and private boarding
houses were taxed to their utmost ca
pacity to accommodate their guests
Before the convening of the institute,
and daring the morning recess, teach
eIs were very busy placing upon the
wallis of the institute hall various
work representing the skill of their
pupils. This exhibition of the work
of the pupils of the public schools at
the annual teachers' institutes is all
ways required by Superintendent
Smith, and is doubtless very beneh-
cial thing
Exactly at 10 o'clock Superintendent
/ w. T. Smith ascended the stage and
called the institute to order. After
singing and prayer, Rev. /. J.. Wood
delivered a pleasant address of well
come, which was responded to in ~.
/ ting manner by Professor Norris A
wilkinson. of Delaware City DR. o
/ r. Corson. Of Ohio, was then intro
duced and made a fine address on thu
subject school Sentiment, whicl
was followed by an interesting AM
! prohtable address on "Hints on Rapi
I'B,ackboard Sketching" DR.. Corsoi
made the last address in the morning
and the institute then adjourned unit
13O p. m.
The institute recOnvened at l.30 =
m, and after singing, lead by Profes
sor William Anderson, Dr. Corsol
again spoke ON School Sentiment
His address was followed by Professo
George f. Little on the Application
of FOrm-study to Plants and Animals.
The closing afternoon address wa
= made by DR.. Corson, on Public Crit
, cism Of the Public School Teacher"
The address Of Professors Littl
and C0rson will long be remembers
by the New Castle county teachers. ID
= Corson, among other things, conveye
. the idea in his address that a goo
4 healthy sentiment must be deve!Ope
a among the pupils in order for Oh
teachers to reach the hearts of II
{ parents; that good sentiment anon
pupils was absolutely necessary in O
8, der that the teachers may be success
e full in the managing and governing h
n school, and the inculcation into u
minds of his pupils the great prime
> pies of truth and morality.
x Professor Littles address consist,
l.; Of lectures and form hand drawin
- This was something new to the teac
e., ers Of this county, and was what thl
have long needed to help them
" their drawing work az school II
* rapid sketches of animals and plan
~ were something wonderful, and eho'
Of ed him to be a master in his pr0fe
gs sion.
Last night Hon. Wallace Bruce deli
cred gldnu leclule on MI anu II
n NOR" Mr.. Bruce held his audien
s. with rapt attention to the end of
70. address, and those who heard h
nc have nothing but the greatest pra
for the mastery effort in which he {
iN tertained and pleased them.
us The audiences to-day have be
"a very large, and about all the teach'
of the county have been present
or every session.
TO-days program will be very go
30 Lovetts Boston Stars will entert.
'us al the evening session.
Mt,
a STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
he Michael Jordon, Of Third and NJ,