Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
Annual Institute Of Primary Teachers Held
at Calvary Baptist Church.
ProEnm of Two Sessions, Afternoon
and Observation-Disclosures by Those
Prominent as Instructors.

The first annual institute of the Washing
ton Primary Sunday School Teachers Union
was held yesterday at the Calvary Baptist
Church. There was very large attend
ance Of primary workers from the various
churches of the city, and also from the
union of Baltimore, besides those from
other points near Washington, over three
hundred being present. 1t was declared to
be by far the largest gathering of the kind
ever held in the city.
The institute was called to order at 2:3O
pm. by Mrs. Weston Flint, president Of the
union, and was opened by singing, followed
by prayer by Mr.. Ralph Wells of New
York. Mrs. Flint made a short address of
welcome and introduced Mrs. w. F. Crofts,
president of the international Primary
Union, who gave words of greeting in be-
half Of the International Union.
The regular afternoon program followed,
with a pre-view of the next quarters les
sons on the blackboard by Miss Hilda H.
North. Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis, pastor
Of the Western Presbyterian Church, gave
an address on Children and the Church"
emphasizing the great Importance of pri-
mary teaching in the school and church.
After singing by Miss Bertha Bristow, the
secretary of the union, Miss Lydia Mar
shall, gave a brief record Of the work of
the primary union, showing a gain of more
than 100 per cent since the LIST of January,
a larger number Of workers taking part in
giving the model lessons and a lively inter-
est being shown in the conferences upon
practical work held at the regular Thurs
day meetings of the union.
Miss Annie S. Harlow of Philadelphia
then taught the lesson for next Sunday to a
class of small children. This exercise was
followed by question box, conducted bv
Miss Harlow, in which many practical
questions Of school management were an
swered. During the interim between the
sessions lunch was served in the banquet
room of the church, at which about one
hundred and fifty teachers were present,
and this was followed by a social hour in
the upper rooms of the church.
After singing, the opening prayer Of the
evening session was offered by Rev. M.
Ross Fishburn of the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church. Mrs. Crafts delivered
an address, entitled. Gods Little Ones
and Their Teachers" Mrs. Bodf1sh sang a
solo, go, Labor On" and Mr.. Ralph Wells
gave practical address upon 1.-THE Teach
er as Shepherd" in which he gave illus
trations from experiences of his own in
New York. Miss Harlow gave a short ad-
dress upon primary work, showing the
absolute need of systematic classification
and grading in primary classes, as in other
divisions of the school.
The closing address was by Mr.. P. II.
Bristow upon 1.-THE Relation of Superin-
tendents to Primary Teachers" which
counseled liberality to the teachers in their
part of the labor and showed the necessity
of giving them every needed help and sup
port Notice was given Of the regular
meetings of the union which are held each
Thursday afternoon at 4:15.
The lessons and topics for the coming
quarter are the following: April Lesson,
Mrs. Crafts; topic, "Can We Teach Too
Much?" Mr.. Ralph Wells. April 14-Les-
son. Mr.. Ellsworth; primary class enter
tainment, Mrs. Ourand. April 21-Lesson,
Mrs McAllister; conference. why am I a
Primary Teacher" Mrs. Gray. April Is
Lesson, Miss Watts; topic, "Object Teach
ing in Primary Glass;" Miss Nowlin. May
5Lesson, Mrs. Mower; annual meeting for
election of officers. May 12-Lesson, Miss
Stewart: conference, Hints for Children's
Day." Mrs. Reeves May 19-Lesson, Mrs.
Dawson: "How I Conduct My Glass. Mrs.
Fout. May 26-Lesson. Mr.. Gray; confer
ence. Recognition of New Pupils" Mrs.
Flint. June 2-Lesson, Mrs. Wilbur: con-
ference. Songs, and How to Teach Them
Mrs. Birch. June 9-Lesson, Miss Rogers;
topic, "How to Interest the Children in
Missions" Miss Hazen. June 15-Lesson,
Mrs. Fout; conference. "How to Make AS
sistants Most Helpful" Miss Mckee. June
23-Lesson, Miss Hubbard: conference,
Recognition of Birthdays" Miss Marshall
June 3O-Lesson, Mrs. Reeves: topic. "Our
Glasses During Vacation" Miss North,