The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-04-16
CECIL'S EDUCATORS.
ANNUAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE
THIS WEEK IN ELKTON.

Reports Indicating the Improvement
of Our Public School System and an
Increase in the Number of Pupils.
That cynical individual who dared
give expressions to the opinion that
"children's heads are hollow" and that
"Hygiene and History, Astronomic Mystery
Algebra, Histology, and Latin, Etymology'-
could be disposed of properly into those
hollow heads by the process, "Ram it in, Jam
it in, Slam it in, or Scold it in" should have
attended the three days session of Cecil
county public school teachers in EktOn this
week, for he would have felt ashamed
for suggesting the idea of such
methods ever having been thought of
by our teachers much less practsed by them.
For the papers and lectures read and de-
livered at the several sessions told of how
to make the school room attractive and a
place wherein scholars could spend pleasant
and profitable hours. Certainly the day OF
the village schoomaster with his split qui!ls
to clasp upon the eafs of his victims is Of
yore, and in fact even the days OF the school
master in Cecil is passing and the era of the
bright and smiling schoOImistress is in the
ascendancy. OF the l3j school teachers in
this county. men represent hardly 10 per
cent And of that entire number it was a
gratifying fact that there were not more than
four absentees this week, and they were un-
avoidahe.
The proceedings Of the institute were
highly interesting and productive of much
good The sessions were presided over by
President of the County School Board Geo.
A. Blake, who is deeply Interested in the
matters Of education as are his fellow mem
bers c. S. Abrahams and George O. Gary
who were also in constant attendance. Ex-
amner Bddle, in the arrangement of the
institute and the manner in which it was
carried out, is to be congratulated.
The people OF Elkton took great interest
large attendance. The institute program
was as follows:
TUESDAY.
Morning Session, 10 o'clock Prayer, Rev.
John McElmoyle; chorus; roll call, with quo
tatiOns; opening address, Examiner George
Biddle; address, President George A.. Blake;
tHOIuS' lttllull'Il, -ll-S lSluIllt -htuIIS.
Afternoon Session, o'clock. - Chorus;
'Methods of Stimulating Teachers to Their
Best Work. Miss Annie Quinn, Thomas L.
Foran. T. W. Currier; A Prophecy, Miss Clara
Mccoy: Nature Study, Prof. W. II. Bishop, Of
Delaware College; Some Unseen Enemies in
the School, DIR. John $. Fulton, State Board
OF Health; chorus
Evening Session, o'clock-Selection Elk
ton High School Gee Club: recitation, Miss
Jennie Matthews, High School; piano solo
Miss Squier Insects, How they Live.
What they Do, illustrated, Prof. G. II. Powell
of Delaware College; Selection, Elkton High
School Glee Club.
WEDNESDAY.
Morning Session, 10 O'Clock. - Prayer;
chorus; roll call; "Gradirr, its importance in
School Work. Miss Eva L. BrickIey, L. b.
Focker and George A. Steele; SOLO Rev. A.
S. Mowbray; The Ward Rational Method of
Teaching Reading Miss s. E. Rchmond, Of
State Normal School.
Afternoon Session. 2 o'clock. Chorus; cal
isthenics, pupils of High School, singing,
High school Glee Club: "lIow Should Gram
mar Be Taught" Misses Reba Smith. Leila
N. Mccoy, A. Laura Jones; recitation, Miss
Beulah Cresswell; English Composition, Miss
Emma Tarr, State Normal School.
Evening Session, 8 o'clock. k.-Address, Wm.
T. warburton: duet, Miss Bessie Scott and
Dr. Stanley Steele; recitation. Robert Marsh
bank. High school; solo, Mrs. ii. a. u. Wes-
ISrrei1; u, me hohulke. Illustrated, ~ I| fioI'
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chorus: roll call. Now should reoding he
taught" Misses Annie jackson, Carrie p
Wright ana Benigna Holm: class reading,
PuP'i6 ~ iiiS oo,T; n''s 10y VIII, Nm
Belle II. Va1nemon and Mrs. Emma Willis
solo, Mrs II. A. G. Westerileld; addresses by
non non hehry houcE' state superintendent OF
PrinrinaI ryeI,rd or ,ha T"%a Ins,itmte
Port Deposit.
AIterhoo4-Solo, L.. }. Finhan, ESD;
porI ~ tiTn 2oSeP1 ~, Tushlns n n.aie
Aim and Requirements Prof. II, e, Austin,
State Normal School; addresses by Hon
hehty noueN ana president Harter OF Dela-
ware w ooi'e8e' " W'laI eA'eh' can singing ne
perkins 'i'77 -i'' -
Evening Session-Solo, Miss Bessie Gunkel;
solo, MS. Daniel Harvey; recitation, Miss
n'ln' pItS' at'i ~ "Iynenl' Lhl9u
State Superintendent Of Pennsylvania. soln
Miss Mary Perkins.
ADDRESS or EXAMINER BIppLE.
In the course Of his remarks Mr.. Biddle
said
We uoyy have 135 teaplprS and 4 glD puDiIC