Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-15
A CONVENTION CITY.
Ocean City the Popular rleeting
Place This Summer.

, Ocean City as a desirable place for
holding conventions becomes more pop
ular each year. and two important
bodies are in session there this week
the State Teachers Association and the
Maryland Pharmaceutical Association
On the 26th the State Bar Association
will meet there and later on the Mary
land Bankers Association.
The Teachers held their sessions in
the Atlantic Casino and the Druggists
in the Phmhimmon Casino.
MEETING OF TEACHERS.
The Hon. James +. Ellegood of Sails
bury made the address of welcome, and
Prof. T.. b. Prcttyman of Baltimore.
State Superintendent, responded. Prof
John I. White, principal of the Cum
bcrland High School. made an address
rs president of the organization, re
viewing the work of the past year
Prof. Joseph Blair of the Sparrows
Point School read paper ON THE
Kindergarten as Part of the Public
School System" Miss Mary NJ. Michael
of the Cumberland High School. Miss
Hattie ID. BoblitZ of the Frederick
Female High School and Mr. Alex.
Chaplain of Easton took part in the
discussion
DIR. ). +. Forman, State Institute
Conductor of Baltimore read paper at
the Wednesday morning session ON
What Knowledge Is of Most Worth p"
Miss Ella NJ. Pippin of McCiinnis read
paper on The Teachers Self-Train-
ing Teaching Hygiene in the Pub
lie schools was the subject of the
lecture of DIR. John 5. Fulton. secretary
of the State Board of Health. discussed
by Prof. X. r. Sauner of Oakland, Prof.
George W Steele of Elkton and Mr.
Devices l.. Farrar of Westminster
The programme also embraced an adj
dress by Prof. II. w. Sylvester, preSi
dent Of the Maryland Agricultural
College.
DIR. T. :. Lewis, president of the
Western Maryland College at West
minister, Md spoke of the Ethics of
Expression. Prof William b. Clark of
the Johns Hopkins University gave an
illustrated lecture
On Thursday morning, "Our Aim As
Teachers" a paper by Miss 5 +. Rich
mond of the Maryland State Normal
School. was discussed by Miss Roberta
III. Hobbs, of Caroline county, Miss
Mary Scarborough of Rcistertown, Mr..
+. :. Burroughs of Price Georges
county and DIR. J. l.. Bryan. principal
of the Cambridge Female Seminary
Prof. Albert II. Hopkins, principal of
the Bclair High School read paper on
THE Ancient Classics in the Modern
High School" Voice Training" was
the subject of a paper by Miss Agnes
Mclean, professor of elocution i'll the
Maryland State Normal School. Prof.
Edward Reislcr of Talbot county and
Prof. Charles r. Wright of Havrc dc
Grace High School took part in the dis
cussion. Prof. Albert :. Cook of Refs
tertown told of Educational Ideals
Among the Greeks"
Miss Annie Lcthe Miller of HagerS.
town High School opened the programme
Thursday evening with a paper on THE
Pollard System Of Teaching Reading.
Miss Mamie Carroll of Kent county and
Mr.. Luckct Iglehart of Anne Arundel
county taking part i'll the discussion.
One of the delightful features Of
"Wednesday afternoon session was a
selection from Tcnnyson. recitcd by
Miss Carolyn Wharton, daughter of
Mr. Paddock p. Wharton of the State
School Board.
At the first session Governor Lowndcs
was introduced to the teachers and
made them a nice little speech in which
he said he was in favor of higher sal
aries for teachers. There were about
300 educators present at Ocean City and
all seemed to enjoy the meetings and
their stay at the seashorc.
MR.. ELLEGooD'S WELCOME.
Mr.. James f. Ellcgood in his address
Eastern Shorcman does not know how
Ia make an address of welcome. To
him il seems very pcrfunctory per-
formancc He takes it for granted that
everybody is welcome to the best there
is in the Eastern Shorcman's locker
We think we are up with the procession
and abreast Of the vanguard in all mat
terS of civilization. but we adhere with
religious fidelity 10 the traditions and
supcrstitinns IL our ancestors We
believe the visit of u man to your house
on New Years Day brings good luck.
but woe bctidc the household "a which
n woman goes on that day IL is a
token Of i'll luck 10 see the new moon
over the right shoulder. To carry n
hoe through the house, or To cut door
in finished house. means corpse will
b. carried out before the wear passes
away. We believe in the fatal number
~, We believe that hogs should be
slaughtered on the waning of the moon.
We believe that seed of certain kinds
should not be planted in the increase
thereof. We believe that cows kncel in
devotion ut midnight of old Christmas.
and we still have our dear old haunted
houses, and places where the fairies and
hobgohlinS live. and jack.o lantern Ia
lead astray bcnightcd travellers. We
scholars and logicianS may smile nj
these supcrStitionS and talk tn us of the
process of induction and deduction in
the relations between cause aud effect,
hut did not our fathers prove these
things before we were born: While we
would seize new ideas. may we not
hold on To the old. Will these ancient
supcrstitionS aud faith of the fathers
do MS more harm than modern notions
of natcrialiSm and commcrcialism and
greed Shall the gospel of force entirely
Supplant the gospel Of grace and faith
in the things we cannot understand
Az OCEAN CITY LEGEND.
lin speaking of the legends and
traditions of the Eastern Shore. you are
probably not aware that there is a very
pathetic legend connected with Ocean
City. In "A recent work, published in
Talbot county, entitled The Land of
Legendary Lore or. the Romance and
Realities of the Eastern Shore. the
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