Smyrna times., 1899-11-22
Thursdays Session.

course OF day lecturing, and intermis-
sion was given between each talk. at
which time Mr.. w. P. Garratt enliv-
ened the sessions with some piano re-
cltals. This was done throughout the
three days program. The first speaker
to give instruction on this morning,
after the Rev. Chas. A. Hill offered
prayer, was Supt. o. T. Corson, of
Ohio, and president of the National
Educational Association. He had for his
subject Originality in the Teacher
and his plain and practical way of put
ting things, gave the teachers some
thing that they could reflect about. He
urged them to be original; to give in
struction, not particularly adhering to
the text books, but something that was
the product of their own originality.
He left with them thoughts on origi-
nal methods in teaching, as we'll as
the value of knowing how to control
school.
DIR. Corson also gave another ad-
| uIcoS III Iu6 dll6ruOOu Oh 'OOmuSuud-
ton of the School Teacher" He
thought that if there was less fault
finding and little more praise and en-
couragement extended to the teachers,
the condition of things would be much
better. Often teachers go home at
night and worry over some boy she is
trying to make man of, whose parent
is the very first one to find fault with
her. He did not believe in talking edu-
cation from the standpoint of dollars
and cents. Pay teachers we'll for what
they do. The very men who growl
about the school tax being high, are
the very ones getting the most benefit
from the school. He earnestly i'm
pressed the idea of applying business
principles to the schools. In closing,
he extended an invitation to the Kent
County Institute to be present at the
meeting of the National Educational
Association.
DR.. Joseph S. Walton, principal OF
the Friends School, Philadelphia, the
next speaker, was down on the pro-
gram for an address on 'Stories foI
Children" He spoke of the bond Of
interest that could be made possible
between the teacher and the pupils,
and said that stories of tradition OIL
mythology, or stories of an historic
character were the two kinds of stories
that could be used to an advantage in
the school room. Never tell stories
without a purpose, and don't tell the
purpose, but let the children work this
out for themselves. He then went on
> in very interesting historic narrative
to show how American politics wal
y clearly understood by a knowledge o
the Colonial life of the United States
DIR. o. I. Corson again took the
> stand, and for the rest of the morning
. gave practical talk on "The Teach
er's Language, and discussed it from
= the standpoint of purity, simplicit,
II and conciseness.
DIR. Walton was down for two ad
h1CCoCo III lnO dilCl lOOn, anu ldhAhe
y up the threads of the morning, he tol,
of the difference between America
- Growth" and american Expansion,
y using for an example of the former
:, how the United States came into pc
~ session of Louisiana, and for tn
, latter, the State of Oregon. He CAV
l. a clean historical narrative in bot
70 cases, that was of much interest t
ol those who followed him closly.
Z In the evening, the Opera Hous
10 was we'll filed, the attraction being th
10 lecture of Bishop Charles Fl. Fowle
. on abraham Lincoln" Like th
10 evening before, the half hour previou
"a to the raising of the curtain, Watkins
~ Orchestra discoursed some bright an
Is catchy music. Bishop Fowler was il
Of troduced by Rev. Charles A. Hill of th
< Methodist Episcopal church Of thi
or town in few we'll chose remark
The Bishops address was considered
r masterly effort, and his person
lg knowledge of Abraham Lincoln, an
lie the affairs of state at the time, shove
~ that he was thoroughly in touch wit
D. his subject, and he delived it wit
as force and oratory, that held the cloI
'y attention of his audience. Smyrr
ne folks were treated to the same subje
Oh by the Hon. Henry Watterson tv
e. years ago, and since the Bishops a.
3. dress comparison has naturally bee
c- made between the two.
it. Fridays Ses sion.
OF A crowded house, with plenty of @
oy thusiasm, greeted the last day
nc session of the Institute. Po
no sibly the drawing card was ID
Inn M. G.. Brumbaugh of the UI
as versity of Pennsylvania, who in b
lly previous visits to this town, has fair
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