The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-02-23


Great Benefit a Result of
the Fraternal Intercourse.
Since Monday last, large per.
centage of the public school
teachers of Frederick County,
have been in constant atten-
dance at the business and social
meetings being held at the City
Opera House here in their inter-
est.
For a number of years this an.
nual Reunion has brought to.
gether the men and women who
are daily devoting their time
and energy to the instruction of
the minds of our young Ameri-
cans, making them more earnest
and Jealous in the discharge of
their duty and bringing into
their lives at the same time much
Of value and recreation.
Fully two hundred and fifty
teachers responded to the roll call
on Monday morning last, when
the meetings began.
After prayer by Rev. E. r.
Eschbach, of the Reformed
Church, Mr.. John E. r. Wood, of
the Frederick bar, delivered an
address which was answered on
behalf of the teachers by Mr.. s.
E. FOrman, State Institute Con-
ductOr.
Addresses on Bleaching as a
Profession" and Arithmetic
were delivered by Mr.. Forman,
II. II. Murphy, of the Adams.
town High School, and E. Lee
Goldsborough, of Walkersville
School, read papers on "History,'
which were then discussed.
Professor w. G. johnson, State
EntOmOlOgist, delivered a lecture
on "The Collection and preser-
walton of Insects for Use in Pub.
lie Schools" and at night lectur-
ed on "Nature's Hidden Truths"
On Tuesday prayer was offered
by the Rev. Osborne Ingle. DR..
S. E. Forman conducted a talk
on elementary arithmetic. Prof.
Anon Burgee, of the North Mar
ket High School, read a paper on
the question of "High Schools, /"
Miss NJ. M. Robinson, principal
of the Female High School in
Frederick, read a paper giving
her observations and experiences
in her school. "What Constitutes
EducationW was the subject of
the address given by Mr.. f. G.
Wagaman, editor of the EGam-
iner of Frederick.
At the afternoon session these
resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the Institute: "That
we heartily endorse the compul.
sorry education bill offered in the
House of Delegates, known as
the "Water's Bill" That we also
endorse the Senate bill in regard
to tenure in Office of teachers,
known as the s:Hubner Bill"
DR.. James A. Mitchell, of Mt.
st. Mary's College, at Emmits-
burg, delivered an interesting adj.
dress Tuesday evening on "The
Formation of the Earth"
Rev. l.. f. M. Myers opened the
third day session with prayer.
DR.. Samuel Il. FOrman continued
his talk on elementary arithmetic.
Daniel o. Metz, of townsville,
and Miss Clara McVicar, of Point
of Rocks, read papers on the in.
PRODUCTION Ofvertical penmanship.
Henry Houck, assistant superin-
tendent of the public schools of
Pennsylvania, delivered an ad-
dress. Spencer g. Stull, of Lewis
town, and Miss Maggie E. Myers,
of DOubs, presented two interest
ing papers on reading.
The afternoon session was
opened with music at O'Clock,
after which DIR. James A. Nit
chell, Of Mt. st. Mary's College,
Emmitsburg, delivered an address
on "Rivers and River Action"
The session was closed with an.
other address by Mr.. Houck. In
the evening Mr.. Houck delivered
a third address to a large audi
ence on "Bound to VIM. The
meetings will come to a close to.
day at noon, when the institute