Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Proceedings of Body in Session at
ROckviIle-Other News.

hOckNiIe-Otner news.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, February s. 1900.
The annual institute of the public school
teachers of this county opened this morn
ing with the singing of My Country, tbs
of Thee" DIR. S. E. Forman and Mr.. Henry
Houck, deputy superintendent of the pub
lie schools of Pennsylvania, were the
speakers at the morning session. DR.. For
man gave a talk on Arithmetic" and Mr..
Houck delivered an instructive and witty
speech on the management of pupils.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Bowie F.
Waters of the Rockville bar discussed the
authority of teachers over pupils before
and after school hours and explained the
law bearing upon same. He was followed
by Prof John p Burdette of Delaware,
who talked In an interesting manner on
Moral Culture in the School, Prof. Geo.
f Little of Washington discussed Illus
trative Teaching" He gave a number of
model lessons in charcoal drawing. In the
evening he delivered a lecture on Faces
in Char COAL which was much enjoyed by
a large audience.
The sessions of the institute for colored
teachers also proved interesting. Mr.. Louis
=. Hill discussed school Discipline; Prof.
SCHOOL," Miss Rachael Miller, Grading
Prof. F. W. Watkins, Relation of The
Parent 10 the school, DIR. S. E. Forman,
arithmetic In the evening Prof. Bur-
Gette lectured en- Popular Astronomy"
The third day "wednesday of the insti
tute opened with the singing of THE Red,
White and Blue and the recitation of the
Lords prayer in concert. Miss Jennie E.
Doing principal of the Falkland School.
read paper on Physical Culture
school Room Decorations was the sub
ject of an address by Prof. S. A. Lehman,
principal of the Gaithersburg School, and
Prof. Frank Andrews, principal of the
Rockville High School, discussed '.Civics."
DIR. S. E. Forman again answered large
number of queries on various subjects
The committee on legislation, which was
appointed at the previous days session,
submitted series of resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted, setting forth
that 1.-The legislature now In session
proposes to make several radical changes
in our public school law, We, the teachers
of Montgomery county, in convention as
sembled, favor and most heartily recon-
mend the passage of the following bills
now before the legislature: The teachers
tenure Of office bill. pensioning disabled
teachers, examiner bill, Maryland map law
and school supply bill, but we protest
against the passage of any law adding to
the number of required studies in the pub
lie schools, believing that such addition
will reduce the efficiency of the work done
in the schools.
1t was recommended that a committee
Of three teachers be appointed to visit An
napolis to wait upon the committee on edu-
cation in reference to the legislation men
toned, and Messrs. E. L. Amiss, r. Cooke
Harley and Frank Andrews were appointed
as such committee.
At the afternoon session Miss Sarah E.
Richmond of the Maryland State Normal
School read a paper on education, and she
was followed by Mr.. F. w. Watkins, prin.
cipal of Lay Hill School. on Relation of
the Parent to the School, The afternoon
session concluded with an address by Mr..
Henry Houck, deputy state superintendent
- Do -o,ata IN,
the evening Mr.. Houck delivered lecture
on "Old Landmarks.
The stockholders of the Rockville Town
Hall Company met here last evening and
elected the following board of directors:
Messrs. Spencer c. Jones, William Veirs
Bouic. William H. Rabbit, Robert B. Pc
ter, David H. Bouic, 8. B. Haney and
elected the following officers: Spencer c.
Jones. president; Charles Albert, secretary,
and David H. Bouic, treasurer.
merchant of Oiney, this county. died yes
terday morning of typhoid fever. in his
thirty-seventh year. A widow and three
small children survive him. Mr.. Jones had
been in the employ of theelate ]. c. Will
liams for nineteen years, but for the past
year had been in business for himself.
The nineteenth anniversary of the found
ing of the Christian Endeavor Society will
be observed in the Rockville Christian
Church Sunday evening. A special pro-
gram, under the leadership Of Miss Lizzie
Owens, will be rendered.
The stockholders of the Washington and
Rockville Electric Railway Company held
meeting here Monday afternoon and elected
the following board of directors: George
Truesdell. George W. Young, Frederick c.
Stevens, Henry d. Mrick. Thomas ]. Hay
ward, George w. Bacon and Charles A.
Lieb.
Mr. William Thompson. an aged and re-
spected citizen of this county, died Tues
day morning at the home of his son near
this town. aged eighty-seven years. He is
q al6f xarlr dom
His brother, Maurice Thompson, died about
q week ago in his eightieth year.