The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-07
TEACHERS
INSTITUTE

| MluuIetoWn, Dei., DeC. -
Thank God. it is over and that W,
can return home before We are oar
ricd home dead, frozen by the hos
pitality Of Mlddletowp," were th'
words Of the teachers who we're at
tending the Institute. as they board
ed the trains last evening for thei
homes. They had been compelled
to sit for three days in the Opera
House which was 90 cold that they
had 10 wear their street wraps anc
and the lecturers spoke with theii
heavy overcoats on and the col!arl
turned up about their necks. Il
was no fault of Superintendent
Jones Tor he did everything possi
BILE 10 induce the man IN charge oI
the furnace 10 heat the house but
all TO no purpose. At the morning
session Yesterday, DR.. Redway,
author of Redways Geography,
spoke on "Essent'als in PRIMARY
Geography Teaching Prof
George Howell followed with q
lecture on Words claiming that
thoughts are nothing without
words.
DR., -Redway next addressed the
Institute on "Climate aud its Fac
tors" and suggested easy methods
OF making children realize the i'm
portance OF climates ion people and
prod ductions.
The most interesting lecture for
the Institute was that by Prot.
Howell, on Books. "Tell me the
books a man reads. he says, sand
I will tell YOU the size OF his brain,
for a mans library is an index Ia
his character,-the best memorial
OF dead mans greatness is the
library he leaves TO his wife and
children. Books stand 10 he p Us
at all times and never grow weary,
/ by their use, we can turn back the
hands o! the old clock five hundred
years. The real traveller is not
the one who goes around the world
with god in hts pockets bat the
one VITO uses his eyes to see ma
ture and consult good books. The
successful reader ia the one who
thinks more than he reads. The
greatest met are those who had
small libraries and plenty OF time
to think. If you should ask me
what books to read should say
biography or autobiography, those
books in, which We have a personal
interest. have no patience with
a man who has not some hero 10
worship; he musl have some object
Of homage. It has been said os old.
"a rolling stone gathers no moss,
but it does rot get polish. Bacon
savs reading makes iull man.
eating makes a iuil man If We do
not take tina for assimilation, we
will have mental gout. Books pa
rade The best thoughts OF oar best
men and the worst thoughts of our
our worst men. III reading Pew are
OF the tempter fiction. 1t stimulates
but we not need stimulation. II
YOU once give o fiction and romance
the fairies will lead YOU. Red ten
pages a day for five wears and you
will have read As volumes Of 500
pages. doubt if man can mas
ter from he cradle 10 the grave more
ttan three or more volumes: first
Bible; second, dictionary; third,
Pages Theory and Practice OF
Te ching; fourth, Wm. Shakes.
peare. In conclusion Professor
Howell suggested If one wished to
read American novels, take The
Scarlet Letter. Vanity Fair, Vicar
OF Wakefield, Dramatic. Monte
Cristo. She.
Atthe afternoon session. resolu-
tions OF thanks were read by Miss
arpless and OF neurology by Mr..
Wlngate.
"Environment and Industrial
Life" J. w. Redway; "Thoughts
and Suggestions, Professor Geo.
Howell Some Misconceptions" J.
W. Redwav.
The opinion expressed among the
teachers is that the next Institute
should be held IN Newark or New
Castle.