Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-05
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Annual Meeting of the New Castle Count
Instructors at MiddIetown,

Annual Meeting of the New Castle County
Instructors at Middletown.
Special CORRESPONDENCE Of Gazette and Journal.
Middletowp, Dec. 4.-The annual
gathering OF the school teachers of
New Castle county exclusive Of Will
minRton, has enlivened M ddletovn.
There is a good attendance at the
annual teachers institute, which is
being held in the Opera House. In
struclors are present from all parts OF
the county, the rural sohoo having
been closed for the remainder OF the
week.
A more intelligent or intellectual
body OF people has never assemb cd
here, and, judging from the bright
countenance of each, all have come
with the full intention OF der wing all
the benefit possible from the institute
Thu town has extended cordial well
come TO the visilo and all are made
to feel at home. The Middetown poop 9
have taken great interest in the meet
ing.
Tho:e who have had the arrange.
ments in hand have pre- AIRED most
interesting programme and one which
will result in the greatest good. Tonics
of the utmost Importance are TO be
taken up ana discussed by speakers
who are recognized authorities ON the
various subjects
The institute opened this N. ing.
with d. b. Jones of Townsend, county
superintendent, pres ding and lao
teachers in attendance, The Rev. l..
y. Barrett. ID. D., offered prayer and
made the address OF welcome. which
was responded to by rof. II. X. Me-
Cabe of Townsend Mrs Ida Gilbert
Meyers OF Washington made an interest
ing address on 1.-THE Reat on OF
Tea hers" and Prof. NJ. q. Benedict
of New Br ton, Conn ,sp ike on Habit
in School Work +"
The programme for this afternoon is
az follows. o'clock, paper on .'Litefa.
ture in Graces," by Ida Gilbert Myers |;
"Habit and It's Formation in Schuo,
Work, " NJ. G. benedict; Tho Pupil, !"
Ida Gilbert Myers Methods of Study
ing the Mind,' Nj. G. Benedict.
At o'clock this evening there will
be m entertainment by the Hawthorne
Mus cal, Club. The institute will be
in session tomorrow and FIR day, The
programme for those days is as follows.
Tomorrow ~ o o'clock, Needless
Fears. Or. S. @. Slhmucker; "Teaoh.
ing Heg nners to Read, Prof. A. j.
Deuerest; Little brothers Of the
Air" DIR. S. @. Schumacher; Creating
sTaste for Good Literature, Pro-.
A. j. Demerest. ooock, "The
Meaning OF Flower" Dr. S. g.
Schumacher; "Aim of The New Edu-
oatinn," Prof. A. J. Demerest; "a
Family of Spinners - DIR. s.. @.
Schumacher; Ideal Teacher Prof.
A. j. Demerest. 8 O'Clock. enter tain
msHt by Willard ID. Howe, imper-
senator Music by the M.ddletuwn
orchestra.
Friday-9 o'olock, "Some Essentials
10 rrin AIRY Geography Teaching,' j.
W. Roadway, +. X. G. S 4; Words, +"
Factors, = j. Nv Roadway; "Books,n
of committees; Environment and In
dustrial hife.' J. W. Roadway:
Thoughts and Suggestions for New
Teachers, - Prof. George Howell;
"SOme Misconoeption, j. W. Red
way.
The following teachers reached
MiddletowE in time for the opening
of the first session Miss Anna Nj.
Rebus, Miss Cecalia Mahoney, Miss
May Cooley, Miss Carrie Downey,
Miss Reba Saunders, M iss Mary Jan.
vier, Miss Elizabeth Dennison, Miss
Elizabeth Wilson, Miss Emily Leeoh
and Miss CarrioS OF New Castle schools;
Principal Arthur r. Spaid, Miss Mattel
Beecher, Miss Emma Hamilton, Miss
May Hersey, Miss Mabel Hamilton,
and Miss Alline mclaughlin of the
a. /. du Font School; MISS Elizabeth
M, CLARK and Mrs. Anna p. Mote of
Marshalton; Miss Annie Z. Newman,
Miss Blanche Ferguson, Miss Eleanor
Forman, Miss Ethel Ferguson, OF
Newark schools; Miss Lawson and Miss
Alice NJ. Ogram OF Hcckessin; Miss
Agnes Halloran, Yorlklyn; Miss Anna
Cornell, Ashland; Miss Sara Vantyne,
Mt Cuba; Miss Sallie r. PlanBinton,
Mt Pleasant; Miss Louisa r. Swayne,
Centreville; Miss Amy R Piser,
Brandywine Springs; Miss Jane T.
McCalferty, Stanton; Miss Pearl Ap-
pleby, Ogleton; Miss Nellie Appleby,
Christisna Miss Lille Donaldson,
iiare's Corner; Miss Edith Francis,
State Road; Miss Ella Conway, Edge
Moor; Miss Lucy q. Eastburn, North
Star; Miss Rebecca Churohman, Elise.
mere; Miss Laura Lack,an, Walnut
Green; Miss Mary A. Strayhorn, Centre
Grove; Miss M. Bartram, Rose Hill;
Miss Lidis Davis, Eight Square; Miss
Angie Brooks, Columbia.