The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06
COUNTY TEACHERS MEET.
Session Of Teachers Institute
Well misunderstanding
Addresses and Papers-Will
Close Today.

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hundred and fifty teachers from
this county have been in attend
ance, and it is most gratifying to
state that their intelligent appear
ance attracted considerable atten-
ton. 1t was generally remarked
/ that the teachers of this county.
both men and women. were a
splendid looking set of people.
The meeting was a great success.
and we are glad to learn that
these meetings are so well at.
tended a great deal depends
upon the teachers themselves: one
set Of children are noted for their
/ pOliteneSs, whereas in other sets
we find an absolute void Of gentle
and polite manners. Study and
attention to books, of course, is
most important to the scholars,
but nothing goes so far in the
world at large as politeness. SO
let the teachers bear in mind that
their scholars will always show
what their teachers are. Follow
ing are the School Commissioners
of the county: Samuel Dutrow,
president; Col. L. Herman Brien,
DR.. II. Boteler Gross, Charles
Slagle, j. Henry Stokes, Charles
W. Wright, Ephraim l.. Boblitz,
secretary: 5. y. Young assistant
secretary.
The instructors present at the
institute were Hon. NJ B. Stcph.
ems, State superintendent of Pub
lie Schools; Rev. $. Simpson,
School Examiner Of Carroll co.:
Mr.. John T. White, School Exam
liner Of AlIegany county; Mr..
Thomas 5, Stone. School Exam
iuer of Prince Georges county:
Mr.. g. Clinton Hanna. Institute
Instructor Mt. Airy. Md 4; James
y Mitchell, Ph.D.LL.D.. Mt. ST.
Mays College; Miss :. L. Rich
moud Vice Principal State nor
NAL School.
The exercises during the session
were highly Interesting, At the
opening Of the institute on Mon.
day. Hon. Jacob Rohrback de-
llyered the opening address. fol
lowed by IL. -. 7Beachley, who
made the response. General bus
mess was then transacted.
Mr.. q. Chiffon Hanna delivered
an address on "Opening Exer-
cises OF schools" followed BY DR..
James A. Mitchell on physical
Geographic +. Russell Young
read paper on "Moral Training
in the Public Schools
On Tuesday DR.. Mitchell con
tinued his address on physical
Geography" An address was
made by Hon. VI. b. Stephens;
one on Arithmetic" by G.. Gin
ton Hanna; &" Memory Work in
Literature" by John T. White,
and an address by Hon. VI. b.
Stephens. Papers were read on
Mature Study" by Katharine
Wiener, "Wh hat advantage, if any,
is gained ~ pronunciation of
syllables in oral spelliDg.n
On Wednesday Mr.. G.. Clinton
Hanna talked on chow to teach
photographic" Rev. S. Simpson,
on "Focolized Attention." G.
Clinton, on Current Eyents;n
Miss +. Mabel Condor, on "The
Use of Pictures" and an address
by Rev. S. Simpson. Papers
were read by Miss Pearl A.
Eader on COLLECTIONS to the Yer
teal System Of Penmanship,"
and one by Miss Mamie G.. OFT.
On Thursday addresses were
made by Mr.. G. Clinton Hanna
on "Arithmetic;" Miss S. E.
Richmond, Forming Charater;p
Mr.. q. Clinton Hanna. "History;"
papers. By Mr.. Franklin Harsh.
man and Hon. Geo. K. Stottle.
myer.
On Friday an address on ge-
ography will be made by Mr.. q.
Clinton Hanna and the terms re-
port read by Professor L. l.. Bob
litz, Examiner.
The following special lectures
were given:
Monday night, "Astronomy
Illustrated" DR.. James A. Mitch
ell.
Wednesday night, "Immor
telles in Poetry" Mr.. John T.
White.
Thursday night, porto Rico"
Mr.. G. Clinton Hanna.
The various committees were:
Entertainment Misses Pearl
Eader, Alice f. Shope, Mamie G.
OFT, Kate NJ. Bartgis, Eta
Brust, Mr.. Clarence Hett.
Arrangements.-Messrs. ID. G..
Aldridge, Il. II. l.. Reich, Misses
Nellie G. Carrot, Maggie Duvall,
Ella c. Keller, Halle Z. OFT,
Myrtle Grabill.
Decoration. - Miss Lille
Wiener, Julia Smallwood, Nellie