Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-12

General Assembly that State Normal
School is necessary in Delaware. He
asked any who are, interested to com
nunioato with him. e1
| Prof. Demarest made an address on
"The Aim of the New Education. :"
He advocated higher education and an
ambition on the pare of the teachers.
He favored the new practical education
and advocated object lessons. Sense
training is mind training. Too many
teachers teach nothing but words. He
opposed educationalipuzzles. The activi-
ties Of children should be- directed in
the right channels. To educate child
is to train 1t to observe, to think and
to reason. Train boy to use his brains
and send him out into the world, it
matters not what difficulties he gets
into he will reason bis way out. The
daily work in the GLASS IL what counts
record of marking, and expressed the
belief that a weekly marking ia suf-
ficieut. He would not have all measure
ment aud BY doing to allow no time for
developments. The children should re-
ceive manual training. The boys and
girls should be so equipped that they
can 60 out into the world and earn a
| living.
Referring to citizenship, the speaker
said the school teachers have the DIES.
TIMES of the American Republic in
their hands, and too great care cannot
De exercised. The character of the
| girls and boys when they leave school
will determine the character of the gov
ernment. He spoke against the i'm
migration of anarchists and said II We
did not BIZ careful they would swallow
1 US rather than us swallowing them.
No person, he said. should he permitted
to vote who cannot rad the names on
the ballot, and the people should have
a knowledge of the country and a
patriotic love thereof, hence the peces-
sity for teaching love of country in tine
schools. 1t is commendable to teach in
the schools the saluting of the Gag, and
there should also be taught obedience
to parents and teachers, for children
who are naturally disobedient will be
disobedient to the authority of law.
The Rrandest work Of the teachers.
he held, is character building. The
work of teaching is the grandest and
most responsible Of all professions
During the afternoon Superintendent
Jones appointed the following COM
mittees: Resolutions Randolph Pratt
of St. Georges, Miss Jennie T. Nc.
Cafferty of Stanton and Miss Florence
o. Tully Of Delswsre City neurology
William HI. Wingate Of MarshaIlton,
Miss Mary Lofiand of Kirkwood and
Mrs. Ida McCrone of Middletown.
Last evening q pleasing entertain
meut, for the benefit of the visiting
teachers, was given by Willard ID.
Howe. an impersonator. who made a
most favorable impression.
Middletown, Dec. THE closing
exercises of the New Castle County
Teachers Institute, yesterday after
noon, were decidedly interesting, aud
marked the end of one ofthe most sue
cessful institutes every hold in the
State. Much credit is due Prof. ID. b.
Jones Of Townsend, the county superin-
tendent, and those who assisted him in
arranging programme that was help
full and entertaining throughout. Good
speakers attended every session and
each was listened to With marked at
tention. Great benefit undoubtedly re-
suited. The institute formally adj
journed ct 3. 80 yesterday afternoon.
The speakers for the closing day were
j. w. Roadway, II. r. g. s., OF New
York City, and Prof. George Howell
Of Scranton, Pa, both able and we'll
informed orators, who delighted the
audiences. In the morning Mr.. Redway
talked on "Some Essentials in Primary
Geography Teaching and Climate
and Its Factors, " and Prof. aowell's
subjects were Words" and Crooks. {"
At the afternoon session the COM
mittees on resolutions and neurology
reported. Both reports were unani-
mously adopted. The resolutions ex-
tended thanks to the Res. IL. il Bar
rett, ID. D., for his address of welcome ;
the people of Middlstown for their
generosity and the hospitality; the
newspapers, for their courteous treat
ment; the American Book Co., for song
books; the Pennsyivsnia Railroad 20. !,
for excursion rateB; the New Century
Club Of Wilmington, for its gift OF
portraits; Miss Mary O. |, Williams,
assistant superintendent OF schools of
Wilmington, for her interesting paper
and the exhibit of work In the Will
mington schools; Prof. E, L. Cross,
principal of the Wilmington Conference
Academy, and endorsing his remarks
upon the need of State normal school :
Misses Jennie Robb and Anna Sharp
LESS, the seoretaries, for theft efficient
\ WthR AhiSd Laura Atobbs prbelutu
F8t the piano. Superintendent d. b.
Jones,for his wise selection OF speakers,
and those who assisted him, also, to
the speakers.
Il The committee on neurology reported
that there had been no deaths among
the teachers of the county during the
year and expressed appreciation for the
kindness of the Supreme Ruler.
Superintendent Jones remarked, in
cidentally, that there had been no
deaths among the teachers for three
years and it would probably be better
to appoint q committee on matrimony
than on neurology. vE
After the minutes of the 26th annual
session had bsen read and approved,
Prof. Howell made an address upon
Psychology" He dwelt at some
length upon physical and mental power.
Many young teachers lack appreciation
of the work of others who have pre-
oeeded her. She becomes an adverse
critic. She goes into the school to look
for errors and plumbers and finds them,
hut frequently does not, at first find
the good things. The man or teach er
who finds fault only makes a mistake
Those who find the virtues add to our
happiness and the wealth of the world
The greatest thing 10 the world today
is human sympathy. Warm the hearts
Of the children by love and affection.
Heart culture is a great factor In in
struction. The heart ~ the soul of