The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-05
TEACHERS
INSTITUTE.

S9touLu ouuuUl S0btNH VI viz ACnShCtS
Institute OF New Castle County will DO
the best In is history Mr. Harley Nc.
Cabe's response to.the address Of welcome
was to the point and showed how pleased
the teachers are to meet in Middletowu.
At the afternoon session Mrs. Ida Gil.
bert Myers, assistant superintendent OF
the public schools OF Washington. u. Z.
discussed.
Mrs Myers in the afternoon discussed
Language" as taught by tho teacher IN
the rural schools Of today. At the open.
ing OF her adde's Mrs. Myers, ina gen
eral way urged tina: the the tenchers re
sor: TO sxhortation, and at intervals qnos
ton her sbout any points Of interest she
might rate.
What is Language, she asked. 1t 10 such
common everyday posses ion, and II
very lard to realize II is Aomhthing to bc
taken up and handled. 1t is an invita-
tion pure and simple, mecting the nat
usal needs ofpoopie coming together.
Little by little weakly, crudtlv, adequate
ly this little thing called lanGunge came
I, to be. 1t is otny that thing by which We
live together, ana represents The highest
and lowest things wo have unless IL
thought is expressed is pictured cut. We
do not got the Msnning OF IT,
Speech to be valuable must ba based on
thought. The TRUST md most complete
thought res on experience. The chill
dren 10 think properly must tnik
about things wi h which thev are familiar
II .here i, to be language There mu.t be
activities, something to think and talk
about. This has led up 10 mature study
We have taken into the school room
plants hat the children may observe
lheir growth.
The speaker said that written work
was much greater undertaking than
oral work. The ironbla is thnt the teach
crs are so ambitious they expect tho writ
ten page to be Us full and free as the oral
work. Then last Of Ill. don't teach
grammar, teaua language she co.cud
ed.
Mrs. Myers was followed by Professor
Benedict who continued his talk on
'Habt' considered by him in tho morn
ing session. He used y chart containing
reprod ACTIONS OF the Brain cells Uf an I'm
educated child ana OF an ehuca.eh man
to iilu ira u hi, rrmulkf. With the aid
Of this chart Professor Bonedct trac.d
ana illustrated the brain cells durlug he
process OF education.
/. their such u thing AS breaking hab
it Reformation no hing more or le,s
than changing habits. aud t ha speaker
believed It Wa, impossible to break of ono
habit with Hnnf.,ar habit tax ing its Elac3
However. he believed that reformation Is
possible aud considered tha question Of
how reIorn l'iCn /, brought about. Hc
sald that when u inan who desires 10 dis
rontinHe swe'ring has an impulse TO use
good words. he wlll rot have tn" impulse
10 use words Of swearing, When We
want to correct anything, he good impulse
must he rortluuniy kept before thc mimi.
No man can. stahiish n 70 cd habit lu' any
her man. He mast do IL himsc!t tom
mcntlnG on MIS-. Mcvc address, iro-
fcSspr D'nculr: stii after ali tho Esl OF
EOAd ianguags - u hah.t. |, is ou!y ac,iun
tina, habit is brought about, Professor
btn"dici l'lnAde,! for The formation of
'!e habit 0i wnrE. and uwclt on the
ne,c sjtv Of concentrated attention lnstcad
of u',,ipA<eh attonttcu III dealing with
all II a terS.
MIS- Myers followed VITA discussion
tt "Literatu"e in Trades, during which
she dwc't Oh the importance ri giving
hr chi urrn in he schools ltDrnIurn hat
i OF tho me l!aevtt rr.oi. Ee..jn with
the l-csrn' ana Co!iH,lat hc pupil
thrangb the pertous Of i!ttri'nra hnGk to
ehaEcs!mare. not with Sh k'smnte.
which they vii! not COM D"chond and iea1
up To the pres2nt. She thoh%ht there
w,.s u great deal in kna"inG lie .eop'e
n!nut whom tho pupils migh read. Sho
thought this rroccs, meant s:oht deal
cf wurk for the teHchor Dut IL Is bound
to have pl:co IN ntpdei educational
Iip,nois
Professor Bene let closed the insti ute
for he day by con .lInring Methods of
studying The Mind" He troate1 of the
Objective The introspective ana subjective
mcth0ds Oh each nf which he elaborated.
I'rnf. i}enatitt iIiua,ralod hI+ lee ure
by cells drawn from the hu imam mird
showing undeyelored thought by II Cell Of
t,I,J hnttt "a AL r,ll Irufp he brain Of n
Uduraiionni mnn. Tho institute rEJ"yo1
the Icc urts. in the evening the 'eauhelf
and people OF M!d,t|rtown clcwted into
THO lee hoHso Ct Onera lIG"srD The
Has tburnc Club Of Boston rendered the
follow NJ musical program.
Descriptive. Ten Minutes with the
Nl.sttr's '..,...,.....,, Co.by
introducing m'n 'rcI first rarS, songs
jnke.. and gran! liuaic,
Cub.
-Hlncten ..-..........,........ luD
Mau'!olins an3 hutars.
Nlus,cai Sketch. "1nu Professor and his
Chinese Punr.'
Mr. tnlh? IN sa.us up the piano.
Mr.. Ray 10 soo1 on banjo, xylophnne
mandolin tubcrph"ne and "ccahinas
Trombone sula ...... ............S Selected
MI Fuliey.
rescrptive ~ he County Fair, "ltollny
l.itfiN III II II II. bH III, itfll' ~ NAheH
ing uf the birds RoGste. crows. Alarm
c!ooh nr,a3c! family, and they start for
the ia,r. Watering tho horse NJ tho old
town pump, Arrival at tho fair grounds.
rho country nand in u -elec'lun. A trip
amrnG tho nuilnH's nh! poultry. Punch
aud IN ~ SHOW. striking machine. ia
kris Bupcnct. Severe 'hunl"r shower.
tiuso box. Evening ii:owork> The
start Tor home WIpdlng the Old clock.
Baby c!oss. La LAZY. fiE"'e'
''"'' '''"' Mr Nes,er ''''.' ''''''''
Songs Comrue ue..,.....,.... .SsIec'c cd
Mr.. lio'lay
Trick Nto.inist ..,..........,. Seiec:cd
Mr.. tHcO0i
Corne' and Trombone Duo, Jawrr
s-cenn IN II lrYvatoge, ........ Veldi
Aiassrs. MIS- o. and .!ollay
Descriptive. A Trip 30 New York CITY.
Colby.
The start from the sou Ii station IN Bns
ton hy rail to Fail River. Steamer P,tscil!a
Al aboard, Arrival In Nav Yn'k, A Pow
cry music l.a!I, 3nwery .hentre. y alarm
os fire, box 81: recall, Eei h. !hra re, Eden
Mu,r". Home by rail from The Grand In
ion Station, with steam railroad imitA
,luns.
Miss Rohn Saunders of New Castle left
last evening fOr DO bC!n. obliged to at
tefA thrSnlerlcr ..DNr, pl New Casi.e
Guun'yat Niim!ngto. ns witness IN
damage suit TO bc triei there
nr s. G., Srhmurkor nn1 Prof A. lie
mnrest were the instructors this morning.
they viii nlso le"ture t. the Institute this
uf'urnnOD.
Their snbieC's boinc as follows:
Needless Fears, .........n n-. Schmucker
Ttrrhins Beginners to RtGd,.
Irof. A. Deniarest
Little Bio.bo's OF the Air. Ur Schnu uckcr
Creating Taste Tor Good Iiternturn,
Ptol. Drnlarcst
lhc Meaning Of n Flower, DE- S.hmuUkor
Aim OF the Now Educubiun,
Trot Dcmarest
E,m!Iv cf cDiunrrs I)r C.hlnucko-