Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-02-08
Teachers Institute,

8 Inc Institute OF the white public scho,
8 teachers of this county began In the Coul
, House here Monday morning. The presenc
OF all teachers is compulsory, and nearly al
the 100 teachers of the county were 10 at
tendance. 1t was held under the direction
OF State Superintendent NJ. Bates Stevens
assisted by County Examiner s. R. White
Mr.. White directed the ope ing exercises
An Organization was effected by the election
Prot. A. G. Harley, principal of the Comus
school, as secretary, and Miss Blanche Brad.
dock, principal Of the school at Unity, as
assistant. Rev. R. L. McNsir, pastor Of the
Rockville Presbyterian Church, delivered q
brief address Of welcome, and Prof. Harley
responded. The morning session closed with
an address by Prof. Stevens upon public
school work. He said that the average
salary paid teachers in Maryland is but $s75
per annum, and that the only way to secure
and retain efficient teachers is for the people
of the State TO see that salaries are offered
commensurate with the work expected.
At the afternoon session the exercises
were opened by Prof. R. T. West, of the
Rockville High School Mrs. Lemira A
Langille, teacher 10 the Kensngton school,
read paper on "Liturature for Children !"
Other papers were read by Prof. r. Cooke
Harley, principal Of the Forest Glen school,
on school Surroundings" "How to Pre-.
serve Order in School," by Miss Fldeia
Walker, principal of Browninssville school
and Prof Stevens on Teachers Oath OF
Office"
In the evening q social was held under
the charge Of the following committee: Miss
Blanche E Braddack, Miss Sue e W. Fon
tame, Messrs R. G Harley, E. W. Monday
and Pearl Holland, An interesting literary
and musical program was rendered and re
Treatments were served.
The opening exercises on Tuesday, the
second day of the institute. were directed by
Prof. K. E. Stacey, principal of the Ken.
slngton school. Prof. John T. Freeman, So
pervising principal of the Washington pub.
lie schools, read an interesting paper on
"The Place of Manual Training in Public
School Education" The other papers read
during the morning session we're "The De-
msnds Made on Our High Schools" by Prof.
r. Thomas West, principal of the Rockville
high school; "Co education VS.. Co-gymnas.
tics" by r. W Stout, principal Of Sugar
land school; 1.-THE Coming Teacher" by
Miss Margaret Dudrow, principal of Avery
school. The morning session closed with
an address by Dr. John H. Mccormick,
principal of the Gaithersburg Seminary, on
"The Effects of Modern Education, Phys
ical, Moral and Mental"
In the afternoon Miss Leila 4. Partridge,
of Philadelphia, delivered an address upon
Pedagogy" She was followed by Miss
Mamie Isherwood with paper on "rheory
of Governing Children" manual Train
ing" was the subject Of paper by George
P. McCeney, instructor OF manual training
at the Laurel High School. The program
for the day concluded with an address by
Miss Elliott, of New York, on "Geogra
ply"
Ia the evening Prof. W. G. A. Hammel,
Of the Maryland State Normal School, lee
tured on "Wireless Telegraphy."
At Wednesdays session of the Institute
Prof Herbert Z Austin, of the Maryland
State Normal School, discussed "Nature
Study" which he defined as a personal in-
vestigation of nature living and in action In
It's relations to all the universe-nature,
man, and God. In the afternoon he dis.
cussed the aims Of Mature Study" Miss
Elliott, OF New York, gave a talk on "Geog-
raphy." Other papers were on THE Aid
Of Pictures in the School Rom" by Miss
Annie Lester Webster, OF Baltimore, and
" Reading Circles and Teachers Libraries"
by Prof N. Bates Stevens, State Superintend
ent of Education Mss Leila E Partridge,
Of Philadelphia, gave 40 interesting and in.
talk on Language and Literature"
"The Commencement Exercises OF Onpou.
panoosuc Academy" was the subj CT III An
amusing lecture In the evening by Miss
Partridge.
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