Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-18
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Progress Of Teachers Institute-Pro.
ceedings Of Maryland Presbytery.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, September II, 1902.
The sessions of the third day Of the Mont
gomery County Teachers Institute, like
those Of the preceding days. were full Of in
terest and profit. A larger audience than
usual was in attendance. The exercises Of
the morning session began at $3.50 o'clock
and were conducted by Prof r. T. West.
principal Of the Rockville High School.
They consisted Of music and roll-call, fol-
lowed by prayer by Rev S. r. White of the
Baptist Church. pleasing feature Of the
musical program was a selection by a
quartet consisting of Misses Rosa L. Wood
and Viva c. Burdette and Messrs. j. l..
Rurdette and j. 7. Baker
A Round Table on Art of Question
ing was conducted by Prof. Alexander
Chaplain of Easton. In the course of his
remarks Prof. Chaplain spoke of the value
and comparative rarity of true artistic
teaching, the best test of which is ability
to question skillfully Rapidly Of thought
he declared, is as important as logical
reasoning and artistic questioning is great
factor in its cultivation. The subject was
further discussed by Miss Lucy Garrett
first assistant Of the Rockville High School,
8. A. Lehman, principal of the school at
Gaithersburg, and e. L. Amiss, principal Of
the Middlebrook School.
Prof Alexander Forbes of Philadelphia
delivered an address on Methods Of Edu-
cation" He classified all educational meth
DDS into four types, objective, illustrative
socratic and authoritative. explaining and
illustrating each. Following this was q
drawing lesson conducted by Miss Florence
Snyder Of the Maryland State Normal
School. The teachers were supplied with
the necessary materials and were required
to draw several simple objects placed before
them special attention being given to pro.
portions.
Prof Wilson 8. Ward. instructor Of man.
ual training at the Rockville High School,
lv,l~ -
its recent introduction into the public school
curriculum and stated that notwithstand-
ing the fact that it is in it's infancy, it has
already become great factor in educa-
visit the manual training department of the
high school and inspect the work of his
pupils. He followed his remarks by les
son in paper folding. the teachers being
supplied with the necessary materials and
doing the work as he directed.
This afternoon the opening exercises were
directed by Mr.. p. L. Barnes principal OF
the school at Travilah. Prof. Alexander
of the session. His subject was How to
Correct Answers" drawing lesson by
Miss Florence A. Snyder OF the state nor
NAL school was next on the program, after
which Miss N. Louise Edwards Of Annapolis
gave q talk on Reading In the Higher
Grades"
Upon the conclusion Of the days program
large number Of the teachers and their
John bridge and Glen Echo There were
about eighty in the party and a special
car was chartered for the trip.
The presbytery Of Maryland, which con-
evening. resumed its sessions this morning,
the gathering being called together by Rev
J. A. Trostie. the newly-elected moderator
The opening prayer was delivered by Elder
F. A. Grasty. Among those In attendance
was Rev. Dr. Phillips OF the East Hanover
presbytery, and he was invited to sit al a