The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
TEACHERS HEAR
MANY LECTURES
Practical Talks on Education
al Topics Sure to Bear
Good Results.
Special to The Daily Republican.

Newark, Dec. II. The Teachers
Institute opened here yesterday
with about one hundred and twenty
teachers and a goodly number of
students of the College in attend
ance. The members sang Guide
Me, 0 Thou Great jehovah" Miss
! Laura Raub acting as pianist.
Prayer was then offered by the
Rev. J. p. Otis, after which follow
cd the greeting to the teachers by
Superintendent D. B. Jones, who
said he was particularly glad to
greet the teachers in our State Col
lege.
The address of welcome was de-
livered by Dr.. Harter, Of Delaware
College in which he said"no insane
promises for the teachers enter
tainment would be made, but that
the workshops, libraries and labora-
tories of the College would be
open to them during their stay in
Newark The address was replied
to in fitting manner by Randolph
Pratt principal OF the schools Of
st. Georges.
The lecture of Professor II. R.
Spaid of the DUPONT schools on
"Materlal Tor Nature STUDY proved
verv interesting John Burrows, "
he said. 'mght truly be called the
father Of nature work 10 study
nature one should always have hIs
note book with h,m III his walks II
the woods Professor Spaid spoke
Of the works OF Ernest Seton Thomp.
sou, and Of Bryant especially The
Fountain.
In his lecture Professor Spaid
used a live snake, a TORTOISE and a
num> ere CT cOCOOnS to Illustrate hts
remarks. lie advocated drawing
being correlated with nature work,
using the specimens for drawing
lessons
The Hon. George Howell, of
Scranton lccturel on Memory and
Geography. He had the teachers
take notes while he constructed an
imaginary building OF the best ma
terials, tracing the locations Of tho
places from which the best iron,
stone, bricks, window glass, etc,
were obtained; then the carpets,
curtains, rugs. pictures and statuary
for furnishing purposes
In the afternoon Professor
Spaid again lectureu on Plants
Providing for the Future" dur
ing which lie said every teacher
, should have the ability to get up
before pupils and explain buds and
plants. Professor Spaid spoke Of tn
annual biennial and perennial
plants giving as examples the corn,
cabbage and fruit trees.
The second lecture Of the aft er-
noon WAS cn tho subject "Colum-
bus by the Hon. George Howell,
who frs, touched on tho history Of
Italy, speaking Of it as a picture, a
poem Il novel and finally as a
tragedy. lie showed that the
Italians took proceed nee i'll science
and discovery. "Wealth has its
mission he SAID, ''but its soils have
never BEEN great reformero; to
Columbus. Lincoln, Edison and
others til, honor belongs,
Dr. Dawson, Of Delaware College
then gave u fifteen minutes talk on
"tuylSn Composition which was
very interesting. The last lecture
Of the afternoon was by Professor
short, Of Delaware College, on
"Arithmrtir." The Professor re-
marked that in no place is indlvld- e
uality more needed than in teaching
this subject and that no teacher
should teach Tho principles of arith-
metic without explaining why they
were used. He pointed out to the
teachers the essential and non es-
seutial parts to teach
A number of the visitors
Went through the College buildings
and We're very much pleased with
/ the kin Inoss Of the professors
There are many new faces notit-
cd at the Institute. Miss Rrba
Saunders Of New Castle, who was
| taken SICK ON Tuesday Is unable TO
lie in attendance.
The Newark people are cnIcrtain-
ing the teachers royalty.
1t is thought that the Institute
should he held earlier mex: year.
| Sixteen days out Of school in Deccm-
ber m ans loss to the scholar that
caunOt be recovered. The teachers
should have the benefit Of the lnSt-
tuto for the Whole wear
The Institute promIscs to bo
successful. From a financial point
Of view the people Of TINS section are
dong everything to encourage sup
crInlendent Jones to have the To-