Milford chronicle., 1903-11-20
SUSSEX TEACHERS
IN INSTITUTE.
OPENING SESSION BEGAN WEDNESDAY
MORNING AT 10 O'CLOCK.
j. Hall Anderson, Of this Town. Made
the Address of Welcome, Which
was Followed with Addresses
by DR.. j N. COughIin and
DR.. Geo. P, Bible.

County began at 10 O'Clock Weduesda,
morning by t singing of "AlI Hal
the Power of Je-us' Name, " viii h wa
followed with the o. ening invocation
by the Rev. H. L. Bunstein, afte
which ]. Hall Anderson, of this town
: IaA A.de the address of welcome. Mr.
hderson said in par:
V"Mr Superintendent aud Teacher,
of Sussex County:-When we welcome
our friends we always have one or bott
of two good reasons for so doing. We
either expect some benefit from them
or We take pleasure in their companion.
ship just for its own sake.
The people of Milford are always glad
when the season for the Institute
comes, because it means TO us q season
of educational benefit We feel that this
benefit Is not any more yours than
ours; elongs not any more to the teach
ers of Sussex county than to the people
of Milford, to the parents of the schoOl
children to the children themselves,
and IO all Of us who are inIere-Ued in
progressive education, and we, Il ere
fore, thank you, individually, or YOUR
preNence here, because it adds spirit to
this beneficial occasion.
~ side of any Of these definite
bentrEs we welcome you. secondly,
becsaS We like your society and COM
pani E.ip.and those of ms who do NOT
K Ov all pc soma ne, erthe e. s.
wel"g9 ~ Il just a iuucn and are just
as kiFs- :. dispOfed toward you as those
who :
- ~eaall we are anxious for you to
feel + = lur go d l,eople are IN sym
path . th your very a'duOus and i'm
p0Tt= : cork. We assure you we a,e
glaf= : -ed, to see Ou gather to yei h-i
$50 SMilford and we hDte you may
@sse :. { always"
N = 8 UI"er was the efecting of
e. iization by the nominating
y I'd 8 s Ing Misses Anna Hall and
HettE 2 : McCauglan as secretaries.
The a : s.nting of the regular commit
tees was deferred until the afternoon
session.
DR.. J M Caughlin of Wilkesbor0ugh,
was then introduced and addressed the
teachers on "Habit in Education" "
and used for his principal thought the
purpose of education, giving the ex-
preston Of many reputable authors as
to what they conceived to be the prin-
cipal aim of education.
DR.. Geo. p Bible was the next speaker
and gave the teachers a very interest /
ing address on the novel subject of
Educational Fads," which was re-
ceived with much enthusiasm. The
clio ing address of the morning session
was made by DR.. Coughlin, How to !
Study" This address was of such a
character that its importance can
hardly do Overestimated.
The Wednesday afternoon session
opened at at2O'clock with an appropriate
song from the teachers note book, pre-
sented by the American Book Com
pany. Then Dr. Bible was again in.
tfoduced to the audience, taking as his
saeme Elements of Expression" j." ard
q ahplied it particularly to reading. The
speaker in int Oducing his subject said
that there is vast difference in con-
versation and reading, Conversion is
the expression of your own thought in
your own language and manner; but
reading is the giving of expression of
The authors thought aud meaning, in
the same language, manner and form
to bring out the real senti-
ment
Dr. COughlin was then introduced
iOr the second address, which wasgiven
10 "CitizeDs and DireC tors > The
speaker used for ibis main idea in this :
address the need ofeducation I
and it's support by the citizens in every Il
% sible way. He said to pay tax was f
privilege as the things we secured to 8
oelp us by taxation we could not get in b
my other way. He also emphasized t
he fact that it is not only the privilege n
# the parents and citizens to visit the 81
chools and SEQ how they are run, but tt
hat such is the duty of ever citizen. 7
DR.. Bible consumed the remaining il
,art of the afternsen session in speak Il
ng on the importance of Articulation Il
nd Pronunciation, " which was highly b
instructive and interesting from start
D finish.
Wednesday evening the hall was
rowded TO its utmost capacity to hear
)r. H. w. Sears on "More TafTy and -
less Epttaphy," Too much praise can =, -
OF be given the speaker for this mag
ificant lecture. 1t was full of fun =
ON the NATIVE to the conclusion and =, ~
.rIied with it a lesson that the good =
eople of Milford, and those present d
'Om other towns and cities, are not 81,