The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-03-27
The Teachers Institute.


The Teachers Institute.
The teachers institute held at V.
I. A. Hall Saturday was notable for
the prominent men who had a part
in the proceedings. Two men were
present who would be drawing cards
in national assembly; men who by
reason of their scientific attainments
and contributions to literature have
long held foremost places in their re-
spective branches of investigation.
In other words, men of worldwide
reputation. These men were Ed
ward Sylvester Morse, Phi. d., and
Charles Alexander McMurry, Phi. D.,
the former a biologist and author,
the latter an educator and author.
DR.. Morse was educated at Law
renee Scientific School, Cambridge.
He was one of the founders of the
Peabody Academy of Sciences at Sa-
lem, of which he has been curator
since 1881. He also established The
American Naturalist and is one of
its editors. In lS7l-4 he was pro-
fessor of comparative anatomy and
zoology in Bowdoin College, and in
1S77-79 professor of zoology in the
Imperial University of Toxic, Japan.
In I8S5-S7 he was president of the
American Association for Advance
ment of Science. Prof. Morse is au-
thor of many scientific works, among
which are Terrestrial PulmOnifera of
Maine, Early Stages of Terebratu-
lima, Embryology of Terebratulina,
Tarsus and Carpus of Birds, Sys-
tematic Position of the Brachiopods,
First Book in Zoology translated
into German and Japanese), Shell
Mounds of Omori, Early Race of
Man In Japan, Ancient and Modern
Method of Arrow Release, Japanese
Homes and Their Surroundings, and
On the Older $ssrms of Terra-Cotta
R Dofing Tiles.
DR.. McMurry graduated from the
Illinois Normal University in 1876,
studied for two years at the Univer-
sity of Michigan, and for four years
at the Universities of Halle and
jena in Germany. He received his
degree from Halle in 1887. DR.. Me-
Murry has taught in Illinois, Colo
RADIO and Minnesota and was prin-
cipal of practice school, Illinois State
Normal University, and lecturer in
Teachers College, University of
Chicago, 1899. He is the author of
The General Method of the Recita-
ton with F. M. McMurry), Special
Method in Reading, Special Method
in Literature and History, Special
Method in Geography, Special
Method in Natural Science, Pioneer
History Stories, Course of Study in
the Eighth Grades, and editor of the
Year Books of the National Herbart
Society.
Besides these eminent scholars
there were present Hon. George z.
Glenn, superintendent of Public In
struction for Duval county, Hon. L.
X. Tucker, Fruitland, Prof. l. l.
Hines, principal of Putnam High
School, Palatka, Miss Amelia Stsn-
ley, principal of Grammar School,
Waltham, Mass, Prof. H. E. Wake
field of this place, Misses G. M.
Green, Georgia Johnson, Aida
Gardner, Edith Storrs of Palatka,
and Miss Ada Miller of Francis.
DIR. Reeves, in few appropriate
remarks. welcomed the delegates,
after which q paper was read by
Supt. Glenn on Consolidation OF Ru-
raj Schools and advantages ofsub- lis
trict plans. This paper brought
out a discussion IN which Prof.
Hines, DIR. McMurry and Hon. l..
X. Tucker participated.
Mrs. G. H. Preston read an inter-
esting paper on Primary Work. DIR.
McMurry discussed "A Model Lesson
in Geography" and DR.. Morse gave
an illustrated talk on 1.-The Germ
Theory of Disease"
The Misses Hutchinson contributed
a piano duet, Mrs. r. Q. Williams a
vocal solo and Mrs. Josephine Bunk
er a humorous reading.
The afternoon passed profitably
and the visitors expressed them
selves as delighted with the place,
the people and their entertainment
by the ladies of the V. ], Al who
furnished diapsT in the hall,