The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
TEACHERS lN,TITUTE

Reported Especially for The .I:isis
Examiner Charles 4. Wright opened the
annual Teachers Institute i'll the Court House
at 4 O'Clock on Monday morning. After
calling the teachers to order. Duke Street
WAS sung, and Rev. Dorsey Blake, of the
| Methodist Protestant Church, read the 9th
Psalm and offered prayer.
The address of welcome to the teachers was
| delivered by Hon Stevenson y. Williams. In
| part he said that the teachers had rcaSscnl-
| hlcd to prepare for Il great work, and the
| people of Hartford should he congratulated on
| the conduct of the schools. The business adj
| mniStraton has been fIrst-clasS. The schools
| have been kept free from politics, and good
| results are obtained because OF an efficient
corps of teachers. Thirty or forty years back
about onc-t third of the corps ranked as first
grade and the other two-thirds as second
| grade, but the reverse, is the standing now.
| Every lover of the school system and educ:l-
ton should obsc: We the individual improve
mcnts made by grading the children into
classes. The teacher should aim to develop
the best capabilities that exist in the child
and try to develop its individual character.
| To do this there is a need of less children for
one teacher. There is the greatest difference
| in the development of the will power and
moral character of children. Bring up the
nations and races by believing in "A personal
| God, because it has a great influence on
| character. Each teacher should endcavor to
develop the child in every way possible, and
put forth every effort to prevent degradation
| in the schools.
MIR. ". Stafford Jackson, principal OF Bel
| Air Academy. responded on behalf of the
teachers. He spoke of the teachers office as
being of honor and, to get this. RESPONSE
bility is attached to it. They are not UNI
mindful OF the fact, that they are servants of
| the people. Back of us in position are
| the strong arms of our School Board and it's
efficient Executive. We now the
| threshold OF another year, to cultivate anew
! orr intercourse with each other. Let us arm
ourselves with kccncr weapons 10 prepare for
| the work to como. Education was placed
| Oh :. new foundation when Christ appeared
| and has made obcdicut ScrviCciI the progress
| of the masses 1t is a christian desire to help
| others and try to cultivate and elevate the
| races. We como together to examine tho
| nature of our system which should aim to
make and intelligent citizens. Since our
| separation from Great Britain we have grown
| from our infancy, to be Il strong government
| brought about by education. Our influence
as lC.lCnCrS, on OlnerS mas It's lstr-tcilCnlilS
effect and we should try to lead the chilli into
the fields of rlcaSantncsS, virtue, usefulness
and happiness.
Song-"AmcriCa." WAS then sung.
Examiner Wrght.-'Wc have conc together
to discuss the events of the year and talk
over the experiments, attempts and trials
hare met. 1t is well to nave pause and sum
up might d rift nt o professional! anarchy,
with No, ,I,a
should go away from this assembly without
getting some power and vitaliz;ng inspra-
| ton. We are here to get suggestions, en-
| couragement and inspiration from our fellow
teachers and each should bring something to
elevate Others by contributing to the COM
mon fund. Let us recognize and squarcly
! front the truth, that duty should not lie
sighted. Do not have i'll your minds the in
cvitab!c. must but for pure sciE:ntercst let
us learn to love our toll. DO not go into a
| monoton tread mil. Bring happiness
into your work by scif-forSctfuncss and a
feeling OF interest. We are not only to re-
ccivc but to give. and poverty OF intellect will
| come Il person who depends on the thought
of others. Let measure and test theories
| and not swing with every wind of doctrine
| Seek and find the best methods of doing our
| work and have in mind the obligation to
| do"
| Soug-"Lcad Kindly Light"
Examiner Wright then announced the fol
| lowing advisory committee: McssrS. y. +.
Galbreath, w. W. Reyes. w. II. Pentz Misses
Minnie V. Lee. L. NJ. Pcnning. Lillian Grafton
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Song-"Thc Old Oakcn Bucket"
Observation-Disclosures i'll Educational Pro-
cess hy the Home. the School, and Physical
| Environments"
| Miss Lillian Grafton.-"rhc home school
| and church are all good sources for education.
| The child should receive mental and moral
| training at home and the school should con-
| tribute it's share in bringing the same re-
suits. The child gets it's first lessons i'll social
| life on the play-Groun and uni;tvor:lhle home
influences should be dealt with cautious
| guidance"
Miss Grace Wallis" Education begins in
the chiIds home. therefore. parents should
cultivate in thochild Il love for education. A
child who is not taught to love books at
home, will show indifference toward them at
school"
Miss Ida Education is Il COM
pick process. The parents should
take an interest and instill the chiIds mind
| To 10TH SOpu IltbDllS llC SIloulu IL
ceivc the assistance of the parents in training,
| the child and get it to read good books.
Never tell what the Child can find out for
| itself
Prof Rcislcr spoke Of chc subjective IN
| flucnccs of the child.
Miss L. Smyth, of Baltimore, then gave an
illustrated reading lesson by using the Ward
method. She secured several little children in
nd t.,Iy,
in reading. 1t was practical. instructive,
and enjoyed by the whole institute.
MISUNDERSTANDING the Four Funda-
mental Operations in Arithmetic"
Miss blanche +. Archer-Showcd the Insti-
tutc how she taught the little ones the differ
cnt operations in arithmetic.
| Miss Julia kcrr.-"Givc drills for rapidit V
and do not drag in so many outside things"
She believes in the children using their fingers
in counting and has them complete one opera
ton before beginning another.
| Miss characterization should not he
taken separately from subtraction She
| generally finds trouble in undoing what the
parent has done toward teaching the child
| some method i'll arithmetic.
| Miss May Nrepcr.-"UsC objects i'll teaching
addition and subtraction and make Il table
of combinations. Aim for rapidity and keep
within the comprehension ofthc child mind "
Miss Darlington stated four relations oi
numbers and said that after the child has Il
full comprehension of these, arithmetic will
| become true science. I'VE should teach the
inverse process of addition and subtraction
and later the inverse process ofmultipication
and DIVISION"
Miss Laura Tammany read excellent
essay on the value ofmusic. She spoke of its
refining effect. Grca: power, emotion and
corupanionslip.
| TUESDAY MORNING
InStitut. ,., ned with music, Nearer NJ Y