Milford chronicle., 1904-12-02
LARGE ATTENDANCE
OF TEACHERS.
Sussex County Teachers Praise The In
s,itute The Proceedings Of Great
Value To Educators.
- tha thirtieth Iime the teaehers

For the thirtieth time the teachers
of sussex county have assembled in In
sti,ute and the session that will close
,o.dav in Armory Hall, South Milford.
has been the largest in point Of attend
ance by the teachers, on record The
Tnstitute began its opening session on
wednesday morning at 1880, with de-
vot,onal exercises conducted by Rev
GP Jones, Pastor of the ME- Church
of milford, after which the address OF
welcome was delivered by John P.
Holland, who advanced some extreme
" interesting ideas in true oratorical
stvle. Mr.. Holland, emphasized IN
the beginning of his remarks the fact
that in the growth Of the nation, and
that our continued prosperity depends
largely upon the advancement made
in the public schools. He dwelt con-
siderably upon the immortality of
tellect and character, and said that
true men and women are the need OF
the age. Many other things OF inter
est were said by the speaker, which
space will not permit the mentioning,
but the address was highly appreciated
by the teachers and is said to have
been most mastery effort.
Following the address Of welcome
organization was effected and the open
ing session adjourned until p. m.
when the body met again and after the
usual preliminaries the teachers were
entertained by addresses from DR., 8. c.
Schumacher and G. w. Hull, which
were very instructing and inspiring, as
their subjects were such that appealed
directly to the teacher and his work.
On Wednesday evening the teachers
and the general public were delighted
with the lecture Of DR.. M. g. Brum-
baugh who spoke from the subject,
THE Beginnings Of the American Gov
eminent in Porto Rico"
The session on Thursday morning
be-sn promptly at o'clock with de-
vOtioRa! exercises conducted by Dr.
Hull. The first speaker Of the morning
being DIR. Brumbaugh, who said some
pointed things on 1.-The Control Of the
Schools" This was followed by an
address by DIR. Hull on mathematics"
which was a continuation Of his SUBJ
ject on the preceding day. DIR. Brum'
baugh closed the morning session with
an address on ''The Professional Train
ing Of the Teacher"
DIR. BTumbaugh opened the afternoon
program with a talk on "Education
and the Community" Joseph L. Ca
hall, Esq, of Georgetown, Secretary OF
the Sussex County School Commission,
then made practical address on "Sus-
sex Schools" The afternoon session
was concluded with an sddress by DR..
Hull on practical Education" +" which
was sOne Of the best efforts Ofthe sessions.
The lecture Of Frank Dixon in the
evening on 1.-THE Threat Of Socialism"
was largely attended and was enjoyed
by all. Mr.. Dixon as a speaker was
most thoroughly appreciated.
Io-day's program is one Of special in
terest to lovers Of literature and those
interested in Delaware history, as DIR.
Frank Green, Of the West Chester Nor
NAL School, will give several talks on
Literature. The addr ss on history will
be made by DIR. g. w. Marshall, Of this
town. The session will close with an
evening entertainment by The Lulu
Tyler Gates Concert Company. The
Institute, under the direction Of Supt.
John D. Brooks, is one Of the most sue
cessful ever held in Milford.