Smyrna times., 1905-05-17
LOCAL TEACHERS HOLD A
FINE MEETING At CLAYTON
PROFITABLE SESSION OF THE DUCK CREEK
AND KENTON HUNDRED ASSOCIATION.
rine Addresses Were, Made by Supt. TwItmyer
OF Wilmington, Prof. Dawson, Delaware
college, and County Superintendents

''"e Aueresses were, Made by Supt. TwItmyer
OF wilmington, Prof. Dawson, Delaware
College, and County Supe erinteudents.
The all-day teachers meeting held at
clayton last Friday was one of the
pest and most enthusiastic meetings
the teachers of this vicinity have held
Tor some time and the talent secured
would have done we'll for a county in
stitute. Teachers were represented
from nearly every school district in
Kenton, Duck Creek and Blackbird
Hundreds, besides a number of visi-
tors. The morning session was held
In the School House and the afternoon
session was held in Ewell NJ. P.
Church. Principal H. II. Murphy of
the Clayton Schools had charge of the
program. The morning session opened
at 9.3O o'clock, Miss May Leathers
singing several songs and the teachers
joining in the chorus. When the roll
was called each teacher present re-
sponded with some gem of literature.
After prayer by the Rev. V. P. North
rup of st. Paul's M. E. Church, Prin-
clpal Murphy, who is also president of
the association, made a few introduc.
tory remarks. A motion was carried
that on the second Saturday in June.
at nine O'Clock in the morning all who
desire to take botanical stroll from
clayton toward Greenspring can Join
the party at Clayton on that date and
are requested to bring their lunch bas-
kets with them. An address of nearly
au hour was given by Mr.. Spaid, Su-
perlntendent of Schools of Rural New
Castle. He first gave short talk on
two very interesting fowers-the Cy-
prlpldlum acaule or better known as
stemless Lady Slipper or Pink Mecca
sin Flower and the Sarracenia pur-
purea, known familiarly as Side-sa
die Flower, Pitchers Pland or Hunts
mans Cup. After this he commenced
taking stuffed birds out of large va.
llse and the wonder to all was how SO
much could come out of such little
space. He divided the birds into the
following classes and talked a while
on each: birds of Prey" ''Birds that
feed in the air" "Birds that feed in the
treetops," "Blrds that feed upon
trunks of trees" and 'Birds that feed
upon the ground"
The current history class was then
conducted by means of a series of
questions by Prof. J. P. Burdette.
Prof. Dawson of Delaware College
then held the closest attention of the
teachers for three quarters of an hour
on the subject of Philology, which in
itself is very uninteresting subject.
but the life Prof. Dawson put into it
showed some of the possibilities of our
English words. All felt greater re.
gard for our Mother Tongue at the
close of his discourse. Meeting then
adjourned and instructors and teachers
left the School House to partake of a
bountfful lunch prepared at the home
OF Mr.. Murphy by the teachers and
friends of Clayton.
At two o'clock the teachers assem-
bled in beautiful Ewell's M. P. Church
where the afternoon exercises ere
held. After prayer by the pastor Rev.
George r. McCready of Ewell's M. P.
Church, Principal Murphy made
some remarks on the benefits of the
association and then introduced DIR.
George W. Twitmyer, SuperIntend-
ont of Wilmington City Public Schools.
His address upon ''The Way to Lead
a Child into His Inheritance" was full
of good and helpful suggestion. Su-
perintendent Carroll of our own
County Schools gave us one of his
characteristic addresses in which he
urged the people of Clayton to build a
school house worthy of being in the
same town with their beautiful homes |
and churches. Meeting then adjourned
until Fall after voting thanks to the
kindness of the instructors of the day
and the teachers and friends of Clay
ton for their kindness in entertaining
us so Hospitality.
BLA cKBiRD SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS.