Evening journal., 1906-11-27
COUNTY TEACHERS
PROFIT BY INSTITUTE
pIendid Lectures Heard al
First Days Meeting Of
School 'MarmS'
lANY PEDAGOGUES
ARE IN ATTENDANCE

The oratory OF Delaware College, az
.ewark, was well filled yesterday
lorning with the teachers OF New Cas-
le county assembled In their thirty
iecond annual institute
The session was opened by the as
'embled throng OF instructors singing
The Wilderness OF Gods Mercy" under
he able direction OF Miss II. NJ. smed-
ley, supervisor OF music In the Media
and Coatesville (Pa.) schools, with Miss
10. May Hersey at the piano.
Scripture responsive reading fol-
lowed, led by superintendent spaid, the
portion used being taken from Isaiah.
fourth chapter. After the reading an
eloquent appeal for Divine guidance for
the session was made by the Rev. w.
t. CorlSran. d. D.. OF Newark. fol-
lowing which DR.. George A. Harter
president OF Delaware College. made
very brief address Of welcome, saying,
among other things;
II esteem II privilege to welcome
you, on behalf OF the college. and the
community, and appreciate the num-
bers sent here through your
efforts and invite you to inspect our
institution
superintendent spaId responded
briefly. voicing the appreciation OF the
body OF teachers for the privilege OF
holding the session In the oratory OF
the college. reverting to the inadequacy
OF the appropriation made for the In
stitute. which amount. were Il not for
this courtesy. would go for hall rental
instead OF instructors. Continuing. the
superintendent urged those present to
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be made be punctual In attending. con-
cluding by introducing Dr. Joseph S.
Walton, the first speaker OF the instl-
ltnte
Or. Walton on School History
DIR. Walton's address was entitled
History In the Ungraded school," and
was very interesting ana helpful. In
part he said.
1T is a pleasure to meet those en-
gagged In similar work. and II Is an easy
matter TO read the history OF your
work In your faces. II is a sad matter
to $40 by the face that the school room
is the master Of the teacher. The call
ing Is noble one but stamps its work
upon the features and actions OF those
engaged. worries likewise engrave
themselves upon the face, as well as
the emotions OF joy and sorrow" lie
then related a series Of humorous stor-
les, illustrating the wide difference
between children and the effects upon
them OF their homo influence. making
the point that II thrift. neatness and
order prevailed at the childs home.
that q lack Of these qualities would
not add to the hardships OF the tesch-
er when the little one reached the
I u 90
said that victory and not the sadness
OF defeat should show itself on the
faces OF all teachers. although this re-
suit win not be gained without a pro-
found struggle. He related many OF
his own experiences while mischev-
Gus school boy. saying that when he
saw q determined look on teachers
face 1t was time for him to behave;
hence the face OF teacher Is an index
TO the pupils what to expect.
I'm the ungraded school the child
needs several things for the successful
study Of history. namely. to be helped
to see more clearly things as they are
and compare them; to see things IN the
process OF making. Unless this is done
% history viii be as a valueless thing, to
be forgotten in after life. This point
was emphasized by several stories ap-
? plying directly to 1t. showing that un-
7 less the outward and inner eye be
trained history becomes a useless
E study.
THE power to vision or look ahead
70 was also TOT hed upon, and its neces-
sity enlargei u by the speaker, who
s claimed that\ gift win follow the
: training Of the, to see clearly the
Il things OF the past and present; hence
a why not the future" Continuing, Or.
n Walton said that what men had done
would interest the child in the un-
e graded schools. and that what they
felt would not be appreciated until
after entering higher grade.
Hence, biographies should follow the
I'll early stories told by the teacher. and
Al II possible what the famous men Of his
re- tory did when little like the children
le and the play element in these lives
e should be dwelt upon
ie Illustrating this, Or. Walton referred
a to the early life OF Abraham Lincola
and other great men. and how Children
could understand them as children
better as children when they had ar
rived at mans estate. In other words.
child can understand other children.
= and that the history OF men and events
= DC Taught diol6 Nuio Ancs duN
that instead OF dry dates and figures
the play activities Of great mems lives
should first be made plain to the little
pupils OF the ungraded schools. thuA
awakening an interest in the achieve
ments to be studied in higher grades.
Continuing. Dr. Walton said that If
the method OF teaching as explained
lby him was carried out that the chill
dren will seek further knowledge. "Do
not begin at the beginning OF the his
tory book and take the children
through it," said the speaker, who then
: paid a glowing tribute to the useful
ness OF the ungraded school, and stated
that Il was the best place in the world
4 to teach history, and that while the
upper grades We're reciting the FRS
reader tots were listening and learn
ing from their lips, making II sasic.
. later for the teacher
y Il would get several books on his
I tory instead OF one. and several books