Evening journal., 1906-11-28
7Ts-7s7-7- : = 7-7.7.7.
/ FIRST
| EDITION
23O D. m.
INSTITUTES
SECOND DAY
Another SsrieS of Fine Lee
lures Listened to BY COun-
ty Teachers


Yesterday mornings session Of tho
New Castle County Institute convened
at . o'clock after devotional exercises
Professor Spaid suggested that the
teachers. individually. send letter OF
thanks to George b. Hynson. author Of
"Our Delaware" and to w. NJ. S.
Brown. composer Of the music, and
Brown and Edwards Music Company
who so kindly presented copies Of the
selection to the teachers.
Or. G. NJ. Philips. Of the West Ches-
ter S. N. s., who Is so well known and
appreciated by the teachers Of New
+ Castle county, made the first address
He began his talk on arithmetic
by quoting from the Atlantic Monthly
that the college graduates Of to-day
are inferior TO those Of years age In
arithmetic Two high school pupil.
who came up before DIR. Philips fol
examination were unable to estlmat.
the extra amount OF carpet required
to cover the floor Of a room twice as
long and twice as wide as the one In
which they were seated. He assigned
as possible reasons for this the fact
that arithmetic has been abandoned ~
almost all Of our high schools also that
many colleges require no arithmeti,
for entrance examination. He sug-
gested that the teacher find out what
the pupil knows and insist that the
fundamental principles be thoroughly
mastered. One method Of teaching a
subject was so much better than using
so many different methods, as toe
many are likely to confuse the child.
Committee Appointed.
After the close of DR.. Philips ad-
dress Prof. Spa'd announced the fol-
lowing committees;
Committee on resoluton-Prof. II
B. Meyer. Miss ]. w. Ellison, Miss
Elsie r. Jones.
Committee on necrology-M Eliza.
beth Bigger. Miss Mabel l.. Jones, Miss
jeanette Mclaughlin.
Committee on Nomination Miss
Anna r. Lawson, Miss Frances e
Hubbard, Miss Elizabeth r. Hall, Miss
Mary r. Robinson.
AS Miss II. NJ Smedley was suffer
ing from cold she was unable to take
charge Of the singing and Miss T.
May Hersey took her place.
Talks for Peace.
After singing. DR.. n. c. Schaefei
spoke on the subject. the "1Sth OF
May" DR. Schaeffer said.
"A Polish banker named Bloch.
talented hnancier of the Russian EN-.
pire, wrote a treatise OF seven volumes
on Future War. The book fell into tai
hands OF the Czar Of Russia. who wal
so much impressed by 1t that he ISSUED
invitations TO different nations to NEE
and discuss the question. The meet
ing was held on May is, 1899. at thl
Hague, at which there were more than
one hundred representatives from p
different nations, who discussed tn,
/ finding Of a substitute Of war. This
worlds court at the Hague has settle,
many disputes When the T. s. anC
Mexico were disputing about the pioui
fund Il was settled at the Hague Th'
L. s. was troubled about Venezuel.
not paying her debts to the European
countries. These countries decided {,
get President Roosevelt to decide, hu
he referrd them to the Hague.
"Poch also studied methods Of trans
portatlon Of food stuffs. He said s
two OF the principal nations SHOULD
have a war It would be followed by
famine. which has proven true in tn
case of Russia and Japan, as Japai
used acorns for making bread afte
the recent war. and ii was provei
that they would give out by Febru
airy.
England raises enough food stuff
to last her only three months. If II
any case her imports should cease 70
three days in London a famine woul
occur.
The average man IN the u. S. give
one months salary Of his twelve 70
the privilege Of being governed. sixty
four per cent Of the taxes goes towar
army navy and pensions. which,
used for educational purposes. woul
give every child a good education"
DR.. Philips made the closing addres
OF the morning on school savin
Banks"
Moral Training.
DR.. Schaeffer gave the opening tai
In the afternoon on Moral Trainin