Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-05
JOINT COUNTY Institute.
FOURTH DAYS SESSION OF
TEACHERS OF FIVE SOUTH
ERN COUNTIES
Or. StephenS SpeakS Of SChooi Iibr1rss
-UfgeS Te7chsfs % Take
10 Work
THE SUPERINTENDENT COM
MENDS WORK OF PRES
ENT INSTITUTE

The special feature ~ TODAY ssa-
zion of the Joint tounty destitute at
the teachers og Ebe puhlie Schools uf
the lixe Southern Mary land counties
were addresses by II. NJ Baies ~tsra-
ems. state >uperinteHslent eg Fuhlle
EIueation. and Miss sarah - kich-
mond.
ur. stephens spoke of the plan ler
school Libraries. y hicH has been Adopt
"a By the state Beard of Education
and Miss Richmond gave the teach
ers some advice. urou che formation
Of readiug cifcies. TIE re~ular rca-
time of scholastic work was carried
ON a. usual during che morning Ana1
afternoon. AMI In the evening. tae
last Of the social events cuuneeled
with abe meeting "a fhe Joint Institute
the ball given ~ she local sghnet
authorities will 81 hefI. The ball ~ iiH
be held fn the Gftv Assembly reul1s AMI
Is expected to b.s . very enjoyable al
fair. T0m0rFon the lusEitute completes
is work and adionFns-
During Dr. stephens alidress tgas
morning be called attention O. tas
plan ~ school libraries which tae
Board ~ Education had adopted au4
urged the teachers 60 take up the Nor<
and aid the Board iu tts e1or1s Co se-
cure library iH every pebble senaal
in lhe state. IIe called attemtaon O.
tire list ~ approved books whieA thH
Board had prepared afld ISSUED anst
told the teachers that re- was tae
wish ~ the Beard that the Libraries
should De- well chosen rather thar
large. About forty teachers promised
that they would take up the wor.s ot
the formation 81 sueb Libraries imne-
diately upon tins resumption of seloot
work.
Dr. stephens will not BE- present az
any either meetiugs of the Insai1ate- a.
lie was called ~ his duGies e. another
part ~ tbe state aud ieft at uuesu- be-
fOso leaving be spoke ~ terms - the
highest coumendaftou 20 the Wofs
which had been accomplished hv the
present Joint fnsfitufe. comprising a.
ID does tbe largest number - countries
y bosss public school TEACHERS n.i.l
evor i0iued IN a movement 90 tae
kind. Dr. stephens also spoke ln ale-
precgatfou ~ the eDurtesies wbfgh bad
been shown tbs visitors by the state
Naval Academy and municipal autilor
ities and - the people ~ Annapolis
Dr. Stephens also said that slss w9F&
u tbe Institute vas distinctly che
best that hal ever been done ~ TIE
teachers 0f the c0unties wEleh 1a.l
been represented fie said tha8 "a hasi
been more systeua1ized ami saas ERE
teachers showed greater Interest in
the work than ever before Ale Asa
said that the plan ~ joint iustitate=.
which has only been in vogue for 2
few years. vas gaining in f&sor al
are tfme because ~ the better instrue-
tors and lecturers who could Be- PRO-
cured than IN tbe ease where tbs
finances had to be cared fer ~ ems
county alone TIe also spo<e iu praise
of the teaohers wbo bad attended taa
Institute af a considerable ananeial
| rfnee-uarfieuiarlv these fsou1 -
Mars ard Charles euuulies- sHess
exueuse were considerably zrsafel
than the pas for the fime- liew~reF.
i he @afd. there was q very fuIH rerra.
1 senafiOD from those eounties-
Annapolis - q meeting phase fai
ibo Institute called forth warn praass
4 from Dr. ~tephens- fie sai8 t1Ar i
No regular sessi0us - tbe lnslil1ass
hal been held. Sc NouId hAFe 1een
worth the time AMI trouble slmplz
10 have brougbt she teachers - M.
1 nap0iis and IN contact with tne Ais
l torie association ef the eity ans
Naval Academy History be sala
was being emphasized ~ 3 s1nsiy e
the public schools of Marx ard ans
nothing eouId have ihe efieet ot N
teresting the teachers mere tran essn
ing into contact With the atstorlea
associations % Annapolis ami o.
Naval Academy.