Evening journal., 1909-11-23
TEACHERS HEAR
OF PENMANSHTP
Prof. Clark Tells County In
Stitute Vertical System Of
Writing is Unnatural
PROF, SPAID SPEAKS
OF SANITARY CONDITIONS

This mornings session Of the New
Castle County Teachers Institute, at
Newark. was begun with devotions led by
the Rev DR.. Gilhllan. The singing was
led by Mrs. Smedley, after which Super
intendent A. r. Spaid announced the ap-
pointment OF the following committees:
Resolutions-Miss Anna Lawson. Mrs.
Anna Mote, Mrs. Lille Donaldson. Miss
Cathaleen Moore.
Necrology-Afiss Anna Newmon. Miss
Anna NJ. Cram, Mrs. Ella Hurlock.
Superintendent spsid spoke on the san
itary condition of the county schools and
distributed large cards on which we're
printed tn rules and regulations OF the
State Bos9d Of Health. Circulars with
these rules were also distributed among
the teachers.
Professor A. W. Clark spoke on THE
Commonplace in Teaching Penmanship"
and, later, on Movements In Letter Writ
ing" He pronounced the vertical system
of writing unnatural.
DIR. Henry r. Rose, spoke on Franklin
and a Many-sided People" Franklin, he
said, was a true American type in his
many-sidedness. The value Of his life to
the nation was emphasized, and DR.. Rose
urged especially that his habit OF note
taking be emulated by the teachers.
Afternoon Business.
At the afternoon session of the New
Castle County Teachers Institute, yes
terday. the addition to the teachers
present OF many visitors from Newark,
two rows of college boys, and one
baby, filIed the college oratory TO its
capacity. Miss Henrietta N. Smedley'
who is musical director OF the lnsu-
tute for the fourth successive year.
/ drilled the teachers in school songs.
The chorus responded to her baton
with ENJOYABLE zeal and ability, and
although the college boys were visibly
| tickled at inquiring Of a bobolink what
color the sky was, they Joined in with
right good will.
The Rev. Henry Rose spoke on
| Lowell as the Poet of Humanity" He
/ illustrated the points of his lecture by
many quotations. finely delivered; the
"Courtin' and the Parable were
most enjoyed. Lowelrs theology was,
/ God is good to us: He is sometimes
amused with us, but He likes us on the
whole. He would not so often leave
a box of matches around for us TO play
with If His universe were not FIRE
proof. And though the fire engines OF
church and state are continually
changing through the streets, it is usu-
ally false alarm"
Lowelrs poems show a belief in the
love of country, the brotherhood ol
man, and reverence of womanhood
Mr.. Rose closed with the definition OF
poet as a man who made life worth
living.
DR.. Rose also delivered a scholarly
lecture. illustrated with slides, last
night, upon "Parsifal."
DR.. A. b. Van Ormer. OF Shippens-
berg. Penn. for many years a teacher
now a Lutheran minister and lecturer
at teachers Institutes. gave the second
address Of the afternoon. He has
lectured at local institutes In VIII
mington. and his popularity was showr
by a hearty burst of applause as h'
came upon the stage. His theme wai
"The Pedagogy of Dickens" and h'
treated il in very witty, entertaining
manner. Dickens own pedagogical
course was as a hand In a shoe
backing factory. and in visiting hi
father, who was loahng unconcernedl,
in a debtors prison in London
postgraduate course in examining th'
inhuman Yorkshire schools gave hin
the degree Of Master of Facts. Dicken
gave good advice TO people who KEEP
children i'm a suppressed state ant
nourished them on secondhand fact
from books-people like the lady who's
nephew wrote, Dear Devil-Pleas
come and get aunt. I can't stand he
much longer" DR.. Van Ormer con
sidered character in the teacher NOR
important than methods.
He said he had known personally tn
. son of a man who had gone TO tn
notorious school called by Dicken
"Dotheboys' Hail." and the facts wer
not exaggerated. He also mentione'
DR.. Blimmer's school as warranted L
furnish green goose-berries at Christ
mas.
DR.. Van Ormer gave the advice t
teachers to see everything going or
but to ignore 95 per cent OF II.