The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-26
FINISH
WORK TO-DAY
Large Attendance and An Unu-
sual Interest Exhibited in
Annual Institute Work.
[By Matilda Desch, sec'yl

The regular annual session of the
Mercer County teachers association
convened at the Mercelina Park, Mon
day, August twenty-second, with Prof.
| @. l.. Martzoltf, of Ohio University,
Athens, and DR.. J. B. Ascham, of Del
phos, as instructors.
The first session was called to order
at $3.50 D. m. by President Ross. Dr..
Ascham led the devotional exercises.
Prof. Martzoln addressed the teach
ers upon the subject, 1.-THE Impeach-
ment trial of Andrew Johnson" From
the beginning of history, we read of
many trials that have been recorded.
First the trial of Socrates, 800 b. O.;
second the Trial of Christ; third the
trial of Warren and Hastings, 1883;
fourth trial of Aaron Burr, 1907; fifth
Dartmouth College trial 1916. But
the greatest political trial was the trial
of Andrew johnson in 1868. Andrew
Johnson belonged to a class of people
known as the mountain whites. He
had no educational advantages, could
not read or write at the age of II. He
was a tailor by trade. He took active
part in politics, became a member Cf
the town council of Tennessee, later
the Mayor. He was sent as repre-
sentative of Tennessee, became Gov
ernor, was elected to the senate and
finally President. In 1861 he was
known as the War Democrat, and was
the only one who remained true to the
flag and government. Johnson con-
tinued with the "Policy of Reconstruc-
ton" as Lincoln had left it, but did
not agree with Congress.
He vetoed all the bills, but they
were passed over his veto. He was
finally impeached for high crimes and
misdemeanor with vote of l4l to Al.
The trial began March twenty eight
and ended May sixteenth. He was
out of the presidency, but not out of
politics. He went back to Tennessee,
later became a candidate for the senate
and was elected. He was justified in
his own mind, fol those who had OPP
posed bim we're out of the political
world and had gone to oblivion.
DR.. Ascham gave a splendid address,
The Development of the Theatre, its
rise among the Romans, its origin and
development. Theatres began under
the inspiration of religion.
Miracle plays and mystery plays deal
with Biblical events and the history of
the church. Morality plays made no
dramatic advance in tragedy. The in
terludes introduce comic relief in trag
edy. They were short playsIn dialogue
Shakspere made use of the early plays
to develop his dramas. The five acts
in dramas in the English tragedy imam
imitation of the Roman models. Fore
CLEANS in Christopher Marlowe in
spired Shakspere. He wrote four
tragedies and plays, namely:
Tamorlame, Jew of Malta, DR.. Faus-
tus, Edward II. The early plays pop
ularized, familiarized, identified, the
drama with life. The kenaissonce was
period of intellectual awakening.
The greatest dramas are moral plays.
Afternoon Session
Mr.. Reinsberger, of Scio College,
spoke to the teachers of the aim Of
1.-THE Ohio School improvement Fed
eration."
Mr.. Martzolff gave an excellent talk
on orations-chiefly American orations
that form the nucleus of the history
of the time. An Grafton is an index of
the times, the spirit of the times.
We have orations from the earliest
period. In modern and English histo-
ry we have the orations OF Fox, Burke,
Gladstone and others.
American history is divided into per-
iods-first, revolutionary war; second,
formation of constitution; third, the
formation of government; fourth, the
contest over slavery; fifth, the civil
war and reconstruction. Each period
Of history produced men that were
great orators. The first period had
such men as James Otis, John Adams,
Patrick Henry; second, Alexander
Hamilton, Madison; third, John Cal
houn, Payne and Webster fourth, Hen
ry Clay, Lincoln and Douglas; fifth,
Charles Sumner, Thadeus Stevens, &c.
The speaker explained in full the
grafton of James Otis, the Webster and
Payne debates and the Lincoln-Doug-
las debates: To read these famous ora
tions will generate patriotism and thrill
the hearts of the boys and girls.
DR.. Ascham continued his excellent
talk of the morning.
The meeting adjourned until nine
o'clock Tuesday morning.
[Continued next week.]