Evening journal., 1911-11-27
PICCY'S TAIL
OF SOME USE
Prof. Hayward Tells Teachers
HOgShip Uses Appendage
as Health Indicator
TIGHT CURL, HEALTHY;
LIMP TAIL, SICK PIGGY

asked Professor Harry Hayward Of
the New Castle County Teachers AS
Gociation. at the opening of the
teachers three days annual institute
in Pythian Castle this morning, add
ing, Knowing the anower to that
question saved man in the lower
part of this state a thousand dollars"
Nobody at the institute today knew,
and Professor explained the curl in a
pigs tail was his health indication,
limp tail, sick pig; tight curled tail,
healthy pig.
The room was filled with 1870
teachers and many visitors this
morning.
This years officers Of the associa-
tion are w. X. Yerger, president; NJ.
NJ. Fryer, vice-president; Miss Ethel
NJ. Danzenbaker. secretary treasur-
er; the institute committee, w. X.
Yerger, chairman: Ethel M. Danzen-
baker. Rebecca p. Churchman. Annie
p Newmon Meta MacSOrley
Miss Henrietta NJ. Smedley, the
musical director, led the school
teachers in songs from The Gem"
song book, Hall and Mack Miss
The first speaker DR. John p. Gar
ber, took the subject. "The Origin and
Necessity for Play" He said stored
up surplus energy did not entirely
explain the play instinct; scientists
attribute play to imitation of others,
by children, from which they gain
knowledge. Evolution leaves in the
human child instincts inherited from
the childhood of the race, said Dr.
CARRIER, seen in the liking of a boy
to rob birds nests, an inheritance
from the days when men used birds
eggs for food.
DR.. Hayard Addresses Teachers.
In introducing DR.. Harry Hayward,
Of Delaware College, Professor Spaid
spoke of the growing sentiment for
practical education, its necessity
shown in the case of a lower Della
ware farmer who lost so per cent of
his corn crop because he did not test
the seed before planting it.
Professor Hayward declared agri-
cultural teaching in public schools
was needed He said this country has
only two weeks food supply ahead
while in London two out of six per-
sons are hungry. Americas popula-
ton, he said will probably double in
the next quarter century, while al
ready there is no new land left and
with the cityward movement, there
are not enough country laborers to
harvest the crops.
On his trip last week on the Good
Farming train. Professor Hayward
said he had found the children OF
Delaware knew very little about
farming; he thought this was one
reason they did not stay in the coun
try when they grew up.
Prof Hayward outlined a course o
talks illustrated by simple expert
ments with homemade apparatus. OF
soil, seed, plants. horses, cattle poul
try, giving simple, essential facts.
On question by Mrs. Martha S
Cranston, Professor Hayward com
mended school ground gardens, anC
hoped landscape gardening i'm a sim
pie way might be tried i'm the future
Superintendent Twitmyer gave verb
ally bulletins of the state board, onl.
one of which they had money TO print
Regarding certificates, the new rul
inEs grant elementary, secondary, ant
college graduate certificates, eacl
with the two grades limited an
permanent. For their continuance
from time to time the board vii
question the holders on their profes
sional reading.
The examination bulletin provide
the following:
First Saturday in April. $50 a. m
1912:
New Castle County-school No.
Wilmington.
Kent County-Dover High School.
Sussex ty-Georgetown Higl
School.
Subjects: Primary and Kindergar
ten Certificates: Reading. Writing
Spelling, Geography, History, Arith
metic.
Limited Elementary Certificate
Reading, Writing. Spelling, Geog
raphy, History, Arithmetic. Constitu
tion of U. S. and Delaware.
Limited Secondary Certificate
4 Grammar Spelling. English and Amer
ican Literature. Rhetoric and COmpo
sition, Arithmetic, Algebra, Plan
\ Geometry, School Management.
Fourth Saturday in April, $50 a. m
1912:
New Castle County: School No. !
Wilmington.
Kent County: Dover High School.
4 Sussex County. Georgetown Hig
School
B. Subjects: Primary and KindergaI
ten Certificate Drawing, Gramma
Physiology and Hygiene, Primar
Methods, School Management, Natur
Study.
Limited Elementary Certificate
of L. S. and Delaware, Hygiene. Ply
Hygiene, Methods Of Teaching, SchoC
Management. Nature Study.
Limited Secondary Certificate: U.
History, General History, COnstitutio
of S. and Delaware, Hygiene, Ply
sizes, Physical Geography, Zoolog.
Botany of Chemistry Methods {
= Teaching.
For COlored Teachers Third Satul
day in April. $50 a. M, 1912:
New Castle County: Howard Hig
School, Wilmington.
Kent County: Colored School, Dove
Sussex County: Greenwood Publ
School.
HER SPREES CAME FAST.
Ella Demby, colored. who holds III