Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-11-25
INSTITUTE OF
COUNTY TEACHERS
Visiting Educators Give"S School
MarmS" Advice on First
Day

The twenty-oighth annual institute
of The teachers Of the rural New
Castle county schools, began three
day session today in Pythian Castle
The attendance of teachers was large,
about 100 being present when officer
A. r. Spaid called the meeting to order
at 10 o'clock
Devotional exercises were conducted
by the Rev F. S. MacSorley, Of Bethel
Church. Professor spaid welcomed
the members IN brief speech in
which ne urged them to be prompt in
attending all sessions Of the institute,
as in this way only. could effective
work be accomplished and the chill
dren benefited through the knowledge
acquired by the teachers at the meet
ings of the institute.
H. n. McGinnes, superintendent OF
the public schools OF Steelton, Pa. de-
livered the first address ON the pro-
gram. his subject being 1.-THE Real
Purpose OF the School. Mr.. Me-
Chimes declared that the real purpose
of education Is 10 train to know. to
train 10 be- TO train 20 do. TO train to
appreciate. and 20 train 10 serve. He
said that education Is simply taking
an ignorant child from whore it ID
and placing it where IL ought to be
| In each of these FIVE subjects
! A short recess was then taken dur
ing which programs and pamphlets
We're distributed to the teachers.
The musical program was under
the personal direction of Miss Hem
rietta NJ Smedley OF Philadelphia.
/ Miss NJ. Jennie Raub was pianist Be
tween the addresses short musical
exercises were given under the diroo-
ton of Miss Smedley school songs
we're sung and suggestions for Christ
mas exercises were made
Professor Spaid introduced james
NJ Coughlin, superintendent OF the
WilkeshOro. Pa, public schools who
delivered a very interesting aud in
structive address on, "The Revival Of
the Art of Teaching Mr.. Coughlir
won his audience Immediately by his
pleasing manner of delivery and the
numerous number Of good stories
which he told He declared the Amer
lean system OF schools to be the bes
ip the world and absolutely neces
sary 10 the preservation Of the ma
ton The system declared the speak
err. was originated by the sturdy col
onists of the New England states WHIT
planted the school beside the churcl
aud gave up their lives TO defend II
He spoke of self government II
schools and said while he though
that system might have some YER
good points and the same time
teacher could leave her room in per
feet order and come back and fni
the room still i'm perfect order hu
= usually something has happened be
} tween times He declared that III
) system must remain true to certai
principals. as teaching self helpnesl
the building OF the home. the inter
: est In the State, the belief In Oh
! self and the belief in God He show
y ed the difference between the theor
e OF teaching and the art of teachin
The latter he stated. meant the pow'
Z to meet conditions and preserve orde
I the two requisites of successful tcacl
Z ing
s The meeting adjourned until IA
, o'clock.
Following is the afternoon Pre-
gram THE Economic Use Of Tim
, In School, superintendent McGinnee
"Thoroughness In Teaching" Super
Z intendent Coughlin.
Tuesday morning-'Ho to Study,
superintendent Coughlin; "The Ho'
: in Elementary Arithmetic" Superir
tondont McGinnes.