Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-18
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
0 ELS on MOHlAY
STelling Zee TO be One
Feature Of Educational
Conference
GOVERNOR TO BE
ONE OF SPEAKERS

The New Castle County Teachers
Institute will open three days ses-
sion in the rose room OF the Hotel du-
Pont on Monday morning. The pro-
gram OF the institute follows:
$500 a. m, devotional exercises:
9.20-9.30 a. m. address Of welcome;
9.30-9.40 a. M, reply; 9.40-102O a. m,
address, Mrs. Julia f. Walker; 1920
IL a. m, address, Dr. Charles A. Wag-
ner; HIP a. m, organization; 1880
p. M, luncheon; 1.30-l.45 p. m, mu-
sic; 1.45-2.30 p. m, address. Mrs
Julia Il. Walker; 230-3 p. m. adj
dress Superintendent j. e. Carroll;
1880 p. m. address, superintendent
f. J. Hardesty; 1904 p. m, awarding
of prizes, DR.. G. A. Wagner and George
Carter.
Tuesday, November 21-9-9.1O a. m,
devot 'Onal exercises; 9.10-1O a. m,
address, Hon. p. p. ClaxtOn; 10000
a. m. music, orchestra, Wilmington
High School, 1O20-11 a. m. address,
DR.. s. Childs Mitchell; 11-11.10 a. m,
music: 11.10-11.45 a. m. address. Mrs.
Julia f. Walker; 11.45-12.15 a. m, adj
dress, Governor Charles r. Miller;
1215-1.30 p. m, luncheon; l.3O-l.45
D. m. music; 1.45-230 p. m, address.
Mrs. Julia f. Walker; 2.30-3.O0 p. m,
address, Miss Winifred Robinson;
3 3 80 D. m. Round Table discussion;
BOA p. m, address, Mrs. Julia f..
Walker.
Wednesday, November 22-9-9l0 a,
M. devotional exercises; 9lO-lO a. m,
address. DR.. S. Chiles Mitchell; 10
1910 a. M, music; lO,lO-ll a. m, ad-
dress, DR. C. J. Scott; Hills a. m,
address. Miss Mary Rich; ll.45-l2 a. m,
music; 1880 p. m, luncheon; 1901 .45
p. m, music; l.45-230 P. m, address, DIT
Counts.
Among the prizes TO be awarded is one
of $40 gold piece to Miss Elizabeth r.
Shallcross, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
James r. Shallcross, of Nliddleiown, for
flower collection.
Much interest conters in the annual
spelling contest on Monday morning IL
the Y. NJ. c. A. hall.
The first spelling contest was held
last wear. when twelve pupils from higf
schools and forty-four pupils from gram
mar schools took part.
The High School trophy cup was
won by Miss MYRTLE Wakeland OF the
Newark High School. The Grammar
School trophy cup was won by FL "a
beth Foard OF Marshallton Grammar
School
This year sixteen high school pu-
nils and sixty-three pupils from the
grammar grades W II take part in the
contest. Among the spoilers VIII be
a number OF those who took part IN
the grammar school contest last year
and who are now in the high schools.
Much rivalry exists for possession OF
the Laird trophy now held by the
Newark High School and THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL trophy, held by the
Marsballton school dupont Mt.
Pleasant. New Castle. Delaware Citv.
Middletown and Newark High Schools
are in the contest Cummings. tho
photographer. No. 700 Market street.
WI award dozen Of IS nhotos n
the nun1 who wins 'he T.a'rS tronhv
In some Of the rural schools DR..
Cross found that a number Of pupils
tied for position on the spelling team
and af'er three fesf7 tho 80 wac un-
broken The contest begins az 9
o'clock on Monday when fifty words
will be written by the contestants.
Then they will have their photographs
taken Should there be ties for the
trophies another test will be given.
Dinner will be served free OF charge
to the pupils In. the spelling contest
and Manager Taite OF the Hotel du.
Pont has arranged a special menu for
the visitors. The teachers will also
have dinner AZ the Hotel DUPONT. In
the afternoon the spoilers will be the
gucs. OF the Majestic Theatre manage.
mcnt.
The school commissioners. Parent
Teachers Associations and the teach
ers also Will meet in the Playhouse on
Monday to discuss subjects OF import
nnce to the schools OF the county. Gov
ernOr Charles r. Miller VIII be pres
ent at this conference Snd will dine
with the visitors ct the Hotel dupont