Smyrna times., 1917-11-21
500 SCHOOL TEACHES OF
KENT AND SUSSEX MEET
JOINT SESSION OF TWO COUNTY
INSTITUTES AT MILFORD
Good Weather Conditions and Delight
full Programs Given Each Day
Colored Teachers Also Meet

Good Weather Conditions and Delight
ful Programs Given Each Day
Colored Teachers Also Meet
The joint Kent and Sussex Teachers
Institute, in session last week at Mil
ford, opened Monday with the rural
and primary sections meeting in Arm
Ory Hall. 500 teacherse were pres
ent. The first speaker for this Sec
tion was Professor Smith Burnham of
West Chester State Normal School,
who took for his subject, "Three
Steps in Teaching History" He
named what, in his mind, were the
three greatest steps in the teaching
of this subject. They were: "See
clearly what happened in the past"
interpret what you see"; connect
the chain of events. - A 30-minute
music period followed, under the d.
rection of Prof. D. H. Lewis of
Kingston, Pa; accompanist Miss
Mabel c. Shattuck, instructor of music
in Milford schools. Professor Lewis
said that while he was just as patriotic
as anyone in his audience, he desired
to request that all knitting be sus-
pended during his period. This brought
out quite little comment and it might
be added that probably all of it was
not favorable. Prof. Charles H.
Albert of the Bloomsbury Normal
School, Bloomsbury, Pa, made the
final address of the session. His sub
ject was "Some Important Questions
in Physical Geography. " With the
aid of blackboard he explained these
questions in manner pleasing to all.
The first address in the grammar sec
tiOn, which met in the grammar
school assembly room, was made by
Miss Mae Schneider of Boston, Mass.
This talk was followed by general
discussion period in charge of Miss
May Foulk of Milford The subject
under discussion was Training Pupils
to Study" ''How to Study the His
tory Session." by Professor Burnham,
closed the session.
High School Section instruction
In the high school suditrium, where
the high school section met, Professor
Albert gave the same address which
he later gave to the rural and primary
section in the armory. Professor A.
L. Harrington, principal of the George
town High School, spoke on ''English
Composition in the High School,. " DR..
W. o. Sypherd of Delaware College
spoke on "Othello as Representative
of Shakespearian Tragedy. " ALI
three sections combined in Armory Hall
for the afternoon session. Professor
E. j. Hardesty, superintendent of
Sussex county schools, introduced
Miss Schneider. Her topic was ''For-
ming Good Habits in English" E" Pro-
fessor Lewis opened the afternoon
music perind with the singing of
"On the Goodwins For an encore
he sang "The Perfect Day." He
then gave beautiful tribute to the
memory of the late Professor James
E. Carroll and Mrs. Julia Fried
Walker of Indiana, both of whom
took an active part in the institute
last year, the former being superin
tendent of schools in Kent county.
Both have cied within the last few
months. Professor Albert closed the
session with an address on "History
and Geography. Prof. Albert uses
a blackboard in his lectures on which
he draws diagrams of the things he
talks about. This phase of his talks
make them among the most interesting
and instructive of those given during
this institute.
Colored Teachers Also in Session
The annual session of the coiored
teachers institute, in st. Paul's M.
E. Church also opened with a half
hour music period. Superintendent
E. j. Hardesty of Sussex county
schools made the first address anc
was followed by Professor A. L. Har.
rington of Georgetown. Following
devotional services which opened the
afternoon session, DR.. L. B. Moore
spoke on ga Strong Foundation fol
Spoken and Written English. " An.
other half-hour music period followed
after which DR.. Moore closed the ses
sion with his address on "TeachinG
Children to Read. " In the evening
DIR. c. A. Tindley was the attraction
and his lecture was very much enjoyel
bv large audience.