Newark post., 1919-11-12
FIRST TEACHERS
INSTITUTE HELD
HERE SATURDAY
Representatives of State and
County Boards Attend
Conference

and teachers of rural New Castle
county to discuss professional
matters, was held at Wolf Hall on
Saturday morning. A luncheon
served at "The Commons" follow
ed at l O'clock when matters of
general educational interest were
discussed informally and a get-to-
gether spirit manifested through
informal speeches from George B.
Miller, president of the State
Board of Education, A. R. Spaid,
State Commissioner, George l..
Medill and Eugene Shallcross of
the County Board, Wilbur H. Jump,
County Superintendent, Mr.. w. K.
Yeager, Superintendent of the du-
Pont School and Phineas Morris,
Superintendent of the Newark
schools.
At the morning meeting super
intendent Jump presided. DR..
Samuel C. Mitchell welcomed the
teachers, Miss Ruth Jones county
attendance officer explained the
provisions of the compulsory law
and Francis H. Green of West
Chester gave his famous address
on wit and humor, A. R. Spaid,
State Commissioner of Education
also addressed the teachers and
Miss Agnes Snyder chairman of
the organization committee for the
State Teachers Association ex-
planned the aims and purposes of
the proposed organization.
Sectional meeting of the high
school, grammar school, and prim-
ary school groups were held.
These were presided over by the
respective county supervisors.
Miss Mary E. Rich addressed
the primary teachers on the sub
ject of reading4 She reviewed the
purposes of reading and the physi-
illogical phenomena attendant
thereto. She showed why the
teaching of phrases was the logical
method, not the teaching of words
discussed the methods of correct
ing lip movement; and stressed the
Importance of making the reading
lesson a pleasurable affair. Child
rem will be anxious to repeat a
joyous experience and thus form
good life habits.
She advocated permitting small
children to move about for re-
search has proved that children
from to 10 years of age can not
keep still for more than 112 min
utes consecutively. She urged vigi-
lance in watching for evidence of
physical defect and immediate at
tention to eye or ear trouble since
practically all of the life's knowl-
edge is acquired through the ocu-
lar and auditory organs.
County Superintendent Jump
addressed the grammar school Sec
tion.
To the high school section DR..
F. M. K. Foster presented the sub
ject of Teaching Poetry to High
School Students" He dwelt upon
/ the necessity of preparing a back
h ground for any poetry studied, ad-
vised the teacher to acquaint her.
self several days previous to the
Y lesson with the words, classical
Fl illusions, or historical facts that
may be Unfamiliar to the student,
X and to drill on these entirely apart
\ from the poem and previous to it's
N presentation or study. He cited as
instances of such necessary pre-
paration, 'The Charge of the Light
Brigade" and Millions, I'Alle-
gro"
Miss Ruby A Miller presided over
the primary section and Miss War
buston over the grammar school
section.
g8 Following the general meeting
(which was addressed by Commits
sioner Spaid and DR.. Green, the
Aconference was adjourned.
ss The farmer believes in the eight
hour cay, only he works eight in the
forenoon and eight in the afternoon.
(Mich.) Journal.
H& AT 12:45 all of those present pro-
eeeded to the Commons where plat
ler luncheon was served. At the con-
Illusion of this Superintendent Jump
resented George L. Medill, president
If the County Board, who acted as
N oastn.aster. He explained briefly the
uties of the Board and their response
81 8H,iliiies as custodians of the school
moneys, their sincere efforts to play