Smyrna times., 1930-11-26
The Teachers Institute

teachers of Kent County, met ir
Smyrna on Wednesday last, No.
vember 18th and continued until
Saturday morning. The meeting
organized on Wednesday afternoon
at half past two, in the Town Hall
with 45 teachers present. After
remarks by Supt. Groves and some
words of welcome by Colonel
George H. Raymond, Professor ID.
w. Harlan, of Wilmington, gave
an instructive talk on the subject
OF conducting recitations, after
which Herman Roe, of the execu-
tive committee, presented the pro-
gramme as the report of the COM
mittee. Officers were then nomi-
mated, to be elected at the next
session, and the meeting adjourn
ed. In the evening the hall was
well filled, and at half past seven
the exercises were opened with
music by the choir of the M. e.
Church, and with prayer, and DR..
w. H. Purnell, President of Del
aware College, delivered a COM
bined discourse and reading from
the Merchant of Venice" Thurs
day was a full day. In the morn
ing after the usual opening exer-
cises, officers were elected thus:
Vice-Presidents, DR.. Purnell and
Colonel Raymond; Secretary, w.
D. Hawkins; Treasurer, Miss EN-
ma Hough. Professor Groves is
president ex officio. John w.
Whitaker read a very we'll written
and comprehensive paper on Geo
graphy, and was followed in dis
cussion by several members. Her
man Roe then took the floor with
a prelude of wide-awake remarks
on the letter IN which had been
accidentally reversed in large
motto over the stage. He read
a practical essay on Penmanship
and Drawing, which was appre-
ciated by the teachers and was
ably discussed and finally summed
UP by Professor William A. Reyn-
olds. DR.. Purnell then talked for
half an hour on the subject of
reading and closed by reading an
amusing selection. The work of
the afternoon was opened by Pro-
fessor Harlan, who resumed the
topic of recitations and gave the
teachers many good hints and
much useful advice After some
discussion Professor Reynolds talk
ed upon English Grammar, intro
many pleasing stories with
and entertaining the
audience pleasantly, especially the
younger part. The Professor is
always welcome on the floor and
is a favorite in the Institute, as his
remarks are always earnest and
happy. r. M. Rosin, of this town,
gave a spelling and sentence ex-
ercise with bright young class
from his own school and followed
il by reading a paper on Spelling
and Etymology. In the evening a
large audience was present. An I
anthem was sung by the choir,
prayer was offered by Rev. T. E. +
Martindale. followed by a beautiful /
duett Ruth and Naomi" sung by
Misses Elva Carrow and Mary
Hudson. Miss Sallie z. Stevenson T
of Dover, then read a very fine es-
say, the subject of which was "A
Woman's thought on Woman"
Rev. Arthur w. Milby, the lecturer
Tor the evening delivered a solid
and practical discourse on MY
Views Of Education" The lecture
was interesting and not without
some humor and was much enjoy
3D. The Harmony Cornet Band
vas present and contributed to the
pleasure of the evening by several
we'll rendered pieces. On Friday
morning after the usual opening,
Mrs. Ida NJ Farrow of Leipsic,
read good and forcible paper on
Primary instruction which was
listened to with great attention.
The subject was discussed for
some minutes, after which ]. II.
George of Milford, read an essay
On Teachers Helps" which was
practical and profitable, though
ike many others, all its points did
not meet the appreciation of the
sntire convention. At eleven
o'clock Mr.. Roe brought a young
class from Miss Anna Doughten's
room and after telling them a
story which was eagerly listened
10 by the children, the teachers,
and the many visitors present, he
put them through an exercise in
phonetic reading and spelling with
monroe's reading chart, which,
from the exercise we should think
IS a very useful thing in a primary
school. Professor Groves exhibited
4 programme for common schools,
and the session adjourned. In the
afternoon Herman Bessey of Leb-
anon, sdiscoursed in an able and
earnest manner on School Govern
nent and Discipline, closing with
some good general remarks on ed
Icatiop and tha dtftieq of fha State /