The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-31
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Yesterday morning the Association
met at o'clock.
As several Of the gentlemen expected
to be present aud deliver addresses
mad not arrived in the city, the pub
llshed programme OF exercises was not
followed.
Prof. White, President OF the AssO'
citation, delivered a very able cxienpo'
rnneOus speech. In which he took the
position that the teacher. 10 be q THOR,
oughIy good one, ought 10 have his SOU
in his work, and should make II tie
business of his life. He ought TO have
missionary spirit enough about him 10
follow the educating of youth whether
he thereby made money or not.
AtIhe conclusion ofthe gentlemhn's
remarks, considerable opposition was
,us,uif,.,ted to that portion OF them ar
pniur that the teacher should make
mis- business vocation for life. one
gentleman asked If there was any per-
son present who, il he or she could
make more money at another business,
would not give up that OF teaching
Without utHlLhAlOHs p
Isrsunpl, he inquired of the President
whether he would not accept II situation
In some other than his present bust
ness, which paid hun probably 81 900 or
81. 600 year, IL he could thereby secure
u salary oi 50 600.
Capt. Gould rose TO his feet and said
that he knew young man who pre-
ferTed to remain at his present school,
at au insignificant salary. when posi-
lion had been rendered him which
would pay him much better.
"a voice. "Barnum ought to have
that man."
There was more discussion on the
same subject, and the general opinion
seemed TO be that the position of the
President was AN untenabls one, and
that teachers were, com paratively, at
nIcied AZ much with Il hankering after
the mamnon of unrIEhteousness" as
other people.
Mr.. FaTris made statement in re-
gard 70 the conduct OF the IeHpLdr and
Teacher, the official organ oil the Asso-
citation, OF which he had previously re-
signed the editOrship. He said thai
when he accepted the position of editor
of that sheet, he did IL on the condition
that much work WAS not TO be required
of him. He had confidently looked loi
ample assistance from the teachers
throughout the State, but had been
Yefv liLIle from them. Scarcely com
inunicAtiOn had he received-one only
from Wheeling, lecture by Prof. Ste
yens, and moment all from ClaTksbnTg,
where the Association held lis lhsI
meeting. He also charged Prof. White
with having written nothing for the
TiappT He thought the paper should
be published in Wheeling, that being
the most metropolitan in character
OF all the towns in the State. The pa
per would do better, he thought tfpub
iIshed here. He also suggested that IL
form should be changed to that OF I
INtnyhlet, and that a portion OF Its con
tsutz should be designed expressly
tur Teudiug exercises in the schools
throughout the state. .........-...
gentleman whose name we Were
unable to learn, but who has followed
the profession of "A teacher for Is years
because ne thought he was born teach
or and loved the profession, and who
intends taking school during th'
coming season In the romantic valley
knDwn as Woods Run, rose and saiC
that he WAS not sure that he was enti
lied to speak on the present occasion
NOT being IL mem Der of the Association
but was waiting to hear the constitutions
rend before signing II. However, III
had left home W hen he WAS but fourteen
wears of age, and had been twice To tbs
Fast IuuieA, when on board ship
The male naed to roar down the hatch
way for "Ihe schoolmaster." He WA
then teaching him, and others of thu
Grew. their alphabet. When he com
ineuced teaching school he intended 4
keep at IL for life, because he loved tn
work, Would subscribe for the on
cinI organ of the Association, whoeve
might edit il. aud would, moreover, d.
ali he could forlit with his pen.
Hon. f. L. White, of Columbus, Ohio
\ 49, Nk1ta ~ RI
vIons, took the floor and said that toe
much must not be expected from thu
JcnpIdT aud Teacher. one thousant
subscribers would not he obtained TO
1t. Experience in both the old ana new
S,ates. md West Virginia would in al
probability prove no exception to tn
rule, had shown that no State newspa
per had ever prospered. II had first Il
be taken hold of by private enter
prise before 1t would pay for itsel
and do much good. He had seer
men cnme forward and pledg'
themselves 10 raise fifty subscri
beers to papers OF that class, and WHERE
they failed TO obtain the number would
pay money ont of their own pockets
aud still the papers would moi prosper
Speaking of the salaries paid 10 teach
ers, he remarked that II was not true
that better teachers would enter this
educational field II better salaries wer'
DNlu. i ne bthI "OI
ed the best pay, and teachers must be
come mure capable before they woult
receive better compensAtion. The sala
ries of teachers now Were on the aver
age higher than those received bl
members OF other professions. TheI
advrrttnS 10 the social status o
the educator, he said that the teach
ef himself mnst make his profession
respectable. II had already been don
in the Eastern States and some of tn
Western. In Massachusetts educator
of acknowledged ability stood in thu
foremost ranks OF society, also in Ohio
Some other remarks were offered, a
the conclusion Of which the lPrestden
announced. that Rev. >. 4. FarTis wouIC
deliver n lecture on the "Sebular Hy
pOthesiE OF Creation" at 3 +. NJ.
The Association then adjourned unit
afternoon. .gra Harlgaaa. 1a
AFrBRSoON SESSION.
The Association met again at p. M
Some business OF no general interes
was Transacted, and the time. O'Clock
bnVinS arrived, Rev. $. c. Earris pro
ceeded with his lecture ON the "Nebulai
Hynothesis of Creation l,E-.-ft1s
The lecture was not strictly scientific
IN us character. In handling his sub
iect the lecturer appeared to be DESTROYS
ofreconcIiing the hypothesis with som'
expressions IN regard to the creation q
Gsnssis. For instance, 1.-THE earth wal
without form and void" This he tool
to. mean that the nebulons matter orr
gInRlly existed in "A difuse state. ii,
said that the commonly received
theory had more difficulties t
encounter than the great theory
OF Herschel and LapIace. Thu
creation or matter is not exPlica
BILE. What that matter is he did mo-
,-,,o,1 -, s,y Only Christian faitE