The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-14
BelmO mt County Teachers Insli'ute

THURSDAY EVENINGS hEHaluN'
The lecture Of Prof Mitchell On Mora
Culmre was one of peculiar interest to TIL
teachers ne well as the vast audience wht
IaJ come ont TO hear what might be sat
uDou the subject, 1t was especially IN
tended 10 benefit the teachers, yet no par
chi was there but what learned grea
lesson. The moral culture of the chill
must be developed. by it the finer sensi
bibilities and emotions are reached. Ont
great responsibility resting upon TIT
teacher was to gain the affection of tn
pupil, thereby awaking susceptibility
which could easily be taken advantage oil
and at that moment q lasting and GffcctiV
lesson might be given, leading !! from
lower plane to higher one, TIE sReake
portrayed in beautiful language the effect
Of these lite lessons given by true and goo'
teachers; they would not be lost on tn
pupils, but would, in the tar away future
be remembered as sweet pictures OF lonl
ago.
FOURTH DAY-FRIDAY.
The Institute met at eight O'Clock
Reading and prayer by Mr.. W. N. Hollt
day, after which the following subject
were discussed; Arithmetic, BY Prol
Burns; Geography, by Prof. Mitchell
Arithmetic, by Prot, Burns; Theory, BY
Prof. Mitchell.
The committee to whom was referred
the selection OF officers for the ensuing
year made the following repOrt
For President, c. Il. Shreve; Vice Presi
dents, Prof. J. j. Burns, Of st, Clairsville
r. @. Page, Bellaire, Il, N. Tbeaker, o
Colcrain; Secretary, Miss L. Billingsly
St. Clairsvillc; Treasurer, Mr., j, Il. Ryan
The report was received, AMI the selec
tiOns made by the committee, ratified,
The following named persons wer
elected US the Executive Committee: X
G. Page, j. T. Anderson, Miss Mary Is
GOrby, Miss Mary Crafty.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Met Ut two OClOCk-PrOi. Mitchell &C
Cupying all the time of the session with
lecture upon the subject of geography.
The Teachers examination was hell
in the rooms of the Union school. Elk
aminers; Hon. R. E. Chambers, and Prot
Burns. Forty.six teachers were beforI
the Examiners Tor certificates.
The examination covered the following
branches: Arithmetic, Geography, Spell
ing, Theory and practice, Reading ant
Writing.
EVENING SESSION.
A large number Of teachers and citi
zens met promptly at eight o'clock, t
hear the lecture Of Prof. Burns, upon thu
School and State. He began by saying
that in all ages, education had claimed
the attention more or less of the people
tracing it from the earliest period Of TIT
world up to the grand present
Speaking OF the relations Of the exami
ner (schOOD to the State he said the Stat
places u sentinel at the door Of education
with instruction to keep out the unworthy
teacher. If bad or perniCious work 4
done by the teacher, there Is no remedy
or at least 1t Is too late to apply that RENE
dy for already the bad seed has been sowI
in the heart Of the child. He SHOULD
steadily, wisely and enCOuragingly rais'
the standard Of qualification Of teachers
The great want Of the State and Of thu
people now Is men and women who ar
competent and in every way qualified Il
go forth and educate the thousands o
children now growing up In entire ignO
rance. The address was well received b.
an attentive audience. At the close o
Professor BIS lecture the Institute ad
ourned to meet next August in BellairC