The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-29
National Educational ASSOCIATION

NNAs " AAteAkNAAAgAs
ST.. LOUIS, August 20.
The National Educational Association
has lust closed it, annual session hefee "
| has been larael Attended frOmall parts d
the country. | am sorry, however, TO be
compelled 10 say that West Virginia was
represented only by Prof. A, ID. Williams,
eX.State Superintendent
Among the distinguished educators
present, were Hon j. L. Pichard, Presi'
dent of the Association; Prof. G, Q. Round
of Maine; Mrs, NJ. A. Stone, OF Conn;
Prof W. +, Phelps, OF MINI; Prof. w. ID,
Williams and Supt AIallon, OF Georgia,
Prof Creery, oil Baltimore, Gen. Eaton,
of the National Educational Bureau.
Hon. L. +, White, Prof $, q,
Williams, Superintendent Hancock and
Richrof, and Miers, OF Ohio, DR.. Read, Of
Missouri, DIR, Allyn and Edwards Of Hin
OILS, and others quite too nnmcTous.to men
tiUn.
TheiAssOciatlon is organized iRtO four
sections Elementary, Normal, Superin-
tendents and hlgher.-each Of which hls
its own officers, in addition To the officers
Of the General Association, ahda part Of
the time meets and deliherates by Itself,
By this means, business Is facilitated, and
u greater variety Of topics considered. =
Among the topics considered has been
How to teach Geography" by Mrs. Mary
Howe Smith, College Degrees, Relations
of Academies and High Schools to Col
leges, How to Use Text Docks, How
far the State may go in the educa.
ton Of its children Pronunciation Of
Greek and Latin, School Statistics, Peda'
gOgical photography, Proper Character
istics Of Normal Schools and many others
The discussion of the Normal School
question, OF the Pronunciation OF Greek
and Latin, oil College Degrees, and that OF
Geography elected perhaps the deepest.
and most general interest, though some oil
them are not inherently tho most impor-
tant. These discussions have invariably
drawn out full houses and secured close
and eager attention. II has been wide
awake meeting, conducted evidently by
live men.
Yesterday the Association, by the lib
erality of the citizens of st. Louis, and OF
the ST. Louis & Iron Mountain railroad,
enjoyed very pleasant trip TO Iron Noun.
tain and to Pilot Knob, two points of
much interest," seventy or eighty miles
southwest from here. Iron Mountain Is
literally o mountain Of iron ore OF very
superior quality. 1t Is being mined at
the rateof 700 tons per day. But, even
at this rate, It will take q generation or so
to level the mountain. Although the
most noticed, II Is by no means the only
iron mountain in this region. Jefferson
Mountain Is u mountain Of magnetic iron
Ore-not as much worked on account oil
some difficulty not yet altogether over
come In smelling it. Pilot Knob Is also
on Iron Mountain, seeming to be almost
pure iron.
The scenery OF the country roundabout
Is very picturesque and interesting. The
teachers and advocates, ladies as well
Ms gentlemen, climbed the mountain and
Knob, the latter getting painted better
than Carmine can do it, Altogether, they
had a very fine time-Carrying away, US
some one said, no one can tell how many
tons of cabinet specimens
1t Is understood that Prof. A, d. vii.
liams, Of your State, has be, aeleCted
Principal, or President, OF tho Nebraska
State Normal School, al u salary Of two
thousand dollars. It hNs not been an
nOlnCed whether he will accept.
.SPIEgEL.