The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-27
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The Third Annual Session OF the West
Virginia State Teachers' Association CON.
yened In Fairmont, June 25thsat 8 P. n.
u was called 70 order, by Hon. o. 8.
Lewis, President OF the Association, who
occupied the chair.
Prickelt. sIt'
Gov. W. 3. Stevenson, Chairman Of the
Executive Committee, announced the
order oil business for the different Sessions
OF the meeting. n :, :, = :
Hon. o. 8. Lewis then, delivered an In.
augural address, which was wen received.
BE congratulated the Association on No
large number Of teachers In attend,
anee, the augpicious circumstances Of
their assembling, and stated that
aiter travelling through all the coun-
ties OF the State, he found the schools In
tour!shing condition and no opposition
TO the public school systemin any section.
Governor T. Il. PelFpoint, Of Faifmont.
made an address Of welcome to the Asso,
citation. BE referred In eloquent language
70 the wonderful educational progress Of
our young State, and spoke In high terms
OF the teachers vocation.
In behalf Of the citizens of Fairmont
he extended hearty welcome 10 the
members Of the Association-one and ali,
In behalf Of the Association, Governor
Stevenson replied to the address Of wei.
come.
Aletter was read from Governor j. ].
Jacob saying that public duties prevented
his attending the meeting Of the Associa.
ton. We heard many regret the Gov.
ernors absence, as lie Is held in high
estimation by the teachers and friends Of
education. Tis W
On motion Prof. F. j. HAYDEN was
elected Assistant to the regular Secretary,
Prof. j. LOOMS Gould.
The Executive Committee reported the
following Standing Committees: 4
Committee on ATTdngemsnts- Profs. A.
3. Wardner, !. @. Tuttle, WAY.
chof, Miss R. R, Harris and Miss Lizzie
Hinckley.
On Nomination Of 0scsrs-capt. s. F.
Shaw, Superintendent s. F. Williams,
Pros H. q. johnson, Thos. @. Miller and
F. ]. Hayden.
Rreeutipe Committee-Gov. w. E. Ste.
yenson, Capt. W. W. Harper, DR.. ]. g.
Blair and Mrs. Hattie Reed.
On 7srt BoOks-Capt. s. F. Shaw, DR..
A. Martin, Superintendent s. T. Williams,
Miss Carrie Cooper and Miss Strider.
On Rer1odiedLs-Capt. ]. L. Gould,
President W. FL. Morton and Miss Kate
Steele. ~
On Finanee-Gov. F. H. Peirpolnt, DR..
]. G. Blair, Prof. j. w. Gray, Miss Julia
Peirpoint and Miss Carrie TIrney.
On Publication Of Proceedings. -Prols.
F; Il. Crago, D. I, Guthrie, Miss NJ. s.
Dickey and Miss Ella Boyd.
On Neutrality-suspicious.. I. @. futile,
David Speer, L. B. Moore, Miss Ella
Stevens and Miss Mary @. Tavenner.
The hours Of meeting and adjourn.
ment being fixed, the Association ad.
journed at 8 o'clock.
At the evening session, DIR. A. Martin.
President Of the West Virginia Universe.
y, read very able end valuable paper on
the "Science Of Mind"
Prof. F. A. Allen,of Pennsylvania, one
OF the most distinguished educators and
Institute lecturers in the country, ad.
dressed the Association on @The proper
training Of children" Proi. A. has the
happy faculty Of offering TO his hearers
all the elements of good address-men.
tai pdbtllun, moral instruction, and enter.
tanning incident, all presented In such q
pleasant and genial manner as to make
inetfaceable impressions.
The large audience present gave the
closest attention to both addresses
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 60.
The Association met at $3.50 A, NJ, and
was opened with prayer by Rev. j. B.
Solomon, After music by the choir, an
opportunity was given for teachers TO be-
come members, when near hundred
joined the Association There are fully
four hundred members now in attend
ance and the session promises 10 be
most successful and profitable one. The
church where the sessions are held Is !
filed to overlooking.
The Association proceeded to transact
some miscellaneous business when the d.
regularr programme was taken up, and
Prot Allen lectured on 1.-THE Best Meth
DDS Of Teaching" L
He laid down two propositions as {
guides, viz:
l. Teach that which is used in after :
9. Teach it as it is used. /
He grouped the studies to be pursued i
lnder' the common heads OF Language, /
mathematics and science.
After some queries and answers, Prof.
Robert Kidd took the stand and gave a
lecture on his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." a
The lectures af Prof. K. are both instruc. 4
i've and entertaining, and he always Sc :
lures the undivided attention Of his
a
We congratulate the Executive Com. p
nittee on having secured for this Associ. I
tion such able Instructors as Profs, Allen :.
nd Kidd. And by the way this Com.
nittee deserves great praise for their zeal. =
us efforts to make this meeting Of the II
pleasant and profitable, The
esults show that they have been success. i,
u. Its proper to say also, that the Com. q
1ittee OF Arrangements have diligently
aoored to discharge their duty, and claim
hat the failure in ARRANGEMENT manifest 81
n yesterday, was not their fault II
The exercises OF the Association are in. p
with selections oil vocal music +
y the West Liberty and Fairmont Ono. Il
is classes. Their singing is a delightful in
'ature of all the meetings. M. W
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