The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-02
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Meetlnr at RellaIre. saturday.

Meeting at Bellaire, Saturday.
The Southeastern Ohio Teachers As.
ISOLATION held its third session at Bellaire,
September 18th. A
The meeting was called TO order by
Prof Regal, Chairman of the Executive
Committee, and the exercises were open
Cd by prayer, by Rev. -. Of Bell
ARE.
The President elect, Mr.. Burns, Of st.
Clairsville, was introduced and read q
paper entitled "HumAn Nature" The
sub ect was discussed with special refer.
ence TO the teachers duty, and the i'm.
portance Of studying the child's nature
was very clearly presented. The speaker
thought inattention the worst vice which
may DO fostered in the school room.
Next followed exercises in calisthenics
and o song by the girls Of No. 8 Of the
Bellaire public schools, conducted by Miss
Greenleat.
The Association then adjourned until
half:past one. A committee Of one hun
dred persons was in waiting TO receive the
members and welcome them To the hospi.
talities Of Bellaire. As every one Of the
committee seemed determined to entertain
five or six guests, It was somewhat diff.
cult to supply all from company Of one
hundred and twenty teachers.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association re.assembled at II P. N
In the Presbyterian Church.
MIR. McBurney, Of Cambridge, read q
paper on discipline as contrasted with
examining, his argument tending to show
that tho discipline Of the mind was Of
more importance than the mere acquisl
ton Of knowledge. ., t,
Mr.. Morton, Of Wheeling, was strongly
In favor Of practical studies. He thought
boy should learn To write letter before
he takes up Geometry, Trigonometry, &c
Miss Sutherland, Of Steubenville, read
an essay on "a days work and a days
wages" 1t gave high ideal offs teach
er's work and according to this ideal the
standard Of wages was too low for tho
work due.
Rev. Geo. P. Hays, President oil Wash,
ington and Jefferson College, delivered
an address on Educational Failures,,
the same which no delivered in this city
city last winter.
A paper was read by NJ. R. Andrews
superintendent Of the Steubenville public
schools on 1.-THE Extent and Character Of
the Teaching Of Natural Science proper
to be given In the grades below the High
School,"
As the time for the return train had al.
most arrived, discussion on this subject
was deferred until the next meeting Of
the Association.
Prot. Regal presented his resignation as
chairman Of the Executive Committee, on
the ground that he was inconveniently
located for transacting the business Of TIL
Committee.
1t was also announced that Mr.. Page
Of the same Committee, had removed tC
another part Of the State.
The President appointed Mr.. NJ. r
Andrews to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Prof. Regal, and Mr.. Nc.
Burney in place Of MIR. Page.
On motion Of Mrs. A. N. Rowe, votes
Of thanks were rendered to the citizens
Of Bellaire for their hospitality, to Dr.
Hays for his excellent address, and to the
officers Of the Association for the efficient
manner in which they had discharged
their duties.
The time for the departure Of the train
having arrived, the Association ad-
journed.
The time and place Of the next meet.
ing ofthe Association will be announced
by the Executive Committee.
The Steubenville teachers with one OF
two exceptions returned home in the
evening.
There were also present number Of
teachers from Whceling.-Steu6enrilk
Ne,oS.
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