The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-10
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Last Days Proceedings OF the
Convention at ClaTksbuTg--POInt
Pleasant Selected for Next Years
Meeting.

Last Days Proceedings OF the
Convention at ClaTksburg-.POlnt
Pleasant Selected for Next Years
Meeting.
Special repor! for tho IntGlligencer.
CLARKsBURG, August Z.
The Association convened at 0 o'clock,
and was opened with prayer by Rev. A.
L. Wade, Of Morgantown.
EDITORS OF EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL.
1t was moved that the Chair appoint
three associate editors OF the West Vir-
GINA Educational! journal, with DR.. J. B.
Blair as editor in chief.
The following were appointed Prof.
Joseph McMurran, Prof +. s. Crago and
the Superintendent Of tho Psrkersburg
Graded Schools.
On motion copies OF all addresses and
papers read before the Association were
requested for publication, and the proper
Committee were instructed 10 have the
proceedings, addresses and papers pub
ished in pamphlet form.
The query box was again opened, and
interesting questions from the same were
read and answered by several members
The Scientific Section" Of the AssoCia.
ton took leading part in these briel dis.
cusslons, and seemed 10 be well posted in
the secrets Of acoustics, electricity, gal
vauism and even
"DERP SEA" soUNDrNGs.
West Virginia will yet produce lux.
ley, Darwin or Morse. Lest the
Scientific Section" should be too much
elated over their theories and discoveries,
we would call their attention 10 the TACT
that no two Of them agreed touching
any one thing" 1t was evident that
Science, unlike Mathematics, is not exact.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
According 10 time honored usuage, the
Association expressed its thanks in sppro.
pirate resolutions, and in this case the
thanks were well deserved, as they were
heartily and unanimously voted.
ResoIped, /. That the thanks Of this
Association are due and are hereby ten
dered 10 the Trustees Of the NJ. Z. Church
Tor the use Of their building Tor the meet
ingS Of this body.
.. To the b. & O.. r. for the Tree
return tickets granted 10 the members OF
the Association.
8. To Judge Lewis, Prot. Lochary,
A. L. Hustead, and other members of The
Committee OF Arrangements for their
courteous IavorS, and 10 the citizens Of
Clsrksburg for their hospitality in the "a.
ception and entertainment Of the AssociO.
ton.
RRPoRTER's REVOLUTIONS.
Even among the many, your modes,
and retiring correspondent was not for
gotten, but with Capt. Gould and Pref.
Purinton was very generously entertained
at the pleasant home Of W. H. Freeman,
ESQ, the agent Of the B 8 o. r, ~, al
this place. The well known reputation
OF editors and "diners OUT did not suffer
in the hands Of your correspondent, as
W. II. Freeman, Esq, N. Got, Esq, and
Rev. j. L. Clark and others can testify.
Clarkshurg was in her loveliest attire
q dress OF green, trimmed with roses
Jenkins, r.,)-and entertained her guests
with grace and courtesy, jenkins, Jr.,
asked US also 10 notice the more than
usual number Of bright and sparkling
gems with which Ciarksburg Is orna.
mented.
BoQuET EPISODE.
One Of the members Of the Association
was presented with beautiful boouet for
the reading Of q fine paper on vocal music
The other speakers and essayists looked
with lowering eyes on the whole proceed.
ing, and evidently thought 1t was irrsoN.
Ia THAN oOnpnIad fhaFn onIra. r..