Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1876-01-20
Teachers Institute.

tive Committee, the Cabell County
Teachers Institute convened at Mil
ton on Friday evening, December II,
1875, DIR. Duncan, President, in the
chair. Minutes of previous meeting
read and approved.
On motion, article third of Consti-
tuition, requiring initiation fee of one
dollar tor admittance into the society
WAS stricken out and so amended
that current expenses be betrayed BY
the levying of an equal tax upon each
member present at any session OF the
Institute.
A discussion, "The Advantages OF
Free Schools" was then taken up and
discussed by Institute, las also by many
others friendly to the cause, but not
members of Institute.
Following this was an essay on the
question, GLOW Far Should the
Teacher Aid the Pupil Before Reel
tation?' by K. c. Vass. 1t WAS
production worthy of its author o.
On motion, the Institute than ad-
iourned to meet on the following
Saturday morning at nine o'clock.
SATURDAY, ga NJ.
Institute convened as per adjourn
ment; DIR. Duncan in the chair.
After disposing of miscellaneous
business, lecture Oh Mental Arith
metic," by Miss l.. a. Bceson, was
then read, and at the suggestion Of
Institute, the subject was generally
discussed by members present.
A lecture on Notation and Nu-
melalion," by c. W. Paine, was also
taken up and very ably discussed by
Institute, the black board often re-
sorted to.
The hour OF noon having arrived,
the Institute ad journed till one o'clock
p VI.
SATURDAY, p. NJ
Institute convened as per adjourn
ment; DR.. Duncan in the chair.
No member was allowed to speak
on the same subject more than once,
except by permission Of Institute.
The question, "What Control Has
a Teacher over Pupil out of the
School Room" was also discussed by
Institute.
On motion, Rev. G. w. Yourg
was invited by Institute TO deliver Il
lecture on Popular Education" the
same subject assigned to the gentle
man at last meeting Of Institute,
which was not delivered for reasons
given heretofore. \ vote OF thanks
was rendered the worthy gentleman
by Institute at close of his address. =
A discussion, SHOULD a Teacher
Understand Physiology" was then
taken up and discussed by Institute.
The same subject was given to r. G.
Moss as the basis of a lecture, to be
delivered at ournext meeting at Hun
tingtsn.
Institute then adjourned to meet at
7 o'clock p. NJ.
SATURDAY, 7P. NJ.
Institute convened as per adjourn
ment; DR.. Duncan in the chair.
On motion, Prof, Gibson offered
resolution to the effect that no mem
Der Of the Institute be permitted to
participate in the exercises Of lnsti-
tute if he be under the influence of
strong drink. The resolution was
The next thing in order was lee
ture on Theory and Practice of
Teaching" by Prof. John S. Gibson,
after which the Institute rendered
him a vote of thanks.
A lecture on the Mind,' by J. 7.
Lakeland, was then listened to by
Institute, after which he was also ten
dered a vote of thanks by the lnsti
tute for his very excellent lecture.
HIS points were: First, relation be-
tween mind and body, mutual SYM
pathy; second, faculties of the mind,
memory, reason, imagination, con-
science, will third, improvement,
duty, necessity, occupation of life,
that we may progress with the age in
which we live.
Lastly the Query Box"
After which the Institute rendered
the people of Milton and vicinity a
vote OF thanks for their hospitality,
which was responded to by K. ii. Ba-
ker in behalf of the people.
On motion, the Institute adjourned
to in Huntington on Friday and
Saturday, 2Sth and 29th insts.
NJ. G. JORDAN,
Jan. IS, 1876. Sec.