The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-30
Our NIoundsyiIle Correspondent
NJ llnrtlnAbufE, In Attendance
nt the West Virginia Education
nj Association.
MARTlNsBvRO, August 81 lS77.

al Association.
MARTISsBuRu, August %, 1877.
Editor IntslHssBesri
Yesterday morning, in company with
Mr.. Il, Bonar, one Of my teachers, / took
the early train East for the purpoIe Of
attending the meeting Of the West Viz.
ginia Educational Association. At Graf.
ton, where we arrived at 8 o'clock, wo
were joined by Prof. T. NJ. Marshall, Of
Chenille Normal School, Secretary Of
the Association. Miss Della Sinsel, Of
Grafton, also came aboard the train,
bound Tor the same destination. II Is
unnecessary for me 10 say We had pleas.
ant ride across the mountains and en-.
jOyed tho beautiful scenery along the
rOuis--all who have travelled this way
know that any one who did not would
surely be devoid the sense OF the beauti.
ful. We arrived at our destination
ut o'clock in the evening. At
the depot we were met by a
committee, who assigned US TO
comfortable quarters atonce. am the
guest Of Major L. 5. Troxel. He was
during the "lAte unpleasantness' Major
Of the 23d Pennsylvania volunteer CaYal.
ry, and as had the honor OF serving in
the same regiment, it is natural that
should feel at home and that We should
both enjoy ourselves in talking over our
army Lis. The Major settled in Mar.
tinsbuTg at the close Of the war, and the
world seems to have used him we'll. He
has been Clerk Of the Circuit Court dur.
ing nearly all the time and Is also Presi.
dent Of one Of the city banks. But as my
purpose ia TO give synopsis Of the pro.
ceedings Of the Association. | will TO
my task At once,
The Association met al the Court House
at II o'clock. In the Absence Of the Pres.
ident Hon. B. W. Byrne, your unworthy
correspondent was given, by force Of cir
cumstanceS, the honor Of presiding.
Prayer was offered by Rev. =, Of the
Lutheran Church.
Rev.. I. Hyde delivered an address Of
welcome, full OF good things, mentally
and morally. +. II. CrngO replied in
behalf Of the members Of the Association.
The hours Of meeting were fixed at
9A.My . p. NJ. and SIN. Ezekiel Bonar
was elected assistant secretary. The sec.
retarlcs were appointed as a Committee
on Enrolment.
Adjourned until . o'clock.
The Association was called TO order at
. o'clock. The following committees we're
announced:
Selection Of Questions for Discussion at
MeI! Meeling-Hon. W. X. Pendleton,
Ezekiel Bonar and VIM. +. McQuain.
lsri Books and Periodieais-Supt. J. G.
FarriS, 8. $. Teasler and Miss Adelia
Reitz.
FinGncc-T. Marcellus Marshall, Geo.
Buck and Miss Dee Sinsel,
Selecting Tine and Place Of NtIt Meeting
John N. Trussell, John S. Rudd and
n. NJ. Reynolds.
Obituaries and Rcso'utions-Dr. ]. G.
Blair, a. L. Wade, and J. II. French.
Objects Of he AsOciaiioa-Dr. W. X.
Pendleton, ]. G. Blair, John S. Rudd and
A. L. Wade.
The subject of how to secure a uni.
formity OF examinations throughout our
State was discussed by j. G. Faris, +. II.
Crago, DR.. J, g. Blair, 7. NJ. Marshall,
A. S. Wade and Ezekiel Bonar. Quite
an interest was manifested in the discus.
sion. A good number Of citizens were
present.
Tonight Hon. c. J. Faulkner will ad.
dress the Association.
The meeting promises TO be one Of
great interest. The good people OF the
city are doing and will continue to DO all
in their power TO make the stay Of the
teachers among them pleasant one.
REPoRTER.