The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-28

singing ny the cholr, W. W. morgan
presiding at the organ. Devotional ex-
ercises were conducted by Rev. s. r.
Wilson, Of the Disciples Church. Min.
utes Of Yesterday were read, and the roll
was called.
F. H. Crago asked the privilege Of
reading an extract from 4 letter Just re-
ceived from J. A. sharpless, County So.
perinteudent Of Mineral county, which
Is as follows:
ave enrolled thirty.Gve teachers to-
day. There are only forty.One teachers
In the county. Our start Is excellent, and
the teachers come up 10 the work with
will TO do. am much pleased al the
opening. Say toyour teachers that we send
them greetings, and wish that they may
throw out an influence that shall extend
from valley to valley until we shall feel
1t al the eastern base Of the Alleghenies."
The subject Of spelling by advanced
classes was taken up by Rev. ]. Fl. Augh.
ey by requeSt, as W. E. Mason, the In
StTnctor, was absent, A class was called
and several different methods were pre-
Iented.
After recess the subject Of ratio and
proportion was presented by Samuel
Robinson, by conducting recitation in
the same.
The Institute then proceeded to the
election Of officers, which resulted as fol.
lows:
W. N. Writ. President; ]. W. P. Rled,
David BOnar, T. ]. Parsons and Samuel
Robinson, Vice Presidents; W. s. Powell,
Corresponding Secretary; L. g. Brock,
Recording Secretary; Miss India Evans,
Secretary F. V. YohO, Auditor.
AFTERNOON.
Singing. L. g. Brock spent a short
time in explaining .Holbrook's system
Of diagrams" He showed that he was
we'll informed on the subject.
W. G. Wallace gave his plan Of teach
Ing descriptive geography. His plan Is
10 begin at home, and impress the minds
with something they have seen II posi-.
BILE. The subject was further discussed
BY number Of the teachers.
This was followed by a talk 10 the
teachers on the subject OF "Why so Many
Teachers Fail" by +. H. Crago, and many
teachers assisted the discussion by asking
questions at the close.
The Committee on Time and Place Of
Next Meeting reported as follows: Time,
last Monday Of September, 1873, and
place, Moundsville.
The Committee on Resolutions and
Obituaries reported as follows:
ResOtred, !. That the law requiring
teachers TO attend Institutes is well cal
to raise the standard Of schools.
2. That We consider institutes con-
Quoted BY the teachers OF the county Of
more practical advantage than those con.
Quoted by special instructor.
That we recommend tho use Of Whites
County and District map in our schools
and would respectfully request the vari-
Gus Boards Of Education to purchase
them for the schools Of their various dis
tricts.
A. That we recommend the adoption
Of text book containing oral and writ
ten arithmetic.
5. That the thanks OF the Institute are
due Rev. J. H. Aughey for the very able
manner in which he has instructed its
Q, That We cordially ez tend our thanks
to those ladies and gentlemen furnishing
music for the Institute.
Z. That in the opinion OF this Institute
the Electic system Of biographies is far
and we favor its adoption in the schools
Of the State.
s. That we approve The action Of the
Board Of Examiners in deciding to raise
the standard Of teachers examinations,