West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-03
TO the Teachers Of Ireston COUNT

Lu0ieS ana Gentleman:
l desire t. call your attention 20
the following paragraph of section
80, o: the amended school law:
The school mouth shall consist O,
twenty-five days. * lu6iug SAtur-
day, twenty days OF which shan be
devoted TO teaching the ,cLool con
tracted ioi; aud two days sLall be
devoted by the teacher to attending
county OF district Institutes for each
month contracted for, aud there de-
vote hs full time in such Institutes
as are In operation. TO the improve
ment OF himself and his fellow teach
ers IN the branches oil learning taught
in the free schools and 10 the art o.
telching. Aud each teacher shall.,e
attend some institute during the
year, 10; two days for each month
he or she shall be employed to teach
not exceeding eight days in any year.
1T shall be the duty of the county
superintendent to organize and con.
duet such institutes in person or by
some competent teacher whom he
shall appoint IN his stead, and to
procure and keep + cord OF the
proceedings OF sa institutes, aud of
the teachers Of his county who at.
tend. and Of tie lcn.M OF time each
one attended, and of he teachers ayho
tdl(ed 10 attend the institutes held m
the county or district, and repor,
their names 10 the respective boards
OF education. and also report to the
state superintendent tie whole num-
Der OF teachers who attended iusti
tntes In his county during the year.
at or before the end OF the school
year. II any teacher is reported as
aforesaid tor non-att endanc on the
institutes designated in tais section
and IN section ilty-four Of this char.
ter, the board of education OF the
district IN which he Is employed as a
pro rata reduction from his or her
salary Tor the time Of non-attend
ance so reported, but such reduction
shall in no case be for more than
eight days in any year"
In accordance with the avove quo.
tation, [ have determined to hold
live institutes, OF days each-one
county instltu and four ordinary
institutes, as follows: at Kingwood
November 20-23; at Branjonville
November $50, at Portland. D.
cenber Al; at Newburg, Dscember
lila; and county institute. v hich
hope will e attended by every
teacher IN Preston county, Decem
Der 1871.
The hrst day 8 session Of each in
slitute Will begin al 10 o'clock ~
the morning, aud each subs, oueut
day 8 session at o clock.
10 assist ne in holding these In
stitutes | have appointed tie follow
ing gentlemen, VIZ: at Kingwood-
the principal Of the Kingwood school
Thomas Fcrtney. j. E. David, aud
w. S. Bayls.
. Brandonvllle-J II Feather, S Il
Wiley, L + Myer J S Ned,ow
PorLlsnd-L w Fke, Charles s
Vansickle, Taylor Friend. and Rev
w Y Cline.
Newburg-Pfof, Pell, P J Crogan
Jacob Fream, and Rev. Samuel Ora
ham. Ali the above named gentle
men Will assist at the county instj-
tute and be organized as a scbuol.
every class that IL taught In a pr,-
mary school will be formed, and reel.
tstons regularly heard in each lust
as IN the daily routine Of primary
school; the object is 10 illustrate the
method Of teaching, and to impalL
instruction on the subject matte
taught IN schools. 1t ia the obisct
TO make each institute model
school, az regards instruction, meth
Cd OF teaching, as well as d,seiDLne
Sessions will be held at night, v h,cn
Will be devoted to lectures. dlscns
sions, essays, destinations. &c. The
gentlemen which l have appointed
TO assist at the several institutes. will
prepare programme for the eve
mig sessIon as soop az practicable
and transmit a copy OF The same to
me which | will cause to be pub
lished
shall not consume time aud space
IN urging upon each teacbe! the
great importance Of attending these
institutes. Surely IL is unnecessary
Any teacher in Preston county who
wiliully fails to attend viii not only
suffer reduction Of nis salary. but
will be lowered in the es,im4ilon Of
all earnest friends OF education and
deserves to be driven from the pro
fessou. call the attention Of
teachers 10 the following paragraph
from a circular isued Nv the STATE
Superintendent:
I'VE earnestly urge upon tie
County Superintendent The pr9pu-
ely aud Importance OF inlprsys,ny
upon the teachers the ADVANTAGES Of
these Institutes aud the moral and
legal Obligation they are under a,rh.
fully and diligently TO attend them
Teachers sLou d remember that the
state proposes 10 pay them i5r tbes.
eight days at an average Of 81 Bone,
daJ, and that this ezpsdient for th-jr
instruction and Improvement 10 the
knowledge aud art of their prolss
sion is 81 cost Of $4,000 wear T.,
the people whom they serve. Such