The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-21
oWHEELING3KEsT MORNING. AUGUST 2 1878
teachers In the public schools, also re-
turned ailerspsnding about two months

turned altar spending about two months
Of recreation.
Esq. ]. J. Powell assessed fine Of $40
and costs yesterday against Frank King
and John W. Caffrey for selling intoxi-
eating liquors on the Burr's Mills Camp
Meeting ground.
The body Of Thomas Roaser, who was
shot and killed near Roanoke, Va, one
day last week, was brought here in charge
Of one OF bis brothers last Monday even.
ing for burial.
James Chapman, better known as
"Jim Chappy," for disorderlys conduct,
occupied quarters at the city lookup last
Monday night
The marriage Of Mr.. Dunkel, Of Rich.
mond, Va, 10 Miss Louise Kern, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. George Kern, one Of our, most
prominent German citizens, takes place
In this city tomorrow evening. The
young couple intend TO start life in the
Old Dominion. G
The Belmont County Teachers' Insti.
tute met 10 session on Monday hast in the
hall Of the Union School building.
Among the most prominent visitors! pres
ent we noticed Professor E. E. White,
President Of the Purdue, Indiana, Uni.
versiiy; George 7. Tappan, Professor Of
Mathematics at Kingston College, Gam.
bier, O.; and Mils Sutherland, Of the
steubenyille Schools. The session was
formally opened on Monday afternoon by
President! Cash, Of the Bellaire high
School. Prof. Tappan commenced with
lecture on Arithmetic, and was fol.
lowed by Miss Sutherland OF. .steuben.
Vile Eith 4 talk9on Primary Instruc.
ton. In, the evening it was in.
tended 10 hold only social meet
ing, but rs 4 large number ofsteachers
appeared Prof. Tlppan by request gave
lecture on moralinstruction, occupying
considerable Gmee After the lecture a
short time was occupied in social inter.
course .and on motion adiourned., until
yesterday morning. The session yester-
day morning was called to order BY Prot.
Cash about Q o'clock. Rev. MI. RSmbo
OF the Episcopal Ghurch, conducted the
opening lecture on arithmetic; n discussion
OF some points was, INDUCED in By, Prof..
Duff, Of this city.5 President White, OF
the Purdue, Ind, University delivered an
Introductory lecture, giving points OF
great and valuable interest, especially 10
teachers Of country schools. The Pro-
fessor, after referring to his former work
in Belmont County Institutes some fifteen
years Iago, stating that he was es:
pecially interested in the ungraded
country schools says: The frst step to
benefit these schools is 10 reduce. the
numberIof classes by grading the!puplls
according TO progress in their studies.
The next and most important stepis TO
reduce the number Of books nowin use
in such schools. He was especially
severe, also upon the instruction OF high
reader, ,higher arithmetics and geogra-
phies Ia country schools. declaring II
there were readers'with fifteen books in
a series some teachers would in hot haste
have his pupils on the last pageot the
18th series. One intermediate arithme'
tic and two Biographies beside a reader
were as many books Of them as should be
in any country school. Do not hurry pu.
pills from one book 10 smother, but let them
mhbleT tluIUukuIJ Whht thty ho'o peaoie
thep hurry on 10 new. Make temporary
arrangements the first few days in schools,
but classify the pupils, Of course, rs soon
as possible. The distinction between Civ.
ing lesson and hesring recitation was
here brought out. A judicious combina.
tion Of oral instruction and text book
lessons is what the scholar needs. Here
recess was taken until P. M.
In the afternoon. session Miss suther.
land opened with continuance OF pri.
mary readings. Prof. .Tappsn followed
with arithmetic. Prof. White at some
length talked Of the importance Of teach.
ing not technical, but hepraetical use OF
speaking and writing the English Ian.
3gusge. Several questions from the query
box were answered by Prof. Duff.
Prof. Tappan moved 10 adjourn until 8
A. NJ. this morning. Adopteds :,
A dispatch was received yesterday
evening announcing the marriage OF DR..
SatterWorth and Mrs. Dubois, both occu-
'pying .promiusncs il. society here, .at-Al-
fnnna Pa \