West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-24


meeting read and ap proved. Devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. MIR.
Williams, OF Wheeling. Programme for
the morning, IS follows, was carried out:
Lecture ON Arithmetic by Prof. l.. w.
Fike, and discussion - regards the best
method of teaching that branch, by the
Institute. Lecture ON School EcOnmy,
by Col. X. ". Monroe.
Recess. Opening Of querybox. and
answers by members OF the Institute.
Lecture ON English Grammar 10y ]. IL.
Ha Nthorne, and di cussion concerning
methods ofteaching this branch, 10y the
Institute.
Adjourned To meet at IL Il. NJ.
tcrpooH.-Insttute called To order by
Prof 8uudy.
Programme for he afternoon as fol-
lows: Lecture on Geo raphy, by Prot.
l.. w. Fike, and iii .cusSi,n as e. the best
methods of ttachihS it, 10y the Institute.
Lecture on reading, by ohm Ii. Holt,
and discussion 10y the Institute.
Recess. Query-boN open q aud quer>
les answered.
Lecture ON History, bv Prof. Wiley,
and remarks on the methods OF teaching
ais bradch Y Prof Bundy ami others.
Adjourned To- mo at $40 L. NJ
Wight Institute mot and WAS called
To- order.
Programme as follows;
Discussion hy Mos~rs Holt and Flli>
oft on the question. DOCS IiberI edl-
cati IN isqua'ify one 10Y manual labor ?"
Discussion on the resolution, That
school education 5e made compulsory 80
by PrOls. Wiley and Fiko
Discussion on the question. "To what
extent s"uuld morIl instruction lie Civ
en- in the public schools low Messrs.
Hawthorne an Wilson aud Rev. II. q.
Blauey.
Remarks on tue resolution. THAT pu-
pills shout be i'm tructcl in TIA use brunch
Is only, which thy cam make available
i'm procuring subsistence in alter llc."
by DIR. T. Elliott.
Discussion IN The rcsoiuu a. "rhat
the system ol County rui District mstl,
tutes established by the present state
laws Is innXpe lient, aud unjust to the
tax payers and pntrois," by Messrs.
Dawson. Payne, Hawthorne. Elliott, and
McCaflertv.
Adjourn, d TO meet at s:i5 A. NJ,
WEDNESDAY.
Institute met and was called TO order
by Prot Bundy. Devotional exercises
conducted 10y DIR. Pendlcton Minutes
OF previous meeting read and approved,
Programme as follows:
Lecture on Fractions, by G.. A. Mayer,
with remarks by Prof. Bundy.
Lecture on School Economy. by Prof.
Bundy.
Query>box opened and queries ans'd.
Lecture ON English Grammar by II.
b. Fortney, and lecture on poamanship
by III Hawthorne.
Afternoon. Programme as follows:
Lecture on Geography. Discussion
by the Institute on that bsanch and
closed by illustrations with globe by
Prof Bundy'
Reading exercise by II. w. McCaGer-
ty and exposition of ilis method of teach
ing this branch.
QLcry-box opened and questions an
swered by members of the Institute.
Lecture on history by Supt smith.
Remarks by Mr.. Squires aud others.
Spelling was taken up and was consid-
erably discussed.
Adjourned TO meet at II. NJ.
Ni0hL- Institute being called 10 order.
Prof $ Carroll then favored the audi>
ence with some deli Shtful music
Lecture by Prof Bundy on Experimon
tai Chemistry, which was highly inter
esting and instructive after which Mr..
Wiley read an essay ON "Thc Tinsel
Chain of Evolution, or the Creed Of tho
Scientists of the New Departure"
Adjourned TO meet at $40 A. NJ,
THURSDAY.
Institute met at o'clock 4 NJ Or
B l. Trppelt W appointed secretary
pro tcmPore, Dew Jtional exercises cons
ducted by Prof Bundy.
Programme as follows:
Ratio and Proportion, by II w Mons
roe, with remarks by several members
of the Institute.
Lecture )n School Economy by G T.
Brow n. Mr. Brown being absent, Mr.
Fleming gave AN instructive lecture up
ON the subject
query box opened and questions an
swcred by members Of The Institute,
Recess. Grammar, Miss MmdugIy,
remarks by Dr. Pendleton and others.
Adjourned tin - p VI.
.lUonooa Programme ~ follows:
Geography, by w a Wolf, followed by
others.
Recess. At tlis time the Institute