The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-12
WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL As.
ISOLATION.

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Proceedings of the State Meeting n
characterization of Onieers-C ompli
ment 10 Prof. PendIeton.
HINTON. July I.
Editors IntsEliEsneer.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 7.
Association was called to order at 6
O'Clock, Hon, W. K. Pendleton in the
chair. F. q. Crago recited "The Blue and
the Gray" aud read "Platonic," after
which Rev. Lyman Whiting, of Charles.
ton, W. Va, delivered a fine address on
the subject, Comforts aud pleasures Of
teaching school," This was followed
with paper from J. D. Baines, o
Charleston, on the subject, "What Of the
Night" The subject was well handled
and showed deep thought
The exercises OF the evening were inter
spersed with good music, DR.. Peck presid'
ing at the organ.
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY s.
The forenoon was devoted to regular
institute work. Prof De Grafflectured on
language. In instructing children for the
first four years of their school life, avoid
technical definitions, parsing and analys-
| ing and analysis. The children need not
know they are studying grammar. Begin
with names OF what they see in the school
room and school yard. Name, home, farm,
&c. Have them tell something OF what
they name. This gives US q statement. Do
not call it a sentence. Teach them the
different kinds Of sentences without the
children even knowing that they are using
sentence at all. Passing from these les
sons the pupils will naturally take to wri-
ting compositions.
~. Ladd spoke OF the "New Departure
in the Quincy, Mass, Schools" reading a
part OF the reportof the committee. He
also spoke OF GLOW 10 Prevent Whisper
ing in School," It should be suppressed.
No school can succeed where 1t Is permit
ted.
Professor Rosseter gave very interest
ing talk on the subject OF arithmetic,
which was highly appreciated by all pre-
sent.
AFTERNOON.
The election OF officers resulted as fol-
lows:
President-Hon. W. K. Pendleton.
Observation-Disclosures District, F: d.
Crago; Second District, Joseph McMur-
ran; Third District, A. D. Chesterman:
State at large, ]. D. Baines.
Recording SecIetary-T. Marcellus Mar
shall.
Corresponding secretary-MSior R. s.
Rudd.,
Morgantovn was fixed as the place for
the next meeting, and the time the sec
ond Tuesday OF August, 1881. On motion
A. W. Lorentz, B. s. Morgan and A. L.
Wade were appointed committee to
make arrangements for the meeting.
n. W. Lowry read paper prepared by
D. Chilly, and 1t was discussed by N: N,
Lowry, F. II. Crago, Thos. H. Dennis, Rev.
NJ. Bib, and DR.. Gooch.
Major r. s. Rudd gave lecture on the
subject Of physical geography, more par
ticuIarly on the resources Of the Sahara.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
as follows,
We your Committee on Resolutions
submit our report as follovss -.
Recognizing the kind Providence that
has spared us through another year, and
permitted US to meet again in our annual
conyocation. We the teachers OF the
West Virginia Association
REol1, First-That our thanks are due
aud are hereby rendered to the citizens OF
Hinton for the interest manifested by
them In the meetings oil our association.
To the trustees OF the Baptist church for
their church building. To the ladies and
gentlemen Of Hinton who have SO kindly
| furnished US with music. 10 ReY. Lyman
Whiting, D. D., for the Interest, manifest
ed by him in the welfare OF this assoeia'
ton, and for the able paper read by him
at thismeeting.
Second-That we recognize In Frois'
Laid, DeGraf and Rosseter able and et-
ficient institute instructors, and We con-
graduate the teachers OF the State In hay'
ing the privilege Of listening to the instruc-
tion OF such eminent educators.
Third-That our thanks are due, and are
hereby rendered to DR.. W. K. Pendleton
for the impartial and satisfactory manner
in which he has 30 long presided over the
deliberations OF this Association; that we
recognize in him an educator OF eminent
ability, and will regret his retirement from
the public school service OF the State.
Fourth-That We deprecate the policy
Of our last legislature in Withholding the
necessary appropriation 10 carry on oul
Normal Schools, and will urge upon oul
next legislature the absolute necessity o.
making the necessary appropriations tC
make these schools efficient.
The time for adjournment was extended
and Prof. De Graf talked on the subject
OF map drawing.
Prois. ]. ]. Laid, E. V. De Graft and E
s. Cox conduct an institute In Wheeling
commencing August 2, and allew me tc
say to the teachers OF Wheeling ethel
principals, grammar school or primary
teachers, that you cannot afford TO mis-
the instruction Of these gentlemen. West
Virginia teachers have never had such 40
opportunity afforded them as they nov
have. Prot. De Graf Is not excelled By
! any institute instructor TO which II ha'
; been my privilege to listen, and ! hAv'
heard those that stand high in the pro
fession In several States. He has been II
the institute work for the past fourteen
wears and during that time has given In
struction TO 10000 teachers. He Is resi
dsnt OF Albany, n. Y, but at the begin
ming OF the next school year he take
charge Of thu schools OF Paterson, n: j.
as superintendent. Teachers Of Wheeling
don't fail to hear him.
THURSDAY NIGHT.
DR.. De HAss delivered his great lectur
on "The Buried Cities Of the Old World.
!, The house was crowded and the appreciI
0 ton OF the lecture was shown by the ir'
quent applause OF the audience.
The business Of the Association wa