The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-28
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CIOainE Exercises Of lhs State Ednsa-
tiOnal ConVeRtion-The Spelling Con.
teSt-ResolutiOns ofThanks, etc.

Closing Exercises OF Gh0 State Eduea-
tiOnal cOnVeRtion-The Spelling Com
test-Resolnti0ns ofThanks, etc.
The Superintendent Convention and
Teacher Institute which was in session at
the State House four days last week, closing
Saturday, must be voted a most gratifying
success, and TO State Superintendent Butcher
is due debt Of gratitude, not from the teach
ers alone but from the public ut large, and es-
pecially from the people, Of Wheeling, for We
predict that the good results to the schools OF
this city growing out Of the meeting will be
immediate and decided. II no other good
end were attained than the already evident
increase OF interest on the part OF our city
teachers, the meeting would richly repay AL
the trouble and expense-especially when II
is remembered land this Is fact the reverse
Of Creditable to our community that the in
stitute did not cost Wheelinga cent.
As Superintendent Butcher remarked in
his farewell address on Saturday, the num-
Der OF county and city superintendent who
attended, was pleasing feature OF the insti'
tute. The following named snperintendehs
were present during the meetings;
w, ID, linn, Barbour; Joseph A. Pierson,
Rraxton; George W. Russell, Brooke Q. II.
Davis, Doddridge Vim. W, Johnson, Gilmer;
InOnias II, Dennis, Greenbrier; W, q. Vol
ton, Hancock; ]. n. David, Harrison; Ezra
Conner, Kanawha; T. S. Amos, MarlOni J.
W. +. Reed, Marshall; D. @. Arnold, Mineral
b. s, Logan, MonOngalla; J. Q, Maxwell,
Ohio; II. q. showalteT, Richie; I, II: o Brien,
Taylor; T. n, Parks, Tyler ]. NJ, Birch,
Wheeling City; a. i. Purinton, ParkerSburgi
@. II. Smart, Charleston; d. W. Shields,
Keyser., President PGndletOn, OF Bethany
College, and Miss A. Taylor, President Of the
wheeling Female College, were also In at
tendance at most OF the sessions, and super
intendent Mertz, OF SteubGnville, Superin-
tondcnt Shreve, OF Martins Ferry, N. NJ
Ross, OF the Fairmont Normal School, and
many teachers from Eastern Ohio and West
ern Pennsylvania, were also among those
present at various times,
Saturdays session was ono OF particular In
terest
The audience was larger than ut any pre-.
vious session. The exercises were opened
with singing by the children, and their music,
intersperscd Mt intervals among the other
exercises, served to enliven the day very
pleasantly,
Superintendent DCGralf and Hon. J, J.
Burns were the principal instructors, An
illustrated talk by Mr., DeGraff on the teach
ing Of the natural sciences was Particular y
attractive. Ex-SuperlnIendent Wade also
made several short addresses.
The spelling contest, tho result OF which
was printed exclusively in the lNTELLIdENcER
Saturday, again claimed attention. The
contestants for the second prize, the elegant
volume OF LongfelloT's works presented by
Superintendent Birch, spelled one hundred
and seyenty-six words additional to those
given ON Friday before n choice could be
made, Miss Emma Bowlin then secured tue
prize. , ,,
Two additional prizes were also purchased,
contributions for this purpose being made
by SuperiAtendents w. Y. YoltOn, OF Han
cock; W. c. Showalter OF Richie; W. ",
johnson, OF Gilmer; G. II. Davis, OF Dodd'
ridge; ], c. Maxwell, Of Ohio; D, Z, Arnold
Of Mineral county; 7. G. Miller, Principal oil
the Fairmont High School; D, W, Shields
principai OF the Keyser schools; NJ. NJ, Ross,
Of the Fairmont Normal Schools, and J. A.
Miller, OF the Wheeling Board of Education.
The prizes consisted OF copy Of VIII NJ.
Cartoons EARN Ballads" and copy oil
I.ongfellow's works. The former book was
awarded to Miss Carrie Zane, Of tho Island,
and the latter to Miss Jennie Wincher.
In his farewell remarks Superintendent
Butcher paid deserved compliment to the
Wheeling Board OF Education.
Before adjournment Principal Anderson,
of the Fourth ward, offered the following,
which were unanimously adopted:
Since our State Superintendent Of Schools,
Hon, u. l.. Butcher, has provided us such
excellent instruction and entertainment, be
1t
RtsOlred, Rrst, That We fully appreciate the
value OF the instruction and lectures we have
heard, and that we shall remember this Con.
yCnliOn and Institute rs Il most happy period
and most favorable opportunity for I'M
prOyement in the work OF teaching,
SCCond-That we more fully appreciate the
duties that dcvOlve upon u.s. and that We
shall love our work better and strive to be
more efficient as teachers
Thirl-'That we extend our thanks TO our
State Superintendent the Board Of Educa-
tion OF Wheeling, and to oil concerned In
securing to us these benefits and to Profs.
DeGran, Peaslce, Burns, Wade, Hon. J. II.
Smart And Others, who have so fully contrib
uted to our advancement and pleasure.
Fourth-That these resolutions be pub
lished in the city papers;
The following preamble and resolutions
were also unanimously adopted by the Super
intendents presents
tendCnts and Principals Of the Schools In
West Virginia, attending the State Supcrin-
tendents' Convention aud Teachers Institute
at Wheeling, have received many fayors at
the hands OF various parties,
ReSOlrei. Tint our thanks arc due and are
hereby rendered to State Superintendent
Butcher for his uniform courtesy and kind
attention during our stay In the city; also to
City Superintendent John NJ Birch Col. J.
A, Miller and other members OF the Board OF
Education OF Wheeling, and the Principals
OF the Wheeling Schools for like kindneSses
ResOirel, That we go from this Convention
feeling greatly benefited by the counsel OF
tho instructors who have been with u.s. and
taking courage from their cheering words, we
will aim to do all in our power to advance
tho cause OF education In our Mountain State
EZRA W. CONNER,
THOMAS @. MILLER,
W. W. JOHNSON,
THOMAS II. DENNis
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