The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-22
PANHANDLE TEACHERh.
hecond Days session Of the Peabody
..H Iualiinte


... Institute. :
Toe second day Of the Peabody Teacher.'
Institute opened auspiciously. Considerable
OF an increstV In attendance was noticeable.
All the teachers OF the Benwood public
schools, with the worthy Principal, Prof. J.
W. May, at their head, entered the room
soon after the opening Of the Institute. The
teachers OF the McSiecheu school, A, K,
Warden and Miss Annie McCabe, and also
Miss Dolbear and Policy, Of the Boggs' Run
school, were present soon after the opening,
all being allowed the time 10 attend The III.
stitute aE f.HU1t .s
Prof. +. D. Haiaes OF the Moundsyilie
school. was present during the day. He
knows the benefit durived from good lnstl.
t,ite, aud hence lie Is determined that his
school shall through him receive that benefit.
The exercises Of the day were opened with
singing by the singing club selected for the
occasion, and the singing wai delightful.
Prof. .ra,terson'gave the first morning talk.
continuing the subject OF Physical Geogra.
ply. lie made the point that many fail to sue.
cessfully teach this interesting study, from,
the tses !hat they, begla with The hard, dry
technicalities In the order laid down In their
text books, instead OF beginning with wha,
relates 10 our being. lie talked Of the aii
ana showed by many beautiful experiments
It's relation 10 life, Its weight, density, com.
position, &c. Dr.. A. D. Miller followed Ia a
talk on School Hygiene, speaking almost oil.
tifely Of school house ventilation. lie Il.
Illustrated his points With experiments. A
number OF questions were asked the lee.
tlfer, all OF which were promptly answered
He presented many truths Tor The teachers Ia
practice III their school rooms. Prof. Pat.
terson continued his talks on tho air, max.
ing many good points and interesting lis
hearers most thoroughly. lie continued lis
experiments until the close of the session,
Nj. Patterson Is q hard worker and q practi.
cal instructor, and II the teachers fail to de-
rive benefit from his Lectures, 1t IL their own
fault. '."'l .Gsa#. 'asl ..fE Il
The afternoon session was opened with
singing by the club. Prof. John b. reaslee,
OF Cincinnati, having arr we'd, talked the first
hour on the subject OF School Government"
He held the utmost attention Of the audience.
lie IL u iayorite with the Wheeling teachers,
they having become acquainted with, hin,
last year.
Or. Miller followed on the subject: AOb.
jecls Of Recitation" lie treated the slbject
under the following heads:
First-To test pupils' preparation,
second-To see whether pupil has per.
ceived.
Third-To see II he has reflected.
Fnurih-To cultivate attention.
Fitth-To cultivate memory OF principles,
definitions and rules.
Si1th-T0 cultivate me mory.,
seventl-Fo cultivate ease OF manner.
Eighth-To give ciear.cut thought.
Ninth-Ability to communicate.
Tenth-To cultivate self.possession and
confidence
Eleventh-To give additional knowledge.
Twelfth-To develop individuality.
The entire talk was very interesting, espe.
chilly the closing part
Prof. Peaslee spent short time giving
practical Illustrations on the blackboard OF
how TO teach long division In oil It's forms.
An increase Of interest was npparpnt notion
OH the part OF tbs teachers, but also OF the
citizens. Drs. Pipes and Jepson, Capt. An.
drew Wilson and j.. N. Todd, all members OF
the Board Of Education, were present as in.
te!nstel spectators. Quite number OF other
pr0mi nent Citikens wpre present.
The same remarks do not apply to tho lee.
tnre on the Natural Sciencesn by Prot. Pat
tesson, at the Academy Of MUSIC Inst night,
The audience was morttyngly small. Never.
theless the Professor made an interesting eye
PLANTATION OF the component paris and chem.
ical properties of minerals, the power OF cleo.
triclty, pnd the qualities OF gases, illustrating
each step III experiments with the apparatus.
1t is to be regretted that The audience vas
not more in keeping with the merits OF tho
lecture.
Yesterday morning the lecture OF the previ.
GUS evening on Oxygen and its Relations to
Life was inadvertently credited to Prof. Pat.
,arsoh. should have been to Dr., Miller.
Following is the programme foI to-day !:
"a. NJ, Prof Fat1erson -Physical Geography,
illustrated by the teliurian: l0A, NJ. Supt
John b. Peaslee-How to Teach Spelling /
II 4, NJ, DR.. A i. Miller-Primary Ian.
guage l.cssopG,
~. ", Prof. PatiprsoH-Air pump and ex.
rcriments. GAS 2. ", Frcs;dent !. B. Miller
Geography. $3.50 r. NJ, Superintendent ].
H. Peaslee-Object, teaching. AT 100 =. ~,
Superintendent Peaslee will deliver lecture
on'ihe life and writings Of Whittier and the
Cary sisters. This Lecture viii. be ope Of the
most valuable w well as mQst enjoyable OF
the course. md the ball Of the Centre Gram:
mar room, where 1t viii be delivered, should
be crowded.