Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-08
NEW CUMBERLAND.
Teachers Insfitute-A Most Interesting
OecasiOn-PersOnal.

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Special 10 the Register.
New CUMBERLAND, W. Va, August T.
The Hancock County Teachers Institute,
which has been in session at Fairview dur
ing the past week, closed its arduous labors
Saturday noon, amid blaze of glory. Prof.
Gwynn, Principal of the Eighth ward
Wheeling school, conducted the exercises
with great credit to himself and to the en-
tire satisfaction of members.
The opening address was delivered by
Prof. Yolton, County Superintendent Of
Schools, supplemented by appropriate re-
marks by Prof. Gwynn and Others. After
the usual appointment of officers, in which
Miss Q. G. Campbell and H. B. Scott, Esq,
were made Secretaries, the members en-
tered heartily upon the work before them.
Subjects of great interest to the educator
were introduced during the session and the
discussions participated in by the teachers
with much profit the regular performance
being enlivened by good music.
Rev. J. S. Pomeroy, of Moundsville, was
present, on Monday evening, and varied the
exercises by delivering lecture on tenn
perance.
In this county, temperate habits is now
a necessary qualification to an applicant
for teachers certificate, and it is to be
hoped the rule will be rigidly enforced by
the Board of Examiners. On Thursday
evening Miss A. Taylor, President OF the
Wheeling Female College, favored the In
stitute with talk on THE Higher Educa-
ton of Woman" which was listened TO
with rapt attention by large and intel-li
gent audience, composed of teachers and
The friends of education. The speaker was
introduced by Rev. Pomeroy in neat lit
tie speech, in which he took occasion TO
nay high compliment to Miss Taylor's
abilities as an educator. At the close of
her remarks she improved the opportunity
to say A few words in the interest Of the
school over which she presides.
On Friday evening an impromptu liter
ary entertainment was given by the teach
ers as a sort of farewell banquet to those
who had taken such deep interest in as
sisting to raise the standard of education in
the county. The programme consisted of
select readings, recitations, oratlons and
essays, interspersed with good music
by a quartette Of pedagogues. Prof.
address on the subject of Literary Train
ing in the Public Schools" which was well
received, and the whole affair pronounced
a decided success.
The meetings during the entire term
were characterized by harmony and gener-
al good feeling, and it is voted by all as
being the most interesting and Instructive
Teachers Institutes ever held in the coun-
ty. There seems to be but one cause for
regret. and that is the very noticeable fall
ing off of teachers, not more than three
fcurths of the usual number being present;
but one explanation can be given-inade'
quacy of wages. No teacher, however he
may love his profession, will sell his labor
for half or two-thirds of what the same
work will bring other places. The best ed
ucators are beginning TO realize this point,
and soon the county will be supplied with
lust what they pay for, second and third
rate teachers, and certainly no county in
West Virginia can afford to retrograde in
educational matters. We require thirty-one
teachers this year and less than that num-
Der have enrolled themselve to date.
. AL who spent the past week in Fairview
are lavish in their praises Of the hospitality
extended to them by the citizens, and
court house or no court house, their kind
ness will not soon be forgotten. Superin-
tendent Yolton is also held in high esteem
by the teachers, and his untiring efforts to
make it pleasant for all will be kindly re-
membered.
James NJ. Porter, Esq, a gentleman
prominently identified with the fire brick
interests of this county, is lying danger
ously i'll with typhoid dysentery.
A few clips of extra grade wool was taken
in here Saturday at 40 cents, but 80 seems
to be the ruling figure for ordinary grades.