South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01
CAPON BRIDGE INSTITUTES.
PRoCEEDINos or 1T &c.
CAPoN BRlpce. Any %

CAPoN BRiDGE, Aug. %.
Exercises opened by County Super
intendeut explaining What au Ins,i.
tute Is for benefits. advantages of &c.
Then the programme. as furnished
ny State Supt- was responded to as
follows.
MIR ). /. Kremer took up the subject
OF Geography, how to teach beginners,
necessity for q globe In each school.
showing by his familiarity with the
subject that he has been Investigate
the science.
How to teach Arithmetic to begin.
ners was shown bvsRev. Sir. Eichclber-
ger. which proved very instructive to all.
Then how to teach politeness was
introduced, various views given, which
convinced all that the subject b as been
too much neglected.
After which, Institute adjourned 70
meet at 80, when the programme was
interestingly responded to.
TUEsDAY. AUGUST %.
Exercises opened by Rev. Eichelbcr-
ger. singing 'Buelah Land, prayer. sf-
ter which the subject Of teaching he
ginners to read Was intro luced by Mr..
kremer, who preferred the word meth.
3D. which was objected to by some.
but many decided TO introduce it.
Various matters and things wers dis
cussod till noon. wLen Mr.. Kremer
leaves Tor Washington. ani Prof. L. c.,
Miller OF Fairmont arrives; bringing to
US so many good and new methods OF
imparting instruction., that from this
time forth we will not be able to note
the proceedings in full not because they
are not noteworthy, but Tor want Of
time and space.
Among the many topics on the pro.
Gramme for the remainder Of the week,
| were:
Reading-How to get the sense, HIS
Tory How to teach current history,
Map Neutrality-suspicious. of teaching it ;
Letter g-Illustrations- Super.
scription, healing, introduction and
conclusion Of letters School Law of
The State.-Explanations &c, &C., all
OF which were ably handled, and dis
posed OF In such manner as convinced
us, that we, many Of US, are mere nov
| ices in teaching.
Taking the Institute work as a whole.
it has been productive Of great deal
Of good.
The fire kindlcd last year by Prof,
Crngo, has been renewed by the In,
structor this year. and VIC believe will
spread on and on, until but few, worry
few are left To advocate the ANTICIPATED
methods Of teaching, so lons-yea too
long practiced by us.
The standard is being raised, and
quackery in the profession is being ex.
posed. New springs are being put in
To both tea ;hers an public. All work
faster. walk faster and teach better af-
ter attending these educational gather
ings. The professional spirit, If any
we have, is being qu'ckencd and en-
! Unused and teachers now, for the first,
begin to realize that they belong to the
great army Of teachers, whose work
lies ut the foundation of all other pro-
| LESSONS.
The opposition, once fell, passes a
way as the masses are educated and the
outlook now is better than ever in the
history of our state.
But lest we weary the patience o.
some, we close, not however without
saying that CaIon Bridge is good
place for an Institute. The hospitality
OF the people, their tables groaning un.
der loads vi good things, their decided
interest III education and the much en- =.
jo, ed picnic, (Cf which another wtll
writ) will ever be woven in the re-
membrance of d week at Capon Bridge.
Resp't, L. G. POWNALL.