West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-07-14
W. Va. EDUCATIONAL ASSOCI l.
TlOT.
The session at ISingvood, thi,
NNCp1l

Educational Association commenced %
,lay at 10 a. m sui was called 70 or Ter
by Stse Superintendent e l. Butcher
After prayer by the Rev A. Hal. and
t0us'c by The choir. tine orgouiz alton was
compl.tei bv tn election 90 y T. K"e-
nau of Piedmont. as Secretary. VIC Prot.
T NJ. Marshall, who has left ,he State.
The trsitopc ON the programme, "a
Graded Course FOR County Sohools." was,
on motion, postponed, owing 90 the sb
sence of Poot. b. s Morgan; and The
subject, "What They 10 IN District
Schools" was substituted Prof j =
Watson, Of Glenville Normal School.
opened the subject, speaking i'm face
tnus mauna, of some OF the tricks OF tn,
scholars % the rural districts Then be
drift e1 & the consideration ct certain
evils in schools incident 10 want OF CLASH
tica'ion, ar graduation, TO want Of time
tn do Justice 10 the number Of classes. sc.
He pointed on, ;hs fact tina, the nae h
DDS adopted In graded school Ia when the
work is devided among number of teach.
ers, are not spplicablc'to county schools,as
there is not time 10 carry them into effect.
H. hcs1ught institute instructors 20 look
20 this matter and To SO train teachers as
to better enable them To perform their
work. The subject thus enlarged (,s il,
now CO nprehouls pretty nearly the whole
school wort) was discussed bv Mes.rs
Crago, Hawth 'rnc, Hon, Kidd and Nee-
nan.
On motion the Secretary, assisted 10y Mr..
Ralphsuyder, proceeded TO The cu,olmept
of old members aud .hc solicitation of new
ones.
Aflcrnoon-At the afternoon session
the Association was entertained hy a very
able address o Hon. Charles J. Faulkner,
OF Alartmshurg, ON "Ei1csuou". Though
dealing with ma Oh subject, one tina, he
assured the audience hal been discussed
10y Statesmen, PHILOSOPHERS, philauthr,.
pists and hurds, yet hc added much inai
"as new and instructive He referred 10
The power of education over politico aud
social stations the influence OF educated
mnthera, and early education: spoke OF
the intelligence Of The presents children
at ten years OF Rye know IN IRE astronomy
than the Papa SEE a few centuries rco
who attempted To- hush Calico because he
said the world was round. lie spoke OF
the arts anl sciences, inventions aud dis
covcrics; of common school education:
ali nations have systems of common
school education system of general
education is distinctly American; ihc
| perpciua'ion Of our free institutions De
Ponds upon it-corruptiou, traul, crime,
and 'riii'lity must 20 down before A.
Prussia bowed 90 the couqucrug arms
81 N"P"l'o'' when in her ignoraoce
s"' "''i'.'' - '-.' S'.''m OF ciocaH'u'
''' is no" no p'''c' "i o''''n'' Space
prevent " 'ur'h.r ''le'"p' OF fyn'2sI'
90 1N "''',fS 'u'I "I 'H'"4H' eloquent
rear e'' ana OF 'h' most polished rhetoric.
The subject OF "Tsachsrs' Sdorlc5''
Was discussed by Prof, pl-inDn, of
P.rkeT7Pnrg' in hi3 bright asd lucid man-
ner. lIa declared that the blame for jAc
| m '.'e pay OF t''cnrr7 W" m7sily the
people VINO 40 not rightly appreciate the
"''N "' '"e ''aeh''' reaching must be
'.'N'' p''l's'''' 'h fe'.i'y - remedy
'"'7 oF"' ine discussion was continue
~ "'n-f7' ana was manly p's'p'nei.
i. Night, 9 p m.-Musc 10y the choir.
Praycr by Prof. \. l.. Wade. Muaic
The address Of welcome hy County Sup-r-
intcndeot Joseph II. hawthorne followed.
Tie address was appropriate He bid the
/ a association hearty vrlr1ine "a kim.