Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-27
MouRpsvILLE INSTITUTE.
Second Days Session Of Marshall
County Teachers.
Who Spent the Eve in "ReuniHs' and
Laughing at PscFs
Bad Boy.

The teachers re-assembled and opened
lively session yesterday morning BY singinl
number Of CHEEKY songs. Prof Reid tool
the chair and the institute was led in praTe
by Rev. J. S. POmeroy, of the Presbyterian
church. Roll call ensued and ll6 mem
bers answered to their name. Prof ID,
Graft then took charge of the institute ant
continued the discussion of his subject o
yesterday, Language" In the use of pic
lures in teaching this, he would have hi
pupils to examine them closely and write
concerning them or describe them. In
such description he would have the pupils
to observe the nature of the picture. the OBJ
jects and name them, position of the OBJ
iects, appearance of the foreground and
background, etc. Under the head of eau
tons, he gave important suggestions, which
if followed out by the teachers, would Ger
tainly be the means of good results.
RECESS OR not.
The superintendent appointed j. +.
Sivert, f. d. Haines and Miss Cora Myres
to open the discussion Of the subject, Re.
cess or no Recess in Pubic Schools Mrs.
Emma W.. Scott was appointed as an add
tional member on the committee on music.
After dispensing with minor business the
institute was allowed few moment inter
mission. -
Recess or no recess was then taken up
and opened by J. f. Spiyert, who was in IA
yor of q recess both in the fore and after
noon. Prof. Haines followed with similar
views. Would have at least twenty-one
minutes recess twice day. Miss Cora Ny
ers and W. S. Powell advanced argument
on the same side Of the question After ap
growing Of the ideas advanced, the Professor
then took up the subject, Method of Teach
ing Reading He dwelled on the word
sentence, wori-building, phouic look and
say, drawing object, and a, b, methods,
showing the advantage or defects in each.
A synopsis would only do such an address
injustice. After the announcements were
made and the singing Of chorus institute
adjourned till As p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After singing and roll call, the Professor
continued the discussion Of the different
methods of teaching reading. He enumer-
atcd the many advantages of using script
in preference to the printed form. He also
gave interesting exercise i'll drawing for the
teachers use in teaching primary pupils
After the usual afternoon recess the sub
iect, Manners was announced by the
chairman and the discussion was opened
bv Prof Haines. Additional remarks were
made BY W. D. Powell J. F. Barley and
others The Instructor then, as conclud-
ng exercise for the day, gave the following
summary of his talk on How to Teach Be-
.inmcrs TO Read O) Directions: Present
The object ask questions about 1t;
1--WE information; draw the object;
show picture; write words;
require pupils to copy; group words into
phrases and sentences; teach the sounds of
the letters, and teach the name of the let
tiers. General questions followed.
Institute adjourned and met at 7:3O
this evening in a social session or reunion,
conducted By Prof Reid, in which the boy
and girl pedagogues were arrayed in their
best and had "lots" of fun. c. j. Higgs,
W. J. Rankin, d. W. Stewart and W. L..
Manning were appointed committee on
introduction, and did as admirably as they
are admirable.
GENERAL GOSSIP.
Pecks Bad Boy amused EN-.
Prof. Haines has the honor of being ugh
est
Rev. J. Pomroy and C, ]. Tripett were
present,
The Arkansaw Traveller says that matri-
monial voyage is hzzle.
Several prominent teachers OF Wheeling
were interested visitors today.
Cameron protested 50 We will have to
concede that it is the banner district
Rev. J. F. Woods, of Parkersburg, W.
Va, was among the visitors this afternoon.
Prof. Reid is earnest in the work. Among
his remarks to-day he urged subscriptions
to the dailies and educational journals He
also recommended the purchase Of an I'M
abridged dictionary for each public school.
That tall, laughing, understanding
shaved head that sits in the second seat
back of the partition, with pencil AID paper
in hand, cracking jokes and coming puns,
would never have been taken for a reporter
of the Herald. Tot and John are heavy on
tho q h r method