Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-26
MARSHALL PEDAaOaUEs
Organized an Institute at Mounds
vile Yesterday.
Full Proceedings Of Those Melders Of the
Birch---lnstitute Items and
Points of Interest.


Yesterday at the school building, and were
called to erder at Up. an by Prof. W. =.
| Reid, the chairman. W. J. Rankin was then
aepointed Secretary vice E. Bonar, resigned.
W. B. Matthews and C. J. Higgs were ap-
pointed enrolling clerks. The Superintend-
ent appointed % chairman Of their respec-
tive districts: j. X. Chase; of Cameron;
VIM. B. Matthews, Of Clay Edmund v.
Fish. af Franklin Dorsey Blake, OF Liberty;
Mrs. Mamie B. Easton, of Meade; Miss Cora
Myers, of Moundsvhle Independent: L. NJ.
Crow, Of Sand Hill; Miss Mary McCsbe, OF
Union; ". l.. Manp;ng, of Washington and
Albert Clayton, of Webster. The institute
then organized and came TO order proper.
The session was opensd with prayer BY the
Rev. W. E. Loomis, % the Simpson u. T.
church, followed with singing.
OPENING Work.
Prof. Esmund V. De Graf, of Washing
ton, ID. c., the instructor was then intro
duced and opened his work with a very in
teresting preliminary talk in which he
stated the object ofthe instssate, ennumerst-
ed many important advantages of such q
meeting, and outlined his work for the
week. Stating he come here to tell the
teachers what TO do and how TO do it. Il
teacher when thorough in the branches, are
only half prepared to teach.
After a ten minutes recess the Institute
reassembled and very prettily sang No; 10
in the Wavelet, and the Professor then
made an Introductory remark. in which he
stated that his talks would be as much for
ungraded as for graded schools
LANGUAGE"
was the first subject on the programme
and the Professor began bps speaking OF
practical language and stated that 1t was
with the parents the child began to learn
to use language. He then cited the impor-
lance of parents using good language and
expressed his detestation Of the practice OF
baby talk" Secondly, through the teacher
language is acquired. Howimportant that
the teacher should use correct language.
"a poor teacher is dear at no price good
teacher is cheap at any price, and AS the
teacher so the school" As teachers use moth
ing but pure language. Language is also
acquired by associates, reading, discussion
and writing, and under each head he gave
convincing arguments and many practical
suggestions. Inc science Of language which
we, as teachers have been trying to cram
the mind Of the little pupils under twelve
years of age, discarding the idea of dehni-
tons, after parsipg and analysis he drew the
conclusion: The expression of thought
can never be taught by definitions, rules,
parsing, and diagrams The child in COM
mon conversation makes no fewer mistakes
by spending years in school worrying over
clinical language. Among many points
of instruction he gave the following: d.
REGIONS in beginning TO teach language;
Cd Do something and let the child tell what
Won did As soon as the child can tell some
thing that he has learned let him write it
(2.) Ask the pupil to tell something about
a natural object. (3.) Call ont the pupils
knowledge by asking questions. t. Let
pupils invent stories and illustrate them by
drawing on the slate, and tell the story;
from this the pupils gain an exercise in
drawing, thought, expression, writing,
spelling, etc. (5.) Request the pupils to
describe each other co. Present different
objects to the pupils and ask them to tell
the differences and rcsemblances. o.
Ask the children to sit still and describe
noises heard outside, etc. tS) Ask chill
dren to describe something on their way to
school and let others guess the, name of 1t.
co. Pass pictures and tell the childaen to
write about them The interesting talk was
closed with questions and discussions
on RESOLUTIONS.
The full committees were then appointed
by the Superintendent. OA Resolutions: j.
W. Powell, J. r. Chase, Thomas ]. Pas
sons, Maude Potts, Mary Hendershott Jen
ME Whllingham and Jennie Eagleson. On
Music Webster Stewart, Thos Parsons
Cura Myres, Alice Sawyers and Estella
Martin On Obituaries: Dorsey Blake,
Mary McCabe, Alice Sawyers, Amanda
Roberts, s. g. Burton, R r. Lutes and
Sam'l Keyser. On Finance: l.. g. Brock,
W. b. Mathews and F. W. Burleigh.
A few moments we're then allotted to gen.
eral business and announcements, when at
4:3O the Institute adjourned till nine clock
tomorrow morning.
7 his evening Prof. DeGraf entertained
fair house by hts lecture Elements Of
Success" in Assembly Hall,
INSTITUTE ITEMS.
CLAY is still the banner district.
Prof. DeCraff never fails to interest.
Netzel county is prominent and attracts
attention.
Enrolment, 81 gentlemen and 80 ladies.
Total, 80.
Many familiar faces are about-Four
year certificates!
The Professor in his talk. said "All bach.
elors are cross" We overheard school
girl say she hoped Prof Cline, our new
Principal, was an exception.
Mr.. J. r. STEWART of Macon, Ga, well