Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-17

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Formed In MoundsvilIe Resolutions
Adopted Etc.
Special TO ne Register.
MoUSDsvILLE, ". Va. August l5.-The
last days session of the Institute came to
order promptly at 9 q. m. to day. On
motion of Mr.. Cline sll the opening exer-
cises were dispensed with, excepl roll call.
After roll cali, The regular programme was
taken, and Mr. Cline again spoke on gram
mar, his ,heme being the partcipsL. b
mcs Es Of the blackboard the subject was
iLorcueblS vtDtilatsd. !.
The next subject vas annual interest.
". J. Boz ar acnpg as teacher. A class Of
ne teachers kindly volunteered to 60 to the
90, I'd and aid in the discussion. They
greatly facilitated the explanations aud
made all the dark points clear. A method
Tor computing simple interest was explained
BY the instructor. he also explained an
bual interest, and the difference bet Eeen
annual snd compound interest AT the
close Of this discussion o recess was taken
After recess Supt. Writ introduced Prof.
CIago, who had Just come in, having Just
returned from Do !dridge county, where ne
had been conducting an institute. He spoke
in very complimentary terms of the teachers
of that county. His remarks on educ ,tlon
we're brief, but during that time he said
many good things. he advised that teach
ers should teach their pupils more about the
geography of our own State than any other.
he further advised them to instruct more
in regard to government affairs. The
teachers were all glad to see the Professor
among them again and to listen to his well
known voice. At the close of his remarks
the instructor informed the Institute that
the work of the programme was now hn'
ished, and gave the Institute into the hands
of the county Superintendent
The report of the Committee on Rssolu-
tons was called for.
On motion of Mr.. Cline each member of
the Institute was limited to n speech and
not to occupy more than three minutes in
speaking. 1t was further moved that each
resolution be discussed and adopted sepa-
rately. Considerable discussion took place
over several of the resolutions as they came
up, and when finally adopted they read as
follows:
We, the Committee on Resolutions, beg
leave to submit the following report:
Resolved, That we return our thanks to
the County Superintendent and Instructor
for the able and impartial manner in which
they have conducted this Institute; also. to
all others who have taken An active part.
Resolved, That our thanks are due AS
sistant Superintendent Wilkinson of the
State P~enitentiary tor invitation to visit
that institution.
Resolved, That as Mr.. Hsnen, of the
Marshall Herald, has rendered US q column
OF his paper, that we accept the offer, and
that each of US try TO make it interesting
by considering ourselves correspondents OF
the same.
Resolved, That we tender our thanks to
the WHEELING REGISTER for courtesies ex-
tended our Institute, which we fully appre-
ciste.
Resolved, That we recognize in the
WHEELING REGISTER a true friend of the
public school teachers and the cause OF edu-
cation.
Resolved, That we congratulate the edi-
tors of the Pastime on their success in pub
fishing such an excellent paper and request
that it be published during next years In
stitute.
Resolved, That we favor compulsory at
tendance at institutes, and also favor twenty
DAYS to the school month.
Resolved, That the law be amended so as
to forbid the use of both old and new edi-
tons of our text books in same school at
the same time.
Resolved, That we hear with regret Of the
serious illness OF Prof. DeGrsff, and that we
tender him our heartfelt sympathies.
Resolved, That we tenuer Mr.. John W. P.
Reid our best wishes in his new field OF
labor. c. W. WALLACE, Chairman.
LUELLA FULTON, Secretary.
On motion the minutes of the Institute
were ordered published in the Herald.
The committee appointed to draft the
constitution and bylaws of the Teachers
Association of Marshall County next re-
ported. The constitution as adopted is as
follows:
We, the committee, have the following
report to present;
Resolved, That we, the teachers of Mar
shall county, W. Va, form an association
to be known as the Marshall County Teach.
ers' Association, having in view the follow
ing objects:
First-That this Institute elect the fol.
lowing officers, viz President, Vice Presi-
dent, Secretary and Executive Committee,
consisting of one member from each school
district.
S~econd-Thst this Executive Committee
have power to choose n Of its members as
Corresponding Secretary and one as Treas
urtr.
Third-That the principal objects Of this
body be to secure a more united effort for
the protection o yourselves and the pupils Of
our schools, and also, for the perfecting Of
a State association"
In accordance with the report the follow
ing officers of the Association were elected:
W. NJ. Writ, President; D. Bonsr, Vice
President, and C. ]. Higgs, Secretary. The
Superintendent appointed as the Executive
Committe the chsirmen of the different dis
tricts.
Prof. Bonsr then gave the teachers their
certificates of attendance.
After all miscellaneous business was dis
posed Of, the Institute adjourned sine die.
Too much can not be said Of the success
Of this Institute, or Of the able manner in
which it was conducted. Success to the
teachers that composed this honorable body.
WASHINGTON NEWS.