The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-12

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Prof. Watson is an efficient in
structor
Miss Rena Roush was a most ef
icient and popular Secretary.
The Mason City contingent was
ou!.in force.
Prof. Watson discovered that Ma.
son possessed interrogation points
| (2) several Of which denote that a
question is asked.
Prof MART was taken by the In.
stituteas distinguished represent.
alive Of the Emerald Isle. This
impression arose from his reudy
wit and reparlee.
JIM Burdetle's vote counted but
one, and not ten, US on a former oc
casion.
The genial Robert Hereford was
there with pleasant smile for ev.
cry one.
Superintendent Written won
honor by his uniform courtesy 10
everyone.
The editor Of the REGISTER occa
sionally occupied a broken chair
just inside the door.
seyenty.eight ladies graced the
occasion with their presence aud
lavishly dispensed their smiles on
all around.
The Kanauha bellies were there
too.
Miss Jennie Hutchinson, of Ma
son City, was the organist and rem.
dered some excellent music.
We know who was considered by
all, to be the handsomcst and most
graceful lady teacher attending the
Institute, but we can't name her,
for fear of making all Of the other
lady teachers dngry at the REGIS.
TER; bat we will say this, she lives
in Hartford City.
All were highly pleased with
Prot, Watson's lecture aud demon
STATIONS in chemical science.
Revs. Dixon, Scott and Boggs,
were present. much Of the timp
and were the right men in the
right place.
1t was moro largely attended
than any Institute ever held in the
county-the total enrolment being
one hundred and eighty.iive,
Joseph Shank, l.. +. Rogers, W.
A, Roseberry and j. NJ. -Burdetle,
watched the p's and IS.
Several Ohio teachers enlivenod
the occasion with their presence,
Cash Hogg is success as a soap.
suds artillerist,
Joseph Shank assisted in gencr.
ating the gas supply.
The teachers declare that the cit.
liens Of Point Pleasant are the most
hospilablo people in the. world.
The dear girl,' speech of cx
sheriff Hauly, was much missed.
Evidently Mr.. W. A, Roseberry
thought he was in a Republican
primary when he asserted that, "If
for no other reason the examination
of teachers should be adjourned
until Monday because Of General
Grants great service to the Repub,
lican party
One hundred and for'ytwo teach.
ers passed the examination last
Saturday.
Wonder if Sheriff Nease will
think Thing Of beauty is a joy
forever" when hois called upon by
the teachers 10 pay their orders.
We doubt il any county in the
State can produce as many good
looking and intelligent school.
marms' as Mason county.
Some of the lady teachers who
attended the Institute still remain
in our midst.
Miss Lille Knight, Of Marshal
College, Huntington, was an at.
tendant upon the Institute.
Several who had promised to
read essays before the Institute,
failed to put in an appearance.
Several teachers called at the of.
fee and subscribed for the REGISTER
for a year
Many Of the teachers look upon
Institutes as a useless and expen
sive burden,
Hotels and boarding houses gave
the teachers reduced rates.
The Misses Mary and Minnie
Gwinn, of Glcnwood, were consid
cred the bellies Of the Institute.