Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
LAST DAY
OF the Marsha1 County Inst'tute-Con.
siderable Business Disposed of-Unisn
formed In Moundsyille - Resolutions
Adopted. Etc.

Special 10 Tie Register.
MoUYDsyILLE, W. Va, August l5.-Tht
last days session of the Institute came tc
order promptly at 9 q. m. to day. On
motion of Mr.. Cline all the opening exer
cises were dispensed with, except roll call
After roll call, the regular programme was
taken, and Mr.. Cline again spoke on gram
mar, his theme being the participal. By
means of the blackboard the subject was
thoroughly ventilated.
The next subject was annual interest,
W. j. Bonar acting as teacher. A class o.
the teachers kindly volunteered to 60 to the
board and aid in the discussion. They
greatly facilitated the explanations and
made all the dark points clear. A method
for computing simple interest was explained
by the instructor. he also explained an
nusl interest, and the difference between
annual and compound interest. At the
close of this discussion recess was taken
After recess Supt. Writ introduced Prot
Crago, who had Just come in, having JUS
returned from Do sdidse county, where b
had been conducting an institute. BE sPok'
in very complimentary terms of the teacher
of that county. His remarks on education
were brief, but during that time he sale
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 NOR
in regard to government affairs. Tit
teachers were all glad to see the Professor
among them again and to listen to his wei
known voice. At the close of his remark
the instructor informed the Institute tha
the work of the programme was now fin
ished, and gave the Institute into the hands
Of the county Superintendent
The report of the Committee on Resolu
ious was called for.
On motion of Mr. Cline each member o
The Institute was limited to one speech and
not to occupy more than three minutes il
speaking. Ii was further moved that each
resolution be discussed aud 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 tc
the County Superintendent and Instructor
for the able and impartial manner in which
they have conducted this Institute; also. &c
all others who have taken an active part.
Resolved, That our thanks are due As
sistant Superintendent Wilkinson of the
State Penitentisry for invitation to visi
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
hat each Of US try TO make it interesting
by considering ourselves correspondents o.
he came.
Resolved, That we tender our thanks tc
lhe WHEELING REGISTER for courtesies ex'
tended our Institute, which we fully appre
ciste
Resolved, That we recognize in the
WHEELING REGISTER true friend of the
public school teachers and the cause OF edu
cation.
Resolved, That we congratulate the eii'
tors Of the Pastime on their success in pub
fishing such an excellent paper aud 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 30 as
to forbid the use of both old aui new eii
tons of our text books in same school a.
the same time.
Resolved, That we hear with regret of the
serious illness Of Prof DeGraf, and that We
tender him our heartfelt sympathies.
Resolved, That we Ienuer Mr. John W. L
Reid our best wishes in his new field o
labor. G. W. WALLACE, Chairman.
LuELLA Fulton, Secretary.
On motion the minutes Of the Institute
we're ordered published in the Herald.
The committee appointed to draft th'
constitution and bylaws of the Teachers
Association Of Marshall County next re
ported. The constitution as adopted is a.
follows:
We. the committee, have the following
report TO present:
Resolved, That We, the teachers Of Mar
shall county, W. Va, form an association
70 be known as the Marshall County Teach
ers Association, having in view the follow
ing objec's: =,
First-Thst this Institute elect the fol
owing officers, viz President, Vice Presi
dent, Secretary and Executive Com nit'ee
consisting of one member from each schoo
district.
Second-That this Executive COMMITTEE
have power to choose one Of its members n
Corresponding Secretary and one as Treas
ursr.
Third-Thst the principal objects OF thi
body be to secure a more united effort TO
the prote ction ofourselves and the pupils o
our schools, and also for the perfecting o
a State association.
In accordance with the report the follow
ing officers Of the Association were elected
". NJ. Writ, President; D Bonar, Vic
President, and c. J. Riggs, Secretary. Tn
Superintendent appointed as the Executiy
Committe TIE chairmen Of the different dis
| tricts
Prof. Bonar then gave the teachers thei
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 /,
nhich il was conducted. Success to th
teachers that composed this honorable body