Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The Berkeley Co. Teachers Insti-
tute convened in the Court House at
| Martinsburg, June 10th, 1885.
County Supt. s. Il. Dodd called the
meeting to order and stated the object
of the meeting and the benefit of such
organizations, followed by Prof.
Brown and d. G. Westenhaver, in
Instructors appointed by the State Supt.
indicating the character of the work
to be done, aud defining the duties and
relations of instructors and teachers
respectively.
IS. J. Whitmer, and / w. Wood
i were appointed secretaries. After the
lenrollment of teachers the subject of
Language lessons was taken up by
Prof. Brown, who stated the object to
be obtained in the study ofLanguage,
is to learn to speak and write easily
and correctly. At 5 p. m. the Insti-
tute adjourned to meet at 1880 p. m.
After recess of q hrs, the institute
was again called to order by Co. Supt.
S. L. Dodd. &C. Westenhaver made
a short address upon the progress OF
the schools of w. Va. followed by
Prof. Brown upon the Geological For
nations of w. Va.
Quite a number of teachers were en-
rolled upon the morning Of the seed
day of the institute.
I The study of Geography and the
methods of teaching the same were
discussed in a lively and spirited
manner by the teachers present, fol-
lowed by the subject of Arithmetic.
1t was generally agreed upon by the
teachers present that scholars of our
Common Schools progress more rap
idly in the study of Arithmetic than
] any other study, and the reason
of this progression assigned was, that
parents more readily cooperate with
the teachers in teaching Arithmetic
than any other one branch of learning.
thus showing the necessity of, and the
result to be obtained when the par
ents and teachers cooperate in school
room work.
The question of Co. Education was
argued by d. C. Westenhaver, Prof.
Brown and number of teachers pres
ent. After the argument was oyer, a
sense of the audience was taken, the
vote 26 for co-education, 81 against.
The question as to what would have
been the result if Hedgesville Dist.
had voted against power to levy was
sprung, and received considerable at
tention. Mr.. d. G. Westenhaver, who
is a member of the legal fraternity of
Berkeley County, brought the Con-
stitutiOn of w. Va. into the room, and
read the following articles:
Art. XII. Sec. 1st. The Legisla-
ture shall provide by general law for
a thorough and efficient system of
Free Schools.
+ Sec. 5th. The Legislature shall
provide for the support of Free
Schools by appropriating thereto the
interest of the invested school fund, I"
the net proceeds of all forfeiture and
fines accruing to this State under
the laws thereof; the State Capitation
tax and by general taxation on per-
sons and property or otherwise. 1t
shall also provide for raising in each
county or district by the authority of
the people thereof, such proportion
OF the amount required for the sup
1port of Free Schools therein as shall
be prescribed by general laws.
/ School law. SEC. End. Ifa major
ity of the ballots cast in district have
written or printed thereon Against
School Levy" no levy shall be made
by said board for the next year sue
ceeding.
Sec. 40. The board of education
thereof shall annually on the first
Monday in July, or as soon thereafter
as practical, levy, by the authority of
the people, as prescribed in section
two of this chapter, such tax on the
property taxable in the district as
will with the money received from
the State for the support Of Free
Schools, be sufficient to keep such
School in operation at least four
months in the year.
SEC. AZ. No district or Indepen-
dent School district shall hereafter re-
ceive any share of the distributable
State fund for Free Schools in any
year in which the levy required by
the fOrtieth section has not been made
in such district, or Independent School
district. Mr.. Westenhaver then Of
fered his opinion upon the subject
as follows: That the board of edu-
cation has no power to levy save by
the authority of the people, and they
could not receive any of the State fund
unless the levy is made, but it might
be claimed that section AZ of the School
law is unconstitutional, and nothing
short of Adhesion of the Court of APP
peals would settle it.
Names of teachers who attended the
Institute R. H. Ryon, Shepherdstown;
Miss s. Vanmetre, j. w. Corsey, G.,
W. Green, j. F. Fulk, John Nj. Former,
BENZ. F. Trostle, J. A. Downs, Geo. W.
Vanmeter, E. w. Vanmeter, G. H. Way
Bile, s. ]. Whitmer, B. A. Healy, Saliie
B. Fetzer, Kate M. Bateman, Bette M.
Day, Emory c.. Howard, Almon w.
Smith, Matte Kyner, Maggie Kyner,
Virginia M. Ambrose, Lula Cunningham,
Lizzie McMurran, H. S. Butts, L. w.
Sandamore, Miss NJ. C. PAUL., Mrs. Laura
B. Tabler, Willis G. Hay, Myrtle M. Ben
der, Mollie A. Byers, Alice c. Ambrose,
Ellen G. Wagner, Maggie Mendenhall,
Ella M. Bowers, G. w. Boyer, c. Fl. Cook
us, Ferdinand Hesse, Fannie N. Boyer,
Miss Sallie Stuckey, David Lee (col.)
Martinsburg Chas. j. Custer, Clarence
T. Rinker, Bunker Hill G. G. Tabler,
North Mountain A. E. Poole, Willie C.
Mayhem. 2. B. Pittsnogle, Bedington
James w. Gain, Ganotown !; I. w. Wood,
UaAVon Auau y. Dodu, y. w. FOltz,
VIM. H. Houck, Samuel j. Williamson,
Victor L. Harbaugh, Laura B. Lakewood,
Ollie Hazlewood, Falling Waters; Miss
Jennie Shaffer, Irene Pearrell, Allen
Graybill, Hedgesville M. K. Butts, M.
K Albright, Jones Spring Mary E. Boy
en- Xancleyesville !; j. Fl. Chapman,
shanghai Mollie B. Payne, Darkesville :;
bessie M. Sencindiver, Darkesvillle W.
=: Smith, Glengary /; VIM. Hedges, Tom
ahaWk Springs; I. A. Milton, Middleway;