Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-15

SpseiIl 70 he Register.
EyGwooD. September Friday morn
ing, Institute csme to order promptly at {
o'clock. Part of the ninth chapter Of St
Matthew was read by the Conductor. The
Institute repeated the Lords Prayer in con
.sIr. Music BY the choir; song, Dennis
Ire Conductor then introduced Prof. A. L
Wade, Who gave an excellent lecture on the
sutjsc; Of Reading. Blackboard exercise:
then followed by illustration, the reading o.
q poem from Holmes 'Coutentment. Also
The Conductor read q poem from Gray:
E,esy.' After which the Conductor read an
extensive lecture, underlying the principles
OF the new education Comenius the educa,
uonSl reformer. The lecture had been pre-,
pared 10 be read before the Richmond In.
~s,irute, and was a very able production.
Mr.. X. {. Burke then conducted a rsci.s-
ton in mental arithmetic.
Prof A l.. Wade was sgain introduced who
spoke on the subject OF the History of West
Virginia. He gave q yery interesting de-
scription of the Ohio State border, and had
got as far into the interior as the Asylum"
when the gsvei fell and the announcement
vas made for dinner.
Institute assembled at , p m and Prof.
Wade concluded his lecture on the History
Of West Virginia,
4 collection at the door to meet the ex-
penses of tie j~aniior amounted TO =, and
a very visible smile passed over the counte-
nance OF the ueuial AID accommodating
African, Horace Tucker.
Prot Painter then gay" sn extensive lee
TUE on American Literature, outlining MS
subject on the blackboard.
Prot Hawthorne, ex. County SUperintend-
ent, was introduced and gave IN interesting
address on the subject d civil government,
how il should be tsught in our schools.
His address commanded strict attention
from the members of the Institute. His
place at the head of our schools has, as yet.
never been filed, hence the appreciation OF
his remarks by the teachers.
The Rev. George McGreW was Introduced
and gave the Institute a history Of his visit
TO India and a history Of that people. Mr..
McGrew is q iue speaker, and his address
was simply grand, a well as interesting and
instructive.
The e7eniu- session was highly interest
ing. two addresses being given. Professor
Painter spoke on the educational tendencies
Of the present. Prof. 4. L Wade spoke on
the subject, How to make the honeymoon
last sl through married hfe,' which was q
very laughable affair. The Kingwood band
-.,lsra1 uDsic for the nccRSIpr.
Saturday morning, the sixth day, the
bell was ruug an hour sooner, and tine
County Superintendent gave the teachers
a lecture on the advantages Of subscribing
for educational journals and purchasing
globes IS the teachers private properly.
Ee succeeded in soliciting several orders.
The Institute was then opened By prayer,
after reading q portion Of Scripture, oy DR..
Felix Elliott. Music, the "Old Black Cat y
Prot. X. Z. Burke gave s~iblsckbosrd drill
in renmanship, after which the County Su-
reriutendent gave his method Of teaching
arithmetic. III,
The County Superintendent then called
On volunteers 10 explain Row to arrive at
the best method Of opening the hrst day OF
school. Quite q number responded.
The closing address oEProf. Painter was
on the subject Of Moral Education, what
nr;rcipIes Of morality the teachers should
The Committee On Resolutions submitted
the following report, which was unanimous
We The teachers Of Preston county, as
,oubIad in Institute ST kiugwood, Preston
county. West Virginia, DO adopt the follow
ing: -, .o.,.s-s n
this Institute are hereby rendered to Prot,
Po;n.A- 'o- ~; excime1: Instructions anS
--r.;,;r, s4orts in our behalf: to County
SnHa-;1tsndeut SGuires for the eoratah+J
HoSS Availability shown toward Us on this &C
oss;on. 70 Prot. Wade for his instruction
- oOIors chart and other useful talks: tc
,Jndge Hoke for his exceedingly I1teEes'lps
avneriments and instructive TAX on lu'
nstnrsl sciences, and to Messrs. AcU'eS
I'D Hawthorne fer addresses.
Socon5-Thst the thanks OF this
.,s tsn5ered to the citizens Of hingEooa II
-snsraI for ;heir sociabiity ard kin nos
Tbifd-That this institute expresses G9'
80. for the death Of Prot. L. '. u
! Go our former instructor and 6enefacEor
90 $50 for the death Of Miss sassn GSs
SiJsT, an honorary member o. OUT 90
sion. ahoEsh last winter
svstem Of conducting disthH Srrse 0
sSont in its stead 8 thorough eUsS,,~
Tssdinr and study on Standard ed: -
ms,hCds, and the science Of teaching
district principal to be the instructor o.
FiAb-ThAt, o. long as the law remains
=, !, Il with regard to institutes, we hearty
concnr With the Board Of Examiners IN ro'
admitting to examination. any one wac Ia
TSf attended the county institute, tuu term
vithout lawful excuse.
S;xtb-That appreciAtiug our work q
Ne "a, We endeayor 10 elevate our protes
s;on. and improve ourselves By means o
school journals and standard works Of
SsTeSth-That the school months should
consist OF twenty days and al reports per
ts;r;re TO our schOo! work should 6s sim
E;sbth--That reaising the very greai
sv;I ~ IN temperance, our profession should
20 al tsaehaFs given TO intoKI