Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-25
THE FIRST DAY.
MEETING OF THE WHEELING DISTRICT
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
In this City Yestsrisy-A VeryBucceSsful Beginning
Interesting Talks and Good
Music.

The Wheeling District Teachers Insti-
tute opened yesterday morning in the lee
ture room of the United Presbyterian
Church, and at O'Clock, the hour set for
the beginning of the exercises, the room
was well filled with teachers and scholars
and many others. The exercises
were opened with singing by pupils
of Center School, under the direction
of Miss Augusta Handlan, and the music
was very much appreciated
The opening prayer was made by Rev.
Randolph of the Fourth street NJ. f.
Church, after which Supt. Anderson of
the City Schools addressed the audience
in short speech appropriate to
the time and occasion, closing
by introducing Hon. b. 5. Morgan,
State Superintendent of Free Schools, who
delivered very excellent address, explain
ing the object of thu Institute and the
great benefit Institutes in general were to
teachers, and therefore To pupils. He was
received with the closest attention through
out.
Mr.. Leroy ID. Brown, School Commits
siOner of Ohio, then delivered an address
to teachers, entitled school Room Tao
tics" The speaker made many excellent
points in his talk, few of the most peril
nent of which are given. In order, said
he. to instill into the minds of the pupils,
and parents, as well, the liability essential
to the best education Of the young, the
teacher must he tactician and drill
sergeant. In the teacher, tact
requires good sense and good
manners. Good sense il inherited, but
good manners may, in some degree. he
acquired by observation, study and travel.
Teachers Institutes even may he made to
contribute to the power of the teacher in
this direction. In dealing with parents
teachers should possess tact enough Ia win
respect for the authority of the school.
Respect for this authority will be commu-
nicated to the children and corresponding
good will result A teacher must be Il
good hOusekeeper. Neatness and order are
forever necessary in the school. Superfici
atty is the bane Of all schools; thorough
ness, as well as ncatness and order must he
secured by the tact of the teacher.
Mr.. Browns address was listened to
very attentively throughout.
DR. W. Ii. Venablc, Of Cincinnati, the
well known teacher, author and poet, next
entertained and instructed the Insti-
tute with talk on the History of the
United States" The speaker exhibited a
chart showing single view of the princi-
pal events in the history of our country
and his talk was an explanation Of this
chart, giving q very comprehensive I'M
derstanding Of the history of political par
ties, Presidential administrations, and
brief reference to the four great wars OF
our country. The Doctor, in addition to
being an instructive speaker, il decidedly
entertaining and possesses the happy fac
ulty of interpreting many amusing hits in
his talk.
The morning session was closed with
talk on "Elocution and Acting" by Miss
Ella Dillon, the talented and accomplished
elocutioniSt of this city. She showed the
difference between natural and unnatural
elocution, illustrating the advantage of the
former over the latter by numerous exam
pies. Her talk received the profoundest
attention.
The Institute then adjourned until two
o'clock