The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-10
RESOLUTIONS ADoprRD.

| 4NoNEcti tuAt IN tne Judgment oil this
Association the time has come when the
whole educational machinery Of the State
should be unified into one System, begin.
ming with the primary district schools,
aud ending with the Normal Schools and
UniveEsityi and We heartily endorse and
approve Of the efforts now making looking
to the accomplishment Of this end,
RsS0ived, That course OF study should
be provided for the graded aud grammar
schools oil the State; and In addition to
to the regular English course there should
be such an optional course provided as
will ftthose completing 1t to enter the
State University.
Resolved, That in tho opinion OF this as.
ISOLATION the Legislature should, at its
next session, make such enactment as
Will secure in all the public schools OF the
State thorough instruction concerning the
physiological effects OF alcohol upon the
human system, aud especially concerning
the disastrous results Of intemperance.
ReIolved, That the use OF the Higher
Arithmetic should be discouraged in all
grades oil our schools.
Resolved, That we most heartily endorse
the movement set on foot by Superintend-
ent Morgan to establish o Teachers Read
Ing Circle for our State; and that we ap.
prove the course Of study prepared by him
for the same.
RssOlrtd, That the school month should
consist oi twenty days instead OF twenty.
two days as now provided, and we call
upon all teachers throughout the State to
agitate for change OF the present law,
Resolved, That the thanks OF the ARso.
citation are hereby rendered 10 Profs.
Payne and Little, Mrs. Hart, Miss Pollock
and DR.. DeHass for their interesting and
Instructive lectures before the Association.
ReSolped, That our thanks are returned
TO the Mountain Lake Park Association for
providing place Of meeting and for other
courtesies extended during the meeting,
and 10 the Baltimore & Ohio aud other
railroads for granting reduced rates OF
transportation 10 those attending the AS
soCiation.
ReSoIved, That we heartily commend the
HeSt Wrginia School Journal, and urge upon
oil tho teachers Of the State the wisdom
and duty OF taking II, paying for II, reading
y and supporlingit 1t with literary Contrlbn.
tions.
Re:slued, That We moat heartily approve
the able manner In which Superintendent
Morgan has managed aud arranged for
pleasant and profitable meeting Of the As.
sociRtlon.
Many were in .avor Of making this tho
permanent place OF meeting, but the ma.
jority thought best to take the association
70 the southern part Of the State, as they
will not come to us. II will undoubtedly
be for the best interest oi.the State 10 meet
at Charleston next year.
The camp meeting that begins here on
Saturday Is now the great topic OF conver.
gation. A very large crowd is expected.
| will send you report OF the opening
and may remain long enough to report the
entire meeting. Tomorrow wo are of
for tho caves from which place you will
hear from me.
Tho Rogers Bros, from Washington,
Waynesburg and Carmichaels, Pa, were at
the Park yesterday evening on their way
to the hills Of Hampshire and Hardy.
Cardinal Gibbons, OF Baltimore, with
quite number Of the dignitarieS'oi his
church are at Deer Park.