Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-18
MOUDSVILLE INSTITUTE
Successfully Closes Its Second Days Prof
liable Work.

Successfully Closes Its Second Days Prof
liable Work.
Special Correspondence Of The Register.
MoUNDsvHLE, August 17.-Institut'
reassembled promptly at ga. m. Eide
II. B. Cox, of Holidays Cove, Hancocl
county, conducted the devotional exercises
The roll showed the teachers to be pretty
generally in their places. The first sub
iect taken up was Geography, which wa
opened by Maj. Lee in very interestin!
manner. He gave n number of practica
examples in illustration of his methods il
teaching the ideas of position, points ofth'
compass, distance, forms OF surface, etc
He also dwelt upon the idea of moulding
maps in sand, not discouraging it. II,
was followed by Prof. BOnarOn some point
ed remarks.
The county superintendent then intro
duced the subject of spelling. He favored
the written method rs being the practical
one. Regarded the definition of words rs q
equal Importance as the spelling. Copy
names of familiar objects, and when intro
ducing new words have the meaning thor
oughly understood. lie further urged up,
on the teachers the Importance of punctu'
alton and capitalization.
He was followed by Mr.. Cline, who IA,
vored both the written and oral methods.
Variation is good thing. Different pu-
pills learn in different ways. Prof. Crago,
who arrived during the day, said it was
necessary to study the pupils disposition,
but claimed great deal for well defined
method. Thought it would apply to all
pupils as 4 class, and to the country as
well as the graded schools. The discussion,
which was interesting throughout, was
prolonged by Messrs. Lee, King, Abcr-
cr0mbie, CragO, BOnar, and others.
The Chairman appointed the Committee
on Resolutions us follows: McSSrS. W. W.
Cline, Will Abercrombic, Ed. Bowman and
Frank Ii. Fair; Misses Ada Dolbearc, Edna
d. Hogan and Lizzie Dague.
''SchOol Journals was the concluding
subject of discussion before the noon recess.
The Importance of taking them was urged
upon the teachers.
Turing the forenoon the already large
membership of yesterday, numbering 10,
was increased. Among the new arrivals
were President f. VI. Turner, of the West
Virginia University; Prot. Cassidy, OF
Washington; Prof. WV. Cline and others.
Institute was called to order in the after
noon at . o'clock. Major Lee spoke upon
the subject of language training. In be
ginning he would teach orally by convcr-
sation, telling stories, etc, then he would
instruct by having pupils TO write SEN
tences, sentences containg certain words,
stories etc He followed ont the outline
through the intermediate and advanced
grades of pupils. closing his address by
many points well taken.
Prof. Bonar gave his experience in teach
ing the subject most heartily favored by
having pupils write descriptions Of COM
mOnplace subjects.
President Turner and the county super
intendcnt also added remarks.
Instructor BOnaT opened the subject of
Primary Arithmetic, giving his methods.
Said he favored teaching long before short
division Professor Cline advocated plac-
ing multiplication before subtraction in
the common school curriculum. MeSsrs.
King, Taylor, Turner, Meighen, Lee and
Chase followed, and quite spirited discus
sion was elected by the question, Should
Rays Higher Arithmetic bcdispenSed with
in our public schools? The idea that it
should seemed prevalent
The Chairman appointed the following
persons to l)Ok after the interest of the
Vest Tirgiaia School Journdt in their re-
spective districts: Sand Hill. John Doug
las: Webster James Stewart; Cameron,
Miss Barriott, Liberty, Henry Mason;
Meade, Jacob Mason; Clay, J. 7. King;
Moundsville, w. w. Cline; Union, |. d..
Drum; Washington, W. II. r. Griffith.
The Institute adjourned with announce
ments and music to meet at : o'clock this
evening.
The evening session was taken up by
Prof. w. H. Woolery in his brilliant lee
ture. Education, the Remedy for all So
Cial and Political Evils