Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-27
THE CLOSING SESSION.
A Successful Ending Last Evening-Res
lutiOns Adopted.

A Successful Ending Last Evening-Reso-
lutiOns Adopted.
The evening session was opened q 8
o'clock by Supt. BIS. Morgan, who made a
few timely remarks concerning the grand
success of the Institute, and the benefit it
had been to the teachers of the city, his
talk being very appropriate and duly APP
preciated.
After singing by pupils of Madison
school, the Committee on Resolutions,
composed of Prof A. NJ. Stevenson, Miss
Julia NJ. Wiley and Miss Martha 7. Har-
per- presented the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted by the
Institute:
Resolred, First, That we, the teachers of
the Peabody Institute, have listened with
pleasure and profit to Leroy ID. Brown,
State Commissioner of Ohio; Dr. w. II.
Venable, Miss Ella Dillon, and Prof. Geo.
f. Little, the regular instructors; and
also Gen. John Eaton, eX-United States
Commissioner of Education; Prof A. l..
Wade, Drs. J. II. Pipes and s. J.. Jepson,
members of the Wheeling Board of Edu-
cation, for the encouragement OF their pres
ence and remarks.
Second. That we appreciate the untir-
ing efforts of State Superintendent Morgan
and City Superintendent Anderson for the
success of this Institute.
Third. That we recognize the value of
the West Virginia Journal Of Education,
and the press in general.
Fourth. That We express our thanks to
pupils and teachers OF the various schools
of the city, and to the Misses Harrison, of
Piedmont, for entertaining music.
Fifth. That we tender our thanks to
the Trustees and members of the United
Presbyterian Church, for the use of their
building for Institute work.
Sixth. That the thanks of this body
are due and are hereby expressed to the
Honorable Board of Education: Q)
during the time of the institute; ~
For the inspiration of their presence at its
sessions; (3) For the confidence repos-
ed in US and expressed by their action at a
recent meeting.
Seventh. That it shall be our purpose
to become better teachers year by year
Eighth. That copy of these resolutions
be furnished the city papers and the Vest
Virginia Journal Of Education for pub
LEGATION.
Supt. Anderson then introduced Prof.
Little, of Washington, d. c., and after a
few preliminary remarks the gentleman
began his lecture. He aroused the atten-
ton of the audience at the start by chalk
ing out few meaningless blOtches of chalk
on the blackboard, and then by few def
strokes of the crayon combining them into
mans face. And then while holding the
minds of the audience by running string
of comments on the pictures and advan-
tages of the blackboard in school, he pro-
duced with almost inconceiyable rapidity
pictures OF animals, men, children, etc,
concluding with an elegant design of the
American flag surrounded by scroll and
foliage. Several times in the course of the
lecture the interest rose to such a pitch
that the persons in the front and middle
of the house arose to their feet and the
lecturer had TO pause and request them to
be seated. Prof. Little is perfect master
of his materials and can with few simple
lines change the position or expression of
an object to something entirely different.
At the close Of his talk was greeted with
most flattering applause.
Miss Dillon, by request, recited Uncle
Danl," prefacing it by some
Introductory remarks. The recitation
produced much laughter and she
was loudly encored, and was finally
compelled to reappear and bow her ac-
acknowledgements Still the audience was
not satisfied and she answered the encore
by reciting ''Our Senator" In this she
sustained In most eminent degree the
reputation she has gained in her art.
The institute was then closed with few
remarks by Prot. Anderson, who truly said
that this was the best Institute Wheeling
has ever had. and this opinion is shared
in by all who attended its sessions.