Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-08
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

Z came III. lHlS Will undoubtedly udNC
larger membership than any session thai
has been held in this county heretofore
Up to Tuesday, 181 names were enrolled
On Tuesday evening of last week, DR.
W. r. Scott, of Belmont, delivered high
ly instructive lecture on "The Starry
World" His address showed that he had
done especial work in the line of astron
omy. He gave good account of the va
rious theories concerning the origin OF
the universe.
The Superintendent of the Children's
Home, Mr. Peter Giffen, having extend
ed an invitation to the members of the
Institute, they turned out in force on
Saturday morning and paid visit. After
a few hours spent in careful inspection
of the Home, they returned to Barnes
vile, highly gratifed with the noble
work that Belmont county is doing for
the homeless children.
Business" called some of the teachers
home over Sunday, but they soon return
ed and brought many new ones with them,
for fifty new names were added to the
list on Monday.
The Young Peoples League gave an
entertainment at the l. o. o. F. Hall on
Monday morning, to which the teachers
were particularly invited. The exercises
consisted Of music by the choir, includ-
ing solo by Miss Jessie Morton, ad-
dresses by Messrs. Waters and Duncan,
a "Model reading class" by Miss Nellie
Moore, and a reading entitled Echoes
by Mrs. NJ. Stevans Hart, of Washington,
DC.
Mrs. Hart, who is an accomplished elO-
cutionist and principal of a school
of oratOry in Washington City, gave a
talk to the Institute on Tuesday, concern
ing voice culture, and read several Sc
lections, among which were LOngfellow's
"The Bridge" She made good i'm
preston upon the teachers, and has ar
ranged, we believe, to give a series of
lessons in elocution to such as desire
them.
DR.. S. A. Ort. President of Wittenberg
College, Springfield, Ohio, delivered an
address on Ideals" in Lyceum Hall, on
Tuesday evening. 1t was well apprecia-
ted by large audience.
The declaiming contest will occur on
Thursday evening of this week. The
prizes will be-First, So; second, 81;
third, 81. Sup't o. T. CorsOn, of Cam
bridge, Principal S. F. Patterson, of
Steubenville, and Rev. J. L. Reed, of
Barnesville, will form the committee
The names of contestants will not be an
nounced until the time of the contest.
This will be one of the best exercises of
the session.
The County Teachers Association will
meet on Friday afternoon and evening
of next week, instead of on Saturday, as
has been customary. The committee has
prepared programme, but will not give
it out for publication. We doubt not that
it will be good one.
lis is expected that the teachers will
be given banquet on Tuesday evening
of next week 1t will probably be given
on the lawn in front of Mr. Samuel HilleS'
residence, but if the weather be inclem-
ent will take place in the school building.
The classes in the varionS branches are
going along finely. The instructors keep
them interested in their work, and assign
regular lessons, so that the teachers are
expected to study. Persons who attend
will acquire some knowledge in those
branches; and, what is of most import
ance, will see how first-class teachers give
instruction. The classes in Psychology
and Pedagogy will be found especially
valuable. Although our mention of the
class work done here, takes up but little
space in these reports, yet it must be un-
derstood that that is the especial object
of an Institute. Let teachers come and
learn.
The attendance next week will be sure
to run above two hundred Let all alb
sent pedagogues come and learn how to
teach to the best advantage; and, in ad-
dition, get acquainted with their fellows
in the work. FIR.
PRACTICAL FARMERS CLUB.
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