South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-09
Teachers Institute.

The annual Institute for the tea
chers of Hampshire convened in tie
Court House Monday as2 p. M, aud
Was called to order by County Su.
perintenden. q. w. Stump.
After praye- by Rev. ID. NJ. Shaw.
en-, .be instructor, Prof. r w Tapp,
OF MorgsD'own, Was INTRODUCED
and delivered nm address on the OBJ
ject "f Teschcrs' Institutes, which
wss brief. but pointed and appropri-
ale.
Er. Charles NJ. Pul'z and Miss
Maggie Seaman were elected Secre-
taiies.
The enrolment cards showed 100
teachers TO be in attendance, as fol-
lows:
Ladies: Ella Johnson. Maggie r.
Dresser, Mary II. McGHl. Anna NJ.
Powell, Ida e. Barnes. BERTHE Srea.
Ihen. Mollle Z. Seaman, Hattie u.
Polling. Dora s. Polling, Anra L.
Martin, frankie II. Wbiteman. ID. Nj.
Schnibbe, Clarinet A. Parsons, Loren.
"a johnson. Sarah q. Leath-rman,
Mamie V. Ewcrs, Margsret'E. Wash.
ington. Mamie W. Washington, Ma.
~ +. Ksckley, Ina +. Nelson, ID .ra
Burket, Mary G. Low. Mamie hIc-
Carly, Martha E. Lsa,h"aman.
Nellie My niger, Lena Stamp, Sallie
+. Monroe, Edna Brady. Maggie
Seaman, +. May Heiskell, Ada Po-
ling, Esteila =. Light. O,ie Entler,
Nora Ward, Lizze Pugh. Bertie
Pugh. e. Grace He.skell. En-
ma G Taylor-38.
Gentlemen: j. +. Nelson. II. L.
S~isher. l.. ]. Coburn, hugh p.
Cline. ]. o. Pennington, r. 8. Pow
nell, j. NJ. Riley. X. f. Riley, w. j.
Riley. J. W. Wolford, Calvin f.
Mcdonald, Alvin 4. Mcdonald, A.
G.. Cowgirl. S. L. Hiett. d. NJ. Shane,
John A. Mcbride, S. r. Ludwig, A.
l.. Carder, w. w. Stickley, j. T..
Nealis, John } Cornwell. Elmer Bow i.
ers, Taylor johnson, Z. A. McGlath
cry, James l.. Shelley. Charles A..
Doyle, Walter j. Larollette, James
w. Horn, j b Watson, Charles Scan
Ian. w d Seaman, NJ S Cornwell.
ID NJ Shawen, Isaac j Saville, Martin
Lambert. T d Pugh, Benz w Smith ,
Wesley J Easter, A + Puliz. j + Tut
wiler, Geo Z Emmart, l. a Carder,
Chas w Haines, Ii Pepper, IL Nj
Emmart. f j 10y, Chas NJ .Pul,z.
Edmund BonneS Edward L Mckee.
Jas II Sirbaugh, j T Shelter. j NJ
Miller, L f Henderson, g 0 Streby,
j NJ Offu:t, j G Streby, Allen H
Whisner. John A Shockey, Robert G
Cool, Edward w holland, S Il Kreem-
er, George A Lupton.
After enrolment Prof. Tapp gave
a lesson on how to teach re.L ing, and
tried TO impress upon the teachers
the necessity Of procuring the alten-
dance OF their pupils, especially the
indolent ones.
TUEsDAY-NoRNiN SESSION.
Institute opened with prayer b.
the Instructor, who, al the concu.
sion Of his invocation, proceeded to
ad iress the teachers upon the subject
of Mental Science. which evoked
considerable discussion and relieved
many Of the audience CT the re-
luctanca to participate in deba' e,
which is 80 characteristic a feature
Of institutes and at the same fine so
fatal to their life and interest.
After recess the following Com.
n ittee on Arrangements and Teach
ers' Entertainment was appoin,e !;
Misses Dora Burket and Mamie Ew-
ers, and Messrs. T. y. Pogh, @. w.
Haines and Geo. A. Lupton. Misses
Lizzie Kackley and Mollia G. Scan
Ian and Messrs. A. G.. Cowgirl, Il.
F. Henderson and j. u. Nealis were
selected as The members OF the Con.
mittee on Resolutions.
Prof. Tapp then took up the sub.
ject of Primary Arithmetic and off.
cred many valuable suggestions as to
the best methods of te aching It,.
The afternoon session was devoted
to the subject OF School Organic alton
which was ably treated by Prof Tapp
Wednesday morning was taken up
by the Instructor and Mr. Corwell,
and by Dir Kreemer, In discussing
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