The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-06
THE MARSHALL TEACHERS.
Second Days Session OF their Institute a

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Second Days Session OF their Institute at
Moundsyillc. f'H ..
Tho second day Of the Marshall
county teachers institute at Monpde.
vile was opened yesterday morning
with singing, aud prayer by Rev. Mr..
Upton.
The first subject for the day was pr.
mary geography. Miss ALMA sunder.
land read M able paper on the subject.
She urged TINT the psrceptivs faculties
should be well trained In teaching pri.
mary geography, and that The child
thus trained would more readily &C.
quire n knowledge Of the study. Miss
Sunderland was followed by Messrs.
Armstrong, Williamr, Rive, Chase, E,
Taylor, Manning, J. ". Rina and G,
Rine, who discussed the subject, 10 low.
ing the thought suggested by the paper.
Professor Williams concluded the sub.
jecs assigned to him for Monday, "Or.
ganizaiion OF schools" In the course OF
his remarks the professor enjoined tho
teachers 10 take more interest in the ar.
rangement and seating OF school build.
ings, so that the exercises might DO
more interesting and beneficial to the
students by reason OF the school room
being better adapted to such exercises.
Professor Armstrong then took up the
question Of "The relation OF a thorough
understanding OF psychology to good
teaching" The question was ably
handled and It's discussion showed tho
importance OF teachers familiarizing
themselves with the subject.
The afternoon session was opened
with music, after which W. H. Powell
spoke on Advanced Geography and
what subjects should be omitted or
abridged in the study in our Public
Schools" MI. Powell addressed the in.
stitute at length and gave many new
and valuable suggestions. He called the
attention Of the teachers to the fact that
there must bs more practical instruction
In teaching this branch OF learning; that
the student should be taught In n general
aud practical way the social and politi.
cal condition Of the citizens OF the differ.
ent States and countries, together with
the products; that the pupil mus. be
taught the location and Importance Of
the principal cities, both in the United
states and foreign countries, aud their
chief industries, etc. His novel and in
structive way OF Interesting his pupils in
the study Of advanced geography is
possessed Of great merit. He said he
would take some natural product and
have bis pupils to search cut the sew.
eral States which produce it, and the
relative proportion each State produces.
This subject was generally discussed
and was listened to with close aLten.
ton. 0
Misc Emma Parkinson entertained the
teachers with a recitation OF "The In.
ventor's WIFE," Her rendition Of this
amusing piece was well received by the
institute, and tho lady ehowed herself
TO be an elocut;onist far above the aver
age. The next subject brought before
the body was Apparatus for Common
Schools" This subject was assigned to
MIR. Rine, and he showed himself to be
quite an inventor in the way Of getting
up apparatus for his school. His talk
was replete with good, practical sense,
and the pointers he gave will no doubt
be followed by many Of the teachers.
The schools OF the county are almost
wholly without any apparatus OF merit,
and Mr.. Rino deserves credit for the
genius displayed in inventing for himself,
and his purchasing out OF the meagre
salary paid, some very uscful apparatus.