Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-05
DOINGs OF THEINsTITUTE.
some of the Interesting Talks Of Ycster
fIuE

The Institute Yesterday morning opened
with singing followed by prayer Mr.
| Payne occupied the first hour continuing
| his talk on "PsychOlogy.n One Of the
aims of education ought 10 be the cOmmu-
nicatiou of that frame OF mind called
serenity. or all people In the world the
teacher should have that frame of mind
| The act Of learning consists Of the prepara
tion the process and the product which
we find in character. habit. happiness
I There are two memories, the memory that
precedes elaboration, whose office u is to
hold the crude material of thought, and
the memory which follows elaboration.
whose Office il is 10 hold the finished pro
duct Of thought The first is the portatiye
memory, the second the assimilatiye
The possibility of education is dependent
on the memory; and the great problem of
education. as Mr. BAN says, is How 10
strengthen the memory" About the only
way 10 improve the memory is to give at
tentiOn 10 things 10 be memorizcd Would
it be a wholly desirable frame Of mind 10
be able 10 retain everything once i'm
pressedi No there are many things which
we wish 10 forget
TALK ON physical CULTURE.
Following this. Prof Krogh. OF the
Wheeling Turnyerein, read "A paper ON
Physical Culture He said no education
is complete that does not provide for the
development Of the muscles. The cutiva-
tion Of our muscles is neglected in our pub
lie schools. We know a sound body makes
sound mind. Many people think that
this physical training is merely 10 give
strength. This is not the case The
various exercises bring into play all the
muscles, all the organs OF the body are
stimulated and brought into healthy action.
The nerves are strengthened, calisthenics
interest the mind. In some OF the prom.
inent cities Of the United States physical
culture has been taken in the curriculum
of the public schools, and with good results.
All Psychologists agree that 10 neglect
the body and continually exercise the
brain, that brain will lose rs yigOr, aud 10
keep our bodies in healthy condition iu
vigorates and strengthens the brain.
TEACHERS VISIT TIE POTTERY.
At the close Of this paper the member,
Of the Institute visited the Warwick Pot
terry. This visit was exceedingly interest
ing.
In the afternoon Prof Payne resumed
his talk on the kinds Of knowledge.
Rev Pershaw. Of Wilmington, y G.,
was introduced. This gentleman was form
erly Of Wheeling, was pupil al the Richie
school His theme was "MOral Training.
Many think the highest, n0blcst aim OF
education is TO make intelligent citizens.
No, far grander aim is 10 make good. law
abiding citizens The reverend gentleman
regrets one Of the mistakes Of our schools,
the facility with which bad boys and bad
girls were pushed from the schools out
upon the streets there 10 become candi-
dates for the Jail, may be the penitentiary.
The true secret Of true education is 10
make the good better and 10 improve tho
bad. Instead Of teaching boys and girls 10
resist temptation, we spend too much time
in teaching them 10 avoid it
CThe lecture Of the evening on "Educa-
tional Classics" delivered by Prof Payne
received the closest at tenti0n Of the audi
ence The speaker urged upon the teachers
the necessity OF studying classic poems,
histories and fctiOus