The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-24
Yug pROcEEDIsGs OF TIE LOGAN
CoUyTr TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

Monday, July 18th 1T 8 80 a. m.
and was called to order by Supt.
Curry and opened by devotional
music.
Prof. Vigil then delivered a
short and appropriate address set
ting forth the advantages to be
derived. from the County Inst.
tute. and giving a brief out llne Of
fre common schools Of West Nir=
pinia from the formation OF the
state to the present time. lie
also spoke of the great response
bility resting upon the school
teacher, and very beautifully
showed that to other persons were
such valuable interests committed
that upon the manner in which
they did their work depended the
future Statesman and scholar.
After finishing his address, the
Superintendent appointed w. +.
Farley Enrolment Secretary and
J. I. Mcdonald Reporting Secre-
tary. The enrolment cards were
then distributed and the follow
ing named persons were @esaDfted
as members Of the Institute:
Misses Ada Perry, Ada Barker,
Mollie +. Aldfidse,r Anna Bus
kirk, Emma Clark, Jennie B. Golf ),
Emma Griffith, Sarah A. Stepp,
Matilda Farley, Sallie Curry, Julia
Altizer, Josie Glingenpeel,
Anna Vinson, Rosa G. Peck, Este
Broyles, Mollie Clark and Josia
Stone
Messrs. A. d. Spears, 4. y.
,iccomas, A. l.. Altizer, Talbert
Barker, j.. ". Showers, II. @.
Starkey, r. +: Barker, Me-
Donald, Ed. L. Mitchell, w. NJ,
4'lingenpeel, J. 5. johnson, II. 2.
4 lark, Jr., NJ. A. Robinson, G. II.
mshitc, Wesley Hanover, L. r..
Hatfield, N. G. Shepherd, r. w.
Akers, ]. Il. Parsley, ". II. Par
=slev,A-B- Redden, E.A.Sa
T.. IL. Green, r. NJ. Bachtal, A.
IS. Garhi1@ ~ Green, W r.
Baldridgc, K. +. Mitchell, Sydney
Ferrell, VIM. II. Farley, J. NJ.
Glingenpeel, n. " Hawley, A.
s. Kelley, Billion Mcdonald, w.
7. Far1eya J. p. Farley, 6. S.
Stone, w. S. Bevins, j. S. Broy-
les, Henry Mcclure. The Insti-
tute then adjourned until p. m.
Afternoon.-At, 2 o'clock the
Institute was again called to order,
rollcall, music. Prof. Wigal then
took up the subject of, ''The or
ganization of the Country School
and first days work" He urged
that every teacher should have
programme of the daily exercise
of his work and that proper at
tention should be given ito yenti-
lation, proper seating and self
regulating system; then he dem
onstrated the different methods of
teaching the alphabet, setting
-folth the advantages and disad-
vantages of each, which was dis
cussed for Is minutes by various
teachers. ---'-T'.--.-
Night Session.-Select reading
by Misses Brooke Buskirk and
Julia Altizer and II. o. Starkey.
The reading was first class in
every respect
The following subject was dis
cnssed:. rs a law enforcing at
tendance upon our public schools
demanded in order to secure the
efficiency Of our free school sys-
TEN. Affirmative, Prof. A. S.
Kelley, II. l.. Barker and w. NJ
ClingenpeGl. Negative. Prof. l..
Wigal, Billion Mcdonald and j.
M. Clingenpeel. The question
was we'll discussed and was decid-
ed in the affirmative.
Tuesday, a. m. Institute was
opened with music and prayer by
Rev. Wood. Prof. Wigal opened
the exercises with a very interest
ing lecture upon the subject of
Physiology. lie earnestly insisted
upon simplicity Of subjects for
children. He was of The opinion
thatstheir snhjects-shonld be con
crete, visible objects, as theil
minds are not sufficiently devel.
oped to take m~ahstractions; dis
cussion 10 minutes. Prof: Wigaf
thenin very interesting manner
gave his method Of teaching be
ginners insarithmetic, which wa,
discussed for some length by tle
teachers.
Afternaon.-2 p. M, music, rol
call. Prof, Wiyal then mad,
some very pfaetiet1 -rena'srks up
on Language lessons, and recon