The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-04
CLOSING SESSIONS .
OF the State Educational Asso-
citation Yesterday.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
And New Officers Elcctcd..T0 Meet
SeXt Year at Duckhannon..Som
Reflections on tho Meet.
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ground. The association was called f
order at 0 o'clock. "Rock OF Ages' wa
sung by Misses Lee and Maxwell, rs
sisted by Mujoi ]. NJ. Lee, with Nils.
Martin at tho organ. An earnest praye,
was offered by DR.. Blaisdell, Of tht
Wheeling Female College. Another
song was sung, after which the follow.
Ing committees were announced:
On General Resolutions-U. s, Elem,
ing, John A. Myers, ]. NJ. Lee, DR., II. r
R!aisdell, X. A. Armstrong und A. l.,
Wade. -g., -ss-,,' : -. =
On Nomination Of Olicers-A. J. vii
klnson, John Barnes, D. r. Williams aud
AfiSs Stella Hart. T.'9 ''o' n ~
On Place Of Meeting-Jay F. Ogden,
D. W. Shields, @. Z. Chaliant and Miss
l.. Decie Hamilton.
In continuing tho discussion OF the
text book question, Mr.. Morgan explain.
Ell why there arc different editions Of
certain text books in the schools. He
said hc was opposed TO the State pub.
llshing its own text books. He tbinks
It very dangerous thing for State to
DO. He thinks the State ought to i'm
prove upon the system ,of contracting
for text books, and by all means pre.
serve uniformity. He thought that
West Virginia now had the best text
books oiany State in the Union. Mr..
Morgan was asked quite number Of
questions. all Of which he answered
satisfactorily.
F. Ii. Crago, Principal OF Richie
schools, Wheeling, read u paper on the
subject, "What to Teach" Some Of the
points made were as follows:
1t was an epoch in the worlds history
when free schools were established,
though they were the outgrowth Of ne.
cessity. 1t was reserved for this coun.
try to perfect the system. Just as soon
as established on these shores the
government Of the people, by the peo.
pie and for the people it was seen that
this government could not exist with the
masses in ignorance. Hence, along
with the church, was established the
public school. Now that we have these
schools, it is matter OF moment to
know what should be taught in these
schools. As their object is TO make men
and women Of the boys and girls, such
instruction should be impaired as viii
lead to that result. A knowledge OF
books may be good, but a knowledge of
things is better. Mental training ia
good, is a necessity; but physical train.
ing is lust 80 necessary. The hand must
be trained, the eye must be trained, and
the ear mus, be trained-the hand to do.
the eye to see rightly, and the ear to
hear. Manual training should be in ali
city schools, especially. 1t will be in The
very near future.
lie also argued that patriotism should
be taught. The placing OF flags upon
school buildings will do much toward
this.
Prof. o. S. Fleming opened the dis.
cussion OF the paper in an earnest talk.
He said that the great object of teaching
was to develope all in the child that its
capabilities will admit, to do.all it can
do, to be all it can be.
DR.. DIaisdell followed, taking exce2.
tlons to some arguments advanced by
both the author Of the paper and Mi,
Fleming. Major Lee spoke earnestly and
we'll on the subject. He urged that there
should be much hard mental drill,
Professor Chamhe.s, OF the Silver Lake
Quartette, Gang solo which was greatly
enjoyed by the audience. -
Prof. J. r. Ogden, OF the Buckhannon
schools, spoke earnestly, advocating
manual training. a.. .- tg,3s.i !
Dr.. J. A. Myers said: We demand a
wider system Of education. We do not
wish to hold to the systems OF the four
teenth century, but we wish to be abreast
OF the nineteenth century. 1t is said
that manual training is to teach trades.
1t is for no such n thing. What we want
is the good old English, clear cut. What
good will Latin do him in the work of
life? Would it not be better for boy to
know .how to draw tho plan OF u build.
ing, like the one in which We are meet
ing, than to know how to conjugate a
Greek verb? What objection can there
be to boy thinking OF what will be Of
some advantage TO him? cannot see
why it is not good thinking. Boys will
think better by being in tho training
school. .
Professor Hawks, being called on, gave
very interesting humorous talk and re-
cited 'The Search OF Happiness" to the
great delight OF all. Professor Hawks
will be present during the camp meet.
ing, commencing to-day, and will recite
daily. He cannot be excclled as an elo.
cutionist. g'
Prof. Jay F. Ogden presented the fol.
lowing resolution:
Resolred, That the West Virginia Edu.
cational Association favors uniform
system Tor the public schools Of West
Virginia, and urges that in the continu.
ance OF our present law itbe so modified
II necessary, as to secure the best books
at the lowest possible prices, and to pro,
vide against change Of text or price oI
any book by revision or otherwise within
the life Of the contract. ~
Prof. R. A. Armstrong offered the fol.
lowing, which was PASSED unanimous.
ly:
WHEREAS, The importance of the
teaching profession OF the science and
history Of education is now recognized
by all, n
Resolved, That it is tho sense Of this
Association that the Regents OF the West
Virginia University should establish a