Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-06

Pleasing Exercises at the Teachers In
stitute Yesterday.

gan promptly at o'clock After song
and prayer the usual order Of the meeting
was resumed Prof Payne, the instructor
He urged upon teachers the necessity Of
making a study of the classics, giving them
d list Of what he considers the best works
of the best classic authors The list COM
prised some nineteen authors, and the
cream Of that list he claimed TO be Plato,
Rousseaur. Spencer; then from these three
selected ROsseau He said these books
should be in the possession Of the teacher,
and recommended that in each teachers
library shall be found a blank book. wherein
he may write the best thoughts Of
the authors, under which he should
write the authors name, the particular
work. volume and page This he said
might be called the Teachers Library, a
portable one. DR.. Blasdell was next IN
troduced He said: The teacher must
have Just idea of the dignity of his pro
fessiOn, otherwise he would not make the
teacher that he should. To give power TO
any calling there must be an carnestness Of
conviction for that calling. profession
must have a conscience, and there is no
profession 10 which conscience IS more
necessary than teaching. Every teacher
should use every possible means TO tit him
self for that which he claims the ability 10
do. Cultivate the affections OF the child
ren and the friendship of the parents.
After short recess Prof. Payne again
TAXED. 4 practical subject gives US knowl-
edge for use, disciplinary subject gives US
moral support, and knowledge for enjoy
ment Mind must first be formed, then inn
proved. Public education must always be
administered on the supposition that every
pupil is 10 be a man or a woman. The three
culture subjects OF the common school are
Geography, History and Literature. The
main purpose Of Geography is 10 make us
acquainted with the dwelling place of the
human race; of History, 10 make US ac-
quainted with the notable deeds Of the
human race; of Literature 10 make US &C
quainted with the noble thoughts OF the
human race. Here we have three human
subjects
AFTERNOON.
Prof. Payne gave his last talk. lie said
that some modern educators are crying
down "parsing' as being Of no particular
benefit. He claims that it is for this
reason: In order TO parse well one must
see the word at work in the sentence the
understanding is brought into play. He
told q story Of Il Southern boy. who was a
schoolmate and one who frequently came
10 him for help in his parsing. One day
he asked the boy why he always came 10
him for help. The answer was 90 you
are q Yankee" "And what reason is
that said he. After "A slight hcsitancy
the Southern boy replied, 20 well. the
Yankees are always good 10 guessing" In
conclusion the profession complimented
highly the school system of West Virginia.
He said: "A good public school system
requires four things: 4 University. a
High School. a Common School and a
Normal School" Now West Virginia
lacks but one of these requirements, the
High School. When this shall have
been established then West Nirginias
public school system will be one
of the best i'm our land. Next DR.. John y.
Myers was introduced. He discussed the
wonderful resources Of our State, saying
that these facts should be impressed upon
the minds of our youth, so that in the future
they shall not seek their fortunes In the
west, but remain at home He gave an in
tercsting description Of the oil fields IN our
State. Next followed the report of the
| Committee on Resolutions:
Recognizing the fact that the teachers Of
the public schools Of Wheeling nave been
greatly benefited by the Peabody Institute.
held from time 90 time; that each institute
has seemed 20 be better than the preceding
one. and believing that the one just closing
will be the most successful in causing us 10
think upon that higher plane pointed out
by our instructors and 10 work along "a
course more nearly approaching the right
than we have ever done: therefore,
R,solrcd We do hereby express our sim
core thanks 10 W. il. Anderson, Supelin-
tedent of City Schools; TO the Hon b. ).
Morgan, State Superintendent Free
Schools; TO our Board Of Education for
these exceptional advantages we have en-
loved through their cooperation.
Rc,oircd We acknowledge our Indebted
ness 20 the Officers of the Y. NJ. &. \. for
the generous offer Of their c0mmodiOus
lecture room. which we have occupied with
much comfort and pleasure; 10 Drs. y. &.
Schacncr and ". II. Payne for their
scholarly lectures and painstaking interest
n us aud our work, and we trust that our
appreciation of their efforts is worthy the
high character of tacir work with
us: % DR. Blaisicll, Rev. Pershaw.
Prof Krough aud DR. John \. Myers for
the interest added 10 this Institute by their
instructive lectures; 90 the management Of
the Warwick China Company for the
c0urtcsies extended 10 us In permitting ms
10 visit their factory and warer0Oms, and
10 the press OF Wheeling for publishing so
full and just accounts of our meetings.
Rss0lrcd. We recommend that If In the
future use are permitted 20 have Institutes
of like character they also be held at the |
beginning of the school year.
Ro.olroi, That in the judgment of this IN |
stitutc the industrial interests of Wheeling |
demand the establishment at as early q |
date as possible a department Of Manual F.
Training in connection with a central High |
School
The fourth resolution being amended by /
"mdustrial' 10 "educa:i0nal,' 20 /
and strik kim out "a department of Manual /
Training" the whole was adopted