The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-04
PRACTICAL LESSONS
a., . wide Range of Topics at Yes
OD0 terdays Session
NJ THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
s..,,o spccial Features of School
' ,Tyo,,, described by those who have
snoce,,rulIy PractIced them..-su'
1orin,epdcnt AndeEson's Helpful
talks.

Yesterdays work at the institute was
ri more practica! character than tha'
" " the preceding days, and was none
,to les. enjoyable on that account; Tor
Wv ,,,iroI illustration OF methods means
much to the teacher, while mere theory
NAV mean nothing.
'I liter the opening song, Prof. Chaney
n teryent prayer invoked the divine
,....ipr. Another song with the call
n,ofthe roll preceded paper read by
,T' IIarric. B. Jones on the subject OF
Education.
In discussing such subject, she said
she felt herself to be in a peculiarly
awkward position before such a body Of
S"r.ons, iar more skilled in the art Of
iwoartiRg instruction than herself; yet;
i"rimr once been teacher, she and
TSr audience might meet on the COM
man round for little while.
OnT uublic school system, inaugurat-
Al in the year 1880, has proven our
greatest pride. 1t gives every child the
ETance 10 have the best in him brought
r"S the chance to be what his talents
vii fIj allow him. People do not value
cheated laborers as they should, and
hence do not pay them.
LIVING SALARIES.
Every teacher should study his pro.
ss.ion in order to be a leader; it is hard
,opush humanity, but exhilarating to
land The principles OF psychology
sG"nld no, be unknown to the teacher
%bo wishes TO understand and manage
Nth fact the different natures with
Which She is daily thrown in contact.
To educate a child properly is toput
him in position where the faculties
,cs.esseL can be used to the best adj
Vantage. The dull and often misunder-
Flood Child is he who under proper
milancc aiterward outstrips his COM
Tetitors. The old education gave the
thiII hook and told him to find out
What was in it; tho new education
moulds and fashions the human being
upl trains his highest susceptibilities,
80 as 10 lit him for the performance Of
his best functions. And finally, no
education is mere thinking and not
doing ,,
Prof. Croamcr Occasioned not little
fattcring comment by his talk on pen
Mmship. lie directed his remarks
toward motion and position; the pro-
per way to teach children to hold the
zen; directions in using the Crayon i'll
blackboard work; exercises to secure
rapdity and ease OF movement, and
much that the teachers can use in their
daily work.
A class Of pupils from B division,
Centre school, did some rapid adding
with one Of their number to point out
The numbers on the blackboard to be
added. OF course they made mistakes,
fortunately; otherwise suspicion
might have been entertained that they
hal been previously drilled on these
seIisame numbers; but the fact remains
that, although they have been out Of
school for two months ut least, they
were able to get the sums OF the various
columns much more eXpeditiously than
Tie majority OF the spectators. Super
intendcnt Anderson, in commenting
upon the matter, stated that he was
proud to say Wheeling possesses several
teachers who do this kind OF work right
along, and mentioned particularly the
example OF Miss Moran, who has had
great success in getting
RAID ARIrIMETIcAL CALCULATIONS
from her pupils. An equally good reci-
tation in music, conducted by Miss
Bakmann, Of Centre school, followed.
These pupils kept time in the regulation
method Of the system, sang by syl-
liable, and rendered several selections
with much spirit and expression, be-
sides answering q number Of technical
questions put to them by tho teacher.
After recess little Misses SChaier and
Roberts sang a duet that was highly
applauded. Superintendent Anderson
then occupied ten minutes by n talk on
discipline, and 1t is well to say right
here that no matter how noted q
person addresses the teachers, they
always listen with pleasure to their
worthy superintendent, who seems to
nave on hand an unfailing supply Of
amusing and instructive remarks. Said
ne; Did you ever attempt to grind
coffee without first holding the mill
steady? No teacher can instruct il she
does not hold her pupils steady by the
power OF her discipline. / pity the
teacher who is afraid Of her pupils; l
ply the teacher who goes TO school with
footsteps, knowing how
much disorder and characterization
aWaIls her, and who breathes sigh OF
relief rs the last defiant pupil leaves her
presence. The order OF the school
never rises about the teachers level; it
: lust what she allows it to be, and hor
'nIIdren do not lose much time in find.
hs out what her standing is. Children
ne great character readers. The order
u Tie first two weeks generally deter.
mines the order for the year; at least it
r,yI'om improves after that time,
teachers should be wise as serpents in
!iylnlnG trickery on the part Of mis-.
,nleyous pupils. Show them that YOU
lie not asleep in your work, and YOU will
IreyG9t the commission OF many u mis-.
, .svU us remarks were pointed with
'eEyGral apt illustrations.
Mss ncyine, Of Richie school, with
Glass OF pupils, illustrated her method
y teaching history, the peculiarity Of
,alch consists in allowing her pupils
o make out F'
LISTS OF QUESTIONS
n the lesson with the privilege of put
iiIng these questions to one another
i"eie are atterward handed to her, and
'!e lays them away for future use,
quite a number Of Wheeling teachers
'ay considerable attention to elocntion