The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-11
MARSHALL INSTITUTE.
The Teachers Reaasemble After a
ROst of Two Days.
SIXTH DAYS SESSION, MONDAY,
or tho Institute at MoundsyTle as
Interesting aud Profitable as the
Observation-Disclosures Morgan to
BE There To-sIorrow.


devotional exercises conducted BY Rev.
Mr.. Keith, of the Moundsville Presby.
terion church.
OF tho 100 teachers enrolled only
seventy-Gye answered to the morning
roll call.
sfessrs. j. A. Ewing, r. A. Riggs and
c. Z. Bassett were appointed commit
tee to sec the agent OF the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad to make arrangements for
special train for Byron W. Kings en-
tertainment tonight.
Arithmetic was the first subject for
tho morning session, conducted by
Instructor Williams. Percentage was
the particular topic considered. The
instructor began by asking what per-
centage is, and entered into Il iull cx-
PLANTATION OF the system. Forty-tivo
minutes were devoted to this branch.
L. j. Parsons followed with u class drill
in orthography.
General history was next taken up,
under the instruction OF j. +. King.
Mr.. King commenced with the War OF
the Roses between the houses OF York
and Lancaster. This war is called the
War Of the Roses because the red rose
was chosen as the emblem OF the house
OF Lancaster, and the white rose that OF
the house OF York. This war ended in
l4S5, when Henry VII was crowned
King. The discoveries Of the Cabots
and the early history OF the United
States was also discussed, touching also
upon the reign of Henry VIII, the estab.
lishment OF the Episcopal Church, and
the principal events OF the reigns Of
Edward, Mary and Elizabeth.
TIE AFTERNOON SESSION
wrs opened by the choir singing IA Boy
is Boy" from the Song Wave.
Instructor Williams announced that
he had received telegram from State
Superintendent OF Schools B. S. Morgan
stating that he would be present on
Wednesday for the officers meeting.
Wednesday has been set aside MS a spe-
cial day for all the school officers of Mar
shall county, and personal invitation
has been sent to each one urging him to
be present on that day.
The first lesson for the afternoon was
bookkeeping, under the instruction OF
X. A. Riggs. The time devoted TO this
study was forty-five minutes. Mr.. Riggs
opened an account on the blackboard
with one ]. Moore, and carried the ac-
count through the day-hook and ledger,
calling upon the teachers to indicate the
entries to be made. AS on formerdays
the teachers took lively interest in the
instruction in this study. Frequent
questions were asked, and business
transactions were given by different
teachers and the instructor was request
ed to make the proper entries OH the
board.
The question us to what is q negotia-
bic note was raised, the teachers being
under the impression that note made
payable to a, or order, or to bearer, is n
negotiable note in this State. The
nrithmetics used in our schools teach
that such note is negotiable. Lawyer
J. A. Ewing explained that negotiable
note in this State must be payable at
banking house, or q place Of discount,
etc.
Miss Anna Policy, OF Benwood, fol-
lowed with a class drill Of fifteen min
utes in Language Lesson" Miss Pei
lev said she was not used to talking TO
grown pupils, her scholars being chill
dren in the first and second years Of
their schooling. The drill was dem
onstration OF teaching language to chill
dren OF tender years, and Of teaching
them TO form sentences. She took an
apple in her hand and asked.
THE CLASS OF TEACHERS
What she had in her hand. There were
various answers, all answering the
question. This, she said, was the way
she taught her pupils TO form sen.
fences. She would take some well
known object and have them tell her
about it. They could always say some
thing about it, and some could tell
great deal more than others, but in this
way they soon learned TO form SEN
fences OF considerable length. She
would also write parts Of sentences on
the board and read what she had writ
ten, having the pupils to ill in the
blanks. Tho teachers asked her many
questions with regard tn what she con.
sidered the best method of teaching
children certain things, and her an
swers showed her to be an efficient
teacher in her department.
Instructor Williams then took up the
subject OF Physiology" using the charts
to illustrate his talk. He confined him
self principally to the blood, its compo-
sition, color, Coagulation, TRANSMISSION,
quantity, velocity, circulation, kials,
uses, etc. II was found that tho tcnch-
ers were generally not as well posted on
this branch OF study as they should be-
The composition of blood stumped
most OF them, as also did its circulation
and use. Yet all seemed anxious to
learn and used the forty.fve minutes
devoted to this branch to good effect.
Arithmetic was again taken up at the
conclusion OF the lesson in physiology.
The committee appointed to see about
the special train for to-night's enter
tainment reported that they were as
sured by Agent Graham that the mid
night train going east would stop at
Rosby's Rock, Glen Easton and Cam
eron, and at other points east IL there
were any passengers for those points.
There will BIO great accommodation,
and,no doubt many will take advantage
OF the opportunity to hear the re-
nowned etocutionist, Byron W. King.
The court house was crowded At night
to hear the lecture delivered by Rev.
L. L. Keith, on Hits, Fits and Afisfits."
Tho lecture was take-off on the smart
people who attend public meetings and
create a disturbance by eating peanuts.
stamping their feet, etc. /; on tho girl
who chews gum, and the man who uses
tobacco, the man who makes hog Of
himself and the girl who makes goose
oi,arsalf Mr Keikh had n nnmker of