The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-12
ABOUT NEWSPAPERS.
Considerable Talk In the Marshall
County Teachers Institute
At THE SEVENTH DAYS SESSION
At Moundsville Observation-Disclosures
Interesting Days Exercises There.
Grammar, bookkeeping, Psycholo-
gy and Other Branches.

yesterday morning by the choir singing
"Homeward Bound" and superintend-
ent Rine conducted the devotional ex-
ercises.
Instructor Williams announced that
the gentleman who represented the r o
i1.er the day before had apologized to him
for the failure to print the institute pro-
ceedings. It was, he said, no fault of
the managers Of that paper, as they had
made every effort to get full report Of
the proceedings from day to day.
W. S. Powell said he thought he could
help the professor ont with this apollo.
gy. There was such thing as riding
good horse to death. For three years
he had reported the institute proceed;
ings for the RegiHer; he had furnished
his own paper and postage, had paid a
number Of subscriptions himself and
was out n neat little sum thereby. flo
had received nocompensation whatever.
lfanything had been paid, the regular
correspondent for the Register had re-
ceiyed it; and now, rather than work
for nothing and pay his own expenses,
he had concluded to rest-cspecially
during this extremely hot weather.
Instructor Williams continued his in,
struction in percentage. The forty-fvc
minutes devoted to the study were
proitobly spent, the teachers taking
lively interest in it.
Miss Mary McCabe, of Benwood, read
good paper on Language, and the art
OF Teaching it."
Instructor Williams toak up few
moments in speaking in behalf Of the
several school journals OF the country.
He said that the tcachers Of Marshall
county should do their part in keeping
up their own TVeA Virginia School Jour
nal. State Superintendent Morgan,
who edits this Journal, has done SO IN
the past at loss OF several hundred
dollars year, but he has wished to
keep it up. The instructor said he
thought the paper should be self.snp.
porting, and appealed to the teachers
10 help Mr.. Morgan by subscribing for
the Journal.
r. A. Riggs followed Mr.. Williams
in an earnest talk in behalf Of the West
Virginia School Journal. He said the
teachers OF this county had been send
ing their money into Ohio and the New
England States and helping to build up
TIE SCHOOL JOURNALS
Of those States, while the Journal of
their State went begging. II the teach
ers OF the State would give their sup
port to the home journal it could and
would be made rs good rs the best.
Mr.. ]. A. Ewing also spoke earnestly
for the Hest Virginia journal. He was
followed by J. X. Chase, who spoke in
the same line. L. NJ. Grow also said
some good words for Mr.. Morgan's
Journal. He said it was worth the
money and more than the money for
= its subscription. He knew that a num-
Der OF the teachers liked to see the
Rta Virginia School Journal. He got to
read his Journal and that was about all.
1t was borrowed from him, especially
after the adjournment OF the late legis-
lature.
County Superintendent Rine SAID
that il the teachers OF Marshall county
had been subscribers to this journal it
would have saved him considerable
labor by way of answering questions
about matters which were fully pub
lished in it. Flo urged the teachers all
to subscribe for the homo paper. In
less than half hour forty-four teach
ers subscribed for the INed Hiryinia
School Journal, together with several
other educational papers.
Grammar was next taken up, under
the instruction of 7. J. Parsons,
THE vERB
being the particular topic. As on the
former days Mr.. Parsons conducted
class drill in this study.
The afternoon meeting was opened by
the choir singing "The Roll Call" from
Triumphant Songs, and after roll call
NIessrs. Bonar and Riggs continued tho
instruction in bookkeeping. Tho
teachers were divided into two classes,
those not far advanced in tho study
were placed under the instruction Of
Mr.. Bonar and we're taken over to the
school house, where they were put
through thorough class drill. Those
farther advanced were under the in
strnction OF Mr.. Riggs at the court house,
who drilled his class principally on
"Bills Receivable" and "Bills Payable"
There was considerable disagreement as
to the proper entries to be made in
particular supposed transactions, but
the instructor succeeded pretty well in
keeping his class straight, excepting as
to one point, concerning which he Snid
they had argued 1t long enough to con.
vince ono that they could not agree.
MIR, Il. Bonar made the point that it
was not worth while to wranqlc
ovar snch Ett1n rNints hit
Instructor Riggs said he was glad that
the question came M and had beendis'
cussed; that Prof. Williams, who differ
ed from him, is one OF the examiners,
and II any teacher in his examination
should make the entryas he Riggs had
made il, but for this discussion the pro-
lessor would mark down his per cent.
Now, he thought, he would not DO 30
ready to mark them down, seeing the
difference of opinion. The question
under discussion was a supposed trans
action with one John Smith, with whom
m account had been opened. Smith
had bought horse OF John Jones, Civ
ing his note for $500; and the ques-
ton was as TO how the transaction
should be entered in the day.book.
After recess physiology was taken up.
Prof. Williams continued his instruc-
ton in the branch, commencing with
digestion" Next followed a "lan.
guage lesson, under the instruction OF
Mr.. L. Bonar.
Instructor Williams then gave m in
teresting talk on psychology To-day
will probably be the most interesting
of.the term. The school officers Of the
CNDntv will Generally be present, and