Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-04
MARSHALL COUNTY TEACHERS
institute Meeting at MOundsville- The
Various Topics Discussed.

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Various Topics Discussed.
The County Teachers Institute met
in the court chamber yesterday morn
ing and was called to order by County
Superintendent Rine. The attendance
this year is not so large as in the years
Of the late past, presumably for the
reason that this season the Institute
will continue in session for the term OF
two weeks, while the teachers are COM
PEELED to attend only for the period of
five days, and the majority are waiting
until next week, with the intention of
having a glorious good time. Professor
d. T. Williams, OF the Moundsvllle
schools, has been chosen instructor this
season. A better selection could not
have been made in the whole State.
Robert Riggs and Frank Bonar were
appointed enrolling clerks, and Mr.. M.
Keyser was chosen Recording Secretary.
The first topic brought forth at the
morning session was the subject OF
School Organization, which was thor
oughly discussed by Prof. j. X. Chase,
of Cameron, under the different heads
of meaning of the word organization
as applied to a district ungraded
school," Temporary and permanent
organization, "How to organize dis
trict school" Programme Of daily ex-
erciSes.
In the afternoon the first subject in
troduced for discussion by w. s. Powell
was Geography" Mr.. Powell gave a
regular class drill on the subject by ask
ing the members questions, designating
the persOn whom he desired to respond.
The answers were generally forthcom-
ing. The first was to "BOund North
America, " 1.-THE principal rivers Of the
Atlantic Slope" ''Of the Pacific Slope,
"Of the Mississippi Valley" 'Name
the different mountain systems" 'The
different products, by sections,p South
America was taken up in the
same manner and all the
principal countries in their tHrn. The
Instructor thoroughly testing the
knowledge Of the teachers on, all the
different parts. The answers were gem
orally promptly and satisfactorily given,
and should teacher miSpronounce one
of those long geographical names which
no man has ever yet been able to tell
what it was he was brought to task,
and corrected in less time than it took
them to say it. The pronunciation Of
the name OF the State Of Arkansas was
discussed to such an extent that even
the natives wouldn't know the name OF
the State he lives in.
The next next topic assigned for dis
eussion was that of Bookkeeping, which
was introduced by Prof. +. A. Riggs,
principal of the BenwoOd school. Here
tofore the subject Of Bookkeeping has
not been taught in the public schools,
hut by an act Of the late Legislature, IT
will be compulsory for teachers to pass
examination in this branch after the
nresent season. Mr.. Riggs gave an ex-
nlanation of single entry bookkeeping,
tbrouph all the different parts, and was
followed by David Bonar by black
hoard illustration of the subject, begin
ninq at the inventory and continuing
TO the end.
tonic NJ "Ciyil Government" was taken
mn bv the instructor, Prof. Williams
who gave a lengthy discourse on the
The roll call by the clerks showed
that the attendance was 81 ladies and 40
gentlemen, a very good showing for the
first day of an Institute Of two weeks
duration. .h;s
The Institute will convene again TINS
morning at Q o'clock, when full attend
ance is expected.
There is one colored teacher in attend
sDce this wear, the first In this county
He will be one OF the instructors ~
Kevser. Mineral county, this State