Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-08-25
Established in 1 1918.
INSTITUTE ENDED,
And Pupils and Instructors Go Their
Various Ways,
To NJ eet Again at st. Clairsville for a
Week in 1898 Examinations,
Lectures, Etc.


ell gave a practical talk to the teachers
on Normal Schools, and Mrs. Mitchell
kindly recited for their entertainment.
FRIDAY noon Col G. L. POorman, Secre
tary of State, spoke to large audience
giving valuable and interesting statistics
relating to the schools of country, State
and county. California, he said, expends
the most per capita, S4O0, and south
Carolina the least, 40 cents; Ohio expends
S275. Ohio paid to teachers last year
S6,0OO,OOO. Belmont county in 1860, with
1883 pupils, expended S37.l1 for edu
cational purposes. and in 1890, with lS,
I7S pupils, Sl42, 2,6O7 He thought it wrong
that the female teacher should be paid
less than the male for the same work
Other valuable figures were given.
Friday afternoon the instructors closed
their work, and said goodbye to their
pupils, all regretting that the end had
come, but all congratulating themselves
on the profit and pleasure derived from
the Institute of 1892.
H.
day night to the largest audience seen
during the session. Bound to Win" was
his subject Four things he said were
necessary - scholarship, tact, pluck and
character-and to each of these he de-
voted a portion of his time, showing how
essential is each. The audience rOared
most of the time, and regretted that he
could not speak two hours instead of one.
If Mr.. Houck ever comes back to this
town or this county, he will be welcomed
by many warm friends. Music was fur
nished by Misses Mary Blair and Anna
Lee, and by quartette.
The election of officers for the coming
year was held Wednesday afternoon, and
there were spirited contests for the vari-
GUS places. w. L. Barre, of Powhatan,
was elected President; o. II. Lucas, Car
rie Williams and E. E. Workman, Vice
Presidents; Kate Richeson, of Powhatan,
Secretary, with AIDA Ault, Assistant;
E. W. DUNCAN, Barton, Treasurer, and
J.D. Miller and J. c. Bethel, members of
Lno Executive COmlulIIte.
Resolutions were adopted extending
thanks to the School Board at this place,
to our citizens, to the instructors, to the
county papers, to g. J. LaROche for the
use of pianos; recommending the Work
man and Boxwell laws and strongly
favoring township supervision.
The attendance reached 150-those en-
rolling since last Wednesday being En-
ma Hobbs, Oak Grove; Minerva Myers,
Bellaire; c. s. Roche, Harrisville, and
Anna Carman, East Richland. In 1887
and SS the Institutes were held at Flush
ing. and the attendance was 136 and l40;
In 'S9 and 80 at Barnesville, with POS and
I59, and last year at st. Clairsville, with
100. In the last two years st. Clairsville
furnished % and 33 pupils respectively,
and we ought to have turned out fifty at
least. OF the 150 in attendance this
year "a were females and 76 males.
Attendance at the lectures does not,
unfortunately, provide one with certi
ficate, SO on Saturday large number of.
teachers met the County Examiners in
the school building, and wrestled with
the questions which appear elsewhere in
these columns. After this duty they
packed up, said their farewells, and went
their various ways, soon to begin the
work of the year, for which the Institute
was a prelude and a preparation.
This Institute was highly successful.
1t did more than the usual advertising,
provided higher priced instructors and
lecturers, and gave a greater variety
of entertainment. It therefore went
deeper into expense than usual, but came
out ahead, with a snug sum in the treas
ury. The officers deserve and have the
commendation of all. p. I. Anderson.
treasurer and as member of the executive
committee, and Miss Ida Anderson,
were especially untiring in their efforts.
President Porterfeld, Asst Secretary
Miss Rena Ferrell and E. L. Workman,
also did excellent service for briefer
time, and there is no cause for criticism
anywhere.