The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-13
THE INSTITUTE ENDS.
The Marsha1l County Teachers
Adjourn.
THE SUBJECT OF CERTIFICATES
And Special Examinations Produces
wordy Battle.--A Committee on
Organization AppOlnted...Thc Time
of Meeting Next Year also Matter
of Warm Dispute.

The last day Of the Marshall county
teachers institute was opened in the
court house at 1ioundsville yesterday
by the usual exercises. singing by the
choir and devotional exercises by SD
perintondent Rine.
First, some miscellaneous business
was attended to. ]. Alex Ewing, W. s.
Powell, R. A. Riggs and E. Bonar
were appointed to- act as IN
editorial committee for next year.
The teachers OF tho various dis
tricts met in different palts of the
house for the purpose OF raising sub
acriptions to the West Virginia School
Journal and other Journals. supcrin-
tendent Morgan being present, spoke a
short time in behalf Of tho Wost Vir-
einia School Journal. :.
On motion Of MIR. Keyser, w. s. Powell
was appointed corresponding secretary
for the coming year. !,
A discussion concerning county and
district organization OF teachers was
opened byW. S. Powell in a strong
speech in favor OF organizing. Time
was given for tho report Of the COM
mittee on resolutions. The reso-
tons were taken up separate
~ and discussed and voted on.
As tho third resolution was 70 organize
teachers, that was again considered
and talked upon by Prof Williams and
Superintendent Morgan. who urged the
teachers 10 unite. The resolution was
unanimously adopted.
The following resolution was reported
by the committee and voted down by
the institute.
Resolved, That an applicant eligible to
first grade certificate must have had at
least one years experience as q teacher,
and further, that all teachers holding q
first grade certificate be examined at
least on two extra branches each year,
to be designated by the state superin::
tendent Of free schools or the board Of
education OF the district in which they
teach.
A great deal Of disputing arose over
some Of the resolutions, which grew into
hot fight when the resolution came
before the house naming the third Mon
day in June as the time for the institute
to convene next year. The war OF words
waxed long and loud, some Of the teach
ers showing off their contrariness and
kicking ability to good advantage until
the dinner hour rolled around and the
question was laid on the table.
AT the afternoon session, which met
at i O'Clock, after music and roll call,
the deferred business was settled and
the performers who had been selected
proceeded to carry out the programme
Tor Columbian day exercises, as toll
lows:
Readlng-"The Age In Which Columbus
"AttSmpt 81 q SiumSIs 10 Win the favor Il
A p BY Miss Nellie XiiGIong
columbian Day Programme for Public
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A committee on teachers organiza-
ton was appointed by the superintend-
emit as follows: B. s. Morgan, j. A..
Ewing, D. Bonar, D. 7. Williams and
w. S. Powell,
The institute was then addressed by
J. /. Parkinson, who criticized the in.
stitute on parliamentary rules and
the teachers poor articulation when
speaking or reading. After the certif.
Gates OF attendance were distributed
tho institute adjourned, at 8 o'clock