The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-07-31
FEAcHEas IEsrITuTE.



HYMN No. 3s, Miss Lulah Long pre-
siding At the organ, Roll call. Mem
ory gems called for and several teach.
ers responded. County supt. thel ia
trodaecd Mr.. KEGS, agent for the Ed
ucational Publishing Company, OF
Boston, who addressed the teachers
for few moments in regard t. the
several educational Journals Published
by said Company Prof. Kimler then
spoke in regard to the College Of which
heis the Principal, the Shepherd Nor
NAL College, explaining the advan-
tages, course, etc, of the school. Prof.
Foulk also urged the teachers to use
their influence in regard to sending
pupils to the normal schools.
lst Subject. History by Prof.
Kimler, who discussed the following
topics tho boundaries Of the United
states in 1854, 1904, 1920. and il 1850;
Of the development Of Industries, sci
ence, literature and art ofthe peace
aud prosperity Of our country and Of
current events He made special men
ton If the territory acquired by war
aud by purchase and treaty, illustrat-
ing the different acquisitions by map.
2nd Subject, History and Geog-
raphy of w. Va by Prof. W. Foulk,
who said tho best method of teaching
the history and geography Of WestV Va.
il to begin with the history and geog-
raphy at home, because the pupils are
more familiar with it then to build
and extend the subject. He named the
first white settlement in the state Of
w. va. as Turkey Run in 1764 and a
great many other objects Of interest,
such as Indian battles Of Hanging
Rock and the Opequon Of the early
discovery Of salt, Of the Indian massa-
ere Of Fort Evans, where Martinsburg
now stands; that Berkeley county
was laid off in 1772, and was taken
from Frederick Co.; that Martinsburg
was established in ITS, named after
T. v. Martin; that the United States
armory was established at Harper's
Ferry in 1894; that in 1859 the excit-
ing event Of John Browns raid hap
pened at Harper,s Ferry that on june
II, 1861, a convention from forty
counties met at Wheeling and resolved
to separate from Old Virginia that
on the last day Of 1862 President Lin
coin signed the act making W. Va. a
state; that the lowest depression in
the state is Harper's Ferry that the
highest elevation IS Panther's Knot, in
Pendleton Co., etc. Song by the In
stitute, The West Virginia Hills,
Bird Subject, Book Keeping BY
Prof. w. NJ. Foulk, who stated that
thirty-fve years ago Book keeping had
no place upon the curriculum of any,
school in any state; that to-day the
same subject is now almost universally
taught that not only young men, but
young ladies should become competent
book keepers that he would empha
size the. teaching Of form at least in.
the country schools, in regard to notes,
ETC., that the the average boy may be
able TO attend to ordinary business.
4th Subject, by Prof. Kimler, Ed
ucational Statistics.' 7 Prof. Kimler
said that our school statistics deter
mine our intellectual rank among the
states and nations Of the world that
statistics should be absolutely aecn-
rate I; that it is the duty of the teach
ers and school officers to make cor
rect and complete report that the
enumeration Of school youth should be
absolutely correct, for it is the basis
upon which the State fund is distrib-
uted to the counties and districts of
the state. Institute adjourned to meet
at :45 r. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION, THURSDAY.
Opened by singing Gospel HymnNo.
~, Miss Lulah Long, organist. Prof.
Foulk spoke for short time in regard
TO Institute attendance, and said that
no teacher is free from it unless the
course of study necessary for exemp-
tom from such attendance has been
completed.
III Subject, " Civil Government, by
Prof Foulk, who introduced the sub
iect by giving the following outline !:
Government, its relation to the nation,
repressive and progressive objects !;
origin Of society the natural state Of
man ordained BY God kinds ONO
madic, Patriarchal, Theocracy, Dem
ocracy, Pure and Republican Mon
archy, absolute, limited, elective, he-|
reditary. 1st, He said that every boy
should make study Of government