The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-27

mon mortal; hut the institute opened
promptly on time. with an increased
attendance and with the enthusiasm at
boiling poIat The warm weather does
rot drive tho conscientious teacher
from tho line Of duty, and hence whep
O'Clock came tho room was packed
pnd all were ready for business,
ave Praise Thee, o God" was sung,
The devotional exercises we're con-
Quoted by Prot Crago, no reading
porhoa OF Scripture and all repeating
tho Lords Prayer After singing
America" and roll call the subject Of
reading was presented by Prot Houck.
THIS is the most important subject in
tho school room. Nothing is more en->
joyabIo than to hear young people read
well. lie would not teach the old
aphabetic method, though good readers
have been made by this method alone;
would not use the word method alone,
hut would teach the word flrsh then
how to spell tho word, aud In this way
would teach the letter. 40 use the
word method exclusively makes poor
spoilers.
Concert reading ovorcomcs tho timld.
i,y at tho tlmtd onos. A common mis-.
taku in our schools is to have pupils
reading in books for which they are not
prepared. Children are in the third
reader that should be in the second.
great deal OF tact ia necessary just
hero The teacher should know Just
how to Criticise. Too much indiscreet
criticism ruins the pupil, The most
common mistake made in the teaching
al reading Ia to require the pupils to
read before they can call the words at
sight,
The professor apode for an hour, and
WIS listened 10 throughout with the
srictest attention.
Miss Mollie Miller gave a short talk
oil primary language lessons. She
would have MS much variety as possible,
writing or words and stories.
Miss Ada Brown spoke very enter.
tainingly on the same subject, as did
also Miss Minnie Wallace.
After recess and singing several good
selections, Miss Meta White read short,
spicy paper on the subject OF grammar,
combining herself to tho intinitive in its
different constructions. The paper was
well written, well road and we'll re-
Ceved.
Miss Sarah Brown read paper on
the subject Of grammar, confirming her
remarks more particularly to language
lessons. The pointsImade were that It is
better to teach language rather than
grammar,
Miss Jennie ]. Harvey followed, urG.
ing that the study Of grammar should
not DO commenced tho early in the
school lite OF the child.
Mr.. A. W. Curtis does not think that
grammar as q study should be taught
in our public schools. Language les
sons should DO taught from the first.
Miss Wilma Jacobs said every lesson
should DO q language lesson.
Miss Emma Stephens, teacher Of the
Clay grammar school, Wheeling, was
called on and gave an interesting talkon
teaching grammar in connection with
tho reading lesson. Prof. Crags gave q
breathing exercise, the entire institute
taking part. He also gave bis plan OF
teaeAIng tho vocal sounds.
AFTERNOON.
Promptly az 1:l5, after singing and
roll call, the subject Of history waa in.
Nodsced by J, Frank Foreman. He
would use the conversational method
teach history as story. Miss Clara
Carter would locate the places--i. q.
teach geography and history together.
Miss Edna Griffith would teach the
elements Of history orally. Begin with
the history OF your own town or neigh
borhood-use biographies as a basis,
takiug up the prominent mon Of the
country, what they did, etc. Teach
geography ut the same time.
Miss Minnie Atkinson would follow
the same plan US that presented by
Miss Griffith. Miss Mile Foreman
would begin teaching without tho book.
Mise Emma Timmins had o spicy
paper on history. The child naturally
lovesa story. Important evonts can be
firmly fixed on the mind OF the child
by presenting them in tho form OF sto-
RES. Ha
Prof. Hauck followed in a general
talk. He spoke first Of how hard 1t Is
for young teachers to take public part
IN the exercises Of the institute. It Is
because they begin too late In life.
Our pupils should DO taught 1t in their
school liIe. Ho also spoke OF mistakes
made in teaching history, foolish queS-
tons asked aud answered, etc.
The subject was further discussed by
Prof. Crngo, who urged that one Of the
greatest objects Of teaching history Is
to cause tho pupils to DO intelligent
students Of history after they leave
school, Teach the pupils how to study,
and you have done more than is gener.
ally done In tho teaching OF history.
Before recess vote was taken and 1t
was unanimously decided TO hold the
meetings Of the institute to-day at the
Wheeling Park, Mr.. Anton Reymann
having offered tho institute the uso OF
tho motors and also tho park in which
to hold It's sessions, This will DO o
great rOliet TO tho teachers, as the
room Is now too small 10 accommodate
tho teachers, lot alone tho visitors who
arc anxious TO come. There will DO
plenty Of room at tho park, and many
visitors will no doubt avail themselves
oil the opportunity 10 attend.
), W. Former took up tho subject OF
writing, and gavo n very fine exposition
o. tho subject, showing himself master
oltho situation.
a short tImo WINS spont In tho dis.
eHssiom Of queries, md was participated
IN by Professors lIauCk, Mitchell and
Ctago and quito number OF tho tOach'
ers
.. Tho enrolment yesterday reached 50,
Tue interest was grentOr than ON any
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