Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-06
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
ANOTHER DAT OF INTERESTING WORE
YESTERDAY.
Valuable Talks Upon Important Themes By the
Insiructors-Thsre Will Be No
Session To-Day.

After the annual opening exercise
yesterday morning, consisting OF sing
Ing, roll call and EMOTIONAL exercises,
led by DR.. Quarles, Supt Anderson
stated that there would be no session of
the institute on Thursday, in order that
the teachers may have an opportunity
to attend the State Fair.
Prof. Quarles continuing his remarks,
which had been interrupted on Tuesday
evening, gave several quotations upon
the Importance OF correct living. One
only from Shakespeare we give:
Though look old, yet am strong and lusty.
! For in my youth, l never did apply hot and re
bellous liquors in nv blood,
Nor did not with unbashful forehead WOO
The means OF weakness and debility. There
fore my age is as "a lusty winter,
Frosty, but kindly.
Then taking up the sentence, he pro-
| ceeded TO discuss the best method OF
! analysis. Prof. Irish claims that the ap-
pendant elments, such as explosives and
noninative independent, have rbetori-
cal, rather than grammatical signitca-
ton. In beginning this subject OF
analysis with pupils, teachers should
make the Office OF predicate very clear.
The different opinions of Prof. Har-
vey, DR.. f. e White and himself were
stated. The word like occurred in
sentence on the board, and in answer to
a question, Prof. Irish stated that it is
never proposition, though some gram
marianS put it so.
Miss Sullivan took up drawing, and
urged upon the teacher the use OF col
ored crayon In presenting work to her
class, then turning to class Of chill
dren of about seven years she proceeded
TO teach a language lesson. Just at
this point, a brass band in the street
struck up, but the children showed an
ability TO make themselves heard, that
was lesson to some older people pres
ent.
This exercise was one Of the most in
teresting, and showed that very young
children can be taught to make dehni-
tions.
DR.. Quarles was the next speaker, and
in beginning thanked his audience for
the very marked attention they had
given his talks.
Taking up the subject of psychology,
he stated that the subject is a difficult
one, because we are exercising the habit
of self-perception, faculty which we
have not been accustomed TO using,
The primary power of the mind knows
single things, the secondary power
knows the relations OF things, and
brings things together in new relations.
The power of noting relations is exer-
cised by everybody.
DR.. Quarles has the happy faculty Of
drawing his illustrations from the talks
Of his co-workers, and so emphasizes
their statements.
The ancillary powers are the maid
servants OF the other powers. These
add nothing TO our stock of knowledge.
OF this class, memory, the treasure
house Of the mind, is one subdivision.
Mental philosophers agree ia belieV-
ing that all men have the same power
Of retention and that the difference in
the memories of people consists in the
different power of acquiring knowl-
edge. In other words, we never forget
that which we have really known. The
second function OF memory is to recall
that which we have heard.
The teacher has to do with this func-
tion in dealing with the child.
Here, to the regret OF many, the
Superintendent announced that time
was up, and after song by the audi
ence, Prof. Irish gave talk on ortho-
graphy. In speaking OF photography
he always referred TO words. In making
an outline OF science Of language he
would make photography and orthoepy
the base. Growing out OF the former,
he would have grammar followed by
logic; and related TO photography, are
reading and rhetoric. The result OF
the combination of all these is litera-
ture. The time was, principally, occu-
pied in discussion of diacritical marks,
and at the close teachers were asked
TO mark the following ten words, so
as TO indicate their pronunciation:
mercy, carbne, gangrene, mustache,
bronchitis, machine, Hemans, franchise,
catch-weight, frontier.
Miss Repetto, Miss Bingel, and Mr..
Stephenson were appointed TO examine
the papers.
at 1870 Miss Sullivan gave another
lesson on design to the class OF the
morning. Again, the question, Why
should rot the public schools OF Wheel
ing have q special teacher in Industrial
drawing? was asked. Miss Sullivan,
at the close of the lesson, announced
that her work in the institute was I'm
ished, and in a few graceful remarks
thanked the audience for their atten-
ton. On motion of Prof. Crago, q ris-
ing vote of thanks was rendered Miss
Sullivan. There was general express
sion of regret that her work could not
be continued.
Dr. QuarleS took up me mory as the
topic of his afternoon lecture. The
laws governing the retentive powers
are objective and act largely through
| association OF ideas, or the relations be-
tween objects.
Laws governing reproduction are
subjective: they are the law Of interest,
and the law OF repetition. The thoughts
expressed on these two laws were espe-
| cially valuable TO teachers.
Expression is the second Of the ANGEL
larry powers Most psychologists do OF
mention this power, but undoubtedly
all persons have it.
The time assigned TO this talk having
| expired, short recess was had, after
which Miss Ada Lewis, Of Lincoln,
favored the institute with piano solo,
which was one OF the pleasant features
of the afternoon.
The Committee on Pronunciation
now reported the result OF their work.
Miss Reeves, of Madison school. hav-
ing pronounced all the words correctly,
was make the recipient Of the prize
nffnrad nv prnf Irish his work hand