Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-13
FOURTH DAYS SESSION
OF TIE OHIO COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE
At WEST LIBERTY.
The Duties Of q Teacher and The Questions
Of Arithmetic Discusssd-Public En-
tsriainmsnt Last Night

The fourth days session OF the Ohio
County Teachers Institute, at West
Liberty, opened at a. NJ, with one
hundred and twenty.eIght teachers
present. Memory gems were repeated
by several of the teachers, after which
q review Of the course OF study was
given. Criticisms were made on the
course, the most important Of which
were-that makes it the school work too
mechanical, aud also hinders individu-
ality.
The duty of the teacher was again
taken up. Prof Deshl said at is the
business of the teacher to supply the
motive and direct the energy Of the
child in the right direction. Supply the
motive and the will will be affected I;
and the will being affected, attention
will be aroused; attention being aroused,
concentration Of the mind on the sub
ject will be secured"
Private discussion was had over a
quotation from DR.. Mayo: ave must
know something, be something, and then
do something" The discussion was
concerning the order in which the
phrases Ia this quotation should be
placed with regard TO Importance.
Prof. Deahl gave splendid lecture on
the subject OF grammar. Major James
Lee, OF Huntington, was next intro
duced. lie gave very pleasing address
on the subject Sandwich Islands"
After the noon recess the subject of
arithmetic was taken up. Miss Brown
illustrated the practical use OF the
greatest common divisor, giving meth
DDS. Examples in mental arithmetic
were given by Prof. Deahl for solution
and analysis. Miss Mary Straub
read an essay on the sub
ject, "What do you consider the
end, and what the means OF education.
Major Lee then addressed the Institute
on the way in which pupils may be
taught TO observe. Miss Minnie Win
tiers read an account from a scrap-book
of battle fought with the Indians,
near West Liberty, one hundred years
ago.
Miscellaneous geography was next
taken up, essays being read on the sub
ject by several OF the ladies. PsYchoI-
ogy was taken up, and heredity dis
cussed. TIE Institute adjourned to
meet at Q a. m. to-day.
Last evening very credItable public
entertain melt was given at Memorial
Hall. Following WAS the excellent pro-
Cramme rendered:
Violin Solo, d. Muldoon.and Cora Cox
Recitation-"The Ruggles." ..........
.................M Miss Bertha Wilson.
Recitatlon-"The Ruling FASHION,.
.....................Mi Miss Kate Ritter.
Essay-"The Ideal Teacher" .........
Recitation-"Sistera and I.".....!....
.................. Miss Olive Dunlap.
Vocal Solo-fThinki ngn .........
......... ..... Miss Fannie Gardner.
Recitation-the Octoroon.n .......
......... ....... Miss Mary Lewis.
Quartette--lthe Whipporwlll Song.
Misses Habie Gardner, Mary AtlIin-
son. Meivs, Robt. Bonar and J. d.
Esei5s5Ss Gs d Beck
.......W! ..........A w. Curtis.
Vocal So!o-"Klttio Common" -.
Miss Cora Cox.
Recitation-"Au Order for Picture"
................NI Miss Jennie Henry.
Recitation-"Her Salvador WOn.". -.
...........M Miss Annie Finley.
Piano Solo. ........ Miss Alberta Bonar.
Recitation-"The Widows Light.
........M Miss Maud Curtis.
Recitation Flying Jim's Last Leap"
..........M Miss Mary Strsub.
OutLg .
Misses Bird Curtis and Annie Gardner.
! Pantomime-"The Old Clock on the
Stairs - Six young ladies.