The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-14

Yesterday was the filth and closing
session of the annual institute OF the
teachers OF Ohio county at West Lib.
erty, and the interest manifested i'll the
proceedings that marked all the pre-
ccding sessions was maintained to the
ast. In fact the attendance yesterday
was the best Of tho week. The enroll
mcnt OF teachers was ninety.on1 ladies
and forty.one gentlernen. The teachers
arc united in saying that this has been
the most enjoyable and instructive in.
stitute ever held in this section, and
that West Liberty is the ideal place Tor
q meeting o! school teachers.
The morning session was opened at
the usualhou with singing and prayer.
Momory gems were called for aud sev.
eraI toachera responded with quota.
tons. Ibis was followed by short
review Of the weeks work OF tho instI'
lute. After exercises in grammar. the
institute was addressed by Dr. N. D.
Jobes, OF West Liberty, whose topic was
"Physiolugy." On tho subject Of Gen.
eral History" Mira McConn addressed
the teachers ut length and interestingly.
Mr. J. W. Farmers talk OIL the
Spanish Armada" was listened to with
great deul OF interest, the gentleman
showing a thorough knowledge OF that
bit OF history. The subject, "BoOk-
keeping" was covered by Miss Menuin.
cor and Miss Gather, OF Wheeling, in
an able manner
The afternoon session convened at
p. III. and the first hour WIS consumed
in the preparation aud passage Of reso-
iusious and the granting Of certificates
OF attendance at the institute. The
resolutions were as tollows:
RtSOlred, That n compulsory school
law in West Virginia would DO bene-
fetal.
Resolved, That tho very excellent sys-
TEN OF grading country schools formu-
lated by our state superintendent can.
not DO made effective, unless FREQ text
books aro furnished by tho state.
Rcs0iptd, That we need text books on
state history and upon penmanshIp.
ResOired, That Holmes United States
history IL greatly insufficient in many
respects; therefore Barnes history
should be substituted in our schools.
ROsOiVsd, That We endorse tho Vest
Tirginia School Journal, md ask that it
DO published earlier i'll tho month.
Resolved, That the thanks OF tho insti'
tute be rendered Major J. NJ. Lee for
his excelIont and instructive talk, also
to DR., Jobes Tor his excellent lecture on
physiology.
Tho last aection Of the resolutions ex-
presses sympathy and coincidence with
tho family OF u former teacher, Mr.. J.
+. Gardner, who died recently.
After tho passage Of tho resolutions
thcro was a discussion on school law.
participated in By tho institute instruc'
tor, Professor Deahl and tho county
superintendent, Mr.. Cox. Tho law was
road it provided that boards OF odnca.
ton or school trustees that employ
teachers who have not attended
institute for five days, violate
their oath 81 oHica. 1t was
announced that the board OF examiners
will hereafter enforce this law.
Tho teachers consider that Prot.
Deahl and superintendent Cox cspeci.
ally deserving Of credit far their able
efforts in making the institute II sue
cess, also Miss Addio Gardner, WHO
acted ns the musician during the week.
Last evening about thirty Of tho
teachers went over to Bethany and WIS.,
ited the college there. They returned
late in the evening, having had very
ENJOYABLE time,