The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-04
First Days Session OF tho H4uoa,
tlonal Association.
MANY TEACHERS IN ATTENDANCE
And an Interesting ProSrRmmc-Tho
Most Successful Meeting Hold For
Years = Instructive Papers Read.
Tho First Free School in wost Viz.
GInIa-PrOsIdOnt Goodnight, OF tho
University, In Attendance.


S'uSh u H' kla bheuty-ultN WNuuhl
session Of the West Virginia Educa,
tional Association was called to order
by Hon. Virgil A. Lewis. state super
inteudent Of free schools, Ashley ],
Wilkinson, Of Grafton, the recording
secretary bOingiR his place The other
ollicors present were l. ]. Cooley, cor.
responding secretary, and Thomas O.
Miller, treasurer, The exercises opan-
ed with singing "AlI the way the Savior
leads me-" Rev. Everharl, OF tho Re-
formed Church, led in prayer,
Prof, KimloG Of the state nor
NAL school, in a few words
presented to the president OF the asso.
citation q gayOl made OF wood taken
from tho battlefield OF AnLielam, Tho
president made q suitable response,
calling attention to the fact that we are
Just twenty-five years old to-day. ile
also called attention to the further fact
that tho association had led in all the
educational reforms in the Itato Since
that time.
Prof, Crugo, OF Wheeling. called at.
tentIon to tho fact that as Prof Joseph
McMurran Ia with US to-day and wishes
to renew his membership after being
forced to be absent from our meetings
for q number Of years, he therefore sug-
gested that his name head the list OF
members present at this meeting. The
enrolment OF members followed and
about so responded by enrolling their
names.
The following committees were ap.
pointed;
J. n. Simpson, A. B. Carmau and Miss
Mollie Straub.
Resolutions-Thos. @. Miller, T. +.
Hodges, G. +. Queen, Misses Irene T.
Myers and Hattie Johnson.
Times and Places OF Meeting-Joseph
Roster, ]. S. Cornwell. and Misses Hat.
tie Burk and Pearl Hosic. This Last
committee asked for views oil members
OF the association as to tho most sulta.
bic time to moot. Tho views OF quite o
number Of the members were given,
A paper, subject, Educational HisI
tory Of tho Eastern Pan. Handle" was
read By DR.. Joseph McNIurran, OF Sher
herdstown. The paper was an elaborate
one and was replete with romlniscences
OF the early educational training OF tho
boys aud girlS OF this rich portion OF
this growing state. It brought out the
fact that Jefferson was the first county
within tho present limits Of the state to
establish free school system. j. O., in
September, lSl7. The doctor also
showed how dilTiculta task 1t was to
start tho present system OF public
schools. But all prejudice has now dis.
appeared, and tho eastern Pan Handle
will vic and Is vieing with every other
portion OF tho state in helping on the
good time coming" when universal
education shall make the state what II
has a right to be, one OF the leading, II
not the leading state OF the Union. lhe
paper was discussed by Messrs. Crago,
Miller and Wade. Superintendent
Lewis said that from all his researches
in trying 10 lind out who was the first
school teacher in West Virginia no has
come to tho conclusion that 1t was the
principal Of the shopherdstown CLASH.
cal academy in 1854.
An excellent paper on tho subject
"Vocal music in tho Public Schools"
was read by Mrs. NJ. f. Butler, OF Shop
herdstown. She showed worry clearly.
tho great advantage OF having proper
training in vocal music. She spoke also
OF the social advantages o. music, 1t
will keep our boys of tho streets and
and cause them TO love home. The
ethical, tho educational and other adj
vantagos werO also clearly shown, Mrs.
Butler 10 the teacher OF vocal music in
tho normal school at this place. Tho
subject OF music in tho public school
was further discussed bv quite mum.
Der present. Prof. Crago told in few
words Of the great good it has done for
tho Wheeling schools.
In addition TO those reported present
yesterday, we note tho arrivals OF Prof.
Sweeney and wife, A. s. Wade, aud quito
a number Of others. II tho beginning
this morning is any criterion, this will
DO one Of the very best meetings oil tho
associations ever held.
Tho visit yesterday TO Antiotam bat
tle fold was an object lesson in itself.
1t is wonderful how beautiful tho gov.
eminent Is making the cemetery and
tho entire country embraced in tho bat
tie field proper, and to ono who viewed
II thirty.ono yOars ago, about ono yoar
after the battle was fought, II was n
trOat to got 10 revisit II and note the
changes since made. But thorO is no
change in Burnside bridge, Little
Dunkard church and many Of tho old
houses Of sharpsburg.
The now president Of tho university,
DR.. Goodnight, iS well received and lie
cr0atinga good impression.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho topic "Under our present laws,
how can our country schools DO made
moro efficient" was discussed. Prof.
Thomas C.Millor opened tho discussion,
urging among othor things that special
attention should bo paid 10 tho proper
grading OF tho country schools. This
will give meaning and q method TO
teaching, and should give, aud indoOd
will giYn, an impetus TO tho pupils.
Harris, Darnnll, Kimlor, FOulko, Nc.
Murran, wilkinson, Crago and othOrs
spoke. Superintendent LOWS claimed
that tho gradcd course Of study for tho
village and country schools was ono Of
tho most successful ways Of reaching all
tho children OF tho state.
Superintendent Lewis thon intro.
dncOd DR.. j. H. Goodnight, tho newly.
elected president OF tho university,
who aayo talk that captured the asso.
citation. Tho doctor said tina! tito uni.
yoniiy should DO put In touch with tho
most remote log school house In WOst
Virginia. lilo Bnid that hO believed
there wCro young ladies and gentlemen