Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-03
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Proceedings at the First Days Meeting
Of Wheeling Instructors
Held at the Y. NJ. G. a. Building.
A Good Attendance and Excel
ent Talks by the Instructors.
Prospects for a Good Weeks
Work.

The Wheeling Teachers Institute
convened in the hall of the Y. NJ. C. A.
building on Monday morning, and was
called to order by Superintendent An
derson. who in a few felicitous re-
marks congratulated those present on
the good effects apparent from their
vacation, and asked their attention and
cooperation in making the work of the
Institute a success.
The audience then sang a devotional
and patriotic song, led by the efficient
superintendent of music, Miss Lucy
Robinson. Prof. ]. McHenry Jones
led in prayer.
The instructors who are expected TO
be present are Prof. J. P. Goody, of the
University at Athens. o.. whose topics
are psychology and history; Prof. Geo.
Little, of Washington. D. c., and Miss
Cora Z. Parsons, of Youngstown, both
Of whom will present the subject Of
drawing.
Prof Claude Davis, of Byron ".
Kings School of Oratory, Pittsburg.
who will discourse upon elocution and
reading and Miss Robinson, OF Wheel
ing. who will initiate the teachers in
the new system OF music which it is de-
sired by some shall find a place in the
course OF instruction in our schools.
The two ladies mentioned were the
only instructors present at the opening.
Miss Jones, of GAINESVILLE, o.. will also
be present and present the subject OF
physical culture.
Miss Parsons was the first speaker of
the morning and introduced her subject
by a we'll prepared paper showing the
claims which art had to a place in the
curriculum of the public schools. She
commented upon the difference be-
tween the work of the artizan who gave
attention TO the beautiful in form and
color and the one who neglects these
things. and showed that beauty has a
commercial value, as is seen in the oil
Daintine. the material of which may
cost only a dollar, while the picture
NAV bring thousands of dollars. and
bit of lace the thread Of which may
have cost but a few cents, while the
completed work costs as many dollars.
The speaker believes that the first
and most important reason for teach
ing drawing in the public schools Is the
cultivation of the mental faculties re-
sulting from such study. Miss Parsons
held the attention of her audience
throughout her talk and they promise
themselves some very pleasant and
profitable lessons under her instruction.
Prof. Goody having arrived, was now
introduced. and after expressing the
Measure he had in meeting the teachers
of Wheeling. in a very pleasing man
ner informed them that he expected to
give them some work TO do, and not TO
snend his time in talking TO them. a
gentleman whom the speaker had met
on the train had convinced him that
knowledge of psychology, which he pre-
ferred TO call human nature, was es-
sential to success in any profession.
Then bv means of several forcible illus
trations he proceeded TO show that that
Derson only succeeds in his work who
hest knows what he wants to do, the
hest means of doing it, and
has the strongest motive for
doinp il. In the material
world everything that any man
OF woman can do is TO move things, to
apply force. of which steam and cleo
tricity were mentioned as examples.
The great results of the application OF
these forces come from mans increased
knowledge of nature, and the teacher
needs the same knowledge of her work.
which is to surround her pupils with
the influences which will secure the
best results. For many important rea-
sons the boys and girls may be regarded