The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-18

The third days session Of the Ohio
county teachers inStituts showed an
other marked increase in the enroll
mOnt Of teachers. The total now reaches
l82-nInsty.lour ladies and thirty.eIGht
gentlemen, The exercises SO far have
been Of an exceedingly interesting char
acter, aud every teacher feels that hs
or she 10 obtaining great benefit from
the excellent work being done by the
instructors.
Tho devotional exercises yesterday
morning wero conducted by Rev. Krlm.
mel, pastor Of the Disciples church Of
West Liberty.
Prot, Trotter addressed an earnest ap.
peal to the teachers 10 teach tho pupils
Christianity. lie said; You can't teach
tho pupil any particular creed, you
can't require them TO think Ia regard to
church mattera 90 you do. The law
would not allow II, Tho laws in regard
to our public schools are and always
must DO OF such q nature as TO prohibit
the teaching OF creeds or politics, but
you eau teach them Christianity.
You have great influence on your
pupilsi you may not think 1t but you
have, This arrow that you lot fall
from your bow one day in after years
you found buried ia tho heart
Of the oak. Tho word you let fall
lightly and never gave another thought
you yeaFs aftsrwnrd found buried In
the heart OF your friend. Teachers do
not underrate your influence or your
pupils. Your dress, your manner, your
language and all you do will bear fruit
among your pupils in habits which they
will form in observation OF you. You
caE't let them thinkyou are other than
you ara. Don't try to do It. Your OK
ample is much to them. Your respon'
Bibility 10 great.
Prof. Powell took up the graded
course OF study and gave an instructive
talk on that subject. After a short in
Permission Prof. @. NJ, Thompson, sup.
erintendent OF the ByBville. o., high
school, representing the Southwestern
Publishing Company, Of Columbus,
gave practical demonstration on
monsuration blocks, using in his talk
the Ross mcnSurAtion blocks and
goometrical solids. II was the finest
apparatus ever exhibited In the state.
lie aIso explained the method OF work.
Ing with plain figures.
In tho afternoon the same gentleman
gave an interesting talk on solids ex.
planning every step by Veometrical
blocks. The teachers gained new ideas
on msnsuration from this talk.
Prof.. Trottor took up the subject Of
state government and gave blackboard
outlines OF the state, district and county
government
Last evening tho alumni society Of the
Normal school gave an entertainment
that was thoroughly enjoyed by the
large audience that was present.
This evening Rev. Lester will deliver
a lecture on the late Chilean revolution.
Prof. w. 5. Powell was taken quite III
Yesterday afternoon, but he was much
better last evening.
Prof. Troster aud Rev. Krimmel drove
over 10 Bethany yesterday evening and
inspected Bethany college.
Miss Mary Miller. OF Wheeling, was
called homo yesterday owing to the AZ
rival OF relatives from the west
Mr.. j. d. Muldoon is representing
tho Teachers World at the institute.
Mr.. J. W. Farmer Is exhibiting sam
plcs to tho institute.
Miss Ada Gardner. tho agent Of the
West Virginia School Journal, is attend
ing tho institute.