The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-26
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Tue fourth DAY Of ihe Hancock eouaty
Institute opened Aithe ufpal boar TIE
opening exercises uere a, follows
Singing By The institute. reading Of
scripture by tho instructor. ai,er which
all present ioiasd in repeating the
Lori's prayer ia concert Alter a.
other song he roll was called, showing
an enrolment Of siEly-one. Tho sub
Jet Of psychology vas Pfcscnlei bv the
instructor. lie spoke Of the import
unce Of al teachers knowing tue human
mind, because IL Il with ihis they have
% deal. A knowledge OF the proper de-
veiopment OF the poser Of thp child
mind IL an absolute requisite for good
teaching. Not one should attempt the
taik without all The knowledge possible
on ths subject,
The sublse, Of General History" Was
opened and discussed by q. McCammic,
OF Well,burg, lie gave u very interest
ing account OF the iulueacs tina. for.
eigu poRera-especial,y England and
F~Tauce-had upon our country duTlna
the fret half century Of is existence.
Tho subieel, GLOW can We best
teach good citizenship" was discussed
by d. Donehoo, esq, Of tbs New Cum
beTlaHd bar. He urged the teachers
not 70 forget lhHt the state or govern
ment looks to the public schools Tor
good citizenship. The atato has eatab'
liIhed them for this purpose, aud II IL
the teachers duty to teach good cili'
zenshjp. The children must DO made
10 know what a good citizen Is. The
teacher should be- . good citizen aud
the silent example will do much, Ex'
amples should be- pointed out, /. Q. the
great and good OF all time, aud o.
pecially those who have mRdo our land
what it iI to-day.
After a recess OF ten minutes, Miss
Callio W. Curtis, frat assistant OF tho
West Liberty state normal school, was
introduced, and in a pleasant address
spoke Of the pleasure It gave her TO be
present, aud also said a word for tho
school she represented,
Rev. Mr. Mead followed on the sub.
iecG OF "Moral Training" lie iavorI
the reading OF the Bible in ouT public
schools. There we find the greatest Of
all good. The child'A mind is, ITO lot,
uniurnished," and the teacher is per
mitted to fill II with iust such truths,
rs ought to DO known, Many homes do
not furnish the mornl training necos.
sary 10 make the good man or the good
woman, aud tho school must furnish it.
The Bible should DO read r%eyerently.
After singing, tho subject, "ProleI.
sional Education Of Teachers" was OPEN
cd by the instructor. He argued that
professional education IL q necessity,
Tho reason that teaching is not asmuch
a profession rs medicine, law or the
ministry is that tho pay will not enable
one to follow 1t for a living. The labor.
or is worthy OF his hire. The money
paid has something to do with it.
all argued that We needed q far bet
ter professional training than we now
have.
The instructor then drilled tho insti.
Luts % q class on civil government.
This proved TO BIO a very lively and
profitable oxercise.
After q short recess the subject Of
spelling was discussed. Miss Curtis
said that good spelling is becoming tho
exception. It will not do to say that it
Is on on account Of oral spelling, for VIC
have fewer good spoilers now than We
had in the years gone by whom oral
spelling was the rule.
MI. Gallup said no was afraid we
were drifting away from the old land.
marks. That while he favored plenty
Of written spelling there was good In
the old.iashioned spelling bee.
There was q very large and enthusi.
astic audience last night at the public
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