The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-09
THE BROOKE TEACHERS.
The Annual County Institute
Opened at Wellshurs.
PROF, CRlGO is THE INSTRUCTOR,
Interesting E1oroIsOs of the Opening
Day-A Contrast Dra1Va between
tho Public sooOls To-day and
Quarter Of Century AGo-ThO In.
stituto has Helped Wonderfully,

Tho Brooke County Teachora Insti-
tute was called to order at Wellsburg at
IL o'clock, by the county superIRtend'
emit, George W, Russell. Nliss Ina Bow
man and ], D, Lazaer were appointed
seeretarlOs. The instructor, +, II, Cra'
go, Of Wheeling, was thcn introduced
aud in few words outlined what no
wIshed accomplished during the week.
Ho spoke Of the grea. advancement
made in education since he came to the
state twenty-five years ago, saying that
1t was wonderful to one who knew tho
condition Of the achools then and has
been permitted all along these years to
know OF tho progress in nearly every
county in the state. This progress Is In
great part due to tho county institutes.
They have been o great factor in tho
work. To make the institute 4 perfect
SUCCESS teachers must take an active,
earnest, and cheerful pant
~ ~ kud IAANANNhp va pNuAN kNNNhNh w.
go homo from this institute at tho close
OF the week feeling better prepared to
do good work than whom he came,
Tho county RHpeFIa tGRdept spOEo
briefly outlining what no thought the
work OF tho institute ought TO DO,
especially urging that all teachers ough:
to DO free to speak, take part Whenever
called upon to do ~,
Tie time until IL O'Clock was spent
by the. tOachera giving short talka ID to
what they thought ought to DO done
during the week. Messr'. Baxter.
Strain, Burgo, Kemp, Outlet aud others
Hpoke. 1t was decided to have the
meetinga from 0 to II a. IN, aud from
2 to $3.50 p. IN.
In tho afternoon tho institute opened
by singing "AmsrlcA" by the entire in.
stituto. A good choir has been formed
aud the music hereafter will be pleas.
ing feature OF the institute,
The county superintendent, as out.
lined tn tho programme, reviewed
briefly tho educational work OF the
county for tho past Year.
liz stated that he had visited att tho
schools OF the county during tho year
He found all the teachers willing aud
anxious to do good work, and NS gem
erul thing they wers doing 40. The
errors noticed IN those visits were, first,
lack OF thoroughnoss; teachers take it
for granted that pupils know q subject
vol. whom they do not; second, lack
of order. Some schools have not as
good discipline as they ought to have
He hoped those points should DO ON.
phasized during the week.
Prof. j. A. Cox, professor OF mathe.
muttcs la tho State Normal Of California,
Pennsylvania and u forme. teacher in
this state aud native OF this county,
was called and gave Ii talk, which was
very interesting to all present. HO
urged on all tho teachers to take part in
tho proceedings Of the institute during
tho week. The successful teacher must
learn to talk. There is such a thing as
talking too much, but certain amount
81 tclk is necessary to DO able 10 impart
instruction.
The subject, "What is tho best method
of making good spellers," was opened
byJ. O. Kemp, and tho discussion was
continued by quite a number OF the
teHchors.
Mr.. G. 4. Gailes opened the subject.
"The best method otteachiug reading"
in short, pointed talk. The discussion
was continued by quito number, all
agreeing that pupils should understand
perfectly what they read. Words
should DO studied, then sounds and
then the letters. Reading Ia expressing
orally, accurately aud iuteligeuuy writ.
ten language.
The subject "HoW to interest patrons
in school work" was opened by Mr.
Baxter. There arc two ways In which
parents may DO made to tGko an inter.
est in tho school first. to show them
that their children are doing we'll sec.
ond, do something that tue parents do
not like.
Rov. Mr.. Mckee, pastor Of tho NJ L,
church. urged on tho teacher to visit tho
parent Just US tho pastor visits his
Pensioners, Local institutes also
should DO held in every district and
tho patrons must DO prevailed on to at
tOnd them.
Tho following committees were an,
nouncCd:
On observation-disclosures. Gnllett and
Bnrgc. MlUSes iukil and Wheeler and
Mrs. Mitchell.
IntroducIon-NEsso' Carolhcrs, stri,
ver and Strain.
Prepare for evening ontSrtainmOnt--
Prof. Mitchell, Mr. Kemp, ]. Il, Baxter,
Lucy BlanksRsop aud Lizzie MillOr.
DR.. J. S. Goodnight was expected to
DO present, and it was great disap-
poiutmuut that hc did not arrive. To.
morrow night is got apart for him TO
lecture II he comes, and 1t 10 almost ccr.
tain hO will DO proVent.
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