The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-24
sEcoNn nAY,s 4EssIoN
OF the Hancock County rOaohHrs' InstI
tuts at Now Cumberland.

OF the Hancock County Teachers Instl'
tuts at Now Cumberland.
Yesterday the exercises OF this yearly
meeting OF the teachers Of the upper
Panhandle county Of the state were
more interesting than those of tho pre-.
ccdinv day, II such could DO the case.
Tho devotional exercises were con-
ductod BY Rev. W. 6. Mead, Of the
| NJ, L. church. Tho following commit
tees were announced by the county
superintendent:
Music-Mra. Ella Filson, Miss Ada
Fisher and Alex. Murray.
Resolutions-W. T. Purdy, J. L. Wy
coli and Miss Mary Leslie.
The discussion Of tho subject, "The
Norsemen in America" was opened by
Mr.. McBaln In a very interesting talk
Tho Instructor spoke on the same sub
iect, asking quite a number OF quos.
lions. which were readily answered By
members OF the institute.
Tho instructor also introduced tho
subject Of GEOGRAPHY TO Beginners
Geography without tho text book. /.
Make everything plain. .. Have pupils
know what Won are talking about 8.
Toach points Of tho compass and inter.
mediate points. DO this by making tho
school house tho point from which 10
carry II your te%achings
Quito q number Of questions wore
asked and answered by tho members OF
the institute.
After a short roCosS tho subject OF
how to teach morals was introduced by
tho instructor, who mndo the points
that it should DO dono both by prGcept
and example. Like teacher like
school" Is an axiom in school teaching.
Tho afternoon session opened by
singing america" by tho institute,
Miss Brown at tho organ. After roll
call Prot. @. NJ. Thompson, OF Ohio,
continued his explanation Of how to
teach mcnsurAtion bY the use Of the
blocks. lilo first stated that no con-
aidcrUd that arithmetic was n OF tho
most branches, II not tho most
important. lilo showed how to tOach
tho roaaon for tho various rulO' used In
tho measurement Of surfaces and solids.
ifi4 talk wnN greatly cntuydf.
The subioct Of "Wcst Virginia His.
tory" was opened by tho instructor ia n
short talk, ho also aaking questions 10
DO answered bv tho teachers Several
others took purtin tho exercise.
The aubjocL Of Physiology a pro.
aOntcd by ". I. Pnrdy, lo giving tho
plan no uses In toaching tho subject IN
his school.
Tho subjccl was further discussed by
tho instructor, Prot. Gallup aud othOrs,
especially ~ to tho OllOOt Of alcohol aud
narcotics on tho human systom. A
short recess wa taken, after which tho
subject Of "Word Study" was opened
by tho instructor. A number Of words
woru given aud discussed by tho insti.
tutO, aud tho Importance oi word study
was impressed III talks by several Of tho
tnnrllOfA.
MiB Anna Brown opened the subject
nj Omitted Staloa History" Tho spo.
CIal subject wnl JOllOrson's admlnistra.
ton MiBs Brow WI showed q good
knowledge Of thu subject, ani made tho
recitation worry interesting aud IN
atfnoti va ono
Tho county superintendent aud Misses
Florence TAYLOR and Elizabeth Flnlnn'
Yin wOto appointed n committee to rro.
pafo u programme for n night session
TO bo hold on TlutHday OyCning.
Tho enrolment has reached lllty.IOur,
and tho interest is increasing,