The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-17
THE INSTITUTE CLOSED.
The Good Work Done by the
Teachers.
They Have an Interesting Session and
win 60 TO their Duties with New Vim
"A Lot ~ Ringing Resolutions in
which their sentiments are Expressed.

which should receive the most careful
attention is that OF grading our public
schools. Herein lies the secret OF sue
cess in school work. Not only is il OF
advantage to the pupil whose intellect
nal improvement is derived therefrom,
but the systematic regular course Of in ]
struction which would be offered By
such movement would so inspire the I
teachers as well as pupils that thew +.
would labor to bring about the highest +
efficiency and create the desire for some
/ thing higher and more advanced than
/ the common schools afford. This then
would swell the ranks OF our Normal I
| schools and State University and ere /
/ long it would be the Normal and College
l graduate instead Of the masses from the /
| free school who would 90 forth to adj +
minister the affairs Of our nation
DR.. Reynolds Of the University made +
an enthusiastic speech along this line t
and urged the teachers to put into prae-
/ tice as far as possible the graded course /
prepared by our State superintendent t
! Profs. Barnes and Miller also offered |
some good suggestions on this subject +
DR.. John A. Myers, Director Of the /
Agricultural Experiment station gave i
( some valuable information on the sub (
/ ject Of Diseases OF Fruits. He showed /
how the germs Of disease were brought /
| in contact with our fruits and vegetables /
and the different stages OF decay after I
the first indications OF disease.
/ The entertainment on Wednesday /
was one of varied and interesting char /
acter, highly enjoyed by all who were
1 fortunate enough to hear it.
/ The exercise begun by singing that pop
ular song, 1.-THE West Va. Hills, - led by |
Prof Miller
/ Tho following program was given by /
| home talent: Vocal solo, Miss Mary /
/ Hayes banjo solo, Master Sam Chad /
wick; vocal solo, Miss Ida Hackney Vi /
olin duet, Misses Emily and Louise Far /
row vocal solo, Miss Anna Johnson !
guitar and mandolin quintette, Misses
/ Ruth and Lucy Wood, Fannie Berkeley, |
Bessie Hagans and Miss Heermans /
whistling solo, Miss Cameron.
/ The performers all acquitted them
selves very ereditably and considering
the brief time at their disposal for prep
aration did excellent work.
Last but not least came Prof. George
L. Little, OF Washington, d, c., the
popular lecturer, who led the audience
as with the wand OF enchantment
/ through the realms Of wonderland.
The admirable way in which Prof. |
! Iibl4b GplublHt5 lISLIuCtiOl ana enter !
/ tainment ELECTS the highest praise
wherever he goes. Continued applause |
greeted the lecturer as fruits and flow !
ers, landscapes, animals and caricatures
OF all classes of men and women were
| rapidly presented. The browning effort |
OF Mr. Titles work, however, consisted |
OF beautiful sketch OF the flowing stars |
and stripes, the red and blue being |
| skillfully placed with the aid of colored |
erayons.
Thursdays session opened with de. |
votional exercises conducted by Rev, |
Mr. Lucas, of Chicago, who afterward |
gave a talk to the teachers which vas |
/ highly entertaining.
Prof. Stewart of the University, I'M |
der the head of Mathematics very clear
| ly explained the Metric System and |
gave some hints of practical value in re-
gard to measurements.
| Dir. J. /. Goodnight, President Of the |
| University, having arrived in town on |
the preceding evening, entertained the !
teachers for a few minutes, calling at |
tention to our State University and Civ |
ing some good ideas as to preparing the |
youth of the State for entering it
Prof. Little conducted devotional ex-
ercises on Friday morning and after |
I AdIA L lOAs hlllti HiJDkO Il lew minutes /
on the subject of our "Honored Dead, y |
in which he referred to some of our
great poets and statesmen who have |
passed away, and recalled some of the |
noble deeds-worthy of emulation
which they performed.
Ex-senator Waitman T. Wiley was
| introduced and addressed the teachers |
in his excellent manner, calling forth |
the applause Of all present. Mr.Willey |
although feeble in body is still active in !
mind and ever awake to promote the |
interests of education.
After recess Miss Jessie Moorhead |
sang solo which was received with |
hearty applause.
Then followed the farewell addresses !
Of the instructors and ans enthusiastic |
speech by County Sup't Waters in be- |
half Of the public schools and the i'm |
portanee of thoroughness on the part
of the teachers After the report of the |
committee on resolutions had been
adopted the Institute adjourned,
Examinations began at one o'clock on
Friday and continued until Saturday
evening. Following are the resolutions
submitted by the committee and adopt |
ed.
WHEREAS, The teachers OF Mononga-
liza county and State of West Virginia in |
institute assembled, having the welfare |
of our educational interests at heart and |
being DESTROYS of lending our sympathy |
and aid to every act which is designed |
to enhance the cause OF a higher and |
more systematic plane of education do |
hereby adopt the following resolutions: |
list. That we recognize in Mr.. Lewis |
an able and competent State Supern- |
tendent and do most heartily favor his |
manual and graded course OF instruction |
for country and village schools
End. That we favor the State Super
intendent's plan for the uniication of |
all the State, county and district schools |
of West Virginia, making the state |
school system preparatory to and hav- |
ing it eliminate in her highest educa- |
tional institution, our State University. |
3rd. That to our worthy instructors |
Profs. T. G. Miller and J. Walter Barnes
we extend our sincere thanks and graft |
tude for their valuable services 10 us |
during this institute and that we may |
continue to receive inspiration from
them and their lofty ideals as the years |
go by.
18th That since Prof Little has con
tributed much to our knowledge and
pleasure during this week, he shall bear
away with him the thanks and best
wishes OF us all.
9th. That we return our thanks to
all those friends of education who have |
assisted in making this week of pleas
ure and profit
9Th That we appreciate the interest
manifested in the common schools by
the Professors of the West Va Uni
yersity
9TH. That we who earnestly endeavor
to elevate and secure the success of our
public schools do condemn the acton of
the various Boards of Education for re-
ducing our wages, thereby dscouraging
the cause of education and driving the
best teachers from the field.
Sth, That the District Institute be
made more enthusiastic as a means of
uniting the work of teachers and par
ents and securing more progressive work
in the public schools.
9th. That the teachers should be re-
quired to attend their district institutes
respectively under penalty of a fine
that may be agreed upon by the commit
tees of the various districts unless they
have lawful excuse.
10th. That we recognize the w, Va.
School journal as the official organ of
communication between the teachers
and state school officers and most earn
estly recommend that all the teachers of
Monongalia county subscribe for the
same We also recommend that the
teachers of this county support the Pub
lie School Mirror which is to be publish
ed at our county seat
18th. That we extend to our worthy
fellow teacher Zimri Ammops our pro-
found sympathy in the sad news of his