Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-29
TIE round TABLE MEETING
HELD AT THE CITY SUPERIN-
TENDENTS' OFFICE
Last Evening-A Good Attendance
and an Interesting
Meeting.

The meeting of the superintendent
'and Principals Round Table Of West
ern West Virginia and Eastern Ohio
was held at the CITY Superintendent s.
Office In the old library building.
There were about thirty OF le educ
Gators of the Two states present, as
follows.
Robert A. Armstrong Morgantown.
Principals Elizabeth C.ehan. Mary
Reppetto. Martha d Harper and D. =.
B.rEeu. Wheeulg. Principal George d.
Plumer. Marietta. o., sup- Walter
Mitchell. WeI-b1rg. Principal ~. q.
Bowers. BaruesyIue. o. Principal T..
81. THOMPSON Quaker City, o.. IIln-
ciual o.. B. fa.rchIt. Marietta. o.
STUART EaglerlD. Boston. Mass, Sup-
W. w. Boyd Marietta o. Hon. o. 4.
Carson. state school Commissioner,
Columbus. o.. Supt. =. d. \aucieTe,
GAINESVILLE. O.. SUpt w. II. Anderson.
Whce.ins Principal T., u. stevens.
Principal j. O. Martin, Bridgeport o.;
IIlcipal J. a. Hammond, Wheeling:
Supt B. II. Jones. Principal Louisa
Roscoe. Principal Ada Nyrick Bell
aire. o.: Principal Annie BlaGey, Bell
aire. o.: John ~. Simpson, ID. d., Pres
ident Marietta College; Mrs. N. Z.
Phillips. Supt. II. a. Riggs, Benwood;
Principal j. NcHeury Jones, Principal
r. n. Crago. Wheeling, Principal =. 7.
Anderson. Bellaire. d.
Prof Robert Armstrong. Of the West
Virginia State University. at Morgan
town. was chosen chairman OF the
meeting.
The first subject discussed was the
use and abuse of the text book. which
was opened by Supt. Duncan. OF
Bridgeport, and continued by Supt.
Vancleve. of GAINESVILLE, o., o. II. Car
son. State School Commissioner OF
Ohio. Supt Jones, of Bellaire, o., and
others.
The second subject. Our three
greatest elements or strength; three OF
weakness" was opened by SUperin-
tendeut VaDcleve, of Barnesville and
continued by Boyd, Of Marietta Pres
ideut simpson. of Marietta College,
and others. The discussion was very
interesting. President Simpson took
the ground that every teacher should
not only know the subject 90 be taught.
but how TO teach i'm the various stages
Of the child's development: should
study and understand pedagOglcs.
state Superintendent Carson, of
Ohio. spoke on Che same line. He
considers the three elements of
strength i'm the superintendent or prin-
cipal are FIRST, Independence; think for
himself. make up his mind and then
act Independently Second. SINGER
ity. Insiucer.ty Is 2 very costly thing
to "a superintendent Third, sympathy.
a sympathetic man can be an indie
pendent man.
Commissioner Carson made the as
SertioD that me- would not vote for any
man for superintendent If ne were a
graduate of all the colleges or this and
every other country if he had not en-
gaged In the actual work of the school
room He said le cannot oe svmp9-
thetic if he knows nothing or the work
IN which his teachers are engaged.
Superintendent Duncan said the way
Of doing things in many of our cities
binders the sGperu. eudeut from d0iug
good work. Nbe .1.neIs are too often
chosen without consulting the super
intendent
Superintendent Jones said. first, q
superintendent should be interested I'm
the elevation of humanity: second.
should have high ideas. third. should
be jealous of his powers and not allow
the Boards of Eta,ati0n To DO what is
the right of the superintendent 10 DO.
After ten minutes recess. the sub
ject OF Prize Contests was taken up
and opened by Principal Hammond.
A.r. Hammond pointed ont there are
no advantages aCCruing TO the teacher
except perhaps. the receipt OF an i'm
ferior prize. while the schemer re-
ceited all the benefit. The d.sadvan-
tages were:
'tirs,. It calls the teacher from her
legitimate work and prevents her from
giving her whole attention to the task
OF teachinE Her mind is excited by
sche.-es TO bring about success In the
contest and units To for the best work
of which she Is capable; second. it has
q bad effect upon The discipline of the
school; third iJ puts the school into
an unfriCndly relation with the home.
a condition that should never be per-
mitted 10 exist; fourth, it actually
places the teacher who is already sup
ported by taxation. iu the position of
q pauper: fifth, il opens the doors of
the school TO the entrance OF any adj
vertiSer who wishes TO inform the
public that he has something TO sell. "
The subject was discussed very
gravely by number OF those present
and at the end of the discussion the
following resolution was offered and
unanimously adopted;
Resolved BY the Eastern Ohio and
Western West Virginia Superinten-
dents and Principals Round Table
tat We deplOre the action of certain
teachers in entering contests OF Z. pu-
lariy through newspaper coupon
votes; that we believe such contests
harmful TO bo-b teachers and schools.
as well as denocaiiZiug TO the come
munity I'm general. and we urge boards
OF education TO place UpOu them the
seal OF disapproVal.
After the adoption of the above resO-
tuition the meeting was adjourned TO
meet this m0ruiDg az o'clock.
Ladies' Chip Leghorn and Straw
Hats cleaned. colored and reshapei.
p~v cleaning. colorirg and repairing
~ eaots' clothing q speciality.