The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-26
The
Institute.
A Large Number of Teachers
From This and Adjoining
Counties in Attendance.
From Daily Institute. |

The gallant young schoolmasters
and the pretty young school,
marms came hocking in to the
educational Mecca, Clarksburg,
Long before the hour of conven.
ton, the streets were thronged
with expectant pedagogues, who,
like Barkis, were "willin' to
absorb new ideas as TO the best
manner of teaching the young
idea how to shoot"
The Institute was called to or
der, and the exerciseswere open.
ed BY singing America" follow,
ed with prayer by Prof. Miller.
Supt. Law, then made q few
characteristic remarks in his
usual happy mood, and introduce
ed Prof. Thomas G. Miller, of the
University, who is chief instruc-
tor. Prof. Miller is we'll and
favorably known to the teachers
of Harrison county, and it is par
ticularly gratifying to them to
have him back again in our midst.
He gave brief summary of what
the weeks work was expected to
accomplish.
Prof. j. w. Barnes. Principal
of the Fairmont State Normal,
was then introduced, and out
lined the purpose of the Institute
in brief but finished address.
Prof. Barnes has also been with
us once before, and did some ex.
cellent Institute work.
Following these preliminaries,
came the enrolment OF teachers,
and the distribution of note. books,
as the assembly was breaking up
for noon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT about 1870 p. m. County
Supt. Law called the Institute to
order.
After responding with hearty
to the invitation to
Join in singing The Battle Hymn
Of the Republic Prof. Miller
was introduced to discuss the
topic, What are the best meth
DDS of interesting patrons in the
School 2"
And this he did with enthusi-
psm. His talk was greatly APP
preciated and will be remember.
ed by the teachers in their work.
First, he advocated. a thorough
of al! the schools in
with the Manual Of
Grading provided by the State.
This when properly done will
reach out and interest the family
Of each boy and girl. To more
thoroughly do this, he suggested
the publishing OF a catalogue OF
the schools of the county, giving
the name of each school and the
class of every pupil in it. We
hope this suggestion may be con.
sidered and that it may be acted
on by the teachers of this county
as has been done in other coun.
ties Of this State.
Prof. Barnes was then intro.
duced to talk on the Literary
Qualifications of the Teacher.
First of course the teacher
must be thoroughly acquainted
with all the IA subjects taught in
the public schools. He must
have the broadcast culture posi-
bic. He must be up in current
topics and be full of fresh and
crisp ideas. He emphasized the
advantage of possessing a per-
sonal magnetism that would
reach out and influence every one
with whom one meets.
The following from the S. S.
Times serves TO give some i'm.
preston Of theidea
ii must be safely asserted
that personal magnetism is large.
ly an attainment possible to every
competent teacher, and that. this
being SO, personal magnetism is
plainly a teachers duty. a
glance at the elements Of this
qualification Of a teacher would
seem to make clear the correct
ness of this proposition. Without
pressing too closely the analogy
of the properties Of magnets. it
may be noted that a magnet has
twofold power Of attraction, or
two distinct poles Of attraction