The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-05

Sons and Superintendent Anderson, The
Other speakers.
The Wheeling teachers, institute as
sernblsd yesterday at 0 O'clock a. m.
for Its last sessions.
Professor j. McH, Jones led In pray
er. America was sung. after which
the "As LIB" and C, tcachers retir-
ed to the room below for a drill IN
physical culture under Miss Jones,
This continued until 10 O'clock, when
Miss Parson took the platform. she
first explained what supplies would
be furnished and used in the drawing
during the coming year, asking all the
principals and others who wished 10
do so to copy SC that there might be no
excuse for not having them in time to
make the years work a success. She
then continued her talk on the sub
ject OF drawing. There are two con-
strletiye drawings. patterns and views.
Representation. Is the appearance OF
form. Representation cannot be well
taught, until the child Is made to see.
Before you teach principles the child
must know how to see. In all pictorial.
drawing there must be something Of
the artist In the work.
DR.. Douthatt gave a farewell talk
which was greatly enjoyed by oil. He
said the teacher was the greatest fac
tor In, civilization. He does not. see how
civilization could get along without the
teacher. The teacher makes mistakes,
but he does. not do 1t Intentionally. Ev-
olution Is the legislative depart Of de-
yelopment. Phrenology the judicial,
and education the executive. He does
not mean the Darwinnian theoryof evo-
luton. He does not belong to that
school. He means that evolution that
comes from own self. Observation md
Investigation go on, or should go on all
our lives. We will always have three
great factors In development. To think
to believe to know-wc ought as teach-
ers to take an inventory OF our stock
Of knowledge. We ought to do this at
the beginning, and at the end OF each
year. Teachers ought TO be always on
eiC dANuLSGt CaR iIl5s ~ N4iSh-
ever the teacher reaches the dead line
l.. e., stops learning then he. ought to
quit, for he will soon be buried How
we teach now will be considered old
fogyism fifty years from now. We are
but try-teachers, and We should be try
ing 20 teach better every day. These
institutes are to teach rs how to do
better work. Maniis advancing, teach
ing Is advancing. Our schools are bet
ter than they were ten years ago and
much better than they were fifty years
ago. Before DR.. Douthatt left a note
of thanks was passed unanimously as
a mark Of appreciation for his work.
After a short recess and the singing
OF a song, Superintendent Williams, OF!
Bellaire, was introduced. and gave a
pleasant talk. He. was pleased to meet
the Wheeling teachers, as he knew
them to be earnest and progressive and
as they were to be neighbors he hoped
to be friends. We do not teach as we
did ten years ago; not because I'VE
did not try to teach then, but because
we know how to teach better now than
we did then. We are progressing as
teachers. We are studying the child
to-day as we never did before. There Is
mich In the study of the child. The
Cllilu utS liSlllS klIdla LluSlE DtE uIlueE-F
stood, and respected. 1t Is folly to n
dertake to teach the child properly
until the child Is understood. In orderto
teach the child we must get down to
the child must be like the child. The
more we know Of the child the better
we can teach It. When the child enters
school we should find out what It
knows. then work jonto this the reason
able known, but unknown to the child.
Next wei should find out what interests
the child. Thirdly, find out II possible,
what the child would like to be-; this is
constantly in the child's mind, and
should be taken account of by the
teacher. and II Il Is done good results
will follow.
DR.. Gordy continued his talk ontpsy-
chology. He spoke OF the association of
ideas. There arc two kinds of ~associa-
ton, mechanical and rational. He IL
Illustrated these Ideas by number of
apt examples in which he clearly show.
ed the superiority of the latter over:
the formers$A After the doctors talk the
institute adjourned until! 1:so p. M.
Afternoon Session..
The last roll call was answered by
nearly every teacher, all not answering
appearing in q few minutes. after the
roll call was finished. Happy Land"
was sung, all Joining In the singing
with q vim.
Superintendent Anderson then In
dulged In "a general talk on the work
of the institute. He urged on all the:
teachers to devote themselves wholly
to the work. He thought the work of
this institute would make all, the teach
ers better. No one Is perfect. we-can
always improve and we should always
be improving. We learn to do by do
ing, and"we learn to teachtby putting
into practice, what we know about
teaching. Mr.. Anderson's talk was
greatly enjoyed. He hoped, trusted and
believed that we would have a9good
years work In our schools.
DR.. Gordy then arose for his last talk
and was received with applause. FIe
continued his talk of the forenoon on
psychology. Several questions were
n sknd him CONCERNING the aSSicin finn