The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-08
Teachers IN SESSION.

lUAUllUltD liz DU0DlUls,
The Monongalia County In
stitute
Is Holding Its Regular Annual
Session.
There Are More than One Hundred
Teachers Present and n Large Ma
jority Of them are Having Proflta-
Bile Time -Profs. Crago and Deahl
are Interesting Instructors-The
Teachers are Much Pleased With
Them.
The teachers of this county assem-
bled in Academy Hall at 1890 a. IN.
Aug. 3rd. 1896. Institute was called
to order by County Supt. Waters-af-
ter singing the patriotic and inspiring
hymn. America devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. l. A.
Barnes, pastor of the NJ. p. church.
Supt. Waters said, ssWe want to make
this the best institute we have ever
had, and believe we are so situated
that we can do it,"
Miss Ella Simpson and Prof. J. e.
Lazzelle were appointed secretaries
and proceeded to enroll the teachers
present. l01 enrolled to-day-32 la
dies and SO gentlemen.
Mr.. Stephen Mason was appointed
reporter for the Post, and J. L. Stone
king for the NEW DOMINION.
The Co. Supt. then introduced the
instructor, Prof. J. N. Deahl, princi-
pal of West Liberty Normal; and Prof.
+. III. Crago, of Wheeling.
Prof. Deahl spoke briefly, said he
did not wish to make speech at this
time. Among other things he said,
Teachers and Institute Instructors
used to make speeches in beginning
their workout people are getting
wiser. In opening campaigns leaders
make no speeches-they do not wish
to commit themselves, but reserve
their forces for future use"
Judging from the way in which the
Prof. discussed some of the subjects
this afternoon, he no doubt has many
good things in reserve for us.
Those present, who attended the
Institute here eight or nine years ago,
conducted by Prof. +. II. Crago, know
that he has something in store for us
that will be entertaining instructive
and beneficial.
Among other good things Prof.
| Crago said in his opening remarks.
II was struck with the improvement
of your little city-it is wonderful
No one who resides in town can realize
the growth and improvement like one
who has been away for some years and
returns. Have the schools of Monon.
gala made the same improvement?
He hoped so.
Prof. Wilkinson, of Grafton, was
called upon to make some remarks be
fore adjournment for noon.
Prof. Wilkinson is an earnest enthu
siastic and scholarly school man, ant
had the closest attention during his
i remarks.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion, the Co. Supt. urged the impor
lance and necessity of teachers attend
ing Institute.
He said it was his duty to see that
the law on this point was carried out
and he proposed to do SO. Trustee.
employing teacher who has not at
tended Institute lay themselves liabl,
to pay the teacher, as the board Of ed
ucation can not be compelled to do so
The subject of Technical Grammar
was discussed by Prof. Crago. Tn,
Importance of teaching the meaning
of words was emphasized. No teach
er ought to teach who can not do 81
without the use of the text book, blu
the text book has its place.
Literary Qualifications of thu
teacher was next taken up by Prof
Deahl. The teacher ought to be ia
in advance of his pupils. The teache
in the Primary school ought to be ;
graduate of the High school, tn,
teacher in the High school ought t.
be graduate of the Normal, and tn,
Normal principal graduate of thu
: University.
Every teacher, by having som,
knowledge of the life and life-work .
the Worlds best authors, will be abl
to do much better work.
The instructor requested some o
, the teachers to write a list of fifteer
of the worlds best authors, a livel,
discussion followed, on the place Har
riet Beecher Stowe occupies among tn
authors of the world. Prof. Deah
said ''Uncle Toms Cabin. was Mrs
Stoves best literary production, ant
aside from the sentiment, it contained
but very little literary merit, and tina
Mrs. Stowe should not even be classe(
among Americas best authors. Mr.
w. w. Simpson said he was there t,
defend Mrs. Stowe, that ''Uncle Tom
Cabin" had been translated into nine
teen different languages, and that wa
certainly evidence of its literary merit
and that the leading literary maya
zines class Mrs. Stoe among the world
leading authors. Prof. Crago said HI
had read "Uncle Toms Cabin" five
times and if he lived ten years longer
he expected to read it several time
more. That Mrs. Stowe had touched
the hearts of more people than an.
other author, and that she should Ger
tainly have place among the world
great authors.
After roll call and announcements
Institute adjourned to meet at S:5'
a. m. Tuesday.
i AN interesting entertainment wa
held last night, at Academy Hall, 70
the teachers and all Others who wish
ed to attend. The program cOnsistet
of paper by Rev. Ireland; address b.
Rev. Cameron; recitation by Prof
Crago; vocal solo by Mrs. Strausz; ad
dress by Prof. Wilkinson and music
by the Silver Cloud Quartet. Prof
Showalter, of Harrisville, will give ;
lecture at the hall tonight.
Col. Fast Nominated.
| Col. r. +. Fast. of MOnOnuali,