Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-08
tersrilIe Monday and again on we'd

tersville Monday and again on We'd
nesday on legal business.
There was quite an electrical storm
on McKinn Tuesday night, striking
number of trees and killing one COW
There was a high wind, uprootine
corn, and heavy fall of rain, which
did an amount Of damage TO the grow
ing corn by washing much of it out.
Prof. A. II. Stanley was at institute
/ Wednesday forenoon.
The county teachers institute con-
vened here Monday morning at III a
/ m, and was called to order by the
County Superintendent, R. L. Pember-
ton. Profs. ]. w. Barnes, OF Falrmon'
and W. NJ. Strauss, of Parkersburg, the
instructors, were introduced, and aftel
short Introductory speeches, the insti'
tute adjourned till 1.50 p. M, when the
regular work commenced.
The atmospheric condition being IN
usually favorable, they soon had the
pleasure of talking to body of teach
ers thoroughly warmed up. A small
amount Of interest was manifested
| Monday afternoon, else than trying 70
! withstand the extreme heat tuesday
morning the members responded to
their names at roll call by repeating
memory gems from American authors
A number, as is usually the case, were
bashful and did not respond with the
required gem. This did not coincide
with Prof. Strauss views, and he pro-
ceeded to apply few criticisms as a
proper remedy for what might appear
an indifference on the part OF the
| teachers. Pref. Barnes entertained the
| teachers with a talk on Geography
which LED to quite an inquiry into To-
cations Of many places, and especially
the new gold field.
| Prof. Strauss talked on American lit
erature in the afternoon. His talk was
not only interesting but instructive
and was duly appreciated by all lover,
of literature present. His talk was
! followed by papers by teachers &c
whom authors had been assigned. Miss
Mae Johnson reaG pdper on Wash
, ington Irving. This paper was wei
prepared and was well read, exhibiting
a taste for the work. w. +. Clovis
read a paper on Cooper and A. w
Locke on Bryant. This feature OF the
program is departure from the usual
course, and is very interesting fea-
| ture in the educational work.
The response on Wednesday morn
ing at roll call, from British authors
| did not fill the measure, and had to be
repeated at noon. The gentlemen re-
sponded very promptly, but the ladie;
were peculiarly American in their
preferences, and modestly answered
present"
The subject of opening the school
caused very animated discussion and
the injunction restraining the reading
of the Bible in the school was intro
duced and discussion rested on the
question of whether the reading Of the
Scriptures should form part of the
opening exercise
Responses to names at roll call on
Thursday morning were from the BIZ
BILE. The weather being somewhat
cooler Thursday, the interest in the
work was in inverse ratio to the move
ments of the mercury in the thermom-
| eter The entertainment given in the
| NJ. E. church by members of the insti-
| tute and few volunteers, was a dis
tinctive and interesting feature Of the
work of the week. Miss Bessie C.
Hutchinson, of Parkersburg, recited
two excellent selections, the rendition
! of which was not TO be surpassed by
one of her age. Misses Mabel and
Lena Ruttencutter did themselves
great credit by their excellent recita-
In
the least behind in the credit of elo-
cutionary ability.
The roll call Friday morning indt-
Gated an enrolment of sixty-two males
and twenty-four females. It will be
borne in mind that all who are en-
rolled are not teachers. Prof. G. w
Robb occupied the first hour of the
day in exhibiting "Yagga's Geographic
cal Chart" and instructing the teachers
how to use 1t.
The subject Of English Literature
occupied the time till 1920. The sub
iect was we'll handled and much In
| terest was manifested on the part OF
/ the teachers. Messre. w. H. Flowers
S. E. Maple, Walter Dillon, ]. Z. Mar
tin. d. T. Debolt and Miss Clement
Bedillion read papers upon this sub
iect. Immediately after recess Prof
Barnes took up State Geography and
interested the audience quite while
Many interesting facts were brought
out relative to the size and import
ance of the cities of this State, and
of the various institutions, education
al. charitable and others. A chart talk
on Educational. Journals, by Prof.
Strauss, closed thee work of the in
structors and left the resolutions as
the closing work of the session.
The committee composed of Misses
Kate Gallagher and Mae Johnson and
Messrs. A. E. MARBLE, Charles Amber
and Gordon Races reporting the COM
mittee ready to report, Mr.. Rates,
Secretary, read them and they were
adopted as whole.
The resolutions, after thanking the
instructors and others for valuable in
struction and aid. were request that
the Legislature make the law relating
to attendance a little more efficient,
and the non-denominational and the
non-sectarian reading of the Bible in
the opening exercises. of the public
schools. to prevent khe lgrowing evil OF
nepotism in the appointment Of teach
ers of inferiorf CIVILIZATIONS and
turning down good Eeachers, and the
immoral influence Of appointing and