West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-08-26
INSTITUTE ITEMS.
Preston Teachers in Annual Session
AT The County Seat.
The Proceedings In Detail.
Specially reported for TnE ARoCs.
MONDAY-FIRST DAY.


Preston teachers convened m
their regular annual session IN The
Court House, August 23rd, 1897.
The opening OF the Teachers
Institute was marked with all the
scenes due such an assembly, and
1T was a renewal Of old friendships
and acquaintance and the forming
of new ties.
The Institute was called to order
at / O'Clock by County Supt. II. s.
Whetsell, who IN u few well chosen
words stated the object OF the In.
stitute.
Singing, "West Virginia Hills"
by the Institute, with Miss Lulu
Lantz at the organ.
Scriptural reading OF the 18th
chapter of Corinthians and the in
voking Of the divine blessing upon
the Institute by Rev. Gee. .Tracn.
Singing "Battle Hymn of the Re
public" by Institute, with Miss
bantz at the organ.
Enrolment of teachers now occu-
piCu d SuOII peIiOu.
County Supt. Whetsell appointed
Miss Allie King and Mr.. a. W.
Carrico az secretaries.
Prof. Thos. +. Hodges, Of the
West Virginia University, was then
introduced by Supt. Whetsell as
one of the instructors and made IA
short talk on Institute and prelim =
mary work, and although it was his
first appearance before the teachers
of old Preston, it is needless to add
that he made good impression.
lntermission-15 minutcs-2:3O
-2i45.
Singing, "There's n good time
coming; help 1T on" by Institute,
with Miss OOpemau at tho organ.
Prof. Hodges then took up the
subject of CONSTITUTIONS" which
he discussed in an able and in
structive manner for one hour.
Comfy Supt. Whetsell then intro
duced Miss Adelaide V. Finch, of
Lewiston, Me-, who took up the sub.
ject OF Reading" and discussed it
IN an able and scientific way. Miss
Finch made very good i'm preston.
County Supt. Whetsell then APP.
pointed j.. S. Brown, .. G.. Wilt
and Rufus Holden and Misses Net.
tie Herndon and Matte Copcman
committee to prepare programs for
Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Announcement of reception and
distribution of invitations Institute
adjourned till night session by
singing "America," with Miss
Lantz presiding at the organ.
SECOND DAY-TUEsDAY.
Comfy Supt. Whetscll promptly
called the Institute TO order at 8
o'clock.
Singing, "Throw out the life
line" by the Institute.
Scripture reading and the invo-
cation of the divine blessing upon
the Institute by Rev. 5. p. Crum
NETT.
The next upon the program was
the calling of the roll, aud 70 la
dies and 139 gentlemen answered
to the call, making total Of 2I8
enrolled up to date.
Prof. Hodges then took M the
subject of Primary Geography.
which he treated III clear and
lucid manner.
lntermislson-15 minutes -1OI5
-10:30.
Singing, "Kind words will never
die" by Institute, with Miss Isa
W. Monroe at the organ.
Miss Finch then took up the un.
finished subject Of primary Read
ing" which she treated in a high
ly acceptable manner.
After five minutes spent in rec
reation, the Institute got down to
business again by singing "Work
for the night is coming"
Prof. Hodges then took MP the
subject Of CORAL Teaching" and
with number Of experiments made
the subject very entertaining and
satisfactory.
Institute then adjourned till
1:45 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Institute met promptly vt 1:45
and opened up the exercises by
singing.
COL Copeland, who lectured at
the Court House that evening on
Handsome People," was then in
PRODUCED to the Institute and held
the audience spell bound by his
matchless flow Of oratory, his ever
changing wit and his beauty and
power Of eloquence till recess. The
Colonel grows more popular with
the teachers Of Preston each year.
and he will soon DO regarded by
them az much Of q necessity as
their daily grub and prayer.
Internationally minutos-2:I5
$50.
Institute got down 10 work again
10y tho usual singing and organ
work.
state Supt Of FREQ Schools, j..
r. Irottcr5 was then introduced 90
lIc audience, and made very in-
tcrCstiug and instructive speech.
after which the Institute adjourned
for The game Of ball between Terra
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