West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-01-07
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
An UrSent Plea For More Active
Work BIZ Our Teachers.

trict Institutes. To this suggestion w.,
desire 10 add, Sink or swim. live or.
Gle, survive or perish" we are WIN
you. We recognize i'm AIR. MhetSell n
teacher aud a County Superintendent
such rs we have not had since the DAVIS
that Joseph II. Hawthorne disturbed
the latent powers OF the teacher and
brought him to the realization of the
true position that he occupied toward
his profession and what was due from
him tn che children. parents and the
schools in general Preston county has
the honor of having one of her most
talented teachers, or will have after
the 4th of next March, at the head Of
school Department in State, Prof Rus
sell .rrotter. We all expect something
good from the State Superintendent
or Free Schools for Preston county
teachers
MIR. Whetsell is DESTROYS that the
teachers of Preston county should not
only be teachers OF their profession.
but that they be leaders IN nll educa.
tional work, and 90 do this, il is indis-
pensible that the teachers meet in Dis
trict Institutes where they can have an
opportunity of exchanging thoughts.
views and experiences with each other
There are grave questions to be dis
posed OF in educational meetings of
TINS charactsr-'quostions that con-
Germs the teacher most, his wages and
the number of months to Toe taught
We have five months now we can have
six or eight NJ we desire il, by proving
to the people that we are in earnest
and that il is matter OF necessity. No
one in the past has ever gained any.
thing 10y waiting for IL 90 come TO him
All success in life has been ACHIEVED by
going to IL. 80 IL is with you, teacher;
II you expect that our law making lie.
partment OF the State does anything
for us, we have got Co show by our per-
sonal energies that we are worthy of
something better AS class. the
school teacher is the poorest paid per-
son in wages in the State for the time
engaged at work. and as class toe
teacher takes less interest in his pro-
fcssion than any other branch of bust
ness in the State, hence we are led TO
believe that the teacher is getting
more now than he deserves, or at least
great many are. A large number OF
our teachers don't care. or, IL actions
speak louder than words, whether they
succeed or not, so they get the money.
that is all that is required. Teachers
that are in the business for ono and
two years, as stepping-stone for
something else, cannot succeed, aud
about thirty of those boys and girls
who failed To- receive certificate last
fall, are now beginning to realize that
the Board OF Examiners meant bust
ness, and next year large number of
those teachers now holding "A four
years certificate will wonder what
struck them when they receive a grade
No. q
/ recognize the ability of those teach
ers holding four years certificate and
State certificate, and believing that
honor should be conferred upon those
who have been honored, and as there
are twelve teachers in this district
holding grade No. /, including State
certificates For the benefit Of the en-
tire district and those that are int ter
ested in the Kingwoo I district toa chers.
viz Pref. Holden. State certificate;
Mrs. Holden, State certificates; Miss Isa
Monroe. Miss Belle Spahr, Miss Laura
Parks Joseph r. White, q. w. Waite.
Miss Martha Copemau. Miss Eta Bish-
op, Miss Irene Harshbarger, w. O.
Miller and Miss May Stemple Now,
we have eight No. Us and three No. Ss
that are very willing to become stu
dents and pupils TO the suggest ton of
fered by the County superintendent
Now then. If Sau get q second 60 the
motion. | will move that Prof. Holden
and his four able associates of the
Kingwood school be appointed as n
omnittee TO confer with tine other
seven teachers, and THAT they select a
suitable program, and a. there are
twelve branches 20 be taught, and as
they are all qualified for the position,
that they make known their program
through the county papers at what
time they will meet in january. And
in making this selection l have been
actuatcd bv the purest of motives
knowing that Prof. Holden and his as
sociates, as well as the other srYen
mentioned are the best teacbers in the
district. that they receive the best
wages for teaching in the district that
they should be model teachers ira every
respect, and in this they cannot be
unless they participate in these educa-
tional meetings suggested by Mr..
Whetsell. We have twenty-three teach
ers in the district, some six or eight
that will join Us that belong TO other
districts. Then wa have a large num-
Der of students attending school that
would appreciate the advantages of
these educational meetings.
There is another item TO he gained
in these educational meetings, and that
is the advantages Of literary work and
parliamentary usaRes, and to our mind
no teacher is a correct teacher or
model teacher unless he has a literary
society in connection with his school
For proof Of this assertion, j desire 90
submit the following successful per-
sons, either in school or literary work (:
WIN. M. O. Dawson. Chairman OF the
Republican State Committee; ex- Comfy
superintendent Joseph n. Hawthorne.
now Judge of Kansas City. Mo; John
Barton Payne, Esq of Kingwood Bar.
now Judge in Chicago, Ill; John ~.
Holt, of the Grafton Bar, now Judge
elect OF this judicial Circuit; Hon. g. H.
Brown, Postmaster at Cincinnati, o. F;
James w. White, present Representa-
tive from this county TO the BoQisla-
ture and one Of the proprietors Of the
Preston County Journal; Hon. VIM. g .
Worley State Senator Of Kingwood;
Hons. VIM. G.. Brown, Neil j. Fortney.
II. G. Hyde, r. w. Monroe, y. !. Gro
gan and J. G. Ralphsnyder, OF the
Kingwood Bar; j. Slidell Brown. editor
and proprietor Of TIKI WEST VIR0IxrA
ARGUs: Hon. Edward s. Elliott, Of Chi
cago Bar. and ex-County Supt A. w
Frederick, and others ] could MERTON.
All Of the above we're active county
teachers except three, but they were
active literary students ard took much
interest ion tile schools II this couHty
and had "a deep int est in the teachers.
Teachers. If Won wish as these men
have succee Ted. you VIII have TO be ia
earnest yourselves. as these parties
we're ] have mentioned. They being
live. energetic teachers and students Of
literary worth, made their profession