The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-05
: TRR ROUND TABLE

copsiadlng gssslon of tho /, oasllSElt or Z
ganl3atiOn lleia on saturday Y-An La,
jpyabIs and InstEuetlVe Hestlng.
The lest session Of the meeting of thSS
Round Table at Mopndsville was called
TO order by the pretidont Of . q. m. sat-
,urday. The first subject discussed Nas5
that .of Child Study, which vas open6d
by ,. n. 'crago In . few words. 40
btatedtt that al good teachers made tls
study Of the child an important factor
IN their work, but the misfortune q Wo
have not been careful In noting the re-
suits. He said that in Ritchie school
the teachers have been noting down ~
peohliGrities noticed in the child, 4ssa.
they are trying to systemize the matter
ana the results are good. superintend.
ent Shields spoke short tima on tts
same subject and he also moved that
all speeches be limited to fye minnten
This was carried unanimously.
z Prot. Deahl, Of West Liberty, gave al
interesting talk on the subject. super-
intendent King ,of AfcMeehen, talked
on the same subject. Child study 8 g
old as the Christian era, stitl IA our
schools 1t Is IN 10 infancy. III. Taylor
thinks that child study has caused u8
sch0ols and then I'd study ourSetVeqs
These two results Of themselves are q
great help to our schools.
The topic Have we an Ideal tn our
Work? Il 30 What d That 1dealf was
opened BY Mr.. A. ]. wilkinson In .
short, but very earnest talk Nh King
spoke pleasantly on the same Bub1ecI
He was followed by MerFtclE. peahI
and Oesch. Miss Marlin, Of tina
MoundsVlEle schools, spoke on the Buhs
1ect, urging that unless we have the ptl-
not reach q perfect ideal; the ml9tota
tune is that we do not have the children
long enough.
The chairman, Superinten Boyd
closed the discussion in q very ,pertAs9
nent talk, and he then, ct the request
Of the association. discussed the toptos
Culture Epochs IN the paHoif
Schools" They are endeaV0rlng to de@l
velop the child Just as the human EacG
has been developed. His talE thfongn-s
out was very interesting. Words arc
tauEht the child by the use OF the ser.
tence method. The words taught suit
the are Of the child, or rather suit the
different epochs Of the child'g lie. 4t03
EFFORT OF the teachers is TO follow nlssl
tut6's method. From the hrBt year ptls
pills. all through the different Br4de8a
the work Is carried on most enthu9t1sSi
tically, While there may be many
things In the conducting Of the schools.
that might be criticized, sttll they are
doing q great work They are cfee. e.Gine.
IN enthusiasm that - not otten eroAtoas
Mr.. BOYD closed BY urging that q ensi
thuSiaSm is necessary In all school work
and asked the teachers TO 50 70 tae!,l
school rooms with an enthugin8m that
will make their schools bettor than.eye9
before. l
M. Spur being called on for some
REMARKS, responded saying her heart
was In the great work, but excused hers
SELF from saying further. Rev. y A9
Spur. at the urgent request OF al ptee7
ent. spoke feelingiy 70 the teaetestls g 20
has been q teacher himself and he Gyfl-
pathiEe1 with the teacher n AL his
work. He was enthuHiaa ioally ep-'
plRuded. !.
Tire meeting has been one oE best
ever held. The discussions tndnlged 10
were very tthottghtful There was no
eitork on the part Of anyone to make q.
display In the way of oratory but every
one seemed to be searching Tor the
tree IN the great work OF upl8tinB nus
flanity. The many subjects bpouB
before the body were live questions
that are Of moment to every
and those who were prese anei ligsetlsi
ed 10 the discussions cannot f1le e %
beneAted and the schools Ot ttot
feachers present must be bettes Schools
fhan they otherwise would have BEEN
NJ ,IniIid influences mind by coEning W
contact, 90 will these discussions heit
the teaChorb and through them th9l