The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-30

inc Nv neellng teacnerS,i Mr., Hahn SAID
the greeting came as from comrades
in-arns, and The visitors esteemed the
kind words deeply. ME 1Iahn then
drilled into an eulogy Of the teaching
profession. and his oratorital ability. as
we'll as a dramatic ability were soon
displayed. Sir. Hahn Is a .fervent. elo-
quent, magnetic speaker. and the ro-
mantle stage has lost a gem 81 Z,
Superintendent Trotter read tele-
gram from Prof. Houk, who Is III at
Philadelphia, and therefore could noe
keep his engagementi 10 address the
ASSOCIATION last night. Being minus this
:hls gun" Mr.. Trotter said the rapid
flre guns would BIO called on to MI tho
gap. ii ,l'f5aa3i S1sfi3f
THE County Institute, was the topic
OF discussion, opened by Mr.. Trottef,
WHO said he had, applications from ali
manner OF men and women for the po.t
sltion OF Instructors al the Institutes,
and he said nil couldn't DO accommo.
dated, one reason being that many OF
the applicants We're not fitted for In
structors. lf.1d Va,
tProf Thomas c, Miller. Of Morgan
town, followed. and said he believed
the time was at hand for the subSti-
tuition OF district Institutes for county
Institutes. He would have q district
institute In each county for three days,
and a county mass convention for two
days. Ho offered this plan as n sug-
gestlon. s,5f. n ~ n
! The discussion here ceased, and Miss
Elsie Gundlirg favored the audience
with two spiendldly.sung solos, an en-
core being insisted on. !, n
Superintendent William NJ. Foulk, OF
Piedmont. continued the discussion. EIe
didn't want the verdict rendered that
the county institutes were failures,
though they We're not always success
full, and he believed that their lack OF
the desired success was due to incom-
potent Instructors. IL the teachers
didn't pay good attention. and kept
writing notes" 1t was largely the fault
or the instructor. who should have
magnetism enough to hold his audi
ence. ss E,-.i 4i1 go II -.lsf
Mr.. Wilkinson, Of Grafton, thought
West Virginia county Institutes lacked
the, enthusiasm of other states The at
tendance wasn't what II should be. Mr..
Wilkinson thought the teachers should
get an education in a school higher
than the one they teach. -.
L. J. Corbly,o of Huntington, concurred
with Mr.. Foulk that institute instruct
ors were often incompetent. He in
stanced the success, or rather the
smoothness an Instructor enjoyed who
studied drummer's Joke book, and the
love-making teachers petlt!ored for his
recall next year, because he amused
them SO. Mr.. Corbly stirred the gath
ering up by saying that no superin-
tpDIpnf Jnrnfe-S1,nf. fr,f M clint :
versity had a right to instruct an in
stltute. The professors may teach a
subject ut the university, but shouldn't
instruct an institute OF country teach
ers He argued for broader and better
instructors in the future.
DR.. E. NJ. Turner, of Morgantown, a
former president Of the West Virginia
University. next spoke. He claimed part
of the credit for the creation OF county
institutes. His observation was that
an instructor was trying to teach q het-
erogeneous mass ofteachers who ought
to be teachers. and teachers who ought
not to be teachers, therefore the in
structors We're often talking above the
reads OF the latter class. DR.. Turner
didn't believe in drilling too many
methods, because teaching Is n spiritual
art The speaker knew OF man in
this state who has great reputation as
an instructor simply because he works
off Bill Nye's and other frivolous jokes.
Another trouble In getting a success
full institute Is because so many people
are in the teaching profession, not from
choice, and intend to leave it in few
years, consequently they have no real
interest in the institute. and attend
only because It's compulsory. The
teaching profession must be elevated by
the earnest teachers, and poor teachers
be kept out. DR.. Turner was In favor
OF the county superintendent determin-
Ing whether teachers should be hired
for another year.
Adjournment took place at 10 O'clock.