Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-10

which," l repeat this question;
Miss Grace Reich, pretty,
bright young girl from Wheeling,
who is the guest of her relatives
here this week, entertained the in
stitute with very fine selection,
and being encored recited "Our
Folks" which was a decided sue
cess.
Miss Annie Elder delighted the
audience with q musical number,
Prof. Willoughby, accompanist.
Miss Elders voice is singularly
sweet and beautiful and her singing
was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
State Sup't Trotter said in his
address that school trustees ale
bribed more oftener than is COM
monty suspected, and for a FIVE or
ten dollar bill, or even the promise
OF getting to board the teacher,
some trustees will accept an infer
ior teacher for their school, in
preference to a superior teacher
one who is in demand other places,
and can get a school without hav-
ing to bride the trustee. This is a
{ fearful state of affairs and should
be remedied. Superintendent .Trot-
ter is young, enthusiastic, cheerful
and a humorist. He says some
very plain things, and doesn't care
it does make somebody mad.
Says that is an indication that
somebody who needed to be told
about their 1neanness has taken the
lesson home to themselves. This
was the closing address Of the even
ing.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Singing.
The Rev. J. H. Pressor offered
prayer.
On the last day of the institute,
the attendance of teachers was
equal to the preceding days. One
hundred and twenty teachers are
enrolled, being about the required
number for the schools Of Tyler
county.
Rev. Presser opened the topic,
Cuba and the Philippine Islands
and made a good speech. He be-
gan by saying that this war with
Spain ended the Monroe Doctrine
in America and developed the fact
that as a people we have not very
strong convictions on some matters.
We feel that in this war America
has. thus far, covered herself with
glory. True, she has done well,
but her foe was no more her mill
ttary equal than a ten year old boy
was match for a man.
Prof. Crago said he wanted to
talk on the preceding subject be-
fore the institute; but would choose
for the present period to offer
helpful suggestions to the young
teacher on "The First Day Of
School" Be prompt; have cheer
tul look for each pupil; don't talk
too much; be on the alert; check all
disorder; have in your mind plan
of work for the day and if it is car
ried out by three o'clock dismiss
your school. Far better to do that
than to hold the pupils there with
nothing to do.
Recess.
Prof. Cummins, Of the Parkers-
burg schools, was introduced and
talked very pleasantly a while, say,
ing that the school best governed
is the one least governed.
Singing.
Superintendent Trotteraddressed
the institute aud in his affable, hu,
morous way, saying that he was
neither surprised nor sorry that he
had made some people here mad
already. Said that he did not pro.
pose to talk only on the bright,
good things Of the school rlachin'
cry, but on evils and defects, in the
hope that they may be corrected
and the whole system, finally, come
to be perfect.
p. II am not here to eulogize. I ain
going into the institutes to expose
whatever Of fraud and sham and
violation Of school law I have
found and found too much. Dis
honest teachers, trustees and weak
superintendent"
He gave the teachers a list oil
publishers Of good, cheap books
suitable Tor school Libraries. He
deplored tie yellow, sensational
class of reading in book form, and
in newspapers, and urged the
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