Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-10
TIE THIRD DAY
OF the Teachers Institute at Mounds
vile, Yesterday.
THE INTEREST IN THE SESSION
NOTABLY INCREASED = THE
GOOD WORK DONE BY PROF.
POWELL, OF MARION, O.-THE
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.

lerger than any previous session. There
are many teachers present from Wet
eel and Ohio counties. This is prob
! ably due a great deal TO the fact that
very able instructors have been Sc
cured for Marshall county this year.
| Prof. Arthur Powell, principal Of
/ the Marion, o., public schools, has
done much work since he has been
| present. He is a splendid instructor,
and throws his whole soul in the work.
| He fell into instant favor with the
| teachers and at the conclusion of his
| talks receives much applause from his
| hearers. Yesterday morning the ses-
sion was called to order at the usual
| hour and the customary opening ex-
| ercises prevailed. The first topic,
| however, was the school room, which
was continued from yesterday. Prof
| Skinner handled the subject ard in a
| very able manner discussed several
more points greatly beneficial to the
! teachers.
| Impure air, he mentioned as one Of
| the evils in the school room. Pupils
| who breathe it not only feel drowsy.
| but often fall asleep and are not fit
subjects for learning. This kind of air
| is in all rooms that are not properly
ventilated, and it is often the case that
pupils breed hasty consumption and
other diseases. For these reasons the
teachers should be careful to have the
| rooms properly ventilated The next
speaker was Prof Arthur Powell, who
discussed the topic THE Teacher" or
woman as the case may be. The young
teacher, he said, when he follows the
profession, should make it a business
and do his work we'll A teacher should
| pupils and never be afraid of what you
! have done. Be circumspect, for this is
a very important factor of your life,
your habits and your appearance. He
stated he wanted no teacher to have
his boy who used intoxicating liquors.
| He demanded it, the State did also and
everybody had this privilege. 1t is only
the moral citizen who makes the best,
and every teacher owed it to themselves
to be this. Teachers, he said, continu-
| ing, should have self-control, be pru-
dent, conservative, unselfish and polite.
These elements If followed will do much
| for the teachers and will greatly aid
their being successful. The motives for
teaching, he said, were first to earn a
livelihood; second, to develop good men
and women; to make efficient men and
women to make well-informed men
and women; to make patriotic Ameri-
cans to inspire with love of learn
! ing. All these motives were carefully
discussed and at his conclusion the
teachers rendered him quite recep-
ton for his talk.
| A short recess was then taken, after
which Geography was discussed by
Prof. D. Skinner, and later Schol Lii
braries, these two topics occupied the
remaining time of the morning ses-
sion.
For the afternoon meeting Prof.
| Arthur Powell continued his talk on
"Our New Possessions" He took the
island of Porto Rico first, and in dis
cussing the topic succeeded in pointing
| out to the teachers many facts which
were Of much interest. Porto Rico
was discovered in 1893. The Virgin
Islands are on the east of it. The is
| land is 10S miles long and about 80
miles in width. 1t was formerly taken
possession OF October 18th, 1898, and
I'D until that time the flag of Spain
fioated there The surface is noun
famous through the central part. The
ground is very fertile and there are
300 streams, but only 40 are nayig-
able. The climate is tropical and there
are two seasons, vet and dry. 1t is
said many people who go there from
this country are not able to stay long
at a time They are not adapted TO
| the climate. The rainy season extends
from July to December, and during
| September there are serious hurricanes.
| The temperature is mild and Is very
| hot in August. The products are
| principally sugar. coffee. tobacco, cot
| ton, corn and fruit but very few min
| erals are found. There are about
| 800, 900 inhabitants, while the Spanish
language is chiefly spoken. The relig-
| ion is the Roman Catholic. There is
but one railroad, it being 1877 miles in
| length, $50 miles Of good roads and
470 miles of telegraph lines are also
on the island. There are but three
| very large cities and two cables con-
meet with the outside world. Other
minor points were given and the
speaker succeeded in making his lee
ture interesting all through. At his
conclusion Prof. Skinner spoke again
on Arithmetic, and later Prof, Powell
closed the afternoon session by giving
talk on civil government The pro-