The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-01
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION

In Session at White Sulphur springs.
A Very Interesting PrOgramme
Carried Out Musical Features.
Special Correspondence Of Intelligeneor.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. W.
Va, June 2s.-The West virginia Edu-
catlonnl Association met at $3.50. After
singing "scatter Smiles and Sunshine"
Professor Anderson, OF Anderson, led in
prayer. The Battle Hymn Of the Re-
public was sung earnestly by all, af-
ter which the regular exercises Of the
day were carried out, Round Table
discussion was the firBt topic.
Superintendent George s. Laidley, OF
Charleston, spoke on the subject, rs
Knowledge OF Psychology Neces-
Sary3" He said yes, but all the knowl-
edge OF psychology viii not take the
place Of a practical knowledge Of the
child.
Prof. U. s. Fleming, Of Parkersburg,
then read an able paper on the subject.
Supplementary Reading" or rather
supplementary work In the school room.
He Buggested q long list Of supplement
tary readings for the different grades
| OF q primary school. The paper was
discussed by r, II. Cr0go, G, s. Laidley,
Miss Leasure, Superintendent Ander-
| son, Principal Holden and otherB, The
discussion was full of life and created
quite an interest. A recess OF ten min
utes wns taken, after which n short
time was spent in discussing the place
OF next meeting. The session was then
adjourned until o'clock.
In the afternoon 1.-THE West Virginia
Hills" was sung, with vim by all pres
ent. Mrs. Mary McGulgnn. OF Charles
ton, read a paper on the subject, NOR.
al statistics and kinetics in education"
There are two forces In education, one
at rest and the other at work or rather
there Is one force, which with some lies
still, while with others It Is active. The
latter 10 what moves the educational
world, The writer OF the paper struck
hard blows ut the condition OF our land
morally to-day. Sabbath breaking,
whIBkey selling and all the many ills
the body polite IL heir to were handled
without gloves. Especially was she Sc
we're on the man who sells his vote. She
spoke OF the great influence the teach
er ought to exert over her pupils. In
teaching morals. we are teaching good
citizenship. hence when we make good
citizens we are making good moral
men and women.
'Aiy Old Kentucky Home" was sung,
after which the subject, "The schools
for the deaf and blind" was treated by
James P. Rucker, principal OF the ROM
ney school for these unfortunates Of
our state. He gave a history OF this
school and made the statement that
there were in the various schools Of this
kind in our country 10000 pupils, who
arc taught by 1000 teachers. He show
ed the method Of teaching the deaf.
This part OF the talk was very inter-
estIng to nll. Mr.. Rucker gave 1t as his
opinion that the oral method Of teach-
ing the deaf would soon gupersede the
teaching by signs. There are 1870 pupils
at Romney, including the blind. The
board OF regents are among the very
best men OF the state. They are all
thoroughly imbued with the Importance
Of educating these unfortunates. BY
request, Mr.. Rucker gave number Of
the signs used by the deaf. The mem
bers Of the association asked him
many Uuestions, All Of when he ltthdly
answered. 1t was n most interesting
discussion throughout. Twilight lB
falling" was sung, after which the as
sociation adjourned until $3.50 o'clock.
Fully one hundred persons were pres
ent during the afternoon session.