The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-30
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OfWest Virginia Meets Mt Greenbricr
White Sulphur Springs.

White Sulphur Springs
Special Correspondence OF Intclligencer.
WHITE SULPHUR STRINGS, w.
Va. June 2S.-The twenty-ninth annual
session OF the West Virginia Education
al Association met in the parlor of the
White Sulphur Springs Hotel at 1890
a. m. and was called TO order by
State Superintendent Of Schools ]. R.
Trotter. Coronation was sung, led by
Miss Lucy Robinson. superintendent Of
music of Wheeling schools. with Miss
Alma Wilson, OF Richie school. at the
piano. Superintendent U. S. Fleming,
of the Parkersburg school. offered an
appropriate prayer, after which Amer
lea" was sung. This was followed by
the reading of the minutes OF the last
meeting by the secretary, S. J. Wilkin-
son. A short recess was taken for the
enrolment Of members. About forty
five were present. Five minute speeches
on Mistakes in Teaching" being next
In order, Superintendent Foulk, Of
Piedmont, was called on. and gave a
pleasant talk. He was followed by F.
l.. Burdette. of Clarksburg. Mrs. Mary
McGuigan, of Charleston, +. II. Crago,
Of Wheeling, Miss Ethel La2!er. Of
Charleston, w. II. Anderson, Of Wheel
Ing. Superintendent Fleming. Of Park
ersburg. Miss Patrick. Of Charleston.
Mr.. Sweeney. of Hinton. Superintendent
G. S. Laidley. Of Charleston. Frank
Trotter. OF Buckhannon. S. J. wilkins
son, OF Grafton, Miss a. NJ. Wilson, OF
Wheeling. W. J. Holden, principal OF
Chenille normal school. Prof. Kelley.
OF Montgomery preparatory school to
the State University. Some very good
things were sald things that will do the
young teachers much good.
The Association was called to order
at o'clock. West Virginia Hills"
was sung by the association. after
which Frank L. Burdette, of Clarks-
burg, read paper on Punishment;
Uses and Abuses" The paper was well
prepared and well delivered. A. ].
Wilkinson opened the discussion. While
he Is not teaching now, he visits many
schools, and he finds all kinds Of teach
ers in charge of them. Some favoring
no punishment Il all, some Furnishing
for everything, while some take the
golden means. Superintendent Foulk
of Piedmont. continued the discussion,
beginning his talk with the quotation
from J. B. Cough. Where o man has
no Judgment there Is no law laid down
In the statutes compelling him to use
it" He was followed by Profs. Crago
and Rucker. Prof. Rucker was very
happy In his remarks. The discussion
throughout was spirited and Instructive.
Superintendent Fleming asked sew
erai questions, and gave his experience
concerning punishments. Principal
Holden, OF Chenille normal school,
closed te discussion.
AT night the address Of welcome was
given by James T. Rucker, now OF
Romney. but formerly OF this county,
(Greenbrler). with n reply by Wilson
NJ. Foulk, of Piedmont. Both were
very good, and we're we'll received.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Resolutions-W. ]. Hol Mrs. NJ. R.
McGuiGan. U. S. Fleming
Place OF Meetins-W. NJ. Foulk. F. B.
Trotter. P. H. Stelnberger, Miss A NJ.
wilson. Miss Emma Anderson.
Nomination Of Oflcers--F. H. Crago,
Miss Florence Grayham, Josiah Kelley.