The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31
A Number Of Interesting Topics
Discussed Yesterday.
AT CITY TEACHERS ASSEMBLY
Miss Chapman Gaze her Last Talk on
"Drawing"-Ins,ructors Gilbert and
Moss Elaborated on Other Pertinent
School Topics = Several Questions
Were Answered by Instructors.

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sung, Prof. j. N. Hammond leading,
with Miss Eta Roberts at the plano.
Dr.. c. B. Graham, pastor OF North
Street NJ. 3. church. offered an appro'
pirate prayer. Superintendent Ander-
son called attention to the fact that
this institute was held for the good OF
teachers of the city, and that all not
only ought TO be mere as they are with
but few exceptions but that they
ought to make the very best they pos
slbly can out Of the talks OF the IN
structors. Superintendent Anderson,
in HIS talk said a few had complained
to him that some Of the teachers talked
SO much that they interrupted DINERS
He was reminded Of conundrum
propounded to him few years ago by
one Of the Wheeling principals after re-
firing from his institute tour Of the
state. why are two horses hltched
to wagon, like a %oman's cheeKsF
The answer is Because there Is a was-
gin tongue between them" he had
noticed that all the Vaughn tongues
did not belong to the ladies' Al TINS
juncture DR.. Moss propounded the
query: What are the three most rapid
ways Of Eettings news around the
world? He fortified himself by saying
that 1t was not original with him-as
there were so many ladies' present Inc
answer is: BY telegraph telephone ana
tell-a-woman.
Miss Chapman used the first period
in her usual interesting manner sne
placed several drawings on the board
one OF pitcher, another OF basket
closing with a landscape which was
done in rapid but very artistic man
ner.
DR.. Gilbert followed Miss Chapman.
He first answered the query Mhes
would be the more advantageous to the
pupil in general, the teaching OF sci
ence and literature or the teaching of
the three "R's"? He answered that
the teaching Of science and literature
is SO far above the other that there Is
no comparison. He continued the sub
iect of school discipline. Some teach
ers worry their lives out trying to get
order, he said. They think that order
Is entirely apart from teaching. Good
order must come from the interest ere
ated in the school exercises. Perfect
silence is not the kind Of order We wish.
A corpse is the most orderly thing In
the world. A school must be consid-
cred as a community, and each pupil
must be made to feel that ne is part
NJ that community. The individual
nroperly trained will be always moving
forward. Abraham Lincoln was not
trained for place, but for continual
inward movement. This is the under
! wing prlnclple of all school manage
nent.
should the child always obey? obe-
dIence is not necessarily a virtue. Dis
obedience Is sometimes the very high
est kind of virtue. Obedience is an
cxpedIency, and sometimes a necessity.
In n school room when a teacher says
n child must do a thing the child must
do n But the teacher must be care
ru In her commands for her obedience.
II ia seldom necessary for the teacher
~ command a child. II the spirit OF
the school is right there will be but
mtt,o troubIe. Public sentiment will
oontro, the school. Get the pupils 10
oontroI themselves LET them feel that
thew have n part in controlling the
school. Create a public spirit against
dIsorder and good order ia assured, Nor
nj training Is not the result OF what
neonIe hear, but Of what they do. He
gave several Incidents to Illustrate the
points made. Some OF them we're very
touching Incidents. The beginning OF
training for good citizenship is when
the child begins to be willing to give
himself for the good Of the COM
munty
DR. + r. starkey, agent for the Ma
tIonal University, OF Washington, D.
e was introduced and in a few words
smoke OF the great work of the teach
or and of the school for which he was
| agent. He win be present again.
After a short recess DR.. Moss began
his talk by saving that perhaps the keys
NJ the new education were the labora-
tory and the library We go to the
field with the scientist and to the writ
,nRs Of our best authors. He took up
the NAV Of "Macbeth" and showed what
couId be done by the intelligent read
ing of the play. No work outside OF