West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-08-17
TEACHERS IN COUNCIL.
The Annual Session Of the Institute
For this County.
The Proceedings and Names or
Those in Attendance.

Court House at Kiugwood, on
August l4'h, at 1890 a.. m.
County Supt. +. w. Candy called
the house TO order and appointed
f. ID. Fortney and Miss Bertha b.
Wilt as secretaries. Rev. NJ. ID.
Nutter conducted the afternoon
devotional exercises and Prof. A.
q. kimler, principal Of Shepherds.
town Normal School, talked OH
what should the teacher read.
Succeeding him Prof. Arthur
Powell, Supt. of Marion Schools,
Ohio, spoke on Moral Training
and discussed The War with Spain.
The social session of the evening
was a pleasant gathering. The ad-
dress Of welcome was by j. Slidell
Brown, aud George w. White re-
sponded on the part of the teach
ers. Refreshments we're then serv
ed and after al enjoyable time all
present went away we'll satisfied.
TUESDAY.
The institute opened in due form,
and Prof. Powell then discussed
morality Oh the broad grounds Of
rights and duties. and i~ncldently
paid a tribute to the progressiveness
Of hIngwood in erecting her cleo.
trio light plant. He also spoke in
conclusion at length on manhood
in teaching. be-,
lie gave, rs the elements of SUE
cess in teaching
l.. Sympathy for pupils.
2. Firm IN character and pur-
pose.
3. Cheerfuluess.
4. Blrnestness and energy.
5. Hopefulness.
Prof. Powell is practical in the
treatment of has subjects, and il
Illustrated tirmness by the example
OF refusing his high school pupils
permission to attend "a political
meeting addressed by President
Mckinley when Governor of Ohio.
After mterWission Prof. Kimler
talked on arithmetic aud confined
his remarks TO elementary ptiucl-
pies and objective methods of in
struction IN that branch.
The first afternoon session, after
q. w. Beerbowcr presented the
claims of The ARGUS and Journal
for sc io"Iroom reading as well as
the ex~celienclcs IF the Pathfinder
and Institute, was devoted b. Prof.
hImler TO an energetic talk on
school oom arrangements and
asked many practical questions
which We're answered by the
teachers present.
The second afternoon session
was opened by Prof Powell, who
instructed The teachers how to apply
for a school and gave some good
ADVICE on preventing truuncy and
concerning The work Of the first
day IN school. He adviscd "strap
oIl' or anpqual persuasive in OBJ
situate Cases.
WEDNESDAY.
Prof. Kimler commenced the
days regular work with a talk on
"Busy Work" or Seat Work. IN
which he urged the teacher not
only to give this class OF work but
to pass among his pupils and rem
der judiclously a proper amount of
assistance. He advised the tenchers
to make careful preparation for
this work outside of the school
room, and to secure material from
every possible source. Prof.
Powell, who briefly recapitulated
the acquisitions Of territory by the
United States and gavo some in
teresting facts concerning the
Philippines, whose aggregate num-
Der are 1 300 and of which the
seven largest are Luzon, Bohal.
Pan"y Negros, Cebu, Mindano
and Lyle. The Professor thought
we should not have paid go. 900,
900 for the Philippines, but that
now We should crush out all armed
resistance before proceeding 10 a
final disposition Of the Philippine
question.
After intermissioD State Supt.
Trotter came into the Institute and
Va received with great applause.
Prof. Powell next spoke earnestly
ON the teacher as q wOman and
gave The following six motives Of q
teacher .
j. To earn ? Livelihood.
= To- develop good men and
women
g. To make emcient man and