West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-08-09
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Begins az the County Seat with Good
Auspices aud Favorable Weather

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The County Institute fof the cur
rent year was opened at the Court
House on Monday August 9th at
1890. a. m, Supt. r. w Candy
being in charge.
Without any Introductory remarks
the Superintendent asked the audi
ence to sing Twilight is Falling, -
after which he introduced Prof. G.
S. LaidleY, Of Charleston, whose
brief talk was of reminiscent ma
ture and related to his FIRST expe-
rience as an Institute instructor. lie
rather deprecated the custom OF re-
sorting 10 the lawyer as the most
suitable person to make addresses
on public occasions, but pointed out
the fact that while the teacher should
be a leader in society, the lawyer
deals with his intellectual equals,
whereas the teacher is not supposed
to do so.
Prof. G. Z. Little, of Washing
ton, followed with another reminis-
cent talk, illustrated by a black.
board drawing.
/ Mr.. Nj. p Shawkey, the associate
instructor, is the chief clerk in the
Office of the State Department of
Education. He emphasized the
point that the Institute should be an
inspiration to the teacher, and that
although teachers may have differ
ent ways of doing the same thing,
their methods may all be good. The
teacher, however, should be pre-
pared to defend his methods.
The morning attendance was unu-
sually large. After collecting the
enrolment blanks that had been
handed out, the Institute adjourned
until 1880 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Institute was called TO order
at pm. by Supt. Candy. After
a prayer by Rev. II. c. Howard,
"West Virginia Hills" was sung,
Miss Bertha Sturgeon performing at
the organ
Mr.. Shawkey, in taking up the
topic of conventions, prefaced it by
exhor,ing the teachers to be pune
tual and attentive, and thus put the
utmost possible life into the session.
He urged them to render volunteer
service whenever opportunity might
permit In emphasizing the use of
note books during an Institute SEES
sion, he cautioned the teachers
against blindly attempting to follow
out an instructors theories. a
theory is not to be followed when it
will not fit the particular case.
Rules must be modified by the con
dinons and circumstances of each
individual.
The instructor Jhen discussed the
mode whereby delegates are chosen
by the district convention to the
next higher one, and SO on through
the various stages in the organization
of a political party. Politics should
mean something higher than merely
a candidate and key"
Prof. Little then talked on the art
of drawing, and showed by illustra-
tons how the lower animals. may
portray phases OF human nature.
He showed how the outlines of one
picture may be made to suggest
another
Following a recess of fifteen min
utes, "Help it On" was sung, and
Prof. Laidley then discussed the
topic of school.room decoration,
laying great stress on the matter of
ventilation. There is a limit to the
time that a child's attention may be
held, butbad air will ncutralize even
this limit Since the purest air con.
tains four parts Of carbonic acid gas
in every 10, 900, while the air thrown
of by the lungs contains 100 parts,
or, 10 other words, 100 times as
much 10 proportion, IL follows that
a child requires 900 cubic feet OF
pure air per hour Air containing
no more than seven parts Of this gas
in every 10000, is UNFIT to breathe.
The Professor also spoke Of the need
of making the school house as at.
tractive as possible lie referred TO
the Perry Picture CO., Of Maiden.
Mass and The Art study Co.. Of.
$50 Dearborn Street, Chicago, as
places where ART photographs may
be very cbeapIy obtained.
Roll was then called and number
signed ~ the teachers.
The Superintendent announced
the names of !. sldeu Brown. G.
vs. Becrbouer Sc $751; Carrico. G.
'H.Wrson. Miss Nc.de Herudon and
Miss Belle spahr Is committee to
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