The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-21
The COUNTY
TEACHERS
INSTITUTE
Closes After ia Four Days Session
That Was Very Enjoyable )
and Instructive. ),
CONGRESSMAN DOvENERT
To the Teachers on. Legislation il
Congress-Resolution Adopt
4 ed by the Institute

4 The last day OF the Ohio County
{ Teachers Institute opened auspiciousiy.
The entire session has beenSa most in
/! tcresting one, the, interest increasing
from the first day until now. - Mr..
4 Scott, tile instructor, though compare.
I lively young in the work, has. proved
Z himself equal to the OCCASION although
. he did not expect to take the leading
4 part, as he has done during the entire
week. Prof. Wilson NJ. Foulls, of Pied
mont. was to have been the principal
Instructor, but death in the family pre-
vented his coming. This was a great
disappointment but the institute has
4 been success. The county superln-
tendent on Tuesday morning requested
Prof. #. H. Crago, Of Wheeling, to as
sist until Mr.. Foulk put in an appear
'ance. but as he did not come he assist
J. ed throughout the institute
/ Prof. Scott conducted the opening ex-
ercises yesterday morning. and he also
opened the discussion Of the subject,
School Libraries" speaking of all
kinds, of libraries. and of literature in
the schools. He was followed by Miss
Yacke. who told in an interesting way
how the teachers of Fulton secured n
7 library. Instead Of treating the pupils
they took the amount generally, spent
for a treat in the purchase of suitable
books to start n library. Mr.. Lazear
+, said he had purchased some books, but
he did not give up the treat. Mr.. Glf-
fen spent the treat money for books.
Mr.. Maxwell said he did not believe in
treating, but still he did it, as 1t had
2 been the custom Of pupils to make pre-
sents to the teacher and he felt that
Z he ought to reciprocate. He did not be-
lieve in the teachers buying the books.
This can be done by giving entertain
ments, getting donations, etc. Quite q
number of others spoke on the subject.
The query, .How Can We Make In
dividual Thinkers?" was discussed by
Prof. F. H. Crago. He said in part,
that we do too much for our pupils.
Get the confidence of the pupils, let
them know they must do their own
work, get their, attention. create a de-
sire to learn and the pupil will do the
rest. ; Ss
How Many Nationa. Holidays Are
X Tkere?" was the next subject. 1t was
{ decided that there are none made by
act OF Congress. The proclamation of
the President makes Thanksgiving
national holiday. Custom and the laws
OF all the states make the Fourth OF
July national holiday.
Il The subject Of Physiology" being
? next in order Miss Mary Terrill read n
short. spicy paper on Respiration"
dwelling on the absolute necessity OF
having pure air for the school room
Prof. ]. C. Gwynn, principal of Madi-
son school. Wheeling. gave very in
teresting and instructive talk on the
= same subject He thinks we often at
tempt to teach too much physiology in
our public schools. We should know
something OF the skeleton, as much as
possible of circulation and digestion,
and some little of the nervous system.
Z Much attention should be given to the
special senses. especially to those of
sight and hearing. The great object of
the teaching of physiology In our
schools Is to teach our pupils how to
live. Prof. Scott closed the discussion.
After short recess. the subject of
lsNf,,stou t,t. !,
Ritter. She read short paper on the
subject. which was well received. Miss
2 Nellie Krummer read short paper on
the same subject,
Miss Addie Gardner discussed the
subject of School Libraries"
The subject of Grammar" was in
troduced by Prof. Crago, Who with the
assistance of the members OF the in
stitute conducted n catechetical exer-
else for short time.
When Capt. B. B. Dovener. member
of Congress from the First West Vir-
ginia district, arrived. he was at once
introduced to. the institute and gave n
talk on the subject, How Bills Pass
Congress, or rather the details Of the
passage of bills through Congress or
the state Legislature. He was listened
to attentively and all felt well repaid
for hearing him. At the close of his
talk he congratulated the teachers of
the county on the advancement being
made In Ohio county In public schools.
He compared the advantages of tho