West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-08-16
INSTITUTE ITEMS.
Thursday Night Session aud Notes aud
Comments.

SAN"S VI NhN Institute, anu DSlng Tree
was crowded to the full capacity of
the Courtroom. J. Slidell Brown
was chairman of the meeting, and
explained that no literary contest
would be held this year and no
prizes offered, because the teachers
did not properly appreciate the mat
ter and made no preparations what
ever for the contest, although being
notified a year in advance, and
heretofore the Program Committee
had the hardest kind of work to get
up contest at all. after personal
solicitation of almost every member
of the Institute and importuning and
coaxing them in order to make up a
contest, and then only succeeded
with "cut and dried" pieces, al
most amounting to a farce, with
few exceptions. So no more prizes
would be offered until interest
enough was manifested to warrant a
good contest. The Band played
out on the Court Square and the
orchestra furnished fine music In
side between the performances.
The first speaker introduced was
Hon. M. G.. Holmes, of Clarksburg,
who spoke twenty minutes on the
"Manners and Customs of the Chi.
nese," and gave some of his expe-
rience as u. S. Consul in China
under President Grant. Mr.. Holmes
spoke earnestly in favor of the
Chinese, and recited many good
points in their favor.
Lloyd G.. Beerbower, of Clarks-
burg, recited 1.-THE Nations Dead
in a very impressive manner.
Prof George L. Little, of Wash.
ington City, entertained the audi.
ence for half an hour with his "Chalk
Talk" and skill in drawing black
board sketches and caricatures.
Supt. Geo. S. Laidley spoke on
woman" and was going to give
reading, but broke his glasses and
gave it up.
Rev. c. II. Williams, pastor OF
the Wood Memorial Church of
Cambridge, Mass, was introduced
and made an eloquent and interest
ing talk on higher educational lines.
Rev. Williams was here as visitor.
and also made short address to
the Institute on Friday afternoon
that was listened to with marked at
tennon, as he is splendid talker
and has fine address and good
delivery.
The session was closed with
defamation by Dennis Garner en-.
titled 1.-The Unfortunate Client"
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Teachers Institutes for Pres
ton county are about the best held
In the State, more enjoyable, better
attended and more interest taken in
them By those in attendance and
the public generally, and the State
Supt. of Schools always attends
and takes great pride in the matter.
The vote of the Institute to 90 to
Terra Alta next year is all right.
and there is no hard feeling in King
wood about it. We have had this
annual convention of the teachers
now for four years, and the proper
thing to do hereafter is to alternate
between the two places, meet at
kingwood one year and Terra Alta
the next. In fact, this matter was
discussed by the editor of this paper
and Bro. Reed, of the Terra Alta
paper, some time since, and a gen
eral agreement made to that effect.
SO far as the papers are concerned.
and we so passed the word around
among many of the teachers. The
vote on the matter this time was M
test as between the two places, since
Terra Alta probably received all of
her votes, whereas only about half
Of the Kingwood votes were cast.
many being presen, and not voting.
and others from Kingwood, or near
by, being out at that time. We
still maintain that Kingwood is the
best place in the county for holding
the Institute, but a change is all
right, and the teachers will appre.
ciate us all the more when they
come back again.
tit
The expenses Of the Institute this
year cost no one here anything, ex-
cept the Chairman of the Commit.
tee on Arrangements, and he was
not out much. Tickets to Mrs.
Kings recital, to the amount Of
s6I. 50, we're sold, and more could
have been sold, but as we did not
want 20 crowd the teachers. we
stopped the selling after a certain