Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-01


school building came to close yesteT-
day afternoon and it was doubtless one
Of the most interesting and profitable
sessions ever held by the Wheeling
teachers. Each day was devoted to dis
cussing the most important questions
In various branches of study and it is
the general opinion that the institute
was rather fortunate in selecting in
structors There was marked degree
OF interest in all the lessons and the
teachers were more fully acquainted
with the work required in the school
room.
The morning session opened with
singing of coronation" after which
Prof. 4. B. Trotter, of the West Vir-
ginia Conference Seminary, led in
prayer. Miss Reppeto called the roll
and marked the absentees. Then came
few remarks by Prof. w. H. anderson
He stated that what he had said each
morning in praise of the institute was
really very little compared with what
he thought of it. He spoke feelingly Of
the work of the session and hoped that
the last day would be the best
Prof McMurry dwelt on points in
literature used in his other talks, such
as "a the great masters, (2) suggesting
that teachers study the literature that
suits children, go social training in lit
erature, (4) it's expansive influence, 90
lierature is recreative, and 90 litera
ture is the greatest of the fine arts. He
thought that social training in this
study is particularly valuable to teach
ers and that narrowness and pedantTy
of the teachers are broken up by the
study of lierature 1t contains ideals
which are most potential forces in the
worlds elevation. He argued that
many see it first as study Of wonders,
then as a study of usefulness, but that
1t was more than that-It is to train the
observing powers. In classifying it he
remarked that the great object of the
study was to teach the pupil to love
mature. Prof. McMurry concluded with
helpful lesson, in which ne used a
stalk of corn for the basis.
From a Social Standpoint.
After a brief recess the audience was
favored with recitation by Miss Callie
M. Curtis. 1t was entitled "a Boys
Views of Judgment Day." and was very
creditably given Another song was
- rdereh Prof Bryan then took
up the subject of school from social
standpoint He called attention to the
development of economic life from the
standpoint of production and noticed
the various stages in succession, name
ly, the hunting, fishing, nomadic. agri-
cultural and commercial stages. In
viewing it from the standpoint of trans
ference of goods he pointed out barter,
money exchange and credit. In speak
ing of the standpoint of divisions Of
labor, from which such life may be
considered, he said that our educational
life is becoming just as much as are ou2
manufacturing and mercantile estab-
lishments. Though there are divisions
one depends upon the other and really
cannot exist without the other Educa-
ton is not intended to prepare one just
for the little pigeon hole he is to fill
This would be radically wrong. Be
cause we are to do but one thing in life
is no reason why we should have mar
row training. The broader the training
we receive the better we can fill a
special place. He concluded by advis-
ing the teachers to cling to the three
HIS, that is the head, the hand and the
heart.
my Old Kentucky Home, Good
ight,' was the opening song of the
ernoon session. The roll was next
I'd by Miss Reppeto and in compli-
with a special request by Prof.