West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-14
DISTRICT INSTITUTE.
Report OF the Pedagegue Convention
Down In Grant District.

Specially reported for Tux Angus.
Teachers Institute held at Pleasant
Grove February p 1901.
The house was called to order by Rev
| jeremiah Thomas and opened by singing
America" Devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. l.. r. Meyers.
<. X. Beeghly was chosen chairman and
the program was as follows
ID. +. cuppett discussed District Institutes
Purpose aud Value" said in part; THE
teachers must organize and cooperate,
for the teaching profession Is at the
mercy OF all other Organizations. aud Il
the teachers will only organize aud CO
operate. there will be no free trade
measure which can lower the price OF
teachers"
l.. X. Beeghly discussed What the
Teacher Should be and His Influence on
the Community" lie said in part: "rha,
teacher should be a good scholar and
instructor as we'll as a wise legislator.
promp, executive and and righteous
Judge. for he makes his own laws OF
rules and judges the punishment aud
executes. where in State affairs the
three branches are separate. In teaching
they are combined. making the teacher $
man"
James w. Wolfe discussed How To Secure
Regular Attendance OF Pupils" From
these points; First, the teacher must
cooperate with the patrons second he
must &C. operate with the scholars and
third. he must use the compulsory school
law. which should be amended so as to
be more effective ia the teacher 5
power"
Rev. Jeremiah Thomas discussed Moral
Training" and he said that there were
three trainings that made perfect
being. Mental. Physical and Moral
Training. and that Morals are too much
neglected In our schools.
L. +. Meyers. OF Pleasant Grove. and Noah
Thomas. OF the Thomas School. each
gave a short talk on the Progress OF
Teaching and Education" THAT we
have made rapid progress. for years ago.
person who could sharpen goose.quill
and cipher through the single rule OF
three was considered a good scholar"
The meeting then adjourned Till ? p m.
The night session was opened by singing
"Hurrah."
Recitation by Rosa NJ. Barnes. Subject.
THE Cow and the Bishop" II was we'll
recited and the audience received Il with
applause and cheers.
The War with Spain" by las. w Wolfe,
was briefly reviewed giving causes and
effects.
Recitation by Mamie Barnes Subject.
"Biddy's Troubles II was recitcd we'll
and Biddys Troubles" shows how green
girls can act.
"our New Possessions" by Jeremiah
Thomas. Porto Rico. Hawaii. Cuba
Guam. Samoa. and Philippine Islands.
showing how we have expanded almost
around the globe.
Question debated. Resolved, That the
Theory OF Expansion is Inconsistent with
the Spirit of the Monroe Doctriue. AZ.
/ Armed by ID. T.. Cuppett and Thomas
Mattngly. Denied by T.. X. Beeghly and
Jeremiah Thomas. Each side showed
their grandioquence and showered forth
their bombastic oratory which the
audience applauded and cheered.
The program being exhausted, the chair
man called for nominations where to hold
the next meeting. S. f Meyers. in a speech
welcomed the the teachers back TO Pleas.
| ant Grove. Other speeches were made
and the nomination being cosed the
chairman put the question to vote and
| Pleasant Grove carried unanimously.
The following committee was named to
prepare program and have IL published
for the next meetings: ID. T.. Cuppett.
Thomas Mattingly and Maurice Vansickle.
The meeting then adjourned.
| While we have started the ball to rolling.
let us all lay our shoulder 10 the wheel
and help roll IT along for this Is a new
century and il should mark the stamping
out OF all illiterate classes. I think the
people OF Grant district are awake to their
duty and know what part they have &c
play in the worlds great drama
Monks are no longer the teachers OF the
world. We live in stirring times, and a
teacher must not be a mere book
worm or melancholy recluse. He must
see what passes in the world. take ar
interest In IL. even il he quietly look or
while others play the principal parts in the
| great social drama.
| All teachers. those interested in schoo
affairs and those not interested are in
yited 10 our meetings Our last meeting
was surely success by the number
present from all over Grant and Pleasant
districts and from Fayeue county Pa
Pleasant Grove never had such turn out
OF people. II was equal TO the gathering
OF the people to Jerusalem in Christ Age .
to pay their taxes.
| All are invited back to our next meeting
We must organize. repeat il. sir; we
must organize!
am no fool