Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-19
Teachers Institute.

ally large number of young men
and women gathered in the Mid
diebourne M. E. church intent up
on gathering enough knowledge
and inspiration In FIVE days of In
stitute to last them through five
months of school.
The Institute was called to order
at eleven o'clock. and after singing
and devotional services, conducted
by Rev kinsley, our county super
intendenr gave the teachers cor
dial welcome and appointed Miss
Hattie Ireland and D. w. Twyman
secretaries.
After the teachers were enrolled
Prof. R. A. Armstrong was intro
duced. His genial hearty manner
at once gained the good will of the
teachers, who listened with interest
TO his sensible talk, the keynote oi
which was organization.
After appointing committee to
make arrangements for social in
the evening, the county superinten.
dent declared the Institute ad.
journed till 1880.
Upon meeting In the afternoon
the teachers sang "West Virginia
Hills" with their usual heartiness
and enthusiasm.
AS most of the teachers had by
this time received their programs,
Prof. Armstrong gave a short spicy
talk on the contents of this interest
Ing pamphlet.
After singing, Prof. Brice Hall,
the other instructor, was intro
duced. and his practical remarks
on "The First Day of School, were
received with interest, and will no
doubt prove helpful to the younger
teachers.
After recess w. r.Clark discussed
Practical Letter Writing" In his
usual clear and incisive manner.
The subject was further discussed
by Prof. Hall, who dwelt especially
upon Business Forms"
At four o'clock the Institute was
adjourned to meet at the M. E.
church for a social later In the eve.
ming.
In festive attire, and holiday
spirits the pedagogues gathered In
the evening to become better &C.
quainted. For several hours the
teachers and their friends mingled
In pleasant social intercourse thus
preparing themselves for better and
more enjoyable work during the
week.
Tuesday.
After the ope ming exercises,
Prof. Hall took up the subject OF
Mental Arithmetic, and gave for
solution several problems, which
caused quite an awakening of In
terest. The subject was discussed
by a number of teachers, and
proved very enlivening.
Prof. Armstrong then presented
a complicated fraction problem as
his contribution to the Arithmetic
discussion, and passed on to the
topic of State Geography.
When the institute had been
called to order after a short recess,
County Superintendent Wells told
the teachers about the law of
school contracts In West Virginia.
The necessity of having a school
Library was emphasized by Prof.
Hall and some suggestions as to
how to get library were given by
D. S. Core and Miss Annie Elliot,
who related their experiences
along that line. Tha institute was
then dismissed for dinner.
Upon coming together In the af-
ternoon the teachers sang "Mary.
land, My Maryland" and responded
to roll call.
Prof. Armstrong after brief talk
on substitutes in the school and the
books of the school library, intro
duced Prof. Hess, of the Sistersville
High School, who gave an excel
lent talk on history, illustrating his
methods of teaching by blackboard
work and readings from Flash
Lights on History.
The spirited singing of "Amer-
lea" was followed by brief but
clear explanation of the Irreducible
School Fund question. given by
Prof. Armstrong, who Is In favor oil
the amendment. The Professor
also talked upon the educational
provision made by Cecil Rhodes In