Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-09-03
Teachers Institute.

Teachers institute.
At the opening of last Thursday q
session of tie institute for Jefferson
county the topic was, "What should
the County Superintendent do OF Wis
iting a SCHOOL," Professors Deahl,
Denny, Cole and Superintendent En-
gle took part in discussing it. 1.-THE
Relation of the School to the Home
was the title of carefully prepared
paper by Miss Ella Kelsey, of Shep-
herdstown. Miss Laura Strider also
read paper replete with historical
facts relating to the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition to be held at St.
Louis next year. Following this was
a talk on Nature Study by Mr.. J. W.
Horn. of Hampshire county. In the
afternoon Professor Cole spoke at some
length on "Washington's Interest in
the Trans-Allegheny Region" His re-
marks were eulogistic of Washington g
foresight in planning to make the Sec
ton north and west of the Alleghenles
tributary in its trade relation with
Virginia. The Erie canal and the
Hudson river facilities for transpor-
tation, he said, early diverted the COM
merce of the trans-AlleghenY country
to New York, thereby thwarting Wash
ington's plans for attracting it toward
the shores of the Chesapeake. a
round table discussion under three
topics occupied the remainder Of the
day. Prof. Knutti took the first one,
1.-THE Relation Of Good Roads to Good
Schools, and gave talk of ten min
utes. 1.-THE Consolidation of Schools
was the second topic, and was dis
cussed by Mrs. Margaret Wetzel, of
Melville, who was followed by Pro-
fessor Denny in a fifteen minutes talk
on taking the district enumeration.
he said that it was important to have
every child and youth Of school age
on the enumeration list, because upon
the number enumerated depended the
amount of funds to be distributed to
the county from the State treasury.
The feature of Fridays work in the
institute was the permanent orgsniza-
ton Of the District Teachers Reading
Circles. Teachers of Kabletown and
Charlestown districts combined and
selected their officers as follows
President, I. G. Bonham; secretary,
E. NJ. Chapman; treasurer, 0. M.
Harris.
Middleway District-President, Miss
Julia Grantham; secretary, Miss Flo
rine Barnes; treasurer, Miss Florence
Shirley.
Observation-Disclosures, G. T.
Smooth; secretary, Charles Reinhart
treasurer, Miss May Hoffman.
Harner's Ferry-President Edward
D. Turner; secretary, Miss Almira
Marten treasurer, Mrs. Margaret
Wetzel.
The colored teachers organized a
county Reading Circle by electing
Philip Jackson, president; Alexander
Freeman, secretary, and Jere johnson,
treasurer.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Believing that uniform examinations
is a step in the right direction, still we
do not fully indorse all its features.
That we request the State Superin-
tendent to instruct the County Superln-
tendent as to the time to be given in
such examinations, and that the time
upon each subject be named.
That we ask the State superintendent
aud our representatives in the Legisla
ture 10 use their efforts TO so amend the
law as will allow the grading Of the GER
tifcates to be in the hands OF the Coun-
ty Superintendent and Board OF Exam
liners.
That the Commissioner OF the ST..
Louis Exposition be requested to return
the West Virginia exhibits for future
use.
That we return hearty thanks to Hon.
VIM. Campbell and Delegate Wetzel for
their efforts in securing the passage OF
the Campbell Institute Bill, and that
a rising vote of thanks be given these
gentlemen.
That the thanks Of the Institute be-
extended to Prof. Hatton for the use Of
the piano, and to Miss Courtenay How
ell for presiding.
That we appreciate the efforts OF the
County Superintendent and those who
have assisted him in making the lnsti-
tute a success.
CHAs. 7. SMOOTH,
Miss ORA ToMLINsoN,
MISS KATE KEARNEY.
Didn't Mix Well.
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