Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-07-18

cabt0nal meetings, tndL not more than
two men shall occupy the floor at the
same time.
| Prof Hodges replied by saying that
he was not prepared to defend the
whole system OF education. Mr.. vii.
kinson's question had been preplexing
the great thinkers for ages. The sys-
tenn in vogue was the best that he
knew OF.
Prof. Tr0tter wanted TO know what
was to be done with the dull boy
the boy who wanted to learn Latir,
yearned for Latin and could not learn
it. This called forth a number of an
swers, Mr. Wilkinson insisted that he
should be put to driving nails He
thought the dull ones had no business
with that sort of learning. They
should be welded out and put to work
| The concensus of opinion, however,
was that if boy could not learn one
thing, it was the problem Of educa-
| tion to bring out what he could learn,
and teach him that. All admitted
that this solution. however, was about
as big as the problem.
Dr. Purinton reminded the educa-
tors that Sir Walter Scott and Thorn
as Darlington Macaulay were such
dull students they could not make
their degrees. This rebuke, for such
it seemed, was followed by silence. 1t
was evident that few, If any, of the ed
ucators VINO had insisted on the sur
vival of the fittest, and the flttest
only, had placed themselves in the
category of dull pupils.
Prof, Deahl followed the thought
by saying it was mistake to measure
learning or ability in Latin or Greek,
or any other one thing.
This was departure however from
the burning question, and Mr.. M. c.
Tough, Of Fairmont, sounded the raj
ly by saying that students from the
Normal schools frequently failed to
get credit by reason OF hostile Univers-
ity professors, He could not see why
ethics taught in the Normal schools
was not as good as ethics in the Uni
versity. DR.. Purinton confessed to
being "hostile professor. When
students from the Normal Schools
wanted credit for his ethics, he asked
them to be examined or to take his
course, and II their work proved salts
factory, they should get due credit.
He had SO far found none who was
willing to do either. Yet they want
ed s'eredit
Prof. James NJ. Skinner arose at
this juncturs and asked the famous
question that ends in satn. Few men,
he said, In the Normal Schools, were ]
competent to dc college work in eth
les, psychology and kindred studies
Their preparation consisted often in
reading a text book.
Supt. Cole, OF Martinsburg, said it
was not question ofcredits, but abil-
ity to do ethical thinking and to
think ethical thor ghts.
Miss Griswold was called upon and
asked how many normal graduates were
teaching in West Virginia? 1t SEEM
ed to her the normals had forget their
function of training teachers in doing
preparatory work.
DR.. Reeder closed the afternoon ses-
sion by expressing his admiration for
the spirit Of frankness in the meeting
1t could not but be wholesome.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
The educational conference was
finished this morning about 11:30 |
A session for the afternoon had been
planned, but the absence of several
speakers and the fact that many of
the educators wanted to leave at
noon, led to its abandonment
Superintendent Wright Denny Of |
Charles Town, was not present, but |
sent a very interesting paper on
Educational Conditions in the Eas-
tern Panhandle. This was read by
Prot. Barbe.
Superintendent Laidley, of
Charleston, aud Supt Citizens, of
were also absent.
s'The Relation of the Public High |
Schools to the Normal Schools was
the subject of an interesting talk of
Supt. Cole, of Martinsburg.
Interesting addresses were made |
by Supt. U. S. Fleming, of Parkers-
burg, and Supt. Joseph Roster, of
Fairmont The address by Miss
Sarah E. Gfiswold was one Of the
most enjoyable features of the con
ference.
perintendent j. ID. Parriott, of
county closed the formal
progam by his discussion of the
Relation cf County Superintendents
to the University"
Prof. Robert A. Armstrong was
called upon and said he hoped that
the visitors would come back next
year, when the University was
wholly reformed in accordance with
their advice. Meanwhile, he hoped !
the Normal schools would reform.
Supt Miller said that few more
conferences like this would cause
the University and home schools to
grow together.
The session was ended and nearly |
all of the educators left on the noon
train for their homes in various parts |
Of the state.
WEAVER'S Grocery is crowded with
ustomers buying table supplies cheap. |
= WHEN you get anyt hing at the Cafe |
Kaszer you may be sure that is the
best TO be had.
THE best and cleanest lunches serv-