The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-26

A special feature of hodays session oi
the teachers institute is the visit oi
State Superintendent Thomas c. Miller
of Charleston, who for many years has
been pupular with the teachers of Har.
rison county and who has often been
associated with them in institute work
rs their instructor. Mr. Miller addressed
the institute on an important subject
that of the uniform examination, and
gave them n talk that made them feel
good. He called attcntiUn TO the fact
that already one result of the examina
tion was the disposition of the many
school boards to raise the salaries of
teachers and then he went on to show
the benefits the system will bring. not
only to education, but to the teachers
profession He used data showing thut
there were 200 applicants in the two
examinations which have been held, and
of these l,O34 have never taught. This
was assigned as reason for the large
percentage of low grades. He thought
that the capable teacher had Jared very
we'll. Mr.. AIiHer's explanation of the
grading by the board and the results
was quite satisfactory to the teachers.
and especially to those who are anxious
for professional improvement.
The morning session wss opened with
devotional exercises led by DIR. Swartz.
He read the 10Th Psalm and all joined
in the Lords prayer.
Then followed an ublc discussion by
Prof. FouIll on "Percentage.' At the
close of his remarks general discus
sion of the subject was indulged in by
the teachers and many ideas were ad-
vnnced Prominent among those who
participated in the discussion was j. w.
Samples.
DR.. Swartx then took up grammar and
talked in the muin about mode. He
took the grounds that the ininitivc i
the basis of the modes and that the i'm
perwtfvr and Indicative are secondary
and the subiunetive merely an addition
to the latter two. The discussion was
interesting. being somewhat out Of the
ordinary. and many teachers gained new
ideas along that line.
Mr.. Miller was then introduced by
Superintendent Ogden, and he gave thc
talk already mentioned.
Tuesday nights session was quite in
teresting 10 the institute visitors. :
splendid literary program was Obser<cd
in very capable and accomplished man
ner.
The exercises were opened by the Sa-
lem quartette, whose music is popularity
received everywhere tine quartettc goes.
The following program wns then rem
dered:
orntion. "our Republic, It's Growth
and Dangcrs''-iH. Young.
Select Reading, My Bouquct"-hInttie
Post.
The ladies' quartett, Y. NJ. G. A.
"Greeting to Spring"
Duet, s'The Wounded Soldier"
Recitation, '-The Swipchman's Story
Myrtle Patterson.
Recitatfon, Poor Little Jdm"-sophia
Scane.
Recitation, ''rhe Arena Scene from QUO
vadis'-Dee Ross.
Quest. .~rhe Sinking ship'-Earl and
Recitation. Farewell, Old shoo''-
Frank White.
Recitation, "a Good cltFld''--rhelma
scanes.
Music.
Recrtnttou, "The Guardian Ansel"
Fslschia Lang.
Recitation, 'T.asca'' Mrs. Robert Lnf-
fcrty.
Music.
Recitation Ruttencuttcr.
NJ. ID. reter had prepared q recitation
on '.Bol,by Shafts" wiric1i all the teach-
crs were desirous of hearing, but the
lateue~s Of the hour made It necessary
to postpone this feature until some other
time.
Aubrey Martin was also on the pro-
gram for nm orntion ON "Thc Degcnerncy
of oir Republic" but this e-as postponed
for the same reason, md will be heard
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