Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-08-27
THE TEACHERS INSHpBH
Annual County Institute Opened
Here Monday Morning.
NEARLYALLTEACHERS PRESENT
Prot Muldoon and Dr.. Bigelow were The In
Nfuclors Continued During This
Entire Week.


The thirty-first annual institute OF
the teachers of Berkeley county opened
its sessions in the Circuit court room
here Monday, with practically
every teacher in the county in attend
ance. County Superintendent Z. FL.
7Tabler called the meeting to order,
and the program was begun with the
singing of the hymn All Hail the
Power and devotional exercises con-
Quoted by Rev. O. S. Trump, pastor OF
st, Johns Lutheran church. Singing,
- West Virginia Hills" followed, and
then superintendent Tabler made a
brief address to the assembled teach
rers.
were made secretaries.
The instructors will be Professor
Muldoon, of the Shepherd College
State Normal school. and DR.. Big
low, a teacher in a widely-kDown
school near New York. who is also
the scientific editor of the st. Nicko-
las magazine DIR. Biglow spoke very
forcibly on the subject OF nature study.
He also outlined his work for the
week of the institute.
A recess was taken from 10 O'Clock
until As, when the afternoon session
was opened with America. Prof.
Muldoon explained the graded course
of study for the district schools as
prescribed by the state SUPERINTENDENT
of free schools. Many of the teachers
took part in the discussion which fol-
lowed.
The roll of the institute shows N
ladies and SO gentlemen at the institute
Monday, comprising almost Ethesfull
number of teachers in the county.
A number of visitors were present at
both sessions. The institute this year
is expected to exceed in interest and
genuine value any held here in recent
wears, and the attendance will be kept
up throughout.
At Monday afternoons session OF
the teachers institute Prof. Waitman
Barbe, of the University of West Vir-
ginia, was introduced and talked in
terestingly of the organization of the
West Virginia School Superintendents'
league. He wanted to organize q
league among the teachers of Berkeley
county, and his proposition was en-
couraged by the teachers.
The next speaker was DR.. Bigelow,
who occupied the greater portion OF
the afternoon session in an interesting
and able address on the subject Of ma.
ture studies. Dr. Bigeiow is an ex.
pert along this line, and his address
commanded the closest attention. He
is forcible and interesting speaker.
and his experience has admirably
fitted him for instruction in an in.
situte.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
The opening devotional exercises
were conducted by Mr.. ID. H. Dodd,
after which Miss Nellie Ross. Of
Hedgesville, was selected by accla
nation as the secretary for Berkeley
county of the West Virginia Schoo
Improvement league. The roll cal
showed rs ladies and IS gentlemen
present.
DR.. Bigelow made the announcement
that he would give rwo illustrated lee
tores on nature study on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings. Both lectures
we've delivered in the court room
and were beautifully illustrated b,
q high-class stereopticon. The illus
trations were finer, more beautiful ant
impressive than those in any othel
stereopticon.
The institute will not take hal
holiday on accounted the Inwood fail
this week. Prof. Muldoon seemed t
be of the opinion that, as the teachers
are paid for attendance at the iusti
tute, they should attend the full time
Some of the teachers wished to at
tend the fair on Thursday afternoon
DR.. Bigelow gave an interesting tall
on punctuation, the EDITORS use o.
Capitalization, and correct use o.
words and expression.
Prof. Waitman Barbe. of :the stat'
university, pressed the teachers to us'
their infiuene for the West Virgins
university.
The session Tuesday afternoon wa
opened by singing West virgini,
Hills" when DIR. Bigelow offered |