The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07
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Under the eff ,lent mart gsmen
of Superintendent O. A Green, til,
Teaoher's Institute for the districts
of Graham and Waggener, which
conveyed at NJ 4son City, Friday
Nov. 25th, proved compIete sue
cess. The attendance was splen,
did. their being but three teachers
absent from both districts. The
following named teachers enrolled
from Graham district: Mr.. Nj. a
Slyre. Miss Or U4rtmilI, Miss
Mary Jenkins, Miss Ida Graham,
Mr. E @. Roush. Mr.. Geo. Rifle,
Miss Kate O'Leary Miss Eliza
beth Ryan, Mr. E w. Cullen, Mr..
p E. Roush, Miss julia Ryan
Miss Maymie Burns. Mr.. Edward
Fisher. Mr.. w a. Smith, al d Miss
Jennie Bumgarner, from Wagen-
er district; Miss Minnie Knight,
Miss Jennie Brown, Mre. Florills
Harris. Miss Jennie Behan, Miss
Hannah Dixon, Mr. J. d V.p
Metre, Miss Carrie McIotosh, Miss
Mamie Jarrott and L. A. Edwards.
From Mason City Independent dis
trict, Prof. w A. Rosebery, Prin-
cipaI. Miss Caroline Bettinger,
Miss Sadie Mathews, Miss Matte
Branpon, Miss Emma Diehl, Mics
Blanche Burns and Mrs. Catherin
Beller. The absents were; Mr. F
NJ Roush. Mr.. George Yeager aud
Miss MusgraVe. Teachers attend
ing from other districts were Miss
\ Nellie Nellie Greenlee. Arbuckle;
Miss Cora Fowler, Robinson, Mr..
JOHN R,ffle, Robinson; Miss AL
mira Gould, Union. and Mr.. John
Foglesong, Cooper There were
also many visitors in attendance.
The teachers all showed marked
interest in the proceedings and
many took an active part in the
spirited discussions aroused by
some of the various questions pro-
vided in the programme.
This programme was rendered in
a most interesting and instructive
manner as was evidenced by the
very great attention given by all
present to several questions as they
were presented. The questions
which provoked the most general
discussion and which bade fair to
be turned into a free for-all debate
were; Should rewards, suoh as
cards. books, etc.. be given to the
pupils. if SO, when and for what, if
not. why not" aud should the
Msgisterail District, the county or
State be made the unit of taxation
for school purpose"
The Institute was made especi
ally entertaining and instructive by
a short but strong talk by Super
intendent @ A. Green on the SUBJ
jsot. "How Teachers Waste Time
The following are some of the
ways the Superintendent finds the
teachers wasting time. 1st, "al-
lowing slovenly work to be put on
paper, slate or blackboard 2nd,
failing to see tnat the teachers
personality enters into the life of
the oh1id" 3rd, failing to cause
the ordinary child to feel that he is
capable of somsthing better" 4th,
failing to recognizs and reward
effort as we'll as achievement.
5th, permitting a partially learn.
ed lesson to pass thus weakening
those that follow" 9TH. accept,
ing poor work thus lowering the
standard of scholarship" 7th
keeping pupils on work that the,
understand already" 9Th, mo
doing work properly thus causing
needless repetition. ''9.h. talking
too much"
These SUBJECTS were taken up il
the order named and explained il
way that every teacher presen
must of necessity, have been great
ly benefited. by his plain common
senoe talk of them.
ode of the most pleasant fea
lures of the session was the pres
ence of Prof. Waitman 4. Barbe