The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-08-24

The literary program as prepared
for the second evening Of the teach
lers' institute was rendered to a very
small audience and, as many re-
marked. -the people of clarksburg
showed very little interest in the edu-
cationa1 work, and the encouragement
! given from the standpoint Of attend;
ance was exceedingly poor" The ex-
lercises were opened by the Ladies
GIee Club. which sang two pieces Of
music, entitled Songs OF the Birds
and .Darkies' serenade." Both pieces
were wen rendered and the latter was
exceedingly fine and was heartily ap-
plauded by the listeners.
The most important feature Of the
Ievening was lecture by Instructor
Charles H. Alherts, entitled The Re
lation of the schools to the commu-
nifty. Superintendent Ogden IN a
brief address introduced the speaker
and the audience very heartily
cheered him on his appearance on the.
stage.
TO say the least and without any
sign OF hattery. the speaker gave a
most excellent and logical talk. and
which. we are prepared to say without
the thought Of successful contradic-
tIon. was enjoyed BY yal who heard It
Mr.. AIberts is not sIIyer-tongued
5r spenbinding orator as might be ap-
Piled. but for good aIl-round logical
speaker he has no betters. TO give
4 fun account Of his speech or lecture
would be impossible. but we viii at
.eTnpt to convey. the idea of his excel
er1t discourse. not in his Language al
ogether, but from our own will att
empt to tell, in as few words as pos
sibIe. that which he told in SO master
" a manner in so many well chosen
and strong words and sentences
The speaker first drew a contrast
setween the lower and higher animal
nature, and took for an illustration |
he infant child Of the higher class Of
snimaIs and the baby monkey Of the
over class, aud showed that the mon |
sSey,s physical organs materialized{ [
more rapidly than those of the higher /
5lass OF animals. At the expiration
II a month or at least two months, the
lover animals were able to take care
II themselves, while the infant child l
II the higher order of animals, re-
lulred the attention of the mother or
parent for weeks, months and even
years to develop, This IS a great
country. and the first object Of a I
great nation should be the manufae- +
ture OF great souls of good quality
He pointed out by illustrations that +
It was to great degree the fault Of
lhe community, the parents, that the I
schools were no better than they are;
that the interests OF the people were
absorbed in the cattle of their farms
the horses and stock, and the schools. .
which should groom and shepherd the /
children, were OF a secondary impor /
lance. A most Important point was
made conforming the most important i
period OF the child's life and in which
he scattered the seeds of thought /
amongst the teachers. 1t is not the /
nrst six years of-the child's life. says
he. that is the most Important to the
child and molds its character or sets |
fts aim for its future destiny, but the
critical period lies between the years
Of 10 and II. Who tells the boys and |
girls Of the great and mysterious, and
which is to them, the mysteries OF the
unknown body2 Is it the mother or
tho father? He answered by saying
that It was not. but was the schoolboy
or the schoolgirl. The critical period
in the life of the young boy and girl,
when mysteries surround them and
human nature develops into mysteries,
the parents shirlt the great and re-
sponsible duty Of council and leave
the child to struggle with even doubt
/ and at the hands OF few school chill
dran to learn the truth concerning the
mysteries and functions OF the human
body,
school houses, the kind and COST
was taken up and discussed to q great
extent and showed where II was tns|
custom to build $4,000 jails and court
houses and $500 school houses ana
said that to continue to build seoo
school houses and 875s00o iatls woutd
only make 1t necessary to build more
iails.
/ 4r.-.. l.4f,-afi fllilstrRtfon8 were given