West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-31


school to putu SS. so and subscribe
for Worlds Work." Country
Life in America" "The Garden
Magazine. and "How TO Make
School Gardens" He believes
these papers will pay well. even
from the standpoint alone of dollars
and cents, because Of the helpful
hints which both patrons aud pupils
will derive from them.
Prof. Deane says teacher viii! do
we'll to find some avocation outside
of teaching. This will broaden him
and make his school work less mo.
notonous and wearisome. An avo.
cation is not the same thing as a
vocation. The latter is relied on
for support while the former is fol.
lowed foi Improvement or recrea
tion. An illustration is when a
teacher has a camera and cultivates
photography. In case like this
the avocation may finally become
the vocation.
Prof. Little defined thinking as
the seeing of the relations between
things.
At its July session the National
Educational Association adopted
the following as one of its conclu-
sions. 1t should be noticed that
this finding is not the opinion of one
person alone but of number of
eminent educators.
"There is in the minds of The
children and youth of today a ten
dency toward a disregard of con
stituted authority; lack Of respect
for age and superior wisdom; weak
appreciation of the demands of
duty disposition TO follow pleas.
ure and interest rather than abliga-
tion and order. This condition
demands the earnest thought and
action of our leaders Of opinion and
places important obligations upon
school authorities"
In addressing the institute, Mr..
{. w. Forman made a strong plea
for greater care in the grammatical
use of our mother tongue. The
deviations from correct English TO
which he called attention form what
might almost be termed a dialect
and II IS peculiar to their region.
Yet it has no standing in written
speech and should be guarded
against in oral speech. The user of
dialectical speech is at a disadvan.
tage in correcting errors of gram
mar. Furthermore, the local news
papers of our State fairly swarm
with words misspelled or incorrect
ly used.
Why should not an educational
column be maintained in one or
more OF our county papers ? This
was done several years ago, although
the teachers as rule did not lend
1t the support which it should have
had. Since that time, material
prosperity has visited us and our
schools are beginning to share in
the Improvement. That among the
teachers of Preston there is good
talent available in this direction is
a proposition admitting Of no doubt.
The excellent talks In the institute
by Mr.. Lanham, Miss White and
others are ample evidence of this.
But the county superintendent has
not the time to edit such a depart
ment. Who will lead off and set
the wheel a-rolllDg2
INSTITUTE SNAPSHOTS.
Oh my, isn't it warm
Terra Alta once again.
Have you school YETI
What grade did you get2
Can you make change, so 1 can
pay the enrolment fee ?
The attendance was very nearly
full on the opening day.
J. V. Reed, editor Of the Repub
lican, was frequant visitor this
year
The absence from this institute Of
many familiar faces was very notice
ably felt.
Mr.. Caruco tells US that both the
instructors spoke IN high terms Of
the institute.
The gentlemen teachers were com
plimented on so few of them being
absent at roll call.
The smiling countenance Of 10.
rain Fortney was seen for the frs,
time in about eight years.
The report Of the committee on
resolutions is a strong one and re
fleets credit on the members.
The institute passed off very pleas
antly and smoothly and we regard
it as one Of the best ever held dur.
ing recent years.
As is always the case, a number
OF ex teachers dropped in to renew
old acquaintsnceship and obtain a