West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-31
Teachers INSTITUTE.
Preston County PsdasOsuss In An
nual Session at Terra Alta.
PULL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
with Interesting Notes and Comments
Specially Reported For The Argus
BY oren ?. Morton.
icsnfinae.i L,em lasl ,gect
WEDNESDAY

the Rev. MIR. Scott. After the calling
OF roll and a presentation 10y Supt.
Carrico of the claims of the West
Virginia School Journal. DIR. Deane
took the floor to continue his talk
on the "bones of arithmetic" The
six thought processes in this study
were pointed out and also the FIVE
classes of problems. The speaker
does not believe in giving the pupil
very much help. 1t is better that
he rely mainly on his own efforts.
He thinks test books of all kinds
jump into difficulties too soon. He
scored good point IN making it
clear that absolute accuracy is more
necessary in arithmetic and spelling
than in other studies. The pupil
thinks that correct answers in eight
words or examples out of every ten
ought to allow him to pass, yet the
clerk cannot expect to hold his posi-
tion who blunders in twenty per
cent of his computation or in spell.
ing twenty per cent of his words.
Prof. T. w. Haught, formerly Of
the university at Buckhannon and
now the Principal of the Prepara-
tory School at Keyser, spoke in be-
half of the latter institution and adj
voca;ed making special effort to Sc
cure the advantages of collegiate
education. While recess was going
on the certificates resulting from the
July examination were given to their
owners. For perhaps twenty min
ules there was an interested and
eager scanning of the magic figures
of the grades and friends were com
pairing certificates constantly.
Miss Chase discussed "The First
Year IN School, and then called in
miss Hattie White, Miss Ollie King
and Mr.. Geo. Lanham, who very
ably supplemented her remarks by
telling of ftheir own modes of inter-
esting primary pupils.
AS committee on resolutions the
following names were announced:
c. Fl. Martin Kingwood,
c. c. Splker Valley,
l.. ]. Conley Lyon,
%. A. Watson Reno,
Daisy Stemple Union,
Hattie ]. White Portland,
J. f. Jenkins Pleasant.
Rev. Jeremiah Thomas Grant.
In the afternoon session Miss
Chase discussed writing and draw
ing, mentioning that the correct use
of his mother tongue is birlhright
to every boy or girl. Mrs. Lou Hart
and Mrs. Lille Dewitt were then
called apon and told what they had
found most useful in their own ex-
perience.
Prof. Deane next gave a rather
philosophical discussion of mind de-
velopement though rather slow pro-
crossing. He defined education as
a fitting to ones environment. II
has three aspects, according as it
relates TO the body, the soul and the
spirit. In the matter of physical
culture, there is much responsibility
resting on the teacher. Bad pos
lures are TO be corrected. He
showed that every virtue is a mean
between two extremes, bravery for
example being a mean between fool
hardness and limidity. Fear may
accompany real bravery. a virtue
IS egOistic when it relates to the in
dividusl alone and altruislic when
IL relates also to his fellow being.
Courage is an egotistic virtue while
sympathy is altruistic. Mind de-
velopement is necessarily slow, un-
less directed into right lines il will
get into wrong lines.
Roll was called at the close Of the
day.
Thursday morning the devotional
exereise was led by the Rev. Jere
miah Thomas.
After roll call the last uniform ex-
animation Of the present year was
announced for Tunnelton, Septem
Der 1870.
Miss Chase talked on school house
improvement, school libraries and
warned teachers against narrowness
of mental equipment
Dr.. Deane nov took up the ''Bus-
mess Side Of Education, =" discussing
the matters Of warmth and ventil
alton and saying that good order
can not be expected when the tenn
perature Of the schoolroom is above
10 degrees. Pupils are made fdg.