The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-10
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Thursday was school officer dRy
at the teachers institute with a
number of members OF boards Of edu-
cation and several trustees present.
Among those were A. w Ffttro and
w. S. Kidd, of Clark district
@. Cunningham and w. I. MoNeI,
of Union district; T. B. Pepper.
w. Young and R. T. Gordon OF
Salem Independent district .. Z.
Robinson and Theodore RadcIl OF
Elk district; r. s. Mason, Of Coal
district Ellis r. Fortney and T. Is
Robinson, of Eagle district j. W.
Morris, of Simpson district; L. rs.
Allen, of Sardis district; T. NJ Sui
Ivan and Fred Smith, Of Sheets
Mills Independent; III. 4. Dean a.
ID. FTtzhugh and A. j. Williams, Of
Bridgeport independent; 0landus
West, of Grant; DR.. E. N. Flowers
and s. r.. Harrison, of Clarksburg,
md T. ]. Coffman, of Tenmile. The
program was, adapted to their me
Structi6n in, particular
The session opened with devotion
sals, led by DIR. G. n. Albert, one of
the Instructors, who offered prayer
after concert reading of the 9th
Psalm and 14th chapter of First Co
rinthians.
DR.. Albert introduced Waitman
Barbe, field agent for the West Vlr-
yinia University, who made a clever
ak along educational lines.
ssPract1caI Geography was pre-
-sented IN a good lecture by DR.. AL
bert. following which was helpful
General discussion of the topic
After short recess Prof. johns
ION, an instructor, discussed s1tan-
ners IN School, dwelling on Whist
they shonld be both as 70 teachers
md pupils, and telling the school OF
fcers that politics ought not to Play
4 part IN the selection of teachers.
Prof. Fleming, recently elected
principal of the Fairmont state nor
nal school was introduced by flls
--Gniltv shperinte He mere
" made an announcement that he
wanted to meet ats1 :f5 O'Clock in the
afternoon an the teachers who had
ittended the normal school.
Harvey W. Harmer then made {
very good address on {. The Object OF
Our Public School System.
S. F. Reed presided at the first
session of the oratorical contest Ct
he institute Wednesday night. Al
ter making brief opening address
he introduced Miss Iona Smith, who
cndered very beautiful piano solo.
This was followed by an Grafton
by G. G. Laughlin, whose subject
was HJohn Milton" The Grafton
vas good and well received BY
listeners.
taThe Teacher was the subject OF
N .oration by Frank s. White, the.
irst number Of the contest. de
dressed himself chiefly to the neees-
sarv qualifications of a good and
successful teacher and was accorded :
a pleasing reception The suoleces
was well handled.
Aubrey Martin then took up the
subject, Conservatism AS a Factor
m Human Progress delivering an
grafton showing that conservatism
has ever been hindrance to all pro-
pressive works He was very atten-
lively heard.
w. Harvey Cottrill delivered an
Grafton on "Personal Influence. 1t
was nicely arranged, well delivered
nd well received.
The male quartette then closed
III evenings program. 1t consist
ID of Messrs. Bond, Kemper, Robin
son and Martin
a large crowd was present and tho
attention was perfect throughout the
entire session. i,
The oratoricaI contest will con
ciude tonight with the following
program:
Violin Obligato. For All Eternity
Mics May Amman, Prof. r. L, Grow
Grafton. Clarksburg's Fayorite son
y. Ben Robinson, Jr.
Oration-The Mission of Our Pub
lie Schools
Cyrus 3. Webb
Duet -. =. -. ee4s ~
Miss Freda Holden, Mrs Myrtle
West
Grafton. The Resurrection Morn
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