The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-30

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mediately after recess and gave one
Of her interesting lectures on the
teaching and handling of little child
zen IN the home as well Is the
school room. During the course OF
her remarks Miss Chase called on
Miss Mary Robinson TO assist her In
her lecture By telling how she hand
led children and taught them to
read Miss Robinson illustrated
her method BY using the word and
picture story method and shovel
that by the word method 80 word
lessons viii leach an ordinary child
to read.
of the best made by Miss Chase
while here and the members Of the
board of education, most Of whom
were present, appeared to be much
!pleased with IL
The afternoon session found a
large delegation present, a. ing to
the fact that this was school officers
day and the majority of tho ofieers
and members OF tllaa families were
present. The members present
wre as follows
Clay, Allison Robinson, president
Coal, r. F. Mason, president, h J..
Thompson and George Fromeyer;
Clark, A. W. Fittro, pres, B. f.
Southern and Sidney Kidd; Elk,
j. B. Robinson, pres, J. Ira Jen-
lins and Theodore Radcliffe; Simp-
Son, M. N. Jones, pres, J. e. Bart
lett and j W. Morris; Eagle, F. n.
Robinson, pres, W. W. Hess and
Ellis Fortney Grant, olandus West,
pres, Henry Basil and J. NJ. Nc
Whorter; Salem. Independent, Thos.
B. Pepper; Union, J. B. Cummings
ham, pres; Bridgeport Independ-
ent, 81. L. Deem, pres, A. D. Fitz-
hugh and a. J. Williams; West Mil
ford Independent, Geo. W. Moffitt /:
Sardis, T. J. Parish, pres, DIR. E
n. Flowers, pres, Coal. -
The institute opened by singing
"Abide With Me- followed by DR.
Call introduced for the purpose of
addressing the members of the board
on eFSchool Architecture and Sani-
tation." DIR. Calls ideal school
building is high and dry, well
drained and should face the south
east for lighting purposes, etc. The
only substance for walls of school
building is yitrified tile since it Is
most easily kept clean and further
the sanitation of drinking wsfer
should be looked after. He also
talked to considerable extent on
methods of heating and ventilating
school buildings.
At the close of DIR. Calls address
short intermission was given after
which Miss Chase gave one of her
demoustrative lessons to the same
class of children as yesterday. This
lesson was equally if not more inter
esting than the one of yesterday.
Prof. S. B. Bond, of Salem Col
lege. was introduced and made a
few remarks.
There will be musical program
tonight at o'clock.
DR.. Thomas f. Hodges, of the
" GSG v lIklAlid OAANGISAly3- gave
most interesting and edifying lee
ture to the teachers of the institute
Wednesday night on Electricity"
by stereoptieon views.
The house was well filled with teach
ers and the lecture was well receive
ed by them.
DR.. Hodges, who Is a celebrated
lecturer, took up the subject of
electricity" from its first obserya-
ton and technically and carefully
carried it through to where it was
first harnessed or confined to usc
and dwelt upon its application from
invention to invention to the pres
ssent time, it's use as motive power,
telegraph, telephone, heating, talk
ing machine, execution etc. He
also showed it to be of inestimable
value from a surgical or medicinal
standpoint as the X-Ray. He gave
to Thomas A. Edison the distinc-
ton of having accomplished more
with electricity than any man that
ever lived.