The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-30
SCHOOL
OFFICERS AT
ms TUTE

3 go O'Clock thursday morning 1Of
the purpose of naming presidents
and secretaries for the district in
stitutes for the ensuing year. Supt.
Ogden appointed the Telegram rep
resentative as recording secretary of
the meeting.
The following officers were elect
ed temporarily and at the first dis
triet institute permanent officers
will be elected:
Coal and Clark. W. Duncan,
president, and Miss Blanche Musser,
secretary.
Clay-E. A. Allen, president. and
Hiss Estella Elliott. secretary.
Eagle-Thomas b. Martin, presi-
dent, and E. G. Coffman, secretary.
Ext. C. Robinson, president,
and Miss Eva Queen, secretary.
! Grant-Floris Dawson, presi-
dent, and Miss Cloe Hardway, sec
rotary.
and Miss Della Graves, secretary
Tenmilc--W. T. Kemper, presi-
dent, and Miss Eva Samples, sec
rotary.
Tnion-A. J. Curry; president.
and Mrs. Lima Lee, Scretary.
The institute regular opened at
900 o'clock by singing No. 2 from
the institute program, Cali HEil
the Power of Jesus Name" follow
/, ed by prayer by Rev. John Tankin,
after which Sweet and Low was
sung.
The roll was. called and showed Il
considerable funk in attendance
from that of the three former days.
There were five Indies and 3 gentle
men absent, with tn following new
ones enrolled: Ira SRigr, of Rose
bud. and John Lucas, of Slinnston,
bringing up the total. enrolment to
l222.
After the roll call DIR. Call took
up the seventh of his twelve lee
lures on ethics and public education,
EEThe Ethics of Example" This
lecture was classified into four parts /:
First Value of experimental life !;
waste from ignoble ideals; import
ance of the idea behind the adven-
ture of life.
Second. The doctrine of the
solidarity of the race, its relation
to each and to education.
Third. The problems involved in
the ethics of example growing out
of the race solidarity.
Fourth. Actions involved in the
problems of example: subdivided.
first, those of moral dignity In
themselves, which is subdividcd into
three classes: and second, those of
no moral dignity in themselves
which was subdivided into two
classes.
This was one of the most inter
esting lectures vet given by DIR.
Call. especially tha$ dwelling on
habit and Sabbath Dissertation or
that which is commonly termed as
ter giving what he termed as exagg-
Grated blue laws of New England
he said he believed it all right to
walk, row ON the river, sail on the
bay or even attend a presentation
of Hamlet. 'sThe theatre" he said.
E'has influenced the world for good
longer than the pulpit" He then
read an abstract from letetr writ
ten from a New England clergyman
showing his attitude toward Sunday
recreation and believed that human
weakness drew the sexual line, etc.
The speakr then referrd to amuse-
ments which lad to evil under, those
of no moral dignity in themselves.
These he classed rs dancing, gamb-
ling of all sorts-whist parties are
organs of inamity. He then dis
cussed the ethics of the four ~w's, .
the where. the why the when and
the with whom.
At the close of the lecture Prof.
q. s. Fleming, principal of Fair
mont State Normal school, was in
troduced and made short address
on education.
So that to represent most Of the
districts in the county Supt Ogden
withdrew the former committee on
resolutions Nnd named another
which met today at noon to draft
resolutions. A number of teach
ers also met Mt the same time for the
Purpose of deciding on books for
the teachers reading circle. Re
ports from both viii be made Fri.
day The committee on resolutions
is as follows: r. A. Allen, presi-
ldent; o. p Thornberry, Floris
DIVISION. G. Wade Post, Estella
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