The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-29

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the third day with It's usual good at
tendance and large number OF
visitors, among whom were Hon
TEhos. 3. Hodges and Waitman Bar
bee Of the West Virginia University.
The institute opened by singing
Come Thou Almighty King" fol
lowed by the reading of the Script
uraI lesson from the 18th Psalm
by Rev. L. p. Peters, who also in
voked blessing on the institute.
Miss Chase was then introduced
and at the urgent request of the
teachers took up illustrative and
.demonstrative lessons in teaching
classes of little children. Miss
Chase requests that the papers re-
fer to her as Miss instead of CDR. y
in the future.
Miss Chase,s subject, f'What are
the Essentials of Good Story; and
How Shall We Present Them %
Miss Chase handled her subject in al
mastery manner and was listened
to by the teachers in rapt attention.
She dwelt considerably on the man
ner in which stories should be told
to children and the language in
which they are told. ''The clothes
are to a person as the language is to-
the story" She concluded her ex-I
ercises by reading story, fsThe Last
Days of School"
Miss Chase's class exercise was
followed by DR. Call, who took up
the fifth of his twelve lectures on.
ethics and Public Education. His
subject was "Ethical Elements in
the Advancement of Truth" out
lined as follows:
First. The law of unity in all
things, the tombstone of education
and therefore of life; its utmost
concern to all; the common element
in every large endeavor; a great
historical youth in each of the great
struggles toward the. ethical ideal ;;
giving illustrations from the Morse
Islam, Greek, Christian the in
huence of The Renaissance toward
a greater harmony.
Second. The corresponding in
crease in the responsibility of moral
leaders. The supreme function of
the teacher in this relation. TheI
necessity for a large perspective.
Danger from ultra-conservatism and
narrowing issues.
Third. Difficulties in the way of
advancing the truth because of its
esoteric and exoteric phases; the APP
plication of these to speaking, writ
ing and teaching.
Fourth. Resulting maxims for the
better advancement of the truth !;
with references from the New Tes-
lament, Spencer, Carlyle, Griggs,
Plato and Others.
T. p. Kemper, formerly Of Salem
College, was introduced Immediate
ly after ten minute intermission
and took up the subject of mathe-
MATES. The instructor dwelt con-
siderably on fractions, both COM
mon and decimal.
The afternoon session was opened
at 1915 by singing "Flow Gently
Sweet Alton" from the new insti-
tute song book. After the music
County Supt. Ogden announced the
following committee appointed to
draft resolutions and report Friday:
3, A. Allen, pres, o. p. Thorn
berry, Floris DAVIDSON, G. Wade
Post, Estella Elliott, Martha Tate
and Catherine Shinn.
After naming the committee the
roll was called and showed six abb
sentees, showing slight decrease
in attendance over yesterday.
Miss Chase gave one of her dem
onstrative illusfgative lessons to
children ranging in age from 4 to
10 collected from the city and
bought into the institute for the
purpose of making the lesson more
effective. The exercises created a
great deal of interest among the
teachers, especially the ladies who
floclled to the front in an effort to
grasp each idea and detail. Miss
Chase clearly demonstrated the fact
that she was well acquainted with
children as well as the manner in
which they should be taught.
DIR. Call delivered his sixth lee
ture on 'FEthics" at the conclusion
of Miss Chase's lesson, which was
the lengthiest yet given and equally
able.
Prof. Thomas E. Hodges. of the
State University, viii deliver
lecture tonight with stereopticon II
Illustrations. Last night Rev. u IL.