The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-23

ling address and dwelt considerably
on the manner of appearing before
an audience, in reference to the
oratorical contest held last night.
4 An orator should deliver his address
as though he we're addressing his
remarks to them; should have 1t
thoroughly committed; don't write
in your Grafton something you don't
believe or impress upon your audi
ence: make every one in the room
think you are speaking them; voice
is attained by training. He critI-
cized the speakers of last night
mildly, but did it to their interest
since most of the orators OF last
night have had little, If any, train
ing in elocution.
After the close of Maj. Lees ad-
dress the remainder OF the time to
$3.50 o'clock was taken up in pre-
sentfng certificates of attendance.
and at that hour the institute adj
journed sine die.
Mai. Lee continuing the discus
sion about school houses Thursday
evening said the floor lumber should
be thoroughly dried to prevent
shrinkages. cracks fill with germs
and dirt which are circulated at
each sweeping. The board is re-
! sponsible for misarranging houses.
2xs studs should be spiked down be-
fore floor is laid. should be sheeted
diagonally on outside the weather.
boarded IL feet studs high enough,
plates 2x4 with joints properly brok-
en- to insure strength. overjets should
be not less than IL or IS inches box
cornice very expensive and rafters
could be dressed and painted and
safe box in, roof should be slate
since. it is more lasting. The in
side should be watnscoted all around
as hfhgh as window then blackboard
held too with moulding and above
this should be sand plastered and
painted, WITHOUT forced ventilation
should have transoms over each win
dow with volumn windows. He
spoke OF the care which should be
used in placing the windows to pre-
vent injury to the pupils eyes. His
diagram on board showed porch at
front with vestibule entering into
cloak room for both boys and girls,
with good cement or gravel walk
to the road also to outbuildings and
we'll Care should be taken in heat
ing and ventilating school room
since children remain in school room
longer than any other place except
possibly when they are in bed. The
speaker believed chronic catarrh
originates from the school children's
sitting in wet clothes, especially wet
feet. Let them, he said, play in the
mud and snow. but give them COM
A.! Portable place to sit while in school
i Transoms should be of colonial or
co1ored glass so that the light at no
time could shine in the pupils eyes.
If room has no transoms use shades
placed upside down manipulated by
pulley at the top.
/ After short intermission Miss
Haggerty delivered recitation.
E. G. Rohrbaugh. first assistant
of the Fairmont State Normal school
was introduced and talked in the in
terest of the school which he repre-
sents.
Prof. Fleming then took the floor
and spoke of the Fairmont school
and comphmented Miss Mollie Vir-
ginia Smith on the manner in which
she conducted the ladies home at
that school last year and said that
no other school in the State offers
the accommodations and attention
to women as Fairmont. He also
took. up the subject he discussed dur
ing the morning, The Three Great
Problems Confronting the State"
He talked of the advancement OF
school work in general and the great
improvements made in school build
ings throughout the State chiefly
in city has compared the schools
of this State with those. of Ohio and
find them equally as good If not bet
ter. but the country schools do not
keep pace with the towns as teachers
change too often. If had good roads
his remedy would be to consolidate
schools or in other words, have dis
trict high schools possibly embracing
a radius of three miles-used Lot
Creek as an illustration and central
point for one high school taking In
three or four schools and employing
five teachers. In speaking of COM
pulsory school law he said we are
not ready for 1T in the country. The
teacher should go after children and
compel them by persuasion to come