The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-08-22
To the Teachers et me Harrison
County Institute at Wed.
nesday's session.

Wednesday mornings session of
the Harrison county institute was
opened With devotional services led
by the Rev. S. X. Arbuthaot, After
Scripture lesson and singing, Guide
Ne" state Superintendent Thomas c.
Miller was introduced. superintend-
ont Miller talked along educational
lines and as usual made a most In
teresting and Instructive address,
He spoke on the value Of educa-
ton and the material advancement
along all lines and in all avenues OF,
life and improvements generally
along with educational advance
ments.
To the teachers ne said, ''rf your
work this winter does not 80 to the
advancement of the pupil, education
ally, morally. spiritually. etc, you
are not performing your duty as
teachers. There Is" he said, "a
great awakening OF public sentiment
for the Advancement OF education and
am glad that salaries in general
have been increased which has re-
suited in great reformation among
the teachers"
He hoped the legislature would
raise the minimum which. however.
is now raised considerably beyond
the minimum. He spoke OF the ne.
cessity Of the study OF geography,
especially that OF our own county
and State.
In speaking OF six months school
he stated It was difficult to raise the
levy to meet this and that he hoped
that the legislature would set aside a
part OF the general school fund for
the assistance Of the Interior schools.
As TO teachers. he said. there are
1900 more certificates than schools
in the State; that there are $500
No. is under the uniform system.
500 by the State Board OF Examiners,
$50 by city boards OF education, and
as many as 1000 2's and s's now
valid. He said the third grade OF
certificates was too rigid and hoped
the legislature would enact a law to
afford certificate for primary and
district schools He said that a
rough estimate shows that in the
State. the teachers salary has been
Increased sS per cent. and In some
places as high as 60 per cent.
He also spoke OF the district high
school and said no was glad that
shlnnston was to have district high
school and hoped to see many more
soon IN such places as. Lost Creek.
Rockford. and others.
At the close OF Superintendent
Mliler's address the second roll call
for the week was held and showed,
ladies and 5 gentlemen absent. AZ
ter roll call a large class was dismIs.
sed to the Central high school to lis
ten to instructions in primary work.
Mai. Lee took the subject of recl-
tstIons and gave "a few lessons in
calesthenic drill work and talked to
some extent. on the Importance Of
early morning exercise At the be-
ginning OF his remarks ne stated that
he wished the teachers to ask any
question they might and crltlcise as
they would. His remarks were gem
orally pointed to the plan OF the reel
tatlon and he said the recitation was
the most important part OF the work
He said he doubted II nlne-tenths Of
teachers teaching was good He
also spoke on the qualifications and
requirements Of a good teacher.
The teacher. he eaid, should have an
abundant knowledge OF the text
books-should be able to handle the
class without the hook In hand. and
should have an abundance Of knowl-
edge-outside OF text-of kindred
subjects. The teacher should have
a growing interest in the subject he
Is teaching and should be in sympa.
thy with the pupils. The child. he
said. should get out of the lesson the
following: A clean knowledge OF
the subject. ability to represuee or
express and a growing interest IN the
work. This lecture was well reeeiv-
ed by the teachers.
After a short lntermission County
Superintendent Webb introduced