Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-08-16
Teachers Institute
l.. o. THRILLER APPOINTED BY COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT

SOfEhlNItNOENI
Opened its session in the Episcopal
Parish house Aug. u at 10 O'Clock a.
IN.
The new County Sspt. Willis Evans
made short address and appointed
Mi. Pitzer and Miss Henson as secre-
taries.
Enrolment of teachers and collect
ing the dollar fee followed,
Prof. ID. H. Dodd, led in devotional
exercises Miss Clara Foreman was APP
pointed oiganist. Singing of hymn
Come Thou Almighty King,u by the
whole body of teachers, was followed
by fowery introduction by Prof.
Brindle ofProf. Roster who modestIy
accepted the welcome but was rather
embarrassed at the praise and entered
upon the work with an earnestness
that caught and held the attention of
all throughout its heightened thread.
Inc musical tones of his pleasing voice
the flashing of his sparkling eyes, the
expressive and well turned sentences
were all appreciated and though the
excessive heat was almost sitting and
all Inc wheeling and rasping of a near
en- CINE bid fair to dampen the ardor
and drown the voice of the speaker,
MS splendid will power sarmounted
bot h barriers and kept US true to the
Line OF wrapt attention, throughout his
Wlole address.
The teachers who hadn't seen Prof.
kImler for six years were highly graf
lied at the sight of his manly form
his fearless eye, his honest face, and
glad to note that time had not check
ed his ardor and enthusiasm, nor rob-
bed him Of that forceful earnestness
and impressive personality and we
who knew him were rejoicing within
to have him back and all the new
faces, bore evidence of faith and trust,
in the steaifastness of his aims and
integrity of his heart and all knew he
would hew straight to the core and tell
us plain truths that we all needed and
Oh. how glad we are to have him with
| us.
Prof Kimler's lecture had for its aim
the opening of the teachers eyes to
some OF the distressing conditions,
draw backs and hindrances aid
wrongs the teacher and the inrposi-
lions crowded upon them by the pub
lie and the lack If courtesy and often
| RI Ic al. ad To a..
blef for schools where teachers had given
entire satisfaction and no vacancy oc-
Cured which they might avoid and
after diagnosing the disease like good
doctor gave some wise prescriptions,
calculated to cure.
| Prof. Roster gs ve an instructive lee
ture on 'srhe First Day in School. u
He says this day sets the pace for a
years onward movement or decides
the teachers fate as positive failure;
it is therefore the most important one
of the whole term.
Here he elaborated in enumerating
qualifications a teacher must possess.
to insure success! summing them all
up in the personality of the teacher.
Surmounting, other qualities the
teachers soul must be imbued with
that Christian philosophy which read
lily fofeives short comings in a boy and
be able to magaify the good found in
him he must be able to frame laws
and be forceful in executive ability
He should keep sweet, this applies
especially to the men as ladies are al
ways sweet Here Prof. Roster paid a
glowing tribute to old maids who kept
sweet and lovable even though some
where in the past some keen disap
pointment might have made sour pes
amists out of them, their disappoint-
ments, having been buried, they lived
to make all around happy. We sug-
gest that as old maid has been term
of reproach the less offensive one of
Bachelor Girl he used instead and that
where one disappointed sweetheart is
left lige "the last rose of summer" it is
known that dozens voluntarily give
up the lover that she may devote all
her talent and time to her vocation of
teacher consequently nine-tenths of
all the bachelor girl teachers are real
genuine heroires.
Tuesday Aug. IL a. IN. Devotion
al exercises were conducted by Rev.
Russell, of Brucetown. Va, Prof.
kimler with much force and earnest
ness handled the subject Arithm etc
in such manner as TO convince us all
that although that branch consumes
the major part of the pupils time from
The 9th to the 18th year, it is, in most
cases, SO poorly taught from a practi-
cal standpoint that business men com
plain, loudly of inaccuracies and UNI