The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-22
SCHOOL OFFICERS
ATTEND INSTITUTE
Program is Rendered Especially for
: instruction of Various County
school phicers.
DIPoRTANT REsoLUTIoN UP
Relating to the Election of Men to
Legislature Who Will In
crease Salaries.

The institute convened Thursday
morning at the usual hour and open
ed by singing No. So, "All Hail the
Power" followed by the reading 5f
the 24th Psalm by the Rev. ]. F.
Plummer, pastor of Christ's Episco-
pal church, who also offered prayer,
after which the school Joined in the
singing of Help I On" and "The
Battle Hymn of the Republic
The first speaker Thursday morn
ing was State Superintendent Mil
Ter, who took up the subject of ''Hy-
giene and sanitation;" chiefly the
disease of tuberculosis. He said
that he knew of no one who could
become great factors in the eradica-
ton of this disease than teachers.
He also spoke of typhoid fever in
the Monongahela Valley. Teachers
should go back to their schools and
look after their sanitary conditions
and make improvements. Prof.
Miller's address was most instruc-
tive.
At the close of supt. Miller's adj
dress large class followed Miss
Higley to the high school building
where she continued her instruction
in primary work which she has
been holding there daily this week
Mai. Lee took up general discus
sion of problems confronting the
teacher. The study of the will and
influence of the will, he said, Is OF
great Importance to the teacher. He
also spoke of attention and the cul-
tivation of power to attract atten-
tion-involuntary attention has no
value but voluntary has immeasur-
able value and all that is learned by
the latter is retained. He also
spoke extensively on reproduction
and recitations and its purpose-ex-
press what you have learned and
thodght. Maj, Lee made most in
structive and helpful talk to the
teachers.
After a short intermission the in
stitute reconvened Thursday morn
ing by singing America"
Prof. McConkey, principal of the
city high schools, took up the sub
ject of arithmetic. and before TAX
ing up the subject announced to the
teachers that the Lowndes' Savings
Bank & Trust Co. had secured for
them number, of maps showing
birds-eye view of the Panama Canal
now in course of construction. The
maps give some very valuable in
formation.
Advanced work in arithmetic was
then fully and thoroughly discussed
along the ltnnes of, after the funda-
mental operations are taught, when
in what order should the other
subjects OF arithmetic be taughte
Should fractions be taught from the
first or at some later point in the
course? What subjects can safely
he omitted from our arithmetic? The
manner In which we teach arithme-
tic makes culture, habit. After
having fundamental principles taught
we should then guard well other
subjects. He then asked a number
If common fractions should be
taught first. Most thought they
should but could give no good rea-
son for so doing. Prof. Mcconkey
then stated that the minor portions
should be taught along with num-
bers and later take up more compli-
Gated parts.
AS to subjects that can be safely
left out he mentioned true and
bank discount. partnership. allega-
tion. etc. which are some of his
radical views or beliefs. He said
the subject of arithmetic is being
thoroughly investigated
This was followed by roll call,
which showed FIVE new recruits, two
ladies and three gentlemen, making
12S ladies and SO gentlemen, a total
of 226 now enrolled. however some
few have dropped out after first
having spent part of the institute
in some other county.
Prof U S. Fleming was then in
troduced and gave a general talk e.
pecially on salaries paid teachers.
He said window washers and washer
women were paid $2.OO a day,
which might be termed timely slap
in the direction off the boards OF
education. since maty were present
as this IS omcers' day Forty-five
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