Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-17
THE TFlrAtgS INSTITUTE
Prof. Roster Talks on the Value
ufStorI Telling.
NO CITY DEALS FOR COUNTRY
Board Of Education Of cerrardstowr
ard Members From Other Dis
tricts Attend.
tricts Attend.

c'oci. IL the e 4pel Of Trinity Episco.
raj camch. g uaty Superintendent
WBsis n Es presided.
qge sscre chosen were Messrs.
w. 3 Pitscr. }las city, and Miss Ella
Hensau. ii A.aa district. Miss Clara
Fareaiaa w CHOSEN %organist.
vaseltufe ned with devotional ex.
erelsas. led b Mr.. . r.. Dodd, Mar
tiasblrg The aymn sung being Come
Thou ATuIgat King from the Insti
tute Annual
one hundred aud t~went8-three teach
ers we're enrolled at the opening SEES
sion 70 gentlemen and 100 ladies.
Prof G. 3rindle, superintendent
Of TIE Mart,a burg public schools, in
irodgced Pr Joseph Roster, superin-
sendeut 81 tts city schools Il Faiy-
moat as q Ter cher Of wide experience.
He addressed ahe institute on the gen.
eral educational work in West Vir-
'gint8 contrasting the work in the east
ern aad western sections of the state
the Old and the new. Prof. Rosters
address was Introductory 10 the work
of tue institute and was highly appre-
eiatsf institute then adjourned til
1880 p IN. when the afternoon period
began
AT Tuesday afternoons session Of
the teachers institute, Prof. Joseph
Rod as Fairmont, took M the topic
of STORY Telling" and of its value in
ths training OF children. He tod Of
hev bitterly come would-De educators
opRasea t.ts use Of fairy tales and non
sens gs@e q, and explained how nee.
ess2Ty they are to strengthen the
imagination OF the child to interest it.
lie sa!8 dot while these were not pos
iAve faces sc would cob the child of
a great influence for development by
taking tle7u from it.
= "Wednesday Morning Session.
Deaotioaaf exercises were conducted
by 1sr- " N. zeilor. after which Prof.
A. G. h estsc. OF Charleston. took up
he iafpur ant topic of teaching his
tory. Kan sliis talk Prof. Kimler
strengthened what Prof. Roster said
IN the glhiect OF story telling by say
Ing, teac} frst the interesting that
haPPea raaC 3 homes. He said the
teaching ~ history starts early in the
sooric9 10 s. by the parents. He espec-
Ia = eapllgast2es that we collect and
pre5' Hm local history.
Alter lutermission Prof. Roster talk
ed on Emutry School Problems" He
said It should not be necessary to
send pur boys and girls from the
cosnt,s 10 the city to be educated be-
csuss tie opportunity in the country,
If take7 advantage of, is possibly SUI
perior 30 that Of the city in many
phase and that the teachers should
te4e's tbe pupils to be discomfort.
ed watr their Surroundings. DO not
bring before country pupils city ideals.
bnt iayEfre in them a high appreciation
al ccaHi ~ lie and environment. He
sad yagtrer that the schools of any
loca't9 Stsaut6 adapt their works to
the occupation Of that particular local
lily.
At lse Wednesday afternoon
of ,ta teachers Institute, Prof.
KinlaF sooE up the topic Of "The
Hislgr1 Of Education in West
Virs He told in an able manner
this skate has steadily developed to it's
pres SIaee FROM an educational
point e. rtew. lie pointed out the
agents llat are at work and how they
are q Dug thIs noble work.
Aeo- Prof Eimler's talk Prof. Ros-
ser t "a ent Language in the PR.
mar &c-{es. AS an introduction to
shis nssss1 important subject Prof. Ros-
Ser SAID fae considered reading the
anost iafs0rtaId subject in any school
i%nasusasa as progress in all other
bEanc&es depended upon our ability
80 rad ssn. He said that II schools
sall StzorT OF their mission in that they
DEN, ereSte the proper habit to read.
IN speaking Of language work in the
schools te said NaI expression natur-
any comes drse aud very early in the
course ama should consist of simply
ges2iag the enild to express itself oral
1g, saoR rs reproducing a story oral
rs, enc. 9Ie said that the text book
sho1'a n& Ne used until the third or
fear&A ysG. RE criticised the schools
an g~eaera, ~ mat where written work
was aBae at all, too much attention
rs paid b9 5urru and not enough to con-
ssnts.
Thurs Day Morning Session.
S'rdf. AlT fT gave a very interesting
taN 0n Erhypd architecture He said