The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-08-26
Instructors with Vim and.
Vigor Present Able Les
sons to Teachers.
ROUND TABLE HELPS.
An Old Fashioned Spelling
Bee is to Be En-
gagged In.

The third day of the teachers In
stitute opened Wednesday morning
with the roll call OF teachers, followed
by singing by the Institute and devo-
tionnl exercises led by the Rev. B. d.
stelle. of the First Baptist church.
H. A. Reynolds and c. Guy Musser
then made brief speeches in the in
terest of educational publications.
DIR. c. Mlnnich, in beginning his
talk. urged the Importance of taking.
and reading at least two educational
journals, one from the teachers home
state and one from another. state. He
then announced his principal topic:
Decentralization, Its Uses and Limits in
Education" He first showed how
dramatization. or playing games. was
praeticed by animals for the purpose
of acquiring skill in catching prey
and evading the pursuit of other ami
mails and hunters This playfulness
in animals. he said, is instructive, and
the same quality is inherent in chill
dren. The child's purposes in. playing
he anaIyzed as endeavors. to sec what
1t could do with itself. with the mat
ter around II, rana to and with each
other. s.,
The motives underlying most chill.
dren's games he thought tended back
ward rather than forward. toward the
savage rather than the highly civilized
state but not necessarily to be con-
demned on this account. these games
being merely af, outlet for the child
ish life and vigor. He took stand
against all games involving warlike
impulses. and outlined the education
al uses to which games might be put
In: the various grades OF school.
Dramatics. he thought. might occu-
ny ten per cent. of the time spent in
the schoolroom with valuable results.
Superintendent Ogden then assigned
topics to several teachers for discus
sion In the round table this afternoon,
and short intermission was allowed.
Superintendent Ogden has ap-
pointed the following committee on
resolutions: A. w. Martin. chair
man: G. B. cornwell, Blanche
Steele, A. p. Morrison. Audrey
Hughes, y. b. Robinson, Mollie
Grapes. Wayne Hardesty and BERTHE
Boyles.
The morning session resumed with
singing "All Hail the Power" by the
institute. and beautiful solo. "Loch
Lomond," rendered by the musical
director. Mrs. Blanche Ruffner.
Prof. j. Frank Marsh then conduct
ied general round table on arithme-
tic. consisting Of various short talks
by the teachers on the following
heads: (a) The values of arithmetic:
Obj correlation of arithmetic with
other subjects; tc) what could he
omitted, IL anything. with advantage.
III teaching arithmetic; I'D some spe-
cia devices and methods in arithme-
tic.
Considerable interest was shown by
the teachers and many good points
were brought out.
The afternoon session opened with
the roll call OF teachers.
Superintendent Ogden announced
that tirst-class game OF baseball had
been scheduled to take place Thurs
day afternoon between the teachers
and bankers. at Union park. Special
cars Will leave at 4:1O o'clock for the
park and good contest is expected.
Mr.. Ogden also announced that n
storytelling open air .seance" would
he held on Lowndes's hill. Thursday
evening from to S O'clock. immedi-
ateiy after which a special lecture
would be given by DIR. Minnich in the
institute hall.
The committee on arrangements
appointed for the storytelling event
on Lowndes's Hill is composed of the
following: orie Mcconkey. G. C.
Barb. Leila NJ. Rapp. Mabel Lee and
Lucy Robinson.
The round table discussion of arith-
me,lc begun in the morning under
the direction of J. T. Marsh, was then
completed, Prof. Marsh remarking
that common sense and discretion be-
Ing fundamental qualities to be uused
In the teaching OF arithmetic. rather
'han too close application to mere
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