The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-08-18
TOPICS ARE
DISCUSSED IN
ABLE MANNER
AT the Third Days Sessions
of the Teachers In
stitute.
ROUTINE PROGRAM
Is Made Interesting and In
structive with the Clever
ness of Instructors.
PROGRAM

A story telling session will be fea.
ture of the Harrison COUNTY teachers.
Institute this evening, at 7zao o,eIock
on Lowndes's hill Thursday there
VIII be baseball game at Union park
in the evening, and the great debate
at the court house at night, at which
the permanency OF the office OF conn
] ty superintendent will be established
or abolished. The talks today were
interesting, as was shown by the good
attention paid by the teachers. in spite
Of hot weather and a crowded church.
Wednesday Morning Session.
The institute was opened wednes-
day morning with singing. The Rev.
q, e. Peters conducted devotional ex-
ercises. The Rev. Mr.. Peters also
made few remarks In which he COM
mented on the value Of the Bible as
the best book on pedagogy for the use
of the teacher.
DR.. Page Milburn Of the West vir-
ginia Wesleyan College at Buckhan-
Won, made the first talk. In the way
of advice to the teacher he mentioned
that once given to preacher, who
was told to talk loud enough for the
man on the back seat to hear, and use
words such that the little girl on the
front seat can understand, and then
Everybody can hear and understand. /"
Hcredity Plus Environment.
81 don't believe heredlty is everv-
thing" said he. nor that environment
y everything, but heredity and en-
yironment together are important. AS
some one has said. the education of a
child begins with the child's grand
mother.
IF more attention were paid to
proper marriages, to the proper selec-
ton of wives and husbands. the task
of the teacher would be lightened in
the future generations. The question
of marriage. though delicate one. is
a necessary one for teachers to solve,
who are instructed with the education
OF the coming generation"
DR.. Mflburn dwelt upon the neccssi-
ty Of teaching and keeping constantly
in mind the child's future. DR.. Mil
burns address was an interesting and
Instructive one.
4 An intermiss!on was then cllowed.
Story Telling Session.
Announcement of story telling SEES
sion this evening at $50 O'clock was
made after the morning intermisslon
by C. C. Keys, who will have charge
OF the program. lie requested the
teachers to meet at the First Presby-
terrain church at o'clock, and go
from there to Lowndes's hill,
Among those who are expected to
take part in the storytelling are the
following: Dr. Page Milburn, DR.. H.
C. Minnich, Instructor j. Frank Marsh
Miss NJ. Stout, Miss Mabel Lee, How
ard j. McGinnis, Charles H. Giles and
c Guy Musser.
The following program has been ar
ranged for the story telling session
this evening. subject to revision:
bible story-Dr. Page Milburn.
story-Mrs. NJ. Stout.
Child story-Miss Mabel Lee.
story-charles H. Giles.
Music,
story-,Howard ]. McGinnis.
story-Dr II. C. Minnich.
Music.
story. Frank Marsh.
story-C. Guy Musser.
Talk on Spelling.
After few humorous anecdotes
on misspelling, DR.. Minnich discussed
the subject Of spelling under the fol
lowing divisions: order Of letters
phonetic value, syllablfcation, accent
word construction. general spelling
rules.
With regard to spelling rules, Dr.
Minnich took the stand that very feV
OF these are OF value The way L
learn to spell is to spell" said nc,
"A persons vocabulary contain
! really three vocabularies: an ora
: vocabulary. which he uses in speak
ing: writing vocabulary. which n
: uses in writing, and reading vocab
I ulary. The business OF the teache
n is to teach the child to spell ever
: word in his vocabulary
n The child's eye should be trainet
/ so as to enable him to remember tn
a order of letters IL a word. The child
!, ear should also receive a share Of tn
!, attention given to training in spelling
= in order to utilize the phonetic valu
y o. spelling.
3. "a spelling book" he went oil
d must contain the vocabulary that III
o child VIII use during the first years
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