The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-01
LARGE NUMBER OF MEMBERS
OF BOARDS oFtEDucATloRlARE RE
MINGLiNG WITH THE sTEAcFi
ERs AND HEARING SCI oot.
QUESTIONS OF IMP RIANcEi
DISCUSSED BY THE iNsTRuc-
TORS AT INSTITUTE TO-DAY.
PROFESSOR WO0DLEY ARRIVES
New President Of the state Normal
School Came on Train n To-day
! and VIII Assist In lnstruetIng the
Institute For Remainder OF the
Week-Dr. Deahl Here Too. y w

School officers Day. Is being OBJ.
served today at the Marion county
institute which is in session In the
Normal school building and several
of the officers are present among the
number being:i a !. .]5ll
Lincoln district, Robert Downs, j. &
Keck,; Fairuiont district =, p Ten
nant, George W. McCray; y Grant dis.
trict, James l.. Ice; Lincoln district,
Thos. K. Jones; Union district, ], =.
Davis; Winfield district. NJ, NJ. Haw-
kins,. T. A. Hughes and ]. P. Moran;
Union Independent district, H ]. Nc,
Elfresh. III: 4
Professor o. l. Woodley, the newly;
elected president OF the Fairmont
State Normal School, arrived here on
train No. II this afternoon and will
address the institute at the afternoon
session.
This day Is set apart as compile
ment to the officers OF the schools and
the presence of those in whose honor
the day is observed is a great incen-
tive to the teachers assembled, 81
DR.. ]. N. Deahl, Of the State UNI:
versity arrived in the city last night
from Grafton where he had been help
ing with the Taylor. county Institute
and is assisting with the institute
work OF the Marion county institute to-.
kday. "
The fourth day session opened this
morning and devotional exercIses
were conducted by Rev. ]. P, Turkell
son, pastor of the First ward Metho-
Edist Protestant Church. Following
tine opening exercises, Miss Keyess adj
dressed the institute on. the subject
i"Suggestions for Three Lessons on
Birds This lecture was both inter-
testing and Instructive, DIR. Reyes fol.
lowed with a splendid address on
School Decorations Both otI @ieses
lectures were splendid and were given
the closest attention by the body OF
teachers present.
An intermission Of a few minutes
was granted for relaxat ion. after which
the annual Spelling Test was care
ried out. This was tna,igurate by
the State superintendent OF public
schools. and is splendid test for the
teachers along the line of spelling.
1t is conducted along the line OF an,
old fashioned spelling; bee aud Is much
enjoyed by the teachers. I Z q = u
Before assembling In the different
rooms for the section work, ithetteach-l
ers visited the art exhibit In the chap
ell where an address on art wal, delfy-,
cred to the class byaAfissS Keyes, fiio
graded work was then taken up, Dr.
Reyes had charge Of grande section.
Prof. Deahl OF the elementary and.
Miss Reyes Of the primary. .
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened
with solo by Miss Gertrude Dobson.
Miss Dobson sang beautifully and her,
artistic work is greatly apprecla
by those in charge of the iinstitute as
well as the teachers assembled here
for the institute. ~
DR.. Keyes gave one of the best adj
dresses yet heard at the institute this
afternoon on the subject School
Sanitation" This Is a subject which
is being much agitated In the schools
of to-day and one which should not be
neglected. DR.. Reyes brought out
many splendid thoughts and ideas
along the line OF proper SAINT ton and
this talk is expected to result In much
good along this line. =
The remainder OF the afternoon was
taken up with the district NEE lngs Of
the teachers. These meetings are held
for the purpose OF organizing for the
institute work to be held In the diner