The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-01
NUMBER OF MEMBERS
OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION ARE
MlNGLlNe WITH THE TEACH.
ERs AND HEARlN q SCHOOL,
QUESTIONS, OF lMPoRTANlcE
DISCUSSED BY THE INSTR uc..ii
TORS AT INSTITUTE TO-DAY. {.
WO0DLEY ARRIVES.
New President Of the STATE Normal
School Came on Train ~ To-day
and Will Assist In instruetlna tho
Institute For Remainder Of the
Week-Dr. Deahl Here Too.

School Officers Day. Is being OBJ.
served to-day 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: M, 4, \
Lincoln district, Robert DdShs, II II. Y
L. Morgan; Pawpaw district; "A. III
Keck,; Fairmont district: r, B !, Ten
nant, George W. Mccray;;l Grant dis
trict, James /. 1cess Lincoln district,
Thos. X. Jones; Union district, ]. p.
Davis; Winfield district, NJ. NJ. rHaw-
kins.. T. A. Hughes and y. p. Moran;l
Union Independent district, H! d. Me-
Elfresh. ~ 4
Professor o. l. Woodley, thesnewly.
elected nresident 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 compli.
ment to the officers Of the schools and.
the presence of thoseiin whose honor
the day Is observed Is a great incen-
tive to the teachers assembled.
DR.. J. N. Deahl, Of the State Uni,
versity arrived in the city last night
from Grafton where he had been helpsI
ing with the Taylor county institute
and is assisting with the institute
work OF the Marion county institute to-
bday.
The fourth day session opened this
morning and devotional exercises
were conducted by; Rev. ]. P, Turkel-
son, pastor Of the First ward Metlio-
dist Protestant Church ollowlng
Ithe opening exercises, Miss Reyes adj
dressed the institute on the subject
"Suggestions for :, Three lessons on
lIBirds.n This lecture was both Inter
esting and Instructive. DR.. Keyes fol-.
lowed with a splendid address on
"School Decoration.p Both ptg Qiesei
lectures were splendid and were given
the closest attention by the body OF
teachers present.
An intermfssion of a few minutes
was granted for relaxation after which
the annual Spelling Test, was care
ried out. This was inaugurated 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 and is much.
Ienjoyed by the teachers.
Before assembling In the different
rooms for the section work, the teach
ers visited the art exhibit In the; chap
el where an address on art was sdelfy-i
cred to the class by Miss Keyes. Thei
graded work was then taken up. DR..
Keyes had charge Of granded section
Prof. Deahl of the elementary and
Miss Keyes 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 apprecia iated
by those in charge of the institute as
we'll as the teachers assembl bledy 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 today and one which should not be
neglected. DIR. Keyes 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 etlngs OF
the teachers. These meetings are held
for the purpose OF organizing for the
institute work to be held in the differ