West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-17
CHEAT VALLEY ROUND TABLE
Annual Session ut Kingwood Last Fri.
day and Saturday-Large Number
OF Teachers In Meet.
Ing Most Successful.

The annual session OF the Cheat
Valley Round Table held at Kingwood
on last Friday and Saturday was one
OF the very best sessions yet held.
The weather was stormy and the
roads very bad and many OF the
country teachers who would doubtless
have attended were absent. However.
the atteldance reached 100 and an
unusual degree of interest was mani
tested throughout the session by those
in attendance.
Promptly at IL o'clock Friday morn
ing Miss Clayton. the primary teacher
in the Kingwood schols. arranged her
class OF first year pupils in school
room order" and conducted class I'm
reading. Her methods were modern
and very practical and she was able
to hold tn undivided attention of the
little folk during the half hour per-
iod. and served to illustrate what can
be accomplished by intense concen-
tration OF energy with approved meth
DDS of teaching.
Miss Clayton was followed by Miss
Waddell principal OF the Albright
high school, who taught a class In
English literature consisting OF MEM
bers OF the third year class I'm the
kingwood high school. using Macbeth
as text. Miss Waddell was for a
number OF years teacher OF English in
the Shepherdstown State Normal
school. and was regarded as one OF
the leading members OF the faculty.
In the short period of time allotted
to her she was able to illustrate the
very successful approach to the sub
1ect, and to emphasize thei mportan:
points In the tea ching of English.
The afternoon session was opened
with talk by DR.. Harriet Jones OF
Wheeling, on the prevention and
Cure of tuberculosis. DR.. Jones rep
resents the Anti-Tuberculosis League
OF West Virginia and is doirg a vast
amount OF COOL by her lectures and
words of kindly advice in checking
and controlling the ravages of the
dread disease. the white plague. 4"
Her lecture was much appreciated by
the teachers. giving them many valu-
able suggestions as to the necessity of
sanitary conditions in and about the
school room, as to proper methods OF
seating, individual drinking cups
proper ventilation, sanitary care OF
floors and walls and valuable lessons
in physical exercise an methods OF
overcoming the disease.
DR.. Woodley. president of the Fair
mont State Normal. was introduced
and enlivened the meeting by one o.
his most interesting and inspiring
addresses. Prof. Lively, also of the
rairmont Normal, was introduced and
made a brief address. His message
was full of good cheer and while this
was his first appearance before the
teachers of the county. he is assured
hearty welcome by them at any fu-
ture meeting.
The Round Table was then divided
into departmental meetings and the
Rural and Graded section was pre-
sided over by Prof Crow of the De-
partment of Education, West Virginia
University. The high school section
was presided over by DR.. J. N. Deahl
head OF the Department of Education
In the University. In these meetings
the teachers were urged to join in
the discussion of subjects vital to
them in their profession and were
privileged to share in the expert ad-
vice and counsel of the prominent edu-
Gators present. Perhaps no part OF
the meetings. are more helpful to the
teachers than these sectional meet
lngs and the willingness to respond
evinced their interest and enthusiasm
in their work.
The evening session was held in the
court house and the teachers and
many of the citizens of Kingwood were
assembled to hear DIR. Woodley's adj
dress. His subject was one OF inter
est and he held the attention of his
audince during his entire address by
his eloquence and vivid illustrations
leaving lasting impression on the
minds of his hearers. All agree that
his address was one of the best edu-
cational addresses ever delivered in
Hingwood. DR.. Woodley was follow.
I'd by DIR. f. b. Trotter acting presi-
lent OF the West Virginia University.
who by few well chosen illustrations
emphasized the essential points in DR..
Woodley's address The teachers OF
his county are proud of DR.. Trotter's
achievements, he having been former
'esident and teacher in the county.
md their best wishes 20 out TO him
n the hope that he may soon be
elevated to the presidency of the Uni
versity, which Office he is now filling
20 acceptably.
Saturday afternoon a general ses-
sion was held which was presided
over by DR.. Trotter. Those assigned
special topics responded willingly.
namely Supt. w. r. Shaw who spoke
IN the teaching of agriculture in the
schools. Mr.. Shaw pointed out that
many teachers were attempting to
each this important subject without
being sufficiently qualified to do so
successfully. He urged teachers to
axe mp the work systematically and
o vitalize their teachings by frequent
'xcursions to farm and fields Supt