The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-31
REVIEWS DEADLY.
SAYS CALLAHAN
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR DIS
CUesES CONDITIONS FOR
BETTER TRAINING.
Week Of Profitable Session For peda-
-eooues Opens Yesterday al Elm
Grove Methodist Church.

Reviews are Deadly sald Dr.. ]
M. Callahan. OF the West virginia Uni
Fernity az Morgantown. yesterday Aft
ernoon. In addressing the Ohio County
Teachers Institute. which 10 being
held this week IN the Methodist Epis.
copal church at Elm Grove. lie said
u IL waste OF time 70 review. and
u Is shame that such condition OF
Affairs exist However" he added
teachers are now beginning to Ee,
away from this idea. II tread up and
down In the same place reviewing, we
viii not accomplish anything" DIR,
Calahan's remarks were based prfn.
cipally on the theme, Conditions for
Better Teaching" in which he con.
trasted tho old method OF teachins
with that OF the new method OF TODAY,
More life should be put into teaching
which should be n preparation for life
he said. Teach a boy how 10 do
do it,
The speaker eontrasted the new way
OF controlling q school with the old
he said every teacher should have a
clear knowledge OF the science of com.
mon things. The minimum education
Tor the teacher OF the public schools,
according to DR.. Callahan, should be
high school preparation Among the
points brought out BY the speaker
were: The teacher who expects 70
accomplish things sohuld have well
set plans- Every teacher should have
his lesson plans well In hand. and
should have a definite aim IN the as.
signing OF the next lesson. A teacher
should be a guide to the boys and
girls. both In and out of the school
room.
There must be discipline and the
teacher must manage. One OF the chief
things to consider Is the child. A
teacher must consult the children 90
as TO find out their ideas. but at the
same time. he must see that order is
maintained. The old idea was that
the teacher should dominate. Let the
child alone as much as possible, but
lead him by interest. ,
Modern Ideal OF Education.
The next speaker was Prof f. T.
Jacob. OF Ashland. o., who spoke on
the Modern Ideal OF Education.
The principal points which he dis.
cussed were: Efficiency for health
education for individuality. education
for character and culture. education
for social citizenship and education
for service. Following the address
the session was brought TO a close BY
a round liable discussion OF a number
OF topics OF interest to the teachers.
In the evening at o'clock, a social
session was held on the lawn sur
rounding the Elm Grove school, with
large number of the teachers taking
part. At the conclusion OF the diver
sions OF the evening dainty refresh
ments were served.
The morning session was opened
with Rev. 5. b. Hart. pastor OF the
Elm Grove NJ. +. church. CONDUCTING
the devotional exercise. after which
County Superintendent John II. Lazear
delivered a brief address. Frank
Maupin and Miss Mary Curren were
appointed secretaries and Edwin Car
ter and Clyde Rice as ushers. The
total enrolment az the institute is l2s
so women and 46 men. AT the morn
ing session Prof. Jacob spoke on the
Human Elements in School," and DR.
Callahan on Institutes Compared
With Former Ones"
The institute will be continued unit
Friday afternoon with the same in
structors in charge.
The teachers enrolled yesterday are
"a follows.