The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
Total Enrolment at Noon of the
First Day Goes beyond
Three Hundred.
INSTRUCTORS. AL THERE
Opening Session is Featured
with aSpIendId Lecture by
Superintendent Work.

Three hundred and eleven school
teachers assembled at 10 O'Clock Mon
day morning in annual institute IN
the Washington high school building
here to continue in daily and nightly
sessions until Friday afternoon. OF
these 191 we're ladies and lib gentle
men.
An the instructors, namely. DR.. Ed
ward Rynearson, principal OF the Filth
avenue high school OF P'ttsburg; II. 3.
Work, superintendent Of schools at
Lancaster, Pa; Prof. L. l. Fr4eld:
state supervisor of schools with head
quarters at Charleston, and j. Ransel
komine of Lost Creek, were present.
ready for duty.
a The institute opened with ENROLL
ment, music and devotion. Come.
Thou Almighty King" was sung, as
well as America" and the Rev. U. w.
Morrison. pastor of the Methodist
Protestant church, ofered an inVoca-
ton Superintendent Carl S. Lawson
then introduced Professo Work, who
discussed "A Number Of Things" for
thirty minutes In an interesting and
manner. He dwelt on the
attitude of the teachers, the purpose
of the institute not only to do good,
but the most good, and he predicted
medical inspection of teachers soon
before mental examination. He stated
that the school room is no place
for persons Of bad health, and he
declared that when it came to a choice
between health and school, health
should have the preference.
The afternoon session opened with
a song service led by j. Ransel Ro-
mine. Following the song service L..
L. Friend. state supervisor OF high
schools. addressed the teachers on
the subject, Conditions for Better
Teaching" Prof. Friend opened shs
talk by bringing to the mind OF the
teachers the general topic to be dis
cussed during the institute, the drst
OF these being conditions for better
teaching. In speaking abc-. Ne
teachers Prof Friend sa.1 src is
more ineffective work amc..g teachers
than any other profession An in
crease in salaries of school teachers
is the only way " improve the stand
ard OF teachers Carpenters coal
miners and common 1aborers receive
on an average more pay than school
teachers. In his closing remarks
Prof. Friend said I'VE must raise
the standard Of preparation and II
we do this we must pay for the m
creased preparation of the teach
ers"
Night Session.
The night session will .be spent in
getting all the teachers acquainted
and help them to enjoy themselves.
Games and music will be the dt-
versions of the evening. J. Ransel
Romine, institute song leader. will
have charge of the musical program
of the evening.
The enrolment follows:
Gentlemen.
Amos c. Hoover, city: Adam e..
Walters. city; H NJ. Wolverton. city,;
George N. Holden, Bridgeport; J. D..
Hinkle, vedan; Ellis H. Gregory,
Rossi M Fisher, VIII
sonburg; Jesse G. Conley, Mt. Clare;
James A. Null. M11etus; Ray Rhoades,
city; Late B. DAWSON, Lost Creek;
Frank e. Arnett. city; Columbus
Ash, city; Clarence Post. Bridgeport
Ralph Robinson. Folsom; NJ. T. Swi-
ger, Folcom; Chester N. Becktine,
Emf erprise; Omer G. McCarty,I
shinnston; Duncan H. Kyle. city,
Motley Russell Ash. Wilsonburg; A.
L. Grifith. Glen Falls; Harvey Dodd,
Glen Falls; Roy N. Baker. Newburg;
John w. Reaser, Hepzibah: James