The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-28
VALLEY ROUND TABLE MAY JOIN
STATE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
PLACE OF NEXT MEETING WILL
BE SELECTED AT BUSINESS
MEETING TODAY
Many Heard The Rev. Or. Crawford
OF Allegheny In Able Discourse
Last NiGht.-Nine Hundred
Attending

Educators attending the Ohio Val
ley Round Tables siXry-seconu semi
annual meeting which opened yester-
day at the Wheeling High school, viii
discuss the ACCESSIBILITY OF becoming
affiliated with the State Educational
association, at the business meeting
which will be held this morning.
For sometime this has been favored
by teachers in the Round Table. re-
Sultiug in the announcement that II
would be taken up this morning. The
place Of the next meeting will be Sc
(ected and Il number OF important mat
ters will be discussed.
More than 900 teachers. principals.
superintendent, supervisors OF the
Ohio Valley are taking part IN the
sessions which convened in the High
school Yesterday at o'clock. PreSl
dent $. S. Jacobs OF Philadelphia dis
trict is in charge.
Addresses Of interest 10 the teach
ing profession consumed the opening
sessions. superintendent ". \. Beet
ham. Of Wellsburg, spoke on "Legis-
lation for School improvement"
Health Supervision in, the Schools
was Il topic discussed BY Supt. {. 5.
McVey OF Bellaire. Following Super
intendent II. V. Merrick of Mounds
vile. spoke on Preparedness in its
relation to the school life. How To
Teach History" BY L. S. Miller of the
Martins Ferry High school, was an in
terestinS discourse.
Sectional Meetings Held
Concluding the afternoon session,
sectional meetings were commenced.
These will be continued today, ending
in the business meeting at noon. Miss
Callie w. Curtis, Of the teachers
training department of West Liberty
Normal, is in charge Of the primary
and intermediate section: Supt. J.. H.
Gorby, of New Martinsville. mas
Principal f. W. Bowen of Martins
Ferry. IS conducting the grammar sec
ton. Prof. ". G. Carpenter Of the
Manual Training department Of the
Wheeling schools. is in charge OF the
vocational department..
Taking part i'll The discussions are
Miss Naratha Ross. Home Economic
Department. Wheeling; G. T. Jackson,
president and general manager OF the
Warwick Pottery Company. L. W.
Neff. president NeiE Hardware Compa-
ny: Fl. \. J"wett, Of .,Ir manual tram
ing department Of ;hc Wheeling
schools: Miss Grace \. Carroll, of the
Home Economics department Of the
Wheeling schools; \. L. Cox. Of the
Commercial department Uf the Wheel
ing schools. and ". 3. Nilee, of the
manual training department Of the
Philadelphia schools.
President Crawford Lectures.
Last night the teachers ii$f".;ei TO
the interesting discourse OF "S2vOul.
rola." By the Rev W. II. Crawford. d.
D., president OF the Allegheny" College
OF Meadvi!e. Pa. Savonarola was I
great italian reformcr OF lnC CathOic
faith. For his NUNS :ous reforms he
was unfrOcked by The church This.
il is understood. was afterward re-
GREETED and historians write that he
was held in the high estimation o.
members ot all faiths.
The Wheeling High school orches-
ira. under iko direction OF Miss Lucy
Robinson. played 4 number OF Selec-
tions. and The Girls Giee club added
TO the entertainment.
Among the prominent STATE edIica-
tors attending ar" President Frank B.
.xIrotter. Prot. {. :. crow and Prof.
J. y. Deanl. o. the West Virginia Uni