The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-30
SCHOOL TEACHERS
ABLY INSTRUCTED
AT the County Institute by
Prominent Educators, Who
Are Experts.

The third day of the teachers coun-
ty institute opened this morning with
prospects for another very successful
days work. The weather is as fine
as it could for the institute and
the teachers are very attentive and
taking a deep interest in the work,
The devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by the Rev. w. c. Taylor OF
the First Baptist church Of this city.
The first period "a taken up by
Prof. j. A, Jackson, who conducted
a demonstration recitation In geogra-
ply with a class in the upper grades.
He proceeded in a very able manner
and held the attention Of the teachers
as well as that of the pupils in the
class. After intermissIon Prof. l.,
J. Hanifan led a discussion Of the rec,
itation which Professor Jackson con
Quoted. 1t was brought out in the
discussion that the attitude of the
class toward the teacher is a refiec,
ton Of the teachers attitude toward
the class before the pupil can be eX-
pected to do well. The recitation
should not be too long, Many times
teachers set a task to
Many times a teacher sets a task to
he done then thinks that the whole
thing must be done at one recitation,
II the subject is too broad to be COW
cred by one recitation use more than
one. The discussion was entered into
freely and many helpful points were
brought out.
Adjournment was then taken for
noon.
Afternoon Session,
Following the singing, which was
unusually good, NJ. +. Snider, OF the
city, took up some minutes talking In
behalf of suffrage for women. HIS
talk was brief and to the point, some
good argument being brought out,
and the voters were urged to support
the suffrage amendment this fall at
the polls.
DR.. Minnlch then spoke on the
subject. "Aims in the Elementary
Curriculum" He discussed a course
of study composed of seven subjects
which cover the whole field Of knowI-
edge. BY this this course the child
Is to have twelve years Of school
ing-from the age of six to eighteen
years, with the one central idea OF
fitting the child for life, and real
men and women of them, He said
that If every boy and girl in this
country could have twelve years OF
education bearing more directly up
on their lives, there would be u great
difference in the country.
After recess the teachers went into
sectional meetings for the discussion
Of topics Of interest to them.
Tonight the teachers will meet at
the corner Of the high school building
at $50 for the purpose Of going on
the hill for an evenings program. A
good program has been worked out
and no one should miss 1t,
Tonight and tomorrow's program
will be as follows:
Wednesday Evening.
Field trip and story telling, to be
arranged by committee.
Thursday Forenoon.
School officers Day.
S:15-Organization-For district In
stitute reading circle work,
9:15-Music and devotion,
9:25-Aims in the Elementary Cur
rlculum-Dr. Minnich, (~thirty-fve
minutes,)
10:OO-The Rural Life Problem and
the School-Prof. Hanifan, (thirty-lve
mlnutes.)
0:35-Recess.
10: Appropriation for Twentieth
Century Life-Prof. Jackson, forty-
five minutes.)
1:30-Arithmetic in the Curriculum
DIR. Mjnnich, Thirty minutes.)
(Continued nm mage al