West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-09-07
Annual Six Days Session Now Be
ing Held Hcrc-Prominent In
structors Are IN Charge of the
Meetings-Roster Given of All IN
Attendance
tBy j. NJ. Gibson)

nnd regulations. A number OF places
Where teachers could secure rooms,
board and lodging was also announced
by the county superintendent
Meeting and members OF the COM
mittees on resolutions and entertain
ments were announced and the time
OF meeting.
Superintendent Martin announced as
secretaries of the institute Mrs Lou
y. Hart and Mr.. o. G. Sanders, who
assumed their dities at once.
District Superintendent F.. w. Gan
DIV of Portland. distributed the enroll
ment cards and collected "plunk"
from each teacher present as he col
l'ctcd the cards.
Superintendent Martin announced
that no bulletin boards would be pos
ted telling when roll call would be
on tapis and tardy would mean one
half day OF the attendance OF each
absent pedagogue,
The institute was put In motion by
woman suffrage speech by Miss Adella
Potter OF New York city, vino made @
ronsing address I'm favor of votes for
women. Miss Potter made many
converts,
Prof T. G. Miller sanctioned Miss
potter's address and said that he had
been working for that end for many
years past
Institute was adjourned to meet at
p. m. promptly and met at 2:05 p. m.
rrof. Francis Wheeler took charge of
the music and sang America, West
Virginia Hills and other patriotic
asnga
superintendent Martin announced
the time and place of the first district
institute as October 7th, and the
chairman of such meeting.
Ex-State superintendent r. C. Mil
Ter took mp attendance Of institute and
personal or special training of new
teachers. About 2.150 are new teach
crs each year out of 9.S9S teachers in
tho state. Prof. Miller laid special
stress upon more and better teaching
or good English. He said that a teach
G: who failed to grade his or her
school violated the school law and
said that he knew OF some teachers
who have had their certificates revok-
ed for not properly grading their
schools.
Superintendent Martin said only six
No. ] certificates had been granted I'm
Preston county this year out OF 519
applicants
D. K. Mason and ]. NJ. Gibson were
appointed as reporters
Committee on Resolutions 49, Miss
Lynn WaddelI. Albert Winters. l.. J.
conicy, X. r. Burke and A. w. Carri-
20.
Committee on Entertainment-D. w.
Parsons, f. f. Hupp and Mrs Cecil
Lewis.
Institute committee-Union district.
Albert Winters; Portland. K e..
Burke. Kingwood, ID. w. Parsons;
Pleasant. Amos Wolfe, Grant, Lloyd
Liston. Reno. A. W. Carrico. Lyon, l..
J. Conley. Valley, ID. X. Mason.
Monday evening county superintend-
emf Martin severely criticised the prIn-
cipeis and superintendents for not at
tending their home Institutes; meet
ing their teachers and effecting their
organizations, consulting with the
heads of the different high schools,
and IN this way keep the work OF the
different high schools on the same
plane The object was TO show that
superintendents were opening schools
Without any preparation or plans and
aeveloping these later. In this way
they we're wasting the time OF the pus
pits and the finances Of the district
Mr., Martin stated that he would not
recommend any principal or superin-
tendent who would not at least make
an effort to meet his teachers and be-
come acquainted with the local condl-
tlons before attempting to open one OF
our larger schools.
These IN Attendance
Ralph G. Kelly. Robert Ray Kelly,
Harry Y LQar, LLOYD Listof, DAY Ray
Lipscomb. Ross Leonard, Porter La
rev, Clyde McGee, Artle Metheny,
Chester Messenger, J. Dent Myers, ID.
4, Mason, Fuller G. Martin, Harold d
Meyers, Bertus Miller, Glenn G.. Moy-
ers. Russell metheny, John Victor Me
theny. Marshall r. Metheny, Jesse 8
Metheny, James b. Martin, Earl M.
Martin. Samuel q. Nester, Henry Orr.
". B. NJ Prichard. Dickson Parsons.
Ross Clyde Pell, Hugh Powell, T.. f..
Radpbqugh Lester T. Ringer. Walter
& sehhopp. Samuel NJ 'shaifor. 6 r..
smith, Oian p squires, Walter r.
shater. Law f. silbaugh, Jas a. san
ders, o r. Sanders. J. Miliard Shat
Ter. Chester A. Thomas. Jesse X. ~
son James D. Taylor. Thos G. Teets,
yesier Tanner. Aaron Vought, Albert
s winters, n. A. Walls. Rowland
Whiteheir, = ? Wright, W. q. Wiles.
Harold Watson. Herbert wiles. Guy d.
Wolfe. Lonnie Wolfe, Amos NJ. Wolfe.
6. u. Wright. Homer wiIes, LELAND s.
whetsell. Sherman r. White. Foster Il.