The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-27
HEAR
SPLENDID TALKS
SPLENDID INTEREST BEING MAN
TESTED IN WORK OF
COUNTY INSTITUTE.
Attorney Thomas E. Foulk Aroused
Great Eenthusiasnl With Speech
on mAmeric anlSm."


The Ohio county tcaCh"rS' institute
held another interesting session at n"
Elm Grove, NJ. F. church yesterday. be
ing again addressed by Mr.. ". w.
Trent. Of Iclkins. md Mr.. II. II. 1!.l;"r.
supcrlntendont Of schools at Mansfield,
Ohio, tho instructors. ~. THOMAS
Foulk, prominent local attorney, also
rive q stirring address on tn" "AIm"ri-
canism," which aroused Gr""t deal Of
enthusiasm among his hearers. Mr..
Foulk dwclt on tho nc"d Uf n greater
Arucricnnisn which would result from
the payment of salary commensurate"
with tho teachers work. 9TH" teacher
said Mr.. Foulk. Us a devoted. modest
kind Of person. and nothing wiz NOR"
quickly achieve great results than free
Ing him from tho petty financial W"r-
rlcs with which ne Is constantly hHndi-
capped. Tho apathy which was dISo"E-
cred in the school children and IN" nN-
crarc adult during tho war. arise. Mr..
FouIk said, mot from indifference, hut
because Of n lnXily I'm III" teaching or
history, which" h" maintained, "Sh"nId
ne taught in lecture form. rather than
with strict regard to the text OF n"
copybook."
The children in m Trades should
be so thoroughly saturated with lh'
shirt Of AmoricaniSrn. rs learned in
tho schools" said Mr. Foulk. That they
will not IN latcr years have I" ou!'i-
vate Il. md with tn" id"a'S OF tru"
.ncricanism for which tho flag stands.
~ represented ny tn" n"rils ana hard
shirs through which Il has parsed "nd
endured. as tho lode star "f ia" teacher
and chu1. n greater. hotter, finer ANA
hIyhrr Arn"riraniem VIII result.
W W. front. 81 EIkins. w. Va. took
ne his tonic "Horiiation." and from lhiS
1rcw an interesting illustration 81 me
work If corporation between t'''H"r
md puril.. TIL" speaker dw"tt hrEr IN
tho nccd OF adCQuat" preparation 81 mo
teacher for tho work. than whlrh 'n't"
10 mono moro dif1cult. and on IN" ~
tIcncn required Of III" teacher IN"
teachers education $hout b 'Hn'a-
,,cnta,,v that or irStru"ti"n in N" art
-, e,ulying tho rni'd. with view 4"
Understanding his disposition FROM tho
n.ar1,oIn. II environment n"d Il,%s''':h
cordf,,cn" Mr.. Trout said. I'm -" -
crc,eo nr his duties hn should b. free
from, distraction. go that h. ma h1N"
,bo time which ie necessary f"r IN"
close study Of his snhjrr;~.' Mr.
front wont on 10 say Tint ia" teacher
shou,1 o,roos. above I'LL "tir"r things.
rc,ofn his crthueiaem which il on" Of
The most difficult hing" for him {" d.
In tho face % tho d" Of m"n't"n"uS
Grind through w''.rh l." must f'''
lastly. >rr. front DIV 1t uT0n tn" ,r"-
cces'tv e CIosc co-"pcrat!on N"iw"Nn
the teacher arI pupil. without which
no result could u" "hiai""d. even
tbou.h MI the frs, essential" cHj''"i
Mr.. front ravn n s"ri's "f m"ntni
tests 70 the pupils &c III" ti'h ''rad"'
which Included smelling. art'hm"'ir'
I,n,,lisb md wrttin:-. Reports on III"
rests will bo r-HN 'h'@ morning.
Iror. II. IT Ed delivered - talk ON
"Focts and Tl.;r NIcHninr" ut W."
morning session. dwelling "u TIA ij"t
OF bringing out the chief meaning and
ideas Of all facts. facts without moan
Ing bcinE so nlany useless words. TIL"
sneaker said ,h1i tho Sclt"ul had made
great strides IN This respect within re.
cent years.
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