Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-08-27
MEADE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTES " e.:

II always affords us qualification to notce
,nv effort at advancing the great cause Oh hau'as
tion and we are pleased at being able 10 con
grotnlate the citizens of this portion Oh inc o''"
mon the RAPIDLY increasing facilities, when on
noe nresents to all, for obtaining instruction. Mt
III ,cboo,s. MS we learn, are in highly prosper
ons condition. while the higher schoois oi ie ''''
have every reason to be satisfied win the e"eoui
cement extended to them. The faciii'les 'o' az
o,;,nu finished female education nave iap.u''
advanced, in our vicinity, within inc pnst
,oor, md we have now in our midst every ie
.:..o .horefor. which the most fastidous parent
could desire, Though not personally acquaih'eu
"a, .ha n,,n and course ofinstruction pursued at
the Wheeling Female Seminary no" ui'ue' -.
CHARGE of the Rev. Mr.. Tolfourd, yet from "iia'
we learn through others: young ladieS "ho iHii :,
oconre perfect education under MS 'eachiiis anu
that of his assistants, have themselves ohtS ~
blame for their failure. Hisschoolis timely
combining alike beauty and healthfuiness oi
locality and offers every inducement to home pa
r1,ts to keen their daughters under their supet'i
s;on. while they can at home acquire the most
f,ebed and perfect education, fitting them ior
their appropriate sphere.
There various OUTFITS ieildiC oShooD -.
midst, of whose merits we cannot now speak' ou'
will at a more convenient season. Our mhu mas
been called to the consideration OF this subject
from having had placed before us catalogue OIL
the primary department of the Meade Collegiate III
st;tnte located in our sister town OF Wellsoul9'
This department is under the charge OF the Rev.
Samuel D. Tompkins, who has but recently taken
Il under his supervision, but of whose qualifications
for the work he has undertaken, all VINO Aho"
him speak most fayorably. The next session Va
the primary department will commence on the ISL
day of September next. 1t is the design OF li'c
trustees of the Meade Collegiate Institute TO coh-
mence next spring the erection ofthe college ouid
mos and it is, we learn, cardinal principle with
them not to 90 in debt, so that the friends OF tue
Institute and of Education should at once come
forward and contribute their part towards extend
ing the means of acquiring education. Certainly
M work of this kind can fail i'll community as
liberal and public spirited as ours. All are or
should be, fully impressed with the importance Oh
education, and it is no less the privilege than I'M
perative duty of all good members OF society 10
further every effort at extending the means OF edu
cation. AS members of great republic, we are
deeply interested in cementing the ties which unite
us, and no means has rs yet been proposed WHICH
offers such sure promises of reward as that which
would secure TO every member of society sub
stantial and useful education. We are pleased to
see general desire on the part OF our public seats
of learning, to make the cardinal principles OF the
Bible part of their teaching for while we should
regret TO see sectaran teachings in our colleges
and public schools, yet we are well persuaded That
all teachers no matter what may be their religious
persuasion, can cordially unite in teaching to all,
the great and cardinal truths of the Bible without
necessarily becoming involved in the examination OF
the petty and trivial points sectarlan controversy
which too often absorb the ''weightier matters of
the law The Bible, taken in substance not in
form, should be taught and well taught in all our
schools, and it is unfortunately true, that the con-
troversial for formal parts of it speedily enough
imbbed by its readers without the aid of teacher
to direct them certainly to controversy, oftentimes
to error.