Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-27
mRADR C0ILRGIATE INsTITUTE.

. 1t always affords us qualification to notice
any effort at advancing the great cause OF Educa.
ton, and we are pleased at being able to con
pratlate the citizens of this portion of the Stat,
upon the rapidly increasing facilities, which OIL
age presents to all, for obtaining instruction. TIE
nublic schools, aswe learn, are in highly prosper
ous condition, while the higher schools of the city
have every reason to be satisfied with the encoura'
cement extended to them. The facilities for ac-
ouiring finished female education have rapidly
advanced, in our vicinity, within the past lew
wears and we have now in our midst every re-
nuisite therefor, which the most fastdious parent
could desire. Though not personally acquainted
with the plan and course ofinstruction pursued ut
the Wheeling Female Seminary, now under the
charge of the Rev. Mr.. Tolfourd, yet from what
we learn through others: young ladies, who foil TO
mcguire perfect education under his teaching ana
that of his assistants, have themselves only 10
blame for their failure. Hisschoolis finely situated
combining alike beauty and healthfulness oil
locality and offers every inducement to home pa
rZnts to keep their daughters under their superVl-
sion, while they can at home acquire the most
finished and perfect education' hthng them iot
their appropriate sphere.
There are various others female schools IN our
midst, of whose merits we cannot now speak; DuI
will at more convenient season. Our mnu mas
been called to the consideration OF this subject
from having had placed before us catalogue oil
the primary department of the Meade Collegiate In
stitnte located in our sister town of Wellsourg'
This department is under the charge OF the Rev.
Samuel D. Tompkns, who has but recently taken
It under his supervision, but of whose quailcauoS
for the work he has undertaken, all who know
him speak most favorably. The next session Oh
the primary department will commence on the 1S'
day of September next. 1t is the design oil inc
trustees of the Meade Collegiate Institute TO COM
mence next spring the erection ofthe college puiu
inps and it is we Learn, cardinal principle WIN
them not to 90 in debt so that the friends OF the
Institute and of Education should at once come
forward and contribute their part towards extend-
ing the means of acquiring education. Certainly
mo work of this kind can fail in community as
liberal and public spirited as ours, All are OF
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 oil euu
cation. As members of great republic we are
deeply interested in cementing the ties which unte
u.s. and no means has as yet been proposed WHICH
offers such sure promises of reward as that which
would secure 10 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 sectarian 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 nt the examination OF
the petty and trivial points sectaran controversy
which too often absorb the ''weighter 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
imbibed by its readers without the aid of teacher
to direct them, certainly to controversy, Oftentimes
to error.