Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-10-08
THE PIJBIIO sCHoI0Ls-No. 8.
BY \. BOYD.

BYsJ. n. BOYD.
In the discussion of the City Superintendent
cy, we have avoided the usesof many ieoTds
our object being only to direct theattention of
the people tothe plain, palpa6leland obvious
advantages which would arise from the adoption
OF the system proposed Tits a3question inSs
yolving. many varied and important interests in
which the people have a deep concern, and for
this reason, If foEnolo other, should be discussed
Temporarily aud with q view to elicit such facts
as bear directly uponZthe subject and establish
OF condemnst the propriety. of the system.
Since the publication ofSour last article, UTiek
a writer in the Times, has come out as repiet0er
Of the plan proposed Judging from the gram
NAUTICAL constructio of the article, we are ledtoE
bslieyethat the writer is not teacher, certain~
ly not pre- essiondL teacher, and consequently
cannot Fbeverys competent to- decide asEtoF the
number of pupils a teacher posted, in the art of
teaching con teach with facility. In fact, we
doubt very much whether UrteL evsr ssaw3a
good school or not; at anysrate, his acquaintance
with such school must DO very limited: But
the greatest objection We have to sUriers re.
view is the manifest disposition to nisrepresent
our statements 1t was not ourintentiouto say
that the Superintendent should determine what
Kind of books should be used in the schools,
neither is it so stated, but merely for the sake
of being captions, our reviewer has SO construed
it. We would onlyEmake it5 the duty of the
Superintendent to see that such books and such
only, asitle Commissioners had adopted, were
usedtin the schools
Again, as to the number Of pupils which a
modern teacher can instruct, We put the num-
Der at fifty, for our schools, but remarked that
in Washington, Pa, one hundred were taught;
with the same facility as ten can be taught. If
any one doubts this letsthem visit the school, or
if necessary, we can obtain statements to that
effect from the Principal, or from the Board Of
Directors; We. deny that the educators Of
New York, Massachusetts, and Ohio, regard
thirty pupils sufficient for any one teacher
The annual reportsiof the schools of Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburgh,
Cleveland, and in short, all the cities and towns
where first class teachers are employed, will
show (and we have the documentsl that the
number ofspupis allotted to each teacher is
more than fifty; indeed, lin many of them, sew,
enty, eighty, and in some cases one hundred are
taught, taught 20eM too, by one teacher.
UrteL would have teachers examined "By
board of three competent persons ut regular
meetings" Wouldn't one dot What has the
number of competent examiners to do with the
qualifications of a teacheri And would it not.
ldosjust as well to examine them at irregular or
special meetings ?? In rcferenceIto male princi>
pals, the writer makes shallow attempt TO
imisrepresentus. We first said that competent
female principals, assisted by an efficient Super
tendent for the city only, would make it unne.
cessary to retain male principals. In No. 5
we extended the SUPPLEMENTARY over the
country, and then said, "by this arrangement it
would, perhaps, be necessary to retain male
principals" We think that if Uriel is US great
n friend to the Public Schools, and not opposed
to the Superintendency, as he pretends to be,
he would have been candid enough to give US
the benefit of what We say, and not comfort and
garble our language.
Mr.. Turtle, of Hartford, Conn, finding him
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money in his pocket, Chappy Tnttle) was afraid
to go to bed, apprehending robbery. He sat in
a chair in his room thinking of danger, when
suddenly, fancying he heard robbers, he started
up and ran into the entry, down stairs, and then
into the street, shouting "Murder!" ''Murder!''
vehemently. He sped for some distance, pur.
sued by a wondering crowd The bell ringer
in his steeple on the Court House, hearing the
hubbub, and supposing half the city was on fire,
rang the alarm bell furiously for no less than
five different fire districts. The engines were
brought out, and ran first in one direction and
then another, for nearly an hour. The man
continued his fight, until three policemen final
" overlook him, listened to his terrors, soothed
his troubled mind, and at his own request
placed him under lock and key in a strong cell
at the watch house. In the morning he was set
at liberty, appearing to be quite as rational as
any one.
WHILE the proprietor of the Pacific Museum
was moving his establishment through the
streets Of San Francisco, by some neglect of his
employees thecage which held the sea lions was
not properly secured, and at tho corner of Kear-
ny and California streets, the largest lion, a
monster of about 1000 pounds avoirdupois,
leaped out Of the wagon and began wiggle,wag.
Cling down the street towards the bay. Tho
spectacle attracted large crowd, and the ami
NAL progressed to their delight about 200 yards,
when person versed in sea-lion philosophy
caught upsa stick and knocked him over, and
he was secured
AT Hickman, Kentucky, two desperate mon,
named Hedgefoot aud Smith, who had frequent
quarreis, met near wood, both being armed
Hedgefoot told Smith to prepare to be shot,
discharged his gun in his stomach, and lodged
behind tree. Smith, unable to stand, wilted,
and waited In about five minutes Hedgefoot
looked out t.. see if.he was dead, and Smith put
a load through his.head, killing him instantly.
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