Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-08-23
7Loorrespondenss % The yyheelag 1ntelllgeacer.I
WASHINGTON, Pa, Aug. 20, 1859.

AASASA4ASH4SENl 1SOSs
Editors OF Intelligeneer
The letter-writer finds littlesto say about this
place, except relative TO its educational facili-
ties. During this week NE have been stopping
at the Fulton House, which is presided over by
the genial, jolly and fat Gen. Hall, assisted bv
%. h AIcNnry, who will give his "last cigar,
to accommodate a visitor This house has been
crowded by students and teachers, during the
past week. Itisla favorite house with the stu
dents attending the College. aud the teachers
home during their Conventions, which occur
twofor three tilnesa year.
Boston must look well to the honor she claims
Of being the Modern Athens o., Washington
will.carry off the laurels, and soon claim the
honor herself. The educational advantages here
are scarcely equnllcd by any place of its di-
nlcDsons in the United States. In its common
schools, the child is taught its b c's, and from
this starting point it climbs up by easy and
progressive steps through;uine departments, and
goes out with complete and thorough English
education, without the defects in the elenen-
tary branches, so common among graduates
from most of our Colleges and Seminaries.-
The Students now well prepared to enter the
College or Seminary, IN either Of which, the last
round in the ladder that reaches to the acme of
human attainments, may be reached.
The Western. Pennsylvania Teachers Associ-
alton, convened here on Tuesday, and organized
by. appointing ID. P. Lpwarv, Of Washington,
President pro tenn, and John n. Boyd, of
wheeling, Va, Secretary. The Convention
was largely attended by teachers Of Pittsburg,
Allegheny City, and other portions of the
State, together with County Supcrintendents of
+ the western counties.
During the sessions, questions pertaining to
the Art of Teaching were fully and ably dis
lcussed.
On Wednesday evening the Court House was
filled with intelligent friends of education, who
listened attentvely to one of the finest popular
addresses we have overheard, deliveredby Hon.
| H. Q. Hickok, Superintendent Of the Common
Schools of the State.
On Friday Prof Brewer of the College ia.
vored the Association with a scientific lecture
upon the Botany of the lowest order Of plants"
The lecture will soon be published, and hope
you may find it convenient to punish it for the
benefit OF the readers of the InteLIigeRcer.
The Association adjourned on Friday to meet
next in Grcensburg.
Owing to declining health AIR. Lowary has
been compelled to resign the Principalship of
tue Union School, and Alexander Wishart, Esq,
has been chosen IN his place. We wish our
/ friend Alex. great success
Last week dasardiy attempt was made by
two or three of the college students to set fire
to the College buildings. A bombshe, heavily
| charged and set off by a slow,natch, was
/ placed at back door, and exploded with terri.
BILE ettect-bursting open the door and setting
fire to the floor within, and after burning hole
through the floor, as good fortune would have
lit, went out. The act was committed in the.
might and although the explosion wasEheard no
/ one suspected the source. The perpetrators
| are on trial, and from what NC could learn, were
/ IN fair way to end their College career before
the close of the session. b.