Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-04-01
LOCAL MATTERS.

- Public School aindtion continued. -
Yesterday morning, at the 9th Ward Public
School, the exercises consisted in the examina
ton of the following classes: Natural PliilOso.
ply, Arithmetic, Grammar, aud Algebra, taught
by Mr.. McMechen and his valuable assistant.
Miss r. Watterson. Essays OF an Interesting
character, were read, evineing quite an original
and very worthy style of preparation The fol-
lowing were the titles of the essays, and names
of the authors; Morning., Miss Louisa II. Nc.
Mechen; Influence of Kindness Miss Anna
Fawcctt; Woman, Miss G. Gibson, Leaving
Home Miss Florence V. Echols; Smoking,
Miss Amanda Fortney; Ny Lost Bird, Miss
Susan NJ. McMechen; Uncertainty of Life, Miss
Amanda Stephens; The Grave Miss Lucy
Mattcrson.
by far the most important, and decidedly the
most interesting part of the whole examination,
was the exhibition of the higher classes, in the
afternoon. These classes are under the imme.
diate superintendent of Mr.. McMechen, whose
soul seems intently determined upon the promo.
ton and advancement of his scholars. In
Arithmetic and Algebra, the pupils were thor
oughly scrutinized. Propositions and problems
were presented, entirely original, and solved
with as much ease as IL they had been the SUBJ
ject Of study for months. The fact is, general
principles are enforced and the children know
how and when they are to be applied, and there
fore experience no. difficulty. The class in
Astronomy. composed of Miss Lucy Watterson,
Miss Hannah Clyker, Miss Amanda Stephens,
and Miss Mary Taylor, gave TO the audience u
most pleasing entertainment We learn they
have been organized class, only about two
months, and they certainly exhibit the prof.
cheney and learning Of thrice the period. In the
afternoon, pleasant essays were read, composed
by the following Misses: Rebecca Yarney, Eliza
Higgins, Susan McMechen, Maria Neal, Della
Gurrel, Mary Taylor, and one on the Telegraph,
by Charles Mccoy.
After the classes had concluded their exer-
cseS, The eloquent and touching song, "When
shall we meet again, was sung with elegance
and pathos, when Dt. T. II. Mccoy was Intro.
duced to the audience and proceeded to make u
few remarks highly appropriate TO the OCCASION
He elevated in eloquent terms the profession Of
tcaching-ranking it superior 10 all other
professions. He indicated with force the ne.
cessity of progress, education and refinement as
being Indispensable to national prosperity, and
cOntrnsted IN his closing words, lands subjected
10 ignorance and superstition with our own aud
other Christian nations.
MIR. McMechen, IN brief address, urged upon
parents the necessity of compelling their chill
dren to be strict in their attendance ut school,
aud that ON account of this omission on the part
oil those having the authority, teachers were IT.
volved in blame and censure because of tie non
success of the scholars.
Robert Pratt, ESQ., one ofthe Trustees, stated
in few practical remarks, that there a
State law to the effect that when children re-
mained absent eight days in succession, without
just and acceptable excuse was rendered, they
forfeited their scholarship, and that hereafter the
law would be enforced.
Thus concluded one of the most important,
attractive and commendable examinations ever
held in the city.