The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-20
The High school Again.


To the Editors Of the IntellIgencer.
have been permitted to copy the fol
lowing from a certain valuable school pa
per, and as the attention Of the people ol
Wheeling has OF late been directed to the
subject Of which 1t treats, you will not, II
is presumed, refuse to lot your readers
know in what estimate the public High
School is held elsewhere than in Wheel
ing
aHigh IScIOOl.-The High School is the
crowning department Of our sChOOls-thG
capstonG of the pyramid. 1t, however,
not only surmounts and ndOrns the sys'
TEN, but II imparts strength, energy and
vitality TO 1t. 1t has been remarked that
High School Is worth more in its innu.
ence upon the lOlDCr schools than all II
costs, independent of the advantages re-
ceived by its actual pupils. All expe-
rience attests the truth of this statement.
The influence Of properly conducted
High School pCrmeateS oil the other
schools, causing greater thoroughness,
more regular attendance and more cXem'
plary conduct. II stimulates the teachers
to greater exertions and vigilance by ex.
hibiting the results of their methods and
labOrs in close promiXity. 1t also secures
greater uniformity Of instruction in the
lower grades OF the school, To the scholars
inIthe lower classes itpresents strong and
constant stimulus, exciting desire for
promotion, and awakening a llaudable
emulation. Its influence upon the schol-
ars Of the Grammar schools, In promoting
diligence in study and correctness Of de-
pertinent, Is immediate and powerful. 1t
offers strong inducements 10 parents to
continue their children In school, even at
little sacrifice, until they are qualified
for an honorable promotion to the highest
educational advantages of the children OF
their neighbors,
"The organization Of a successful High
School is always followed by large in,
crease In the number 0f scholars In at.
tendance upon the lower schools. 1t
becomes a centre Of influence, imparting
dignity and reputation To the entire school
system. The value of this department,
however, does not consist wholly, or
primarily, In It's reflex influence upon the
lower schools, It possesses within itself
great merits and advantages The
demand for facilities to acquire higher
education Is now imperative. The
advantages and benefits flowing from
such culture arc numerous and evident.
Colleges, seminaries, and High Schools
exist wherever intelligence and refine.
ment are valued. The great merit Of the
public High School Is, that II presents
these high advantages gratuitously, and
US q right to all classes Of the community.
It's chief honor Is, that many Of those who
are in II prepared for IN enlarged useful.
ness, would, but for its existence, have
entered upon the duties Of life with moth.
lug further than mere rudimentso Of knowl.
edge. 1t takes the children Of the people
and sends them out into life endowed
with such eminent advantages of educa.
tion that they will be blessing to society,
adorning their various pursuits with intel
ligence, enriching them with discoveries,
elevating and qualifying the rank and re.
spectability Of their widely different Occu.
pations, making industry honorable, and
securing TO labor It's proper dignity.
"The utility Of the High School Is fur.
ther evinced in It's permanency. When
once part Of the School system, 1t be-
comes as fixed as the very ITSELF It's sue
cess sllences all opposition, and crowds
its enemies into adyocatesP CITIZENs