The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-24

While the Grammar Schools OF the
District are not yet tull, and the highel
grsdes Of the Primary Schools, with few
exceptions, not crowded, the D Divisions
are, slmos; without exception, crowded
70 excess For wsat Of sufficient sccom-
nodAtious, il hiss been found necessary ic
exclude iron the D Division Of the Web
ster School, quite 8 number Of children
who have applied for admission. In this
school, and in most Of the Others, all
might Be accommodated with Et.ihsl
eOu!d they be distributed with
oct rete.ecca 70 grsd4aoa, since,
IN most o. the higher DiTisicns there
AZ sJGs vacant seats But s-ch : dis;-i-
6uj0a would, Of course, Be quite imprsc-
t;ca6le, since il Io2l5 tend 70 multiply
classes In the higher grsces, thereby IN.
ciezs.ng sid making less elective the Is.
t'cZs 0: the Teachers, and DESTROYING Il
larCe measure the system Q! grsdGuon
which c51cl51ies 50 materially 70 the
character nd success 0. The schools ]
knox q 70 easctCAi remedy 70: the eTil
70 which / have reEe-red, other than to
io1esss the uunb@r o; Teachers SID the
o1n5sT o! rooms IL the lower DiTis!oas
Of The Sc5Oo4S
IE02ld again call the attention Of the
Bs-d 70 tie fec; ths; pupils residing il
the Sscoad Hsrt, Gc3 belonging properly
10 Tie 4 Lnd Grammar School depart
Eenu, have 70 provision Whatever made
sor them N the school Of the Ward in
which iheT reside. Il Is true tia; they
re !; Iberty 70 Stteod the Island Seventh
WsiGl schOo!E Bat, Is Is well known, q
majority O. the parents are Gisinclined 70
ssod tkElH children Ec,oss the ECspenlol
uTidge, particularly during the iDcleneui
EEs,her Of the f3l and winter; and fur.
theIno:e, On account Of sppreherded!3an-
ger. And, as l have before taken occs-
sion TO state, it IS only during part Of the
year that these parties could ind sccom.
mOdSions in the Seventh Ward, since, for
the greater part Of the time, the A and
Grammar divisions are filed with pupils
who reside on the Island. In the FRst
Ward Schools there Is ample room in the
Divisions named, for the accommodation
OF all pupils Of both the First and Sec.
ond Wards belonging TO these grades.
Parents residing in the Second Ward,
with few or 20 exceptions, prefer, for the
reasons which have been stated, TO send
their children 10 the First Ward Schools.
In view Of the reasons named, and Others
which might be stated, again advise the
adoption Of provision allowing Sec.
ond Ward Grammar School and a Divis.
ion pupils, 10 attend school in the First
Ward, until provision can be made for
their accommodation in the Ward in the
which they reside. And earnestly urge
that the provision, il adopted, be not re.
suicted 10 such only as may be n0p
in attendance, or IS msy have heretofore
attended the First Ward Schools from the
Second Ward, but that it be made 10 ex-
tend 10 all, Of the proper grades, living in
the Second Ward, who may hereafter
apply for admission 10 the First Ward
Schools.
There are few pupils residing on the
east side Of Wheeling Hill" in the First
and Second Wards, who in order 10 al.
tend the schools in the wards in which
they live, must walk q mile or more, and
through the entire length Of the Third
Ward, passing in their route the Third
Ward School. These have heretofore
been suffered 10 attend the Third Ward
School. l trust the Board will deem il
proper TO allow said pupils still to con-
uuue in the Third Ward School.
While, ordinarily, the peace and har.
nony Of the schools require that pupils
shall be suffered TO attend only the schools
IN The wards or sub-districts In which they
reside, the foregoing may, in my iudg.
mtnt be wisely made exceptional cases.
There is another matter Of which A
sense OF duty inpels me tomake mention
but which, for certain reasons, l an
prosch with degree Of hesiancy. / re.
Ter 10 the German instruction in the
sehool''-or rather, 10 the plan adopted by
the Board relating thereto I am fuIlT
satisfied that, under the existing reculs.
ton, the results which have been a5tici.
pated and hoped lot by the friends Of the
German instruction, will not be realized
The reasons which have led me 10 this
conclusion l will endeaver, as briefly As
practicable, to stste. The most serious
objection 10 the plan adopted, or rather
the most objectionable feature in the plan,
10 that which restricts the instruction TO
the higher grades in the schools. | NAV
oepardoned for stating that the fact must
have been lost sight OF, or not Guly con.
stuefed, that comparatively few pupils,
Siter entering the B Division remain in the
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