The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-28

teach received their education in the free
schools" also a majority Of those who
sustain the schools by the payment OF
tax. and those who now send their
children to school, are those who re-
ceived their education in free schools.
There exists in the minds Of our people
very little, if any, opposition to the
schools.
Yet they think the system might be
simplified. They think we have too
many school officers, that there is too
much money expended before it reaches
the school; but as / understand some
Of our leading school men-and among
them the general superintendent Of
schools-expect to offer some sugges-
tons of this character, we will leave
the matter with them. There is one
thing l would suggest. The owners OF
property are compelled by law to sustain
schools by a tax levied on their
property; this they are willing to do
but they think there should also be a
law compelling those who have chill
dren to send them to school. Our
schools cannot benefit those for whom
they were designed unless they avail
themselves OF this privilege. There are
some in our county who pay little or no
tax; consequently they know very little
about schools, yet they have large fam
lilies Of children, none OF whom, per-
haps, have ever been in school. Two
things are necessary to make our
schools a success; money to sustain
them, and that children shall attend.
One is required 10y law; why should
not the other be?
TEAcHERs.-Ohio county is now prin-
cipally supplied with home teachers;
Although some years ago these seemed
below pr, thus verifying that "proph,
ct is not without honor, save in his
oSn country" yet within the
last few years the people began to see
that they were working against their
own interest, that they were driving our
teachers from the profession, or into
other States, that there was not much
permanency in imported teachers. while
some were working for the good Of the
schools and the advancement OF educa.
ton, others were working for the money
after they had kept school their term,
and got the money, they cared no more
about it. And further it was drawing
capital from our State. The teachers
wages, which We're collected in the
State, and should have been expended
in it, were carried into other States,
thus enriching others from our Golfers.
The majority Of our teachers
are ladies who for efficiency, skill
and devotion to the cause are
not a whit behind the male teachers.
am not sure but the best conducted
and most interesting schools | found
were those with female teachers. The
antipathy which existed in the minds
Of the people to female teachers il fast
disappearing. believe in a few years
our primary schools will be found al
most exclusively in the hands Of ladies.
alter they have shown their ability to
O. ,npete with men in this vocation, !
.pro-e their wages will be equal, as it
seems they should be, when they do
their work equally well.
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL HOUSES.
Liberty township has nine school dis,
rricrs, with eight good houses, We ex-
pect 10 build the ninth during the COM
ing year. The length Of the school
term in this township was nearly eight
months.
Triadclphia township has eleven dis
tricts, AL Of which are supplied with good
school houses-two were built this
year. Three OF these are intended for
graded schools. There is al present but
one graded school in this township, at
I1iadel phia. Length OF school term,
five months.
Richland township has eight districts
supplied with suitable houses They
built two this year
There is but one school in each of
the paris of Washington and Richie
townships, which, by change in the
corporate lines OF the city OF Wheeling,
were lett in connection with the schools
OF this county. Each Of these needs a
new house. Fulton school-part OF
Washington township-is a graded
school. Adams schooi-part Of Richie
township-is primary school. These
sub townships were lett without school
officers. ! appointed commissioners in
each, as per tir>t chapter OF school law,
to serve till there could be some pro-
vision made 10y the election OF the same.
The independent District of Leather
wood is still without school house,
consequently wishout a school. This
is n small district, with only twenty
nine children between six and twenty
one years OF age, and conveniently stu
ated Tor sending to other districts A
new school house stands within a
quarter OF a mile of the village. No
scholar would have to 90 more than
three quarters Of a mile to attend schooI
in other districts. Unless something
l. done soon towards provlhlng a school,
| would recommend the repeating Of
the bill 10y which it was constituted an
indrp 'nden, school district
VisIrs i have visited every school
in the county, ting those with young
teachers immediately a ter the beg ming
of the term and would then give advice
and make suggestions a. | thought
necessary. ! usually spent half day
in the schools and tried TO encourage
both teacher and scholar in their
work.
ExANlSArIoNs.-I held public exam.
nations on the first Saturday of each
month, and a special one on the twenty
second and twenty-third OF August, to
which all teachers were invited, but few
Would it not be well to
reduce the fee Tor examination on public
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