The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-28

PHILADELPHIA has 3SS day schools. OF
these, 90 have but one teacher each. OF
the other 3G5 schools, $40 have female
principals and 90 have male principals.
the aggregate attendance Is S742S, max
inG about 1000 pupils for every male
principal. We are without information
whether the males are supervisory prin-
Cipals or not, but it appears that the
buildings Of the female principals are en-
tirely separated and on different streets
from those Of the male principals. The
salaries OF females range from 1855
10 1907 90, salaries Of males from 81 ,Sl5
to $9,722 90.
Washington Cty-Ol the 100 day
schools, including the high schools, Al
have female principals.
Columbus, o., Professor Stevenson (Su.
perintendent,) writes: "When / took
charge Of the schools one year ago,
l recommended the employment Of
two assistant Rlperintendents, who
should be directly under my con.
troll, and the placing lady at the head
Of eaeh ward school. The plan last year
was an experiment, but has been SO sue.
cesslul as TO be continued the coming year
by q unanimous vote Of tho Board. II
my schools were not so far apart, and the
city did not grow so rapidly, | could man.
age the schools Of this city Of about 40
900 inhabitants with the assistance Of one
competent man"
Cleveland, o., has tried the system oil &c.
male principals, and since 1860 has re-.
duCed the number Of male principals from
elSUeH to too. A. J. RickoG, the Superin.
tendOnt, and one Of the most eminent
educators OF the country, writes that the
change OF system in 1860 disappointed
most OF those who were opposed 10 II;
that the then Vice President OF the Board
who opposed the change aud Thought
that women would not be able to control
the large masses oil children In some OF
the largest school houses, now thinks their
government Is superior to that OF the
men," Prof. RickoH adds that he was
surprised at the eminent success Of the
experiment" that he expected moro and
more serious cases Of discipline to be re.
lerred TO" him, "but instead OF more, had
far less than either OF the two years pre-.
ceding." He writes mot half so many
cases Of discipline were referred to me,
and none at all Of serious character"
p" "No tendency to disorder has been
observed" more thorough In
slruClion has been demonstrated in the
annual examination" that there have not
been more than q third or fourth as
many failures TO enter the high school as
under the former system; that much
larger number of pupils were put into the
high schools at a standard ten per cent
higher than was exacted before, and that
the result astounded him. Part of this
was probably duo 10 more perfect sys-
TEN of classification, but they "weFe en-.
abled 10 put first class women at the
work." while before they chad been en-
ablcd to get only second rate men as a
common thing"
In the annual report OF the Cleveland
Board Of Education Tor 1901, the Prcsi.
dent says:
The year has been one of unusual
prosperity. In all grades, the progress
has been most gratifying. The work Of
supervision has been much more perfect
than before, and its influence upon the
work, both Of teachers and pupils, 1t
would be difficult 10 overestimate. One
Of the most gratifying results Of the year
Is the entire success OF the experiment
made OF committing the care Of the A
grammar grade to ladies. So uniformly
well prepared classes have never before
been admitted to our high schools since
their organization.
"This result is due mainly, without doubt,
to the better classification OF these grades
BY so far reducing the number Of classes
as 10 give to each teacher but one class,
thus allowing her TO bestow oil her time
and labor to the work Of that class. Many
other cities have been closely observing
the result Of our experiment, and several
of them, satisfied oil its merits, have
adopted similar measures, while others
arc enquiring whether their school sys-
tens may not be materially improved by
like reorganization"
Tie report further shows that while
the schools were thus made more efficient,
they were at the same time made less ex-
pensive Salaries of female principals
from 5000 to $l,0O.
Detroit, Nich wGG perhaps the pioneer
city in employing female principals, and
the committee on teachers in the report
for the year ending last December, refer
10 this subject at some length. They say
During the past year the committee have
continued to carry on the policy, initiated
q few years since in this Board, and, VIC
believe commenced in this city and car
ried out to much greater extent here
than elsewhere, of employing females in
the principalships and other high educa-
tion1l posts heretofore filled by males"
- = ".And in this course, we ore
proud to say that from is commencement
we have not met with single failure"
"0ur largo schools presided over by ladies
are IN all respects as well taught, disci-
plined and governed as those which have
male principals. The conscientious pomsH
TO whom we have condded these grave
trusts, accept them and fulfill them with
all their sex's earnestness and devotion,
and mako their duties almost the constant
subject Of oil their waking thoughts"
In this connection 1t may be profitable
TO state that Chicago with $780, 1000 popu-
lation, has "a male principals or one 10
1880; Indianapolis with $4,000 popula-
ton, has 8 male principals or to II 800
Jersey City with 10000 population, has
10 male principals or l to 5000; ProVi.
dcnce with 10000 population, has 8 male
principals or to 7,777; Syracuse with
10000 population, has male principals
or 10 1900; Detroit with 10000 pOpulR.
ton, has male principals or to $4,000;
Columbus with 10000 population, has
male principals or 10 10000; Cleveland
with l02 900 population, has Q male prin.
cipals or l TO 81 900; Wheeling with a.
900 population, has male principals or I
to 3,42S.
The enrolment ofpupils last year in the
whole district was $500. The average
attendance in the whole district was