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

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''' -. ~ ~, r,v1z 1922
mHEHL'Nu' W. Va 'tay 4o'-'
Superintendent o. CIerE Of 'SftooS:
DEAR SIR: At meeting OF our Board
nl Education held last evening, the fol
lowing was adopted:
"EsS0!ped, That the Committee or
Rules and Regulations bo directed TO eN-
anime and report Mt the next regular
meeting
"fYrSt. The exprdicncy OF reducing TIT
number Of male principals.
Second. Whether the educational in
leresls OF tho district will not be promoted
by the employment of female principals
,"Third. What steps arc necessary TO &
successful charge of our school manage.
ment In this PARTICULAR
Our next regular meeting will be held
June 90, 1872, In order to act adyisedly
we desire TO avail ourselves of your OBJ
seryations, experience and judgment.
We are pleased TO believe that your de-
sire 10 advance The educational interests
Of the whole country, will induce you to
aid Us 10 q step OF go much Importance as
that indicated by the i9hoVe resolutions
As ut present organized, We nave, one
Superintendent required by law, making
our city SPECIAL school Dlslrlct' we
have, under r1les Of the Board, one male
Principal for each oil the seven wards.
l. How would Il work TO employ none
hut female Principals, acting under the
supervision oil one male superintendent
2. How would It work to have u male
Principal Tor every Two or tllree warus,
with assistant female PRINCIPALS lot cach
3. What knowledge and opinion have
you OF the trial and working Oi either oil
such sys;emsg
/. What - your present system, aou
what recent changes, II any, have you
mHlt
Your answer to the foregoing, and any
Information within the scope apd spirit Of
the above resolution, aud any other inior.
nation you may be pleased TO give Will
b1 kindly received by our Board oil educa'
ton, and gratefully remembered. Yours
Truly, X. II. Cochran
Chairman Com on Rules and Regulations
In response to this circular letter we, in
s,me cases received letters and, in others,
t.r las. annual report The information
Inn, obtained il very vuluminous, and
furnishes matter hr The riosL serious re-
lection far nil pcrsous. and especially
rh,sr IF ma who have in hand. officially.
,he school interests ol Onr city.
we ara satisfied that In the matter of
di.rinIinc instruction and economy. and
nil others pertaining TO the efficiency of
mr. schools Inc testimony most decidedly
minis 10 a change in our system,
The change Of system Is one which is
p,w Hriiaiinr mosi OF Inc schools In line
conriTS and mia AGITATION Is Inc result
~ ,hn nrcaipr r0l,iencv of tho schools
,,h"ro To cynar,mcn, Loa honn tried mr.
wLc,n /, Inc hecnmr ihr pstshiishnd avs
,,nS
In gIvinp n svponsis of tho oninion of
,c;,i"s yttb rnIcyanre IN n change from
male IN female nrincinals il ian nolicible
ir,Inrc Ihat those who disapDroye a
cL"ngo arc ,bo,e onIv who have never
,riaJ Tho cynsrimnnt
Tt,s YorE GTiy in n bricf letter savs
al nm Inclined 10 think It would be yery
irryneiient IN chnnre = = Walthouph
there il M dSubt females could be found
who would he allie TO conduct the schools
ttiIcienlIvn
baltimore has had no experience in
our nresent or proposed sysleul-would
like In sep our present system adopted-
thinks orr nrOposcd change would depend
for its efficiency upon the salary VIC now
nav male and ihat which we propose TO
nav female principals,
J PM Jfinn meyer tried the change.
thinks il would moi be good: arc lust get.
linz SUPERINTENDENT
fiDrinnofi hss bpcn seeking tn mako the
change bnt the effort was, In mart, dc.
ieatgi at a recent meeting Of the Board;
but Prof. Hancock, the Superintendent,
writes that "a less number of male princi.
nals NAV be sometimes a necessity. as an
economical measure. for az society Ia now
orranS vi n ts0m1n of superi0r dJiiiiies
,a6y bs Lad for much les mouey man a
man ofcorrssDonding talents anil ! hold
II nI,,6ys hitter r,oliry 10 empIoy n t,onan Ot
frsf rafs aJilifiss Tatler han a mediocre
man.
The foregoing includes all the RESPONSES
which might be construed against making
any change. but IL will be observed that
in no case has the trial been made.
We now give the evidence on the other