The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-29

Now when It is considered that th
Second Ward, In the matter Of population
Is not growing ward, and has not bee
Lfor many years, and can never be In Ii
future except by acquisition Of territory
and when 1t Is considered that her max
tmum seAd0I going populAtonis leSs thai
goo, We ask isn't she lucky In thus work
Ing the sagaciouS old economists Of n,
Board Of Education into the mood ofPiy
Ing her q School House for 500 or NOR,
childrens . '.., ,l'1.,|'--.z -
Butt Is intimAted that this little Sec
ond Ward has become covetous Of tht
possessions Of her neighbors Of the Third
Ward, and that the Board Of Education
are disposed to encourage this graspine
disposition, BY turning over to her Clay
I'D Ward) Sub. district in whole or In
part, regardless Of the effect which this
may have upon the Third Ward School,
The Third Ward School House Is pro
ylded with slttings for about 1895 pupils.
The enrolment In the school averages
about 2SO-the daily attendance less than
700 the year round; and there Is little bf
no increase, The average during the last
year was somewhat less than for the pre-
ceding year. Hence, Il will be seen that
the contemplated new building for the
Second Ward will be ample for The entirs
school going population ol both wards,
And when this Second Ward House Is
completed, wisdom and economy would
dictate that the Third Ward School be
at once closed, and that the children or
the Third Ward be sent to the Second
Ward School. % y p u 4ssE =.
But it may be objected that some would
have too far TO 60, particularly those who
live "around the hill" and that It would
be better, on their account, to keep the
Third. Ward School open as q primary
school for their accommodation, This,
however, need not be done, since those
living "around the hill" or in the eastern
part Of the Third Ward are quite conye.
nient to the Fourth Ward School, where
there is sufficient room and S0n,e to snare
The Fourth Ward School House has sit.
ttngs now Tor $40 pupils and one or two
unturnished and consequently un0ccupied
rooms. The attendance In the Fourth
Ward School Is about 900 00-generalIy less.
Let the Fourth Ward have all south Of
Quincy and east Of (old) 9th street-then
all will be accommodated in all respects,
and there will remain room In each build. |
Ing for at least 100 more than will attend.
The Third Ward School property can
be sold and the svails applied to
that other contemplated improvement
In Madison 9Th and Cd Ward) sub-dis.
trict-Me addition 10 the IN Ward School
House. BUTT maybe asked whether the
citiz ms ofthe Third Ward will be salts
fed 10 have their school thus (toithout an
'fndtgndtion meetingO blotted out of ex.
lstence, and be compelled TO send their
children into other wards 10 school
Well, what difference will 1t make since
they are to be so well provided for in
these spacious buildings OF the Fourth
and Second Wards What special rights
has the Third Wardswhich the Board Of
Education is bound torespect? She only
pays somewhat more than oNE.THIRD Of
all the school and other taxes OF the city,
and not much more than FOUR FIFTHs oi
The school tax which she pays goes to the
support Of the schools O. otIer Wards.
And withal does she not deserve little
humiliation? Bravol Httle Second Ward |
all honor to the members who voted Tor
he purchase oI'the $4,000 site! Due
credit to the members through whose
wonderful sagacity so glorious scheme
8 about 10 be consumsted More anon.
0IDs COMMISSIONER.