The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-26

SATURDAY evening, upon t1lnufAnce8 Anu
Helps to Popular Education.n The
weather wa uppropitious, but did NOT
prevent large ATTENDANCE OF those inter.
ested in the cauae OF education. The
church was comfortably filled, and the
audience listened attentiVely 10 the words
Of the speaker.
In opening, Prof Wade said he came
not a. the Sgeht oil the West Virginia
University, allboughhe Is lie friend. He
came not as the representative Of the
Normal Schools Of the State, and yet hG
believes there IL need Of a number Of
Normal Schools 10 perform
TIE WORK OF TRAINING TEACHERS
for the public schools Of the State
He came not 10 speak Of the ne.
cessily for academic and inter
mediate schools, although he de-
plOres the lack OF them In West Vir.
ginia. He came not TO insist upon the
Introduction Of the higher branches into
tue primary schools, and yet he Is il
favor Of the establishment Of graded and
high schools at public expense In every
community where the taxpayers through
SsSira ~, ISsm ma ,I,si, viII;n,,ys. .e y
support them. But he came to speak Of
PRIMARY SCHOOLS,
the schools in which the masses are eiu
Gated; the schools 10 which the children
Of the rich and the children Of the poor
which brsins' Ara trained an thsl The,
NAV Iir"ct he hands
When iLe ftee scbool ovs,am ~,
sdonlsJ IN West VIRGINIA. 62SSn vs"r.
400 tbsra vere msnv bIndrsnces xh;rL
have no exisiencs Al nreSsni We Wsrs
In mnst connties almost snt;rslv w;,hcnI
school bonses More linn th;ee iho%
ssrd neal school bonsss ara nos
scs,ts,aJ nSar ia State Thar va INV
bnt law comnrisnt isscbsrs and h.i 4,
jsNeDJ msinlv mon Ohio snj psnns,I
"spia IN snnnIv mr. dsm.ndS Ma, 4
the conn,iss In ,hs Stats 4" Jsv have =
fair snnniy n homs te.cbs,s 1bo ~,
Jo;rs epad vo,L in:,hs nrjmsrS RscLoois
MANI of tbem are teacb;rg hiSba,
br,ncbss "s'
OSs If Tho nr;rc;r,I b;na,,rcs. IN N,
road N sn ~. to'JsS !, ' ""'s' ~ '"'
' ~ ''s1"
LACR OF ATTENDANCE.
Many Of our Taxpayers are calling lout
for compulsory law, and unless we car
increase the attendance upon our school,
such a law IL inevitable. He opposeC
such Law becauie it ia difficult to enforct
II; because il il not likely il will be en-.
forced, but will remain az a dead Letter
upon the statute books,
In New York, under the compulsor,
law, the attendance has not been great!
increased ana tue small increase Ia al
ItlnutaoIe 70 9Iher causes aud mol 10 th'
e" H3us.l o. iIw. "a,
i maIe 1ne .sScnets lhe PAU agents u
oting lne puplis mo School. Let theii
sMaties usPehu ~ some gSsFee upon tn
PER Sent Of attenuahce' l9ree 'nousant
.easne5s II tney were especially interest
gu ~ uolhH 70, couIu ensct q reyoilioI
S .he a T. upon tne SCHOOLS Oh tn
o '1;s ... ane SPEAKER sAia tnat n Monon'
cana county, the county IN when he i
saperiintenaent oil schools, he offers
IeauIlIuI panhet 10 inc school aistric
that may nave The highest average at
tendance me present winter term. slcI
district ~ 10 oe known as the banner dis
ttic. nntil II snall DC exSelled oy som
SIner district, Then II shalIsurrender tn
oanner 10 me ais!ric! 80 excelllng In at
Ienuance. by this pan ne hopes TO In
creme i .h !. . n.y. Of his county so a
10 @ake y Tue banner county Of me staIe
ne SP9ke a. lensth Oh 'he system Whicl
nc 'n'fouueeu mo 'ne
SCHOOLS OF IoNoSaALlA COUNTY
which has been referred TO heretofore il
our columns. His system takes ,lp the ire,
school branches az a course Of study
grades each school, putting each advance,
pupil into class which indicates Ehel
he will complete the course, arranges 10
annual examinations in each school dis
trict, provides for granting Diplomas /,
pupils who graduate, publishes a cata'
logue annually showing The work oil eaci