Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-09
MORGANTOWN.
Return of Students to the uni
yersity-The New Commander
of Cadets-Matters before the
Board of Observation-Disclosures
of EMPLOYING Teachers &c.

of Employing Teachers &C
Correspondence Of the Register
MoRGANTowN, w. Va, Sept 9th.
Our city has been very much enliven-
ed bv the return of Students to the Uni
versity. Their greeting demonstrates to
our mind the truth OF the old saying
that boys school days are the happlest
davs of his life. We are glad to be lbe
10 feel flattered with the prospect OF the
University for the coming year. Al
though the boys were made somewhat
Respondent by the loss of two of their
favOrite Professors, the increased num-
Der of cadets and students makes them
forget the past and look to the future.
From the number of students in town
at present, | think it can be expected to
enroll l25 10 begin, and no doubt that
this number will be swelled to l75 ere
long. Most, OF the old students havere-
turned and each brought with him
new one" Still there's ROOM
Prof. White has not yet returned from
his Geological survey OF Pennsylvania.
Major W. o. ISon a graduate OF the
University was elected by the Regents
last July Commandant OF Cadets and is
now here ready to begin his work.
Major Ison won for himself while stu
dent a reputation which had much TO do
i'm obtaining for him the important posi-
ton he now occupies.
In letter Major Snyder wrote to one
of the cadets-speaking OF this he said
you must swear fidelity to your new
commander and fall into his ways. Ii
YOU serve him half as well as you did me
he will like YOU and the Military Depart
ment will still hold its own"
1t is unnecessary to explain why
man that possesses such heart should
be favOrite among the boys.
On the LIST inst. the Boards OF Educa-
ton of the various Counties met and
transacted the business prescribed Tor
them by law. The system adopted In
this and Marion County for the employ
ment of teachers depended upon who
was 10 be employed. Each member
Governed a number of schools near his
nome. The others members voting for
the teacher he suggested. In return
for this favor he would vote
for the teachers the other members
might desire, consequently each mem
her could get number OF his relations
or friends employed to teach school for
the coming winter. If they wished to
employ trSt-ClasS teacher they would
saw 1--WE must employ the best. II the
people had unanimously petitioned for
n certain teacher and they desired to
send another they would say, THE
wages are low, We must give this school
10 Mr.. A., because it is his own school"
but if they did not wish to employ him
they would say, "he is too well ac-
quainted; a stranger will DO better" III
the people requested them to hire their
friend 10 teach school, then the people
must he heard; but If the people desired
another teacher, then they must employ
good teachers, or home teachers or some
teacher that is not quite so familiar with
the scholars. Schools will be run by
chain of influence or relationship and
not by meritoriOus teachers, besides our
best teachers are being CrOwed out OF the
profession by 2nd and 3rd rate teachers
and also third class scholars.
The law says the people in the sub
districts have not sense enough to bring
mind and muscle on a level, so we will
take il out of the hands OF the many and
put il in the hands OF the few, and let
them say what they will pay to teachers,
and force the people to take such as will
teach for the money.
By this system they have hoped to
reduce the number Of teachers and so
they have decreased the number of
teachers that deserve the name but not
the number of applicants for every lad
that graduates, as it is called, in the free
school branches sets himself up as a
teacher. Let us have a law that will
permit each sub district to employ a
teacher as cheap as they can OF pay for
good teachers if they desire them and
we will see that every boy will not be
riding the county over in search OF a
school or some relation to run for presl-
dent or commissioner. We need no
change i'm the school law If the amend
mcntS we have had for the past few
years are samples OF the changes we are
10 have.
II We have no original talent in West
Virginia that can compile a law that
does not have To- be amended every
Winter, let us just copy the law OF some
other State. and be done with it or we
will Inc done with it in way that will
not be best for all concerned.