Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-15
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OaILDhDN,

In one Of tho last Sunday city PAPERS, |
communication was Published undss
<hs SApdon Of "Ths oolossd school .
9xsture. Z from which the following 10 an
sssssp,
The patrons have com plained Tor thres
years In Succession that the children do
not learn. Ths commissioners oi the
srhool give M attention to the matter
Teachers that can do justice to them
selves and tho school are kept out al the
school. The larger pupils leave the
school. They say that the teachers cant
teach them. A number oi influential
citizens ASH the children why they do
not attend their school. Tho reply II,
the teachers cant teach them. The
teachers say that ia. colored patrons do
not sond the children. The children
have not confidence ia tho instruction
given a larse number ol pupils have At
tended the whool lar six years ami
have learned nothing comparatively. n
vreat number have grown up Ia the
school, but ihoy cannot even compute
tl. interest un n simple note. lh's sort
al instruction acans intellectual rum
Tor lite, orphans and Widows children
must grow up Ia Ignorance. ON account
III incompetent teachers. There are
some patrons who have small children
Who speak al the colorcd school "a
though u we're success. tive the cot
ored school competent teachers Tho
School board have made all necessary
arTang .incnts. Uivc the Colored school
competent teachers, tho iuturc lie oi
the children depends upon their teach
ora. JSo. W. WsRr.
cur attention has hcen called Ia this
subject 10y a r,presenliyo al the colorcd
people ri Wheeling, u seems to hc
agreed among them that their school In
not as,,ccess, hut an intelligent rniorcd
man assigns different reason from that
sat forth IA the abUy0 communication.
lilo thinks the toachors aronnliruly 0oIn'
p.ient a. teach all the branches taught
Ia tho s,hool. bat the great trouble, he
Alleges, IN that they arc not allowed Ia
teach any hut low nj tho elementary
branches, and that pupils Who have
completed thoso have nothing ioii them
hat a. turn back ani ~ over the ssn,
ground, az quit the school.
Our informant gives this ~ the 'ca'
SOU Why many chiliiou ruluso 10 attend
the s,hool. They have mastnrad the
rudimcnis, and there ~ no opportunity
a. advance. The course of study IA pre-
scrihoi by the board al Education, AMI
ia. teachers have bu authority H. go
outside III thus.
We take no responsibility lot this
statement, IA We know nothing about u,
except ~ u COMES IT, ~ from what Az
pears a. bc we'll informed aud intcll'
gent source, hat lnasmuch IA the main
last, wa that the schu"l IN not clllclnnt,
seems Ia Ia conceded un all sldrs, w
,lrcm the alleged cause ~ s't forth
abnyo wuIthy III consideration IN thus
connection.
Va have large population al col"rcd
pcuplu Ia tho city, aui they lcmand
the ycry hcst iacIlItles iur educating
their chilircu They naturally depend
mor, upon the publ, srh"nls than tho
white population. They are MOSTLY
without wealth, aH ihu public s'ho"l
~ the grralcst public h,nolacti"n they
have. We have rrasnn Ia believe, t"n,
that tho majority al thcm highly apprc
ciatc Il. They gave cvrionco al u ~
their neat aud cloanly homoa, Ia their
dress and general appearance, aud IA
the cIcciInn III chuuhrH, the opening "i
SUNDAY ahonls, and the usc al all tho
ordinary appliances ut m"dorn ''''l'ha'
tion.
There Ii no question Ia that the pub
liz s'hool has been tho chicl agency ia
lhis improved condition al tho coin'od
people. u Ia tho ayouuo through whirh
the colorcd man must escape from dc-
pcnlenco aud poyoriy and become a
competition 10 the productive Industries
oi tho country. ilIs children should
have every advantage u can confer.
We have no idea that there Ia any
disposition ou the part ri the au'h"r''
ties who have the school lntorcsia ut the
city Ia charge. Ia deny ~ cnria'i the
honoiits at our rchuoi system Ia any
pat III the population, Hut II may u"
that tho necessities ui tho ,ulnrsd pco-
pho have bccn overlooked, aud their "p-
may need Ia hc improved
aud ,nlarvcd II would not, therefore,
hr amiss ior the hoard at Education Z"
inquire into tho matter,