The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-09
VISITING TIE SCm0nIs.
Madison school tho First OF the Series.
General Educational Notes,

GENERAL Educational Notes.
Yesterday afternoon an IN1ELLl0EScEE re-
porter availed himself Of an invitation ex.
tended by Prof. Birch to visit one Of the
public schools, and the one in Madison sub
district, or better known as the Seventh
ward, school was selected. A visit was paid
to each room, commencing with the primary
departments and stopping in the grammar
room. Prot. A. NJ Stevenson, the principal
oil tbs school, Is one OF ftie most agreeable
gentlemen one could wish to encounter, and
his corps Of eight lady teachers form body
OF valuable and able assistants. The
department Of the children was excellent,
the advent OF strangers having apparently
no effect on them Of any consequence, as the
lessons were pursued as studiously and the
classes fecited with no more embarrassment
than II none but the regular occupants OF the
rooms were present. q fact that speaks well
for their training both at home and ut school.
From conversations had with the teachers il
was learned that the new course Of study,
viz: Object teachings one that Is popular
with the scholars and splendid results are
looked forward to as result OF the system.
The great need at this school Is more room.
The primary departments are crowded al
most 70 sunOcation, the little ones being
packed in like sardineS. About 400 pupils
are IN attendance at this school, and the
Island population is constantly increasing.
At the last.meeting Of the Board It was pro-
poses, 70 buy the Sheppard lot, near the
school building, and erect building
there, but that was sat down on.
Inc proposition now, Is to build on
10 one corner OF the present build
ing, wing In which there shall be three
rooms; three more teachers will then be me-
eesSafy' Until this Is done the primary
Schoiars OF that ward cannot receive the
proper attention that is due them; the need
is imperative. The building and grounds
are III neat condition and show that good
care is taken OF them.
The following facts In connection with our
public SC hools, ascertainel yesterday, will
doubtless be OF interest 10 our readers; When
the Filth ward school Is in session the num-
Der Of children attending thepublic schools
Will be about five thousand. It requires up
wards Of one hundred teachers TO furnish tie
necessary instruction, at cost OF between
I0rty anu tltty thousand dollars per year.
The school having the largest attendance is
that OF the Richie sub.district, the enroll.
ment in this school last month being about
seven hundred,
Each school in the district Is complete in
Itself, therefore, the class graduating in'June
Will, as heretofore, be composed OF represen-
tatiyes from the different schools. The ex-
animation of this class by the superintend-
ent commences in April, and embraces the
following subjects: photography, spelling,
reading, writing, arithmetic, geography,
English, grammar, U. 8. History, physical
geography, physiology, algebra, elements OF
philosophy and chemistry, u. s. Constitu-
ton, geometry (iour booksj and rhetoric.
Inc average age OF the class of 1882 is
about sixteen years. and several OF It's mem.
bers are very bright The commencement
exercises will be held as usual in the Opera
House or some other suitable place, and
should command, rs they undoubtedly will,
me interest and attendance. OF all who are
interested in the education Of our future
citizens
The Teachers Association will meet in
regular monthly session in the hall OF the
Washington district school next Friday af-
ternoon. In addition to the regular pro-
gramme, there will be performances by the
pupils Of the Washington grammar school.
II is desired that Others besides the. teachers
attend these meetings, SO that the school
identified,