Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-15
EDUCATIONAL.
Some Interesting Local Points About
Wheeling's schools and Teachers.

Some Interesting Local Points Abou
wheeling's schools and Teachers.
Singing exercises as conducted in Mis-
Steeds room in the Ritchie school are es
pecially commendsble.
The faculty Of interesting children il
general exercises is rare one, but Mia
Lou Butler, Of Clay school, succeeds ad
mirably in this respect.
How to create an interest in young pu
pills ard keep up the same after it is once
aroused, is q test Of good teacher. While
N ~ of Gu. teachers are more or less sut,
cessiul 10 this regard, especial montion may
be made Of the work Of Miss Annie Tho.
burn, Of Madison, and Miss Lizzie Woods
Of Centre school
While the school children in other cities
are striking for longer recesses, shorter
hours aud fewer studies, our own boys
and girls are going along in the even
tenor OF their way, without apparently pay
ing any attention to the anarchists, strik.
ers and boycotters. Perhaps this is only
another example Of Wheeling conservs-
tism- -
That dry subject Arithmetic il not often
clothed with much interest, but Q class
was noticed in Miss Pender's room in the
Union school the other day that seemed 10
enjoy their work. The secret Of it was
they were made to comprehend each step
before the next was taken.
Miss Ids NJ. Richards Of Webster school
is developing considerable talent as o
teacher Of history.
Many graduates and even some teach
ers are very deficient in spelling. which is
attributable to the bad methods Of teach.
ing the subject. The great error is in
spending time on words which the pupil
will never have occasion to use. On
this point Miss Ada B. Greer, Of the Wash.
ington school, who is an expert on this
subject says The compilers Of the spell
ers have much to answer for. Words are
introduced that the child may not have oc,
cssion to use for years, the learning of
which is only confusion and waste Of time
The child should learn the words 10 daily
use"
The West Virginia Teachers Association
will meet this year at Mountain Lake Park
on July 8, and continue three days, Ar
rangements will be made for excursion
rates from this city, and the trip will afford
our teachers pleasant and profitable way
to spend portion Of their vacation.
Conservative as Wheeling is in most re
spects II must be conceded that in the past
half dozen years we have made rapid ad
vsncement in school matters. And it was
high time; for educational methods in this
city were more than quarter of century
behind the age. Thanks to an intelligent
and progressive Board Of Education our
schools now compare tavorably with those
Of neighboring cities
The most successful teachers meeting OF
the year was held yesterday afternoon at
the Union school, Fourth ward. Almost
every teacher OF the c and d grades, to the
number Of about forty, were present and
unususlinterestin the exercises
Reports on papers read al previous meet
ings were made by various principals and
superintendents, after which Prot b. I.
Jones, Superintendent Of Bellaire schools,
delivered lecture on graded lessons in
language This important subject was
treated in highly practical manner.
The blackboard being freely used in illus
ration, and the teachers being formed into
q class and for the time being treated as q
class in primary school. The lecture wns
greatly enjoyed BY the teachers, as ii was
right in the line Of their every day work.
Anderson is to be congrat.
nlated over the success OF his grade meet.
ngs for teachers. The visitors present
we're Professors Orr and lee, OF Linsly In.
stitute; ]. L Acker, OF the Board OF Edu-
cation, and Mr.. Stern, OF Potter, Ainsworth
& Co., N. Y, educational publishsTs.