Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-04

| Harvey IS. Scrana2e, Caarhc W. hOoinsoUi
Blain W. Taylor, Z. j. Allen, I + Max
we'll, Jasper n Anglin, S. c. Higgins,
d. II. Hamrick, 5. J. Snyder sno
Miss Matte o. FitzGersld. Mr.
Morgan then delivered an address to tie
class, full OF good advice in directing them
in the battles OF the life nov bsfors them.
This class swells the number of normal
graduates to 24l. These nine young gtn
tlemeu and one young lady have taught
an aggregate of forty.one school years and
are thus now equipped both with knowledge
and experience.
NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL.
notwithstanding the present important
aud useful position the Fairmont State
Normal School holds IN our school system,
it's ,fficiency for good work could be great
ly enhanced if our Legislature would lend
more helping hand.
One need of the school is, more room.
More commodious buildings, or additions
to the present buildings, are necessary to
accommodate the number Of students at
tending. AZ the number is increasing
this need sill becomes greater.
Another thing that we believe would
give great impulse not only TO the Fair
mont Normal School, but all the Normal
Schools Of the State, is the making
OF the normal diploma an equivalent
for all examinations held by county boards
! of examiners a diploma would then be
worth more to It's possessor and there
would be greater incentive for attaining
it. ln rearlS all othsr States OF the Union,
the teacher holaiug normal diPloua is
| freed from all THE annoying and of!en
tarclcal thing Of county examinations, and
the people employ him or reject him &C.
cordipg 8s he is a success or failure rs
teacher In our S'ate, the young man or
woman who spends three years at q Normal
School ard gets dpiomO. often does 90 in
the expectation Of being rewarded By the
insults OF some snsrt Alec on county
examining board. This matter ought TO
be altogether reformed.
Another need OF the Fairmont Normal is
mere funds. Only 81 600 year is allowed
by tie State te pay the salaries of tbePrin.
cipsl Mr.. Sipe and his Two regular en-.
ployed assistants, Misses Cameron and
Jackson, ard whatever other teachers are
employed. II this school received
both the tuition Of the paying pupils and
the 81 SO per ponth allowed by the State
for every pupil appointed by the counties,
as the other normal schools receive, it's
portion from the $50 pupils attending
would be more than So 600 Bat it ia pro
vided that no normal school shall receive
more than 81 600. This school then turns
over for the year 1885 Sc, more
than $1,000 for the support 0!
the other schools. This, as every one
can see, is not right nor Just. The
teachers of this school should have this
So 900 and also The amount should be in.
creased so thot FIVE regular teachers can ba
employed.
Another of the needs Of the school is thGt
additions should be made to its library aud
apparatus also. Itis the opinion Of many
that all the normal schools would be beG-
eftted If our free schools we're graded in
such a way as TO make them preparatory
schools for the normal schools, inst ss the
normal schools now are for the University,
This would make our educational system a
grand whole each lover school merging in
to the next higher
These are few Of the needs of the Fair
mont normal school, mcst OF which vii
apply equally we'll TO the other norma
schools OF the State.
NOTES.
The Alumni Reunion was held this even
ing.
Since the founding CT this Norma
School 1886 students have been enrolled
; The cry ofthe normal pchool student is
"God bless the man who FIRST invented co
education.
The Alumni held q business meeting
T this evening 10 discuss questions relative
| to the interests of their alma mater.
The Board Of Regents will not meet IN
til in the fall. The President OF the Boar
a gave it ss his opinion that no change
Il would be made in the Faculty.
Among the needs of the school Vi
h omitted to mention, is that OF more hal
mony among its AlGmni and more zeal 10
building up their Alma Mater.
Among the many visitors in Fsrmou
today We NOTICED a. J.. Wade, Albert G
v Davis, aud Z X Brown Of &organtOTr
+. N. Purbsll Of Bellaire, and Hu an
:. Frank Maxwell, Of s.! George.
The members of the Board OF Regent
present we're Hon. 3. S. Morgan, Pres
a dent, and Hon Edward Mcdonnell, oftb
. FIRST Congressional District, and HoI
st Wm A Ohley, Of the Second Congressiol
al District.
, This afternoon st 5 o'clock the "Alumr
a love feast was held. Forty Alumni vel
F present and q general good tims was el
% ioyed, Short speeches, recalling II
70 memories OF school days aud giving the e1
=. perience of tie Alumni in Sighting the bs
,e ties OF life, composed the entertainment.
s. At o'clock Wednesday afternoon Il
n. Alumni held business meeting. tt
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