The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-04

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the press and tine people, One should nc
be built up at the cost or injury Of th
other. There should be uniformity Q
purpose and Of system from the univsrsit
TO the country and yillags school, Tn
latter should be preparatory to 6t student
for the Normals, and the Normals In thei
turn should prepare them TO enter thl
University. Then, II this were iu sue
Cessful operation, 1t would do away witt
the preparatory department Of the Uat-
yersity, q saving to the State and pupils
The preparatory department OF the Uni
VeFsily should be merged into the Nor
NAL schools. Then there would be one
complete and uniform system Of educa,
tlon in the State, all working together and
harmonious.
have taken pains to inquire into and
search out the feelings OF the friends Oi
education, not only IN this part but in
other parts OF the State, aud find the
sentiment among the men OF thought aud
Influence growing III favor Of some suCh
system as this. They have come to see
that, to reach the greatest good, the feel
ing OF antipathy and jealousy must be
stamped out, and one common purpose
and oAe common cause be made Of educa.
ton in our State.
WHAT TUE PRESS CAN DO.
The press is the most sfIectual means
Of bringing about better state OF sifairs
in This, and in building up that syatem OF
development and culture which should bs
tho alm and pride Of US all. No politl.
cal plots or personal quarrels or petty
stTlles should influence the opinion OF the
public or sWerve II from the lines Of duty
marked out by its mAtured judgment II
isno political matter, and those who wonld
make 1t 30 should be reprimanded so de-
Cideily and so severely that they would
never forget 1t. II politics has insinuated
Itself into the educational movements OF
the past, It has been Only for harm, and
the Time has now come to throw every
thing partaking Of party acheming and
ambitious plotting aside and all unite 10
one common cause. There existed here
last year bitter feeling in regard to parts
Of the Normal school management here.
have gone to some pains to learn the sC.
Caslon tOrlt, because it is we'll known and
tue influence which 1t Ia exerting is not IN
all things for the best,
ALUMNI REVOLT OF LAST YEAR.
Last year q part Of the Alumni, grad.
yates OF former years, met and passed
resolutions condemning certain transaC.
tions that had taken place In the manage
ment Of the school. The Executive Com.
mittee regarded the resolutions as treason
and rebellion against the school and its
teachers, aud accordingly, partly for pro.
lection and partly in spirit OF retaliation,
passed an order expelling the Alumni
from the Normal building as place for
future meeting, until the treasonous pro.
Ceedings should be atoned for. Here was
an open war, and unto this day 1t Is still
going on. The Alumni yesterday hsld
their meeting In another hall, but ad.
ionrned I'LL tonight withon: any material
action. tind the two factions very bitter
In their antipathy, and both seem deter.
mined to hold out. For the sake Of the
school, 1t Ia hoped that peace may be
reached, for house divided against itself
cannot stand, But, the action OF the
Alumni or the orders OF the Executive
Committee has yet in no way Murdered
the good work Of the school.
NOTES.
Some Of the graduating class were 60
loaded down with .iowers that they had
to procure assistants to help them bear
away their floral congratulations.
Mr.. N. D. Adams, Of the Register, spent
TueRdAV and WadnpadAV In t,,vn takino