Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-11-24

At the last meeting Of the Bosrd of Ed
ucation's Committee on Teachers and
Schools, DIT. PIPES made inquiry as to
what had become Of the Manual Training
School matter.
The committee were to consider the
subject some time ago, ard the members
were individually supplied with the liter
allure necessary to inform themselves in re-
gard to it.
They took the books home, and that was
the last heard oft till DIR. PIPEs called it
OPP as stated.
In response TO his inquiry, one member
said he did not think 'the time had come"
for the committee 70 take mp the subject.
Exactly whet the gentleman meant, or
when he Thought the time would come, or
Why Wheeling should be kept in the rear
Of the procession, We are unable to say, as
he did no, explain.
The prevalence Of this 'the Zine has not
come" sentiment is what has given Wheel
ing already too great a reputation for old
ogyism. The bare Thought Of push and
enterprise gives ''the time has not come"
peorle the cold chius While other cities
sre branching out and forging ahead these
folks sit down and yswn, "Oh, wait
awhile" A society should be formed TO
present each cue Of these people with the
frsmed motto: THERE Is no TINR LIKE
TIKI PRESENT.
There is no reason why this matter should
not be attended to at once. There is no rea-
son why Wheeling should bring up The tail
Ct the procession that is now marching on
al over the country. Finar cialIeasOns there
are none. fo7 the system could be begun on
a small and Inexpensive scale. Our much
smaller ueighbor, Martins Ferry, has
manual training school, small AID
elementary one, 20 be sure that costs
next 70 nothing ard is due to the unaided
endeavors Of Martins Fsrry's en,erprisiug
School Superintendent, Professor SPARKS.
Cannot WheelinR's Board Of Education do
as much for Wheeling as one bright yourg
man has done for Martins Ferry2 We
reed not have an institution that viii rival
Chicago's bat one that we can easily
afford. one objection We have heard
whispered Is the fear Of sntagonizi1g the
labor organizations. This is abaurd It
is the workiDgmau and his children who
are 10 be benefited by means Of the
eight session feature Of The manual train
ing school workingmen viii be able to SC
quire knowledge which they can
not gain in the mill or workshop. For
instance, workingmen, who work
during the daytime flock to the
night sessions Of the Philadelphia
Manual Training School and there.
as rule, they are regarded as the sp,est
scholars. Experience has taught them
The value CT knowledge.
The workiugman, whose children will
probably have to earn their bread by the
sweat Of their brows, like himself, has al
present little incentive TO make the sacri-
fee necessary to send them to school.
But give rs a school system that Will
educate the whole boy" and not his
head alone, one that viii make a well
equipped man of him, and the attendance
Of the children Of workingmen viii be
greatly increased.
Labor organizations are TOO high in their
purposes to oppose any such advanced
educational movement
The time has come for Manual Training
school in Wheeling. Who will be the first
among our educational authorities to push
The subject?