The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-21
ELVH YEARS 0LD.
The LinsIy institute Celebrates
Its Anniversary
AND TWO PUPILS GRADUATE,
Interesting Addresses by A. W. Camp.
bell, @. ID, Hubbard aud Presi.
dent Turner, Of tho State Uni,
yersity "a FIue Success.

A career Of usefulness extending over
twenty-five years is a record Of which
any school may well be proud, and II is
. gratifying fact that Wheeling has q
with this proud record, in the
Institute, which held its seventy
annual closing exercises at the
Opera House last evening, and on this
occasion also celebratedthe seyenty,fith
anniversary Of its founding by Noah
Linsly in 1914, There was a fair audi,
ence Of representative people in the
house when, about 8 o'clock, Principal
Roemer, President A, W, Campbell and
Messrs, o, D, Hubbard, A, Pollock and
A, j, Sweeney, Of the Board OF Trustees,
Rev, Drs, Cunningham and Cooke,
President Turner, Of the State Uniyer'
sity at Morgantown, the graduating class,
faculty and others appeared upon the
stage and the orchestra played IN up
propriate selection. Rev, DR., D, A.
Cunningham, OF the First Presbyterian
church, made the opening prayer,
which was fervent and fitting, and after
more music, Mr., A., W, Campbell de-
livered the opening address.
THE OPENING ADDRESS,
Mr.. Campbell's remarks wereiniormal.
The history Of the Linsly Institute bad
Its commencement only twenty-five
years later than tie American Union IT.
self, 1t was founded when Wheeling
was q rude frontier town, when there
we're few States, and civilization was
crude, The country was In the midst OF
Its second war. Steam was unknown in
the navigation OF the Ohio. There were
few colleges or schools OF national repute
in the land. The noble.hearted and
philanthropic Noah Linsly was a man OF
small means, but he gave his all to the
cause Of education.
The speaker expected brighter days
for the institute in the future
than any in the past The trus,
tees desired TO give Wheeling a school
which would supply the needs Of the
community, and II the school is patron.
lied as 1t deserves, It will thrive, and
not only Ill the full measure Of the
home peoples views, but attract patron.
age from the surrounding country, For
whatever is lacking in the institution,
tho people are to some extent RESPONSE
BILE. He hoped that when the centen.
NAL anniversary OF tho school came to
be observed, the seyenty.iith anniver'
sary might be pointed to asan important
turning point In the schools history,
In closing Mr.. Campbell presented
Hon. O. D. Hubbard, who delivered an
interesting historical address,
HISTORICAL SKETCH,
Mr.. Hubbard said Noah Linsly was q
Connecticut man by birth, who after
graduating at Yale College came to
Wheeling and entered into the practice
OF law. He died at the early age Of AZ,
leaving small gift to Yale, another to
a friend, and all the remainder to q
school to be located in Wheeling and
known as the LauCasterian Academy.
The property devised consisted Of two
farms and belongings, which have in all
resulted In an income of $4,000. No.
yember 20, 1874, an act was passed by
the Virginia Legislature incorporating
tho school with fifteen trustees.
At that time there were no churches
in Wheeling, and to induce subsCrip.
tion5 10 the school, the Trustees agreed
to devote the building 10 divine worship
at times. This did not have the effect.
One farm was sold for $4,000. A
building was completed in 1920, and in
1921 the first teachers report was sub
mitted. John F. Truax was the first
teacher.
The Lancasterian system consisted OF
using the older pupils as monitors and
teachers Of the younger ones. Mr.. Hub.
bard gave an interesting account Of the
origin OF Lancaster's system. He said
in 1888 he saw in New Haven Lacas.
terrain academy, the only mi he ever
saw except the one here. He read q
graphic description by his brother, the
late Col. II. Z. Hubbard, OF the method
OF teaching in Atr, Truax's school, inter.
spersed with interesting comments OF
his own, which several times oaused n
smile, especially among this younger part
OF the audience.
In 1646, by q vote OF the people, Ohio
county and Kanawha county and one
other adopted a free school system.
This somewhat impaired the usefulness
OF the L%ancasterian Academy. Part Of
the ground on which the school stood
was sold, the site OF the present build.
ing bought and the present house
erected, and named the Linsly Institute.
James PAUL was the 9rst teacher. When
the new State Of West Virginia was
formed the government occupied the
building for four years, 80 that In a sense
West Virginia 10 q graduate Of the Lins.
ly. Laughter and appliance.
Now the Board has sufficient funds 10
found free scholarships, and this year
six were awarded.
Mr.. Hubbard closed with an eloquent
plea for the Institute, and retired amid
applause.
President Campbell, with some appro.
pirate remarks, pF0gente1 Hon. h. NJ.
Turner, President OF the West ViFginiR
State University at Morgantown, who
expressed his pleasure at participating
in this celebration, and his enjoyment
ment Of Mr, Hubbard's historical adj.
Mr.. TURNER'S REMARKS.
Mr.. Turner then made some remarks
as 10 the necessity for Just such schools
as tho Linsly Institute. It Is a missing
link In the 'system OF PUBLIC education
in West Virginia. The high school or
academy Is q necessity. It furnishes pro.
perly equipped teachers, and II advances
pupllsso that they can enterthe Univers.
ity. Besides tho State Normal schools,
lthe Linely Institute, a school In Charles.
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