Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-02
LINsLY INSTITUTE.
Its Special Advantages as an EducA''""~
Institution for Boys

Institution for Boys.
AS this highly popular school for boys
hecins the fall term next Monday, some
reference to it will be properly aPprecl-
ated by parents and guardians VINO o. arc
seeking a place OF learAlng lor NC,
boys. During the summer VacaS'V ~
there have been many Improvements ID
the internal appearance and arrange
mont Of the school which will aoo greaV,
w n the convenience and comfort OF
students. +bo
The institution owes its origin TO the
mnni6cence of Noah Linsly, whose aiul
was to establish, in the best and hignes'
sense. training school for youth OF Inc
city OF Wheeling and vicinity: us ue
sign is to prepare boys for College, anu
to furnish complete Academlcal
Course for those who do not propose W
take full course Of study.
In connection with the thorough sys-
tenn of education furnished, the adVan-
tages of pupil attending school unueI
the immediate care Of his parents or
guardian, cannot be overeStimat9o'
Progress in his studies can be watched
and the formation Of his habits, during
this most important part OF his ille' eau
be daily scrutiniZed. We urge upon
parents and guardians the importance
of this fact, and feel 1t will appeal 1orci-
bly, to their minds.
Being easy Of access and having the
railroad facilities now possessed oy our
city, this school offers special adVan-
tages to residents of neighborlng towns
In the several branches OF education
special pains are taken with pupils 70
instill all lessons in the most thorough
manner and to advance them as rapidly
as is consistent with safety. A report
Of the progress and general department
of the pupils is rendered at the end oil
each term. In addition to the forego-
ing the following extract from a circu-
lar published by the Board Of Trustees
may prove of interest:
THE War Department at Washing
ton, d. c., has transferred to the Lins-
~ Institute complete stand OF Spring
field Cadet Rifles with accoutrements,
specially suitable for pupils attending
this school. By special Act OF Congress
a regular officer of the United States
Navy has been detailed as
the Military Instructor, ond
consequently every boy at
tending the school is TO be subject &c
military drill save those physically dis
qualified. Strict military discipline Is
enforced and daily Instructions in mill
tary tcatics are Theoretically and
practically. Those pupils showing the
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lected for the positions OF officers In the
Cadet Corps. The discipline and drills
Of this branch OF study cannot be too
highly recommended to the public, since
it engraftS in the pupil that upright
bearing ard that respect for all In au'
thority so much desired and so much
needed ina law-abiding citizen, besides
giving him that polish OF manenr not
otherwise obtalnable.
The Board OF Trustees intend to de-
vote all the means at its disposal to
raise the school to the highest Aca-
demic grade and have already made it a
school OF which the city and the State
can be proud.
The requirements OF admission are
not restricted as to age, but each pupil
must possess a rudimentary knowledge
of the English branches.
The "Linsly" Literary Societies, con-
Quoted by the students, under the sur
VIGILANCE Of the Faculty, are In success
full operation. The societies meet every
Friday afternoon; the exercises consist
OF essays, declarations, readings and
debates, and are highly profitable. Elk
temporaneous speaking and debating
also form an important part Of the ex-
erciseS. Public exhibitions are annually
given for patrons and friends.
For further particulars concerning
terms, studies, etc, parents and guar
dams should call on or address the
Principal, John M. Birch.