The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-16


Ohio md state Of Virginia whereon
Agnattus Gadd now lives also my latm
in sait Co. whereon Abel Molten nov
lives, together with all my stock &
farming utensils thereon, TO said
Samuel sprigg & Noah ZaSc or tho sur.
vivors Of them or their heirs or execu.
tors forever. ia trust ior tho uso beneti,
& advantage Of tho Lancastrian school
to be established in the town OF Whool.
ing as hereinafter provided"
I'm order to carry into effect my In.
tcniion for the es.gbllshmeut OF Ian.
castrian school in the town OF Wheel.
ing as aforesaid, It Is my request that
Samuel Spring L Noah Zane eIqs. do
tho esate OF Virginia for an act Of iucor.
poration OF trustees for such institution
&upon such act being passed, that all the
funds herein Glvenand devised for tho use
thereoI shall DO conveyed & delivered
over by said Samuel SprigS& Noah Zano
to such trustees as may DO appointed by
or undet such act 10 be held by them or
theif successors forever Tor tho benels
& purpose Of the institution and in tho
meantime, or il no such &C. can be oh.
tanned, Il is MY will that all tho funds
herein given & devised for Tho benedt OF
such school to DO held By said Samuol
Sprieg K Noah Zano in trust as aforo.
said for tho Use OF such Lancastrian
school K only auch, as may be estab.
lisned In tho town OF Wheeling upon
such principlos as they or the survivors
Of them may approve and said Samuel
Sprigg and Noah Zane or tho survivors
OF them are hereby authorized and EN-
powered TO sell the farm aforesaid upon
which Gndd now lives or any part OF it
they or the survivors OF them may
think necessary ior the purpose Of erect.
ing buildings OF said sch ool.
Tho devise OF ny farm here!nbeiore
moatloued, whcrooa Abel Molten now
lives, is nade subjec. 10 this rceerra-
ton, that soid Molten il TO be permitted
to remain on said farm for seven years
from this spring on the s1l5 terms he
has heretofore had II.
"Atter the payment Of my debts and
the lesacies hereinbe!ose given, all the
balance Of tho money Arising from my
estste, real or personal not otherwise
disposed OF. allow 10 be held by Samuel
Spric8 / Noah Zane In trust for the
bene!it and use OF the Lancastrian
school 10 be established in the town OF
Wheeling as atogomen TONED. 10 be held
by thom iu the same manner Gs other
funds herein to them for tina, purpose,
and in like manner 10 DO paid over or
balance thereof unerpeaded, 10 the
trustees TO be appointed by or under act
rIf1 To- NtP, I .
oiincorporation shall bo procured, and
in such case to then DO held aud used
by suca trustees asd their successors 70,
the benetit OF sEch institution"
A charter for the academy was granted
by tho Virginia legislature on the 10th
OF October. 1873.
The "Lancas.rian system" is based on
tho principle OF the older scholars assist.
Ing their teachers and educating each
other by means oil monitors chosen
from their number. 4 was originated
by Joseph Lancaster. an Eag!ishman,
who, not meeting with SUCCESS In his
own country, came TO Canada and
thence to New fork. 10 Introduce III.
system, where he died il 1883.
On the 18th OF May. 1915, tho frs.
board Of trustees, Daniel Smith, George
Knox, John Good, Joseph Caldwell,
Noah Zane, James Il. Rolfe, Samuel
Sprigg, Josiah Updesraph, William
ChapliIe, jr., mot and appointed COM
nitsoes to soil the Gadd farm and ese-
nate the probable expenses Of school
buildings, etc. The farm vas sold 10
Samuel sprigg for $1,000.
It was decided TO erec. t~o-s.orv
building ca by 80 feet, the whole ground
door to be In one room and the upper
ono IN two.
1t stood on the present site Of Mr..
Julius Po!lock's residence on Chap!inc
street.
John F. Trua1 vas the fret teacher .. :.
salary Of 500 per quarter, and room
WIS rented to Mr.. Robinson ior
classical school. Nr. Truax tau.h; IN.
Ill tho spring OF 1927. when Daniel
Deadly succeeded him at c salary OF $50
o year and what he received IRON
tuitipn, provided that the tuition bo
not moro than 81 per quarter for each
scholar. and that he Keep the building
in repair. Professor Deadly could hardly
have found IL profitable, for he resigned
after two years, after which Alexander
Magee taught for a year and was sue
ceeded by Thomas 1. Lee.
No further mention OF teachera is
made in the minutes OF tho board OF
trustees until 1879. when the treasurer
is instructed to se!!le with the teacher,
Mr.. McBurnie, up to date. lie was sue
ceeded In lS47 by J. W. Scott.
IN l34S the Molten farm was sold for
s. 800.
In 1851 a lot was procured in Mt.
Wood cemotary TO which Mr. Linscys
remains were removed. In 1852 Mr..
Scott rendered his resignation md ai.
forwards became president Of Washing.
ton college. He was succeeded At tho
Liusley by Messra. HcrYey and Orr.
In 1854 Mr.. Hervey resigned to become
superintendent OF the Wheeling public
schools. Mr.. Orr. continued in charge
OF the school until 1850, when he was
succeeded by James PAUL, who in turn
was succeeded By I E. Jones, near the
close OF the war. Mr. PAUL. was one OF
the supreme judges OF West Virginia,
when that state was admitted 10 the
union.
In 1856 lot No. on Market street was
sold to Zacharias Wheat for 5,600, with
the privilege Of twelve-foot alley, and
lot No. l2 on Chapliae stree. to Eolton
Caldwell for 5000. Negotiations wore
entered into tho same year ior tho pur.
chase OF the present site OF the scnool
for s., 900, and 5000 was voted for the
erection Of building. During the war
shis building was rented TO the govern
Dont for tho use OF the legislature for
81 900 year. The academy lots were
sold about this time. and the ecnool oc-
cupied q room IN Odd Fellows hall and
afterwards the room lately vacated BY