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

tho board oi trustees took advantage Of
tho act OF Congress- detailing United
SsatcI naval officers for work in tho
stato schools and secured tho appoint
mon 10 tho Linsly Institute Of William
Braunctgrcuthet, a lieutenant iu the
United States navy, as professor Of mil
ltary tactics and mathematics. Mr..
RoonCr having resigned Mr.. Birch was
again chosen principal OF tho school.
A.the close OF tho school yoar In June,
1903, Lieutenant BraunerSrouthor'a time
for shore duty having expired, tho sec.
rotary Of Tho navy detailed for duty d.
tho Linsly Lieut.. ". c. p. Muir, U. S.
N, who Is now tho military Instructor
aud professor Of mathematics. The
members OF the faculty since the new
departure In 1890 ore us follows:
Prots. a. S. Bell, Henry Krippahne,
F. W. Nesbi.,, Charles s. Bril!es and
George II. Marshall.
Tho following gcn.tomen form the
present board Of truiteo.:
President, Hon. 4. ". Campbell; sec.
rotary. john l. Dickey. ". D. ;,roasurer,
John J. Jones, esq; William i. Simp.
sou, ESQ.,; Il, @. Dalzrll, ESQ.,; Rev. ".
e. Cook, b. D.; Rov. Jacob BtittiuC.
ham, D. D.; Hon. n. L. Whitaker; J. s.
Nayi0r, ESQ.,; Augustus rollack, osq.
4. J. Clarke. ESQ. llou. J. u. Sommer.
vile. Hon. W. P. Hubbard, Henry NJ.
Russell, csq.. and William F. stliel, csq.
Dsioro closing /. may be Of interest to
visit With mo the principal room OF the
old school on ChGplino street Gs II was
conducted on the Llncast.ian system.
At one end Is row Of shallow boxea,
tllcd 10 tho depth o! about one-tourth
OF an inch with finely sifted sand, and
having enough margin above to prevent
the careless scholars spillinS the con-
tents on the honchos on which thoy
arc placed Or on the do0s, and in which
tho pupils tracb thGir Lessons Just In
front OF the nuxt row oI benchca posts
arc placed, with boards, on which are
painted tho large and small letters aud
numerals, nailpd TO then. The reading
lessons are all from the old testament,
and are pasted on thin boards,
about fourteen inches in width by
eighteen inches in length, With
a hole in the top. in which o
string Is tied, by which they arc hung
to the mills driven IN tho blackboard,
when no. In usp. Everybody studies
aloud. and in the noise and confusion
resulting, it is astonishing how they es.
capped tho ever ready ferrule as often as
they did. The methods OF punishment
were serere in the extreme Tho fer
rule, ca.. rattan, and cowhide were in
constant use; while 1! was not uucorl-
mon to punish the boys BY making
them hold h weight in tho palm OF the
hand, with the arm extended at full
length. or by having them supper! the
weight OF ths body on ono loot the
other being held in the hand.
How different from the presen. airy
apartments where hundred we'll be-
haved boys scarcely ever require rep.
tinand, and 8 whipping is almost W.
heard OF.
TIE SEw oFF!CERS
At the dress parade che appointments
OF new officers for the ensuing year
were rcad, as follows:
Stajot-H. @. HaElett,
Captains = Dobbias, Caldwell, G.
Montgomery, Nnylor,
Frss Lieutenants - Colliua, Adams,
Speiiel, Wheat
Second Lieuteuauts - Russell, Hart,
Gillelaud, Wuterhouse.
Sergeant.Mgjor-Robb.
-Major-Devries.
Color-Sergeaut-MitcheIl
First Sergeauts-Tinker, Wagner, Z
Gifeu, WiIaoh.
Second scrrean.s-Swecncy, Eugus,
Bebout, Hughes, Carter.