The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-09-20
A Splendid
School System.

times in West Virginia is the ia.
creased activity in our educa.
tional development. Ali over
the State there are evidences OF
anunnsual interest in educational
thirgs. One great sep forward
lis the introduction Of the graded
system into our common schools.
Prof AZ I. Wade started the
new idea years ago, and it was.
developed and broadened by
Hon. Benz. s. Morgan during
histerm of office as State Super.
intendent Of schools. In compli,
ance with alaw to that effect.
Hon Virgil a. Lewis, the pres.
ent State Superintendent. has
prepared q more extended grad.
Ted course, and it is already in,
use in about half OF the common
schools Of the State.
With the six thousand common
schools in West Virginia all do.
ling thesame work at the same
time and working for the same
results, greater progress will be
made than has been possible
heretofore.
THESE common schools are the
broad base of our educational
system.
Then come the high schools
and the six State Normal schools.
The latter are all doing the same
work and are all much more
carefully graded and linked to
the public school system now
than ever before, None Of them
can claim superiority over its
sisters. for allssix of them are
teaching the same subjects and
doing the same order of work.
In each of them there is an AGA.
demlc department. the graduates
cf whicn are admitted to the
StateUniversity freshman classes
without examination. Graduates.
of certain approved high schools
lin the State are also admitted to
the University upon certificate.
Thus the common schools and
the Normal schools lead up to the
top Of orr State educational svs.
ITEM. the State University. And
IN order to make the system com.
plete and available TO the poor
asweil as the rich, tuition is
Ifree in all departments of the
University to all West Virginia
students practically the same as
IN the common schools. This
applies to the professional and
technical departments as we'll as
to the regular classical and scien-
tifc departments. Very proper.
", also. young women are admit
ted on the same terms as Young
men.
Ia order to further link the
University with the common
schools, the University has pre-
paratory department to supple.
ment the preparatory work Of
the lower schools, and to prepare
those who come unprepared for
admission tothe regular depart,
ments Of the Univerity.
This complete free school sys.
tenn is practical illustration Of
Thomas Jefferson's favorite idea
of State education in which all.
the youth of the State may have
the very best opportunities and
advantages free the poor and
the rich standing on equal foot.
ing And it is a system of which
every West virginian ought to
be proud, and in which he should
take a patriotic interest.
It's gratifying to every West
Virginian to know that the cap
stone of the system the Uniyer.
sity is now in such splendid
condition and doing such noble
work. The policy of those IN
control is to give a broad Chris
tian education, surrounding the
pupils with strong moral inau-
ences, and developing them into
noble men and women as well as
good scholars, SO that they may
thus serve the State which edu-
Gates them at its own expense.
Every loyal West ylrginian
rejoices at the condition and out
look OF public education in our