Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15
AMONG THE SCHOOLS.
Local Institutions a Matter for Just
Pride.
A Compulsory Law Discussed-A
Teachers Meeting, a Type Oh
Many-A Worthy Act by Busl-
ness House The New Maps.


Wheeling may be proud OF all her
schools, both public and private, but II
is of our public schools our weekly con-
tribution is devoted. The writer mas
been permitted to visit the schools Oh
Pittsburg, New York, Toledo and nearly
all the graded schools of our own STATE
and our own city schools compare very
favorably with any of them. We lack
perhaps. what some of these have IN a
course Of special training for those VINO
expect to teach, but in spite OF the Idct
that the great majority OF those teachlhs
IN our schools are the recent graduates
of our schools. stin they are succeeding
well. This IS owing to the teachers
meetings held monthly by our Superln-
tendent and to the yearly institute
at which the very best Of instruction Is
given by professional teachers OF ma,
tional reputation. Notwithstanding all
this. we need a course of special train
ing for all who expect to teach. Had
we this. our schools would show the eff
fects of It. Quite a number of the Board
Of Education are thinking along this
line, and something may be done IN the
near future.
Would compulsory school law be OF
advantage to our city? We answer by
asking. would it be better to have all the
boys who are now running our streets
in school five days of the week? II so,
and a compulsory law would take them
from the streets, then We say give us
compulsory law. AS it is, there are boys
who not only do not go to school, but
they do all they can 10 keep others from
going, and annoy the schools by hanging
around the buildings and making
noise to interrupt them. This, in some
parts of the city, IS becoming nuisance.
Speaking of the teachers meeting re-
minds the writer that he was permitted
20 attend one Of these meetings on We'd.
nesday forenoon, at the office OF Richie
school, under the supervision of Superin-
tendent Anderson. Everything done was
to the bettering of the teacher. The time
must come in the near future that none
but those who have professional train
ing VIII be allowed to teach in our
schools, so il behOOves those already in
the schools to keep abreast of the times
or they will be left so far behind that
they will have to give place to those
who are prepared for the work.
Geo. NJ. Shook & Co. did worthy act
during the week past in the distribution
Of fine little pocket dictionary and
book of synonyms TO the teachers and
to the pupils of the higher rooms of our
q
profitable investment to the firm, for
they deserve all that may accrue to them
from it. They have the thanks of both
teachers and pupils for the useful gift.
AS the holidays approach the boys and
girls are looking forward with fond an
tic.patiOn TO the good times they expect
to have. May their fondest dreams be
realized, and may they return to school
at the beginning of the new year with
high resolves TO better work in 1896 than
has been done in 1895.
Those who have used the new geogra-
phical relief maps are loud in Their
praise. They will be a great help. No
better investment could have been made
by our Board of Education
During the coming week the schools
will be busy in examinations or tests
for the reports to be sent to parents.
This is an interesting time for all who
wish TO stand well. The Juniors were
examined in grammar last week, and
this week "wednesday, 15th) the in
uiors 90 before the Superintendent for
the first time, to tell him what they
know Of history, photography spelling
and definition.
During the year now closing many
and important changes and improve
ments have been made in the instruc>
ton of the public schools of the city.
The new forms and methods adopted
in larger cities East and West in edu-
catiOnal matters of the public schools,
and clearly in the line Of advancement
are to be found here as completely in
force as in the largest cities of the
country. The Register notes the adop-
ton for the lower grades in the schools
of the city form study or modelling, and
the change from the national music
course to that of the natural course.
The city board has also during the
last year expended nearly 100000 in
the purchase of relief maps for general
use in the schools, and there is marked
improvement in the discipline and man.
ner in reaching the minds of the pu-
pills
Another feature new here is the as
ISOLATION of many of the teachers into
classes for the especial study of psy
cho,ogy.
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