Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-22

viii Picnic at Wheeling Park To-
Dav-The State Educational As
sociation Nee S at Shepherdstown
in July.
The school year is drawing to close,
and it has been a busy week for both
pupils and teachers from the fact that
the business Of the year must be closed
before school closes, and those pupils
who are ambitious are doing their very
best to perfect themselves for the final
test, i. e.: the test that is TO decide
whether they are to be promoted or
whether they are to spend another year
going over the same studies they have
pursued this Year. How they witch it
was to be over again. How much
harder they would study. If we could
only see forward as well as we can see
backward, what different persons we
mortals would be.
The question arises every now and
then to the honest teacher, rs the ex-
animation a true test for promotion?"
We answer, No. While there must be
some test for pupils to strive for, still
we would rather be governed by the
cool, unbiased judgment of the faithful
teacher who mas had charge Of the pu
pills, than by any test by examination
or otherwise.
This has been truly a commencement
week among the different schools in
this vicinity. Some few of our teachers
and pupils attended some of them.
Miss Belle J. Devine, Of Richie school,
spent Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day at Bethany, where she enjoyed her.
self greatly and was much pleased with
the exercises.
ii is gratifying to the many friends
of Miss Mamie Hall, and also to her
teachers and schoOl-mates, to know that
she took one OF the hOnOrs In the con-
test between the two literary societies
Of West Liberty Normal School. Miss
Mamie graduated at Richie school last
year, and Us she wishes to be a teacher
she is doing what every young lady
who expects TO teach in our schools
ought to do, j. e.: prepare herself for
the work of teaching before undertake
ing it. In no other way will teaching
ever become a profession.
But cannot one become good
teacher without this preparation, by
practice? We answer, Yes. So can a
physician become good by practice-as
many have. but IL is very hard on thoss
on whom they first practice, and so it
is hard on the tender minds upon whom
the unskilled teacher practices When
Will our Board Of Education awaken to
the fact that our teachers should have
special preparation for their work?
When they do, and enforce their con-
victions, there will be the greatest up
lift to the cause of popular education
ever experienced in this or in any other
country.
II the weather permits. the teachers
and pupils of Richie school will have
an outing at Wheeling Park to-day, or
as many of them as wish to go. They
get special rates, and expect 10 enjoy
themselves by throwing dull care away
for at least one day, and to breathe all
the fresh air possible and to have good
time.
These are sunny spots" in lifes
journey, and we should enjoy as many
Of them as we possibly can.
The principal of Richie school will
give a reception to the graduates Of
that school and their grammar teachers
on Monday evening next at his home
1900 Jacob street.
The Richie Alumni Association will
hold its yearly meeting at Mozart Park
Tuesday evening of next week. The
banquet will be at nine o'clock sharp.
The exercises will be unusually inter-
eSting. Toasts responses, speeches,
etc, viii be the order after the physical
wants are satisfied.
Glass Day for the graduates of Richie
school will be Tuesday, June 25th, on
the afternoon of which day the Seniors
will give a farewell performance.
The local Board of Commissioners Of
the same district will meet on the after
noon or evening of the same day to ap-
point teachers for the coming year, or
nj least TO examine the applications on
file with the secretary. All the teachers
will know the fate in store for them
when the school year closes. This is
as il should be- Some of our city teach
ers will attend the National Teachers
Association at Denver, while others will
go to Shepherdstown to attend the State
Educational Association, which meets
there July LIST, Cd. Sd, 4th and 9Th.
To those attending the latter it will
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i'm an historic town, near so many
places of interest such as Antietam,
Harper's Ferry, LUray Cavern and Win
chester. to which places excursions are
arranged for by the local committees,
any teacher will be we'll repaid FOR the
/ expense of the "Trip, which need not be
very great.
The people of that hospitable town in
tend TO show Just how well they can
treat strangers They, indeed, expect TO
discount the true old Virginia hospi-
tality" so widely known.
commencement exercises at the Opera
House next Wednesday and Thursday
evenings will draw much larger crowds
than can be accommodated The grad
mates will all meet at the Opera House
! on Monday morning at ten o'clock
sharp. All must be present in order
that their places on the stage may be
assigned them.
These commencement times will soon
pass away. Nay the lives of all the
bows and girls be just as happy all
along the years to come as they now
are.
All the Upper Lake resorts as well .
those around the shores Of Lake Erie
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