Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-13

The April vacation has come and
gone. and the BOYS and girls are back
in school and hard at work. all the bet
ter for the play spell enjoyed by JheIh'
The teachers went 20 work Win re-
newed zest, not alone on account OF
the weeks rest but also on account OF
uplift they received from the Round
Table" meeting, which they were per-
mitted TO attend Many Of them are
not slow in saying that this meeting
did them much more good than any
institute they ever attended.
This naturally suggests the cues
ton. Why cannot we have our nsu-
tute week conducted on just sucn an
informal way as was this meeting.
Who will answer the question? me
great advantage Of a week spent by
the teachers i'm O body is the enthu-
siasm it impar-s. and just such meet
ings as this begets an enthusiasm taaJ
no other kind of q meeting can give.
Many interesting incidents nave
happened during the week concern
ing the sore arm question, which Is
the prevailing one among the boys
and girls just now. One boy on being
asked what was the matter with his
arm. said he had been fascinated,
another that he had been 'waNinaJed,
etc, etc.
The report Of Ritchie school for the
month of March shows an enrolment
OF 900. /. e., 453 boys and 1913 girls, a
very strange thing in such large en-
rollment. This shows that the future
men and women of this ward are very
equally divided.
The boys predominant largely In the
lower grades, while the girls do the
same i'm the higher liz is rather an
interesting question 10 consider what
effect il will have on society in fifty
years from now if the ratio Of the
boys and girls who finish our common
school course continues the same that
it now is. T. e.. about L 20 /. VIII IL
bring woman 90 the front and relegaJe
man 20 the redr2
Think of this, parents and citizens
generally. IT is a question worthy
the consideration of the statesman
even. Boys would DO we'll 20 look
a leedie out" or they viii be OUT
stripped i'm life's race by their gentle
sisters That knowledge is power
is Just as true to-day as il ever was.
The attendance in an our schools
during the present week has not been
up 10 the average. from two causes.
The first is the sore arm question,
and the second ON account of Tues
day mornings fearful disaster, which
has cast such O deep gloom all over
the city.
The children have the same curl
Osity that older people have, and led
by it. they have prevailed upon the
powers that be- at home to allow
them to visit the ruins, and hence
many have missed roll call that would
otherwise not have done so.
Miss Belle J. Deyine, Second Assist
ant Grammar teacher of the Eighth
ward school. has been on the sick list
all week Her place has been very
acceptably filled by Miss Sophie H0if-
meister. one of the substitute teach
ers. Some time during the coming
week there viii be q t-ee planting at
both the main building and annex Of
Richie school.
The Wheeling Teachers Association
held It's regular meeting yesterday
afternoon, and it was one of the most
interesting sessions ever held. Pa
pers We're read by Miss Woods, of
Centre school, and Mr. Hammond of
Union school. the former on the sub
ject: Our Work and the latter on
the subject of Music
Or. r. W. Tener, the dentist, gave a
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dress on "The care of the teeth" A
feature Of the meeting was a mandolin
and guitar trio by Messrs. Walter
Vardy VIII Miller and Geo. Otto.
They were loudly euc0red and re-
spOnded with another selection well
rendered. The thanks of the Assoc
citation are hereby heartily rendered
20 all who performed.