Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-13
AMONG THE SCHOOLS.
All the Public and Private Institutions
Again at Work.
The Monthly Meeting Of the Ritchie
commissioners Something to be
Emulated The Next Round
Table" Meeting - Importance Of
West Virginia Geography.

All the schools, both public and private,
are now in operation. Centre and Web
ster schools began work on last Monday,
these two being the last of the public
schools to open. The Linsly Institute
was never in better condition than just
now, and We have good reports from all
our private schools. The attendance at
the public schools is not what il should
be for three reasons. Some parents are
afraid to send their children on account OF
the scare, some stay away on account or
sore arms. while others still are out be-
cause their parents will not allow them 10
be Vaccinated, and they cannot attend I'M
I'll this is done. IT is strange that any
parent, after reading the report OF our ell
ncient Health Olllcer, should SO stand IN
his own light and that OF his child as TO
refuse TO have this done. II Is surely
criminal negligence.
The Commissioners of Richie school
have been holding regular monthly meet
inss for the past two years, on Thursday
afternoon preceding the monthly meeting
OF the Board of Education. On Thursday
afternoon of this week they held a JOINT
meeting of one hour with the teachers.
The meeting was one that cannot fail 10
do good. Supt. Anderson was present and
gave one of his talks on the great work OF
the teacher. Commissioner Walford con-
g.atulated the teachers on the manner IN
which they are doing their work. lie
made special plea tor the boys, asking
the teachers 10 give them special dlten-
ton. (The teachers thought this would
be u pleasant task) Too many OF our
boys are running the streets instead Oh De
ing in school. Try to keep the boys III
school just as long as possible. Mr.. wal
fOrd's appeal for the boys ought 10 strike
every one who has given the matter a
moments thought. The fact is our boys
are not keeping pace with our girls III the
matter of education. Is there cause TOT
il? We think there is, and our people Will
awake TO IL sooner or later. we nope il
may not be too late when they DO
Inc speech OF the meeting was maze by
Commissioner SchultZe, who gave an ac-
count of Ritchie school when ne as boy
was pupil. He contrasted our schools
of then with those of now. He favors
High School He thinks we ought TO have
had one long ago. SO say many more
who have made the matter study. This
meeting will be productive of great good,
and we hope TO have more of them.
The next meeting OF the Eastern ONO
and Western West Virginia superintend-
ents' and principals hound Table VIII
be held at Steubenville, october 3lst ana
November LIST and I'd, b"Tnning on the
evening OF October 3lsi y, d closing at
noon November I'd. All t--chers are in
vited TO attend, and as the last meeting
held at Wheeling was SO interesting no
doubt as many OF the Wheeling teachers
as possibly can, will be present. The ar
rangements Of the meeting are under the
care of Supt. Mertz, which of itself IN
sures II to be a success.
one thing ought to be taught more
thoroughly in our schools, and that is the
geography and history OF our own state
of West Virginia. There should be a text
book on this subject-a comprehensive
one In saying this we do not say word
against Miss Knotes Geography of West
Virginia. 1t is good as far as 1t goes.
There should be one giving a short, plain
history of every county, and showing the
great wealth of our State as compared
with many others. This should be writ
ten in a style to attract our boys and
girls, and still in a style suitable for a
text book in school. Here is a chance for
some author to make himself famous.
Such n book as this. /. e.. suitable for boys
and girls of from u to II years of age, to-
eether with Miss Knote's Geography and
Supt Lewis History, would give us what
we need