Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-22

has long since given voice TO sAe eA-
preston that the lasting safety and
progress Of the American people and
theri institutions lies in the hcme and
t3e public school system Of our coun-
try, and a continued and jealous atten-
ton by all to these two great factors
for good and power IN our land.
The public schools Of Wheeling are
attaining results and Standards ahead,
the Register believes, of the pu5lics
general knowledge of the subject.
Within the school days of the older pu-
pills now n the schools, the system,
methods CT teaching in special and the
Old branches; government, and uhe en-
tire ar, Of imparting knowledge in the
common schools of Wheeling has been
completely reyolutiOnized, and the
Standards of excellence and results at
present being secured are most certain
ly alongside those of the leading cities
in the country. The citizens Of Wheel
ing have never, it would seem in the
main, fallen into the belief that a city,
III order TO have a first-class pubic
school system, in .us widest meaning.
would have TO await the day when its
population and size would reach those
OF New York or Boston. II is worthy
or some interest in the public, the Reg
.s.er believes. TO know what forces and
means have been used and adopted in
the city TO gam for the present the high,
and for the future the still higher
planes Of educating functions in the
common schools Of the city. As an I'M
derlying basis 10 must be stated that the
present pubic schools Of Wheeling owe
much 10 the liberal attention which mas
and is now given tham by The tax
PAYERS and general public of the city,
both in the matter of funds aTprOpri-
ajed and school officers selected. These
means have built the costly school
houses and furnished them with the
latest appliances, provided books and
teachers, and regulations for conduct
ing the Same-in other words. the
places and the material 10 accomplish
the work, but The direct aid to the pu-
pill mas been the teachers Of the Ccm-
mon schools o9 Vrbaolir.y either IN
s,eoial or general brarc5es and moi
modern deyo-iors as y cIass ~ teach
ing rs Srofesion Ae resr,t Of as-
s-e.a-ion with ON, .,Do-bo,. &C +eocbo,.s
CONSENT sndv and .roining tbo
teachers in lhe schools Of Wheeling
have bro3dened their vacations, until
q teacher i'm The civ schools and +ba
course of i7s-rro+ion tbev t1,,or, oo1-
nor IN general mr. snaoioI br,rcbos am
pare with .1e stadards and scones If
ten. or even five wears aqo IN the nun
lie school system of Wheeling lfusica1
instruction I'm tho c'tv scbooIs os Do1,,
taught and conducted will somewhat H.
us-rate the new den7rtura in courses
of public instruction in This ci-v NM
steal instruction is now given ~ al the
pupils i'm the schools of the civ so
much time. abou. fifteen minutes he
ing allotted each day for its study and
the course OF instruction is in charge Of
@ music Instructor for all the schools
but each teacher is required TO teach it
the same as other branches. The ma
i,onal system IS used in the Wheeling
schools, and under this system MANY
new ideas have developed in the art Of
teaching music. To bring out to the
pupil natural musical results is ono NJ
The great aims Of the system and those
who instruct, As q d.stinc, course Of
study the present national system SIM
Dl.fes the art Of ksy-working. and al
lows tue Youngest DuDiI 10 read kew