Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-17
AMONG THE SCHOOLS.
The Effect of Circus Day. on the At
tendance.
The Eighth Ward Teachers in Meet
ina-Address by Supt. Anderson.
The Coming Meeting of the State
Educational Association Other
School Matters.

AS no circus was on the bills for the
past week, the attendance TO our schools
was fully up 10 the average. The cir
Gus Of the preceding week showed one
thing TO be true, i. g. that Young
America" will see the parade at least
on circus day, if not the entire circus.
AS a paralyzer of school work the cir
Gus has no superior, if an equal, and
the question becomes a most pertinent
one for our Board of Education to con-
slider. 1t seems preposterous to think
of having circus day a holiday, but the
parents allows their children to make
it worse than a holiday. One of two
things ought to be done-either TO make
it a holiday, or parents should compei
their children to attend school. Which
would be the better We leave TO the Wis
dom of the Board of Education to deter
mine; but it is evident for the good or
our schools one or the other ought TO
be done.
All the teachers of the Eighth ward
school, except the grammar teachers,
held their monthly meeting at the same
time on Wednesday of last week, 11:15
a. m. Superintendent Anderson met
with them and gave one Of his very best
talks, which was highly enjoyed by all
those present. He spoke OF the differ
ence of the schools of the present day
compared with those twenty-five and
thirty years ago, showing the great pro-
gress made since then, especially in the
methods of teaching. Then, children
below certain age, were prohibited
from bringing states TO school, for fear
they would waste their time in making
pictures and scribbling on them. Now
drawing, which is making those very
pictures, then not allowed. is one of the
branches that must be taught. But he
tried TO impress upon the teachers the
truth, that although very great pro-
gress had been made, and our schools
are very much better to-day than they
were at the time referred TO, there is
still great room for improvement, and
if our tachers are what they should be,
in a quarter OF a century hence our
schools will make greater advancement
than they have made in the past twen
ty-five years. As teachers, we should
never think we have fnished-when we
do, we ought TO quit Whenever
teacher ceasss to grow, the profession
has not further need for him. He said
many other good things and the meet
ing referred TO was one the very best of
the many good meetings held during the
year.
BY the way. these teachers meetings.
whenever and wherever held, are the
very lifs Of the profession. No number
of teachers, be it even so small. or ever
so great. can gel together TO discuss the
educational topics and fail to be bene
fitted thereby. LAS iron sharpeneth
iron" so does such meetings sharpen
the knowledge possessed by the teach
ers and give 4 meaning to the methods
oe instruction that they cannot other
wise have.
In connection with this, we call attsn-
ton to the meeting of the West Virginia
Educational Association, TO be held in
Charleston June 30th, July 1st and Ind
Every teacher of West Virginia ought
to attend this meeting. Especially
ought the Wheeling teachers 10 go, for
the Ohio River Railroad has kindly
consented to give a one fare round trip
rate. Thus, for the small sum of $500,
every teacher of Wheeling can visit the
State capitol, a city that not one OF our
teachers in ten has ever seen. The cti-
zens of Charleston are preparing TO give
the teachers royal welcome. Every
thing that can possibly be done, will be
done TO make their stay pleasant, while
all visitors will be given an opportunity
TO see the sights TO be seen in the great
Kanawha Valley.
A letter from Charleston states that
1t is the intention of Gov. W. A. Mac
Corkle to give the visitors two excur
sions. one by rail and the other by
steamboat If the Governor does this.
the excursions themselves will we'll re-
pay any one for the trip. Then all will
be permitted to spend as much Of heir
time as they see fit to spend, in the
rooms of the Historical Society" at the
Capitol building. where are stored all
the exhibits from the State AT IEe
Worlds Fair, and the many other his
torical curioSities collected by the So
ciety during the years of its existence.
This is also worth the trip.
A large delegation is expected to go.
The sale Of tickets will not be confined
10 teachers, but all who wish can take
in the trip and enjoy its pleasures.
The last issue of the West Virginia
School Journal, says: I'VE hope to see
one of the largest educational gather
ings the State has ever had at the an
nual meeting of the West Virginia Edu-
cational Association, which is to be held
this year in the Capitol city of the
State, commencing June Both" There
is no reason why these hopes may not
be realized, and We believe they will be
more than realized, and that all who at
tend will be glad that they did so.
THE ACCIDENT
Dill III.