The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-29
STATE SCHOOL LAW
reforms suggested by n Cnmrron Man.
Ills Views Outlined.


TO tho Editor OF tho lntclllEcncer.
STIl:--ln Mondays lnLellIgcnccr !
noticed tho suggestions 81 Citizen un-
der tho caption ur public schools"
which were to the point IN every 70.
spCct. our law makOrs WITH soon hr
grnppIlng WITH Interesting nnd serious
questions, nnd what question Is or
shOull lIc more Interesting thnn cdn.
'CntlOnal questions? and yet they are
200 Often crowded ont by questions OF
much lcSH Importance
We do need u compulsory school law
and we nrcd u at once. II would taltG
nwAy the liberty Of the pcopc? What
liberty" If ignorance ~ liberty, We
should have no liberty. There nrr hun.
deeds ~ children growing NJ In our
cities and also IN the rural districts.
that ncu.C 500 tho inside NJ school
house aud there IL a Law on our statute
looks which yOmprIS The iaN-paycrS to
pay for the education thcy" children
never gut We'll, veg, they Ito get an
education witch causes the state to go
To great expense 81 establishing, equip
ping and paying the running expenses
OF rcnltcntiai1cs. reform schools md
jNils. And who PAYS these expenses?
The taxpayers Thus you see, there Is
II double taxation.
some one may here rise to inquire:
40 educated people never commit
crime Oh. yc4. ltu; they are certain
~ not educated In the right way Il they
dn.
Yes, stree, we should have different
mode Of examining tcuchcra. The ono
outlined by Citizen 1t uood one. aud
we hope that the close Of tho coming
session Of the legislature will lind 1t on
our statute books
We also need free text books. When
yuu hire servant to drive, U: Ito any
KIND NJ work, yuli generally furnish
him tools with which IN work. Docs
1t make any difference In regard toe hc
quality nj the tools. o" will amy old
thing ITO? you know about that, hut
uo YOU know that a teacher. 10 mat
tor how well qualified. can not get
good work done with books from
twenty to thlry years behind time? And
not hLlr enough Of these some times?
such are che clrcumstnnCCsin our coun.
try schools to-day. The books which
tn" American Book COmpany. oC Gin
Clnnlth Ohio. has been furnishing, can
not br had now, on account OF the new
state contract which said company
would not sign. So here We nrc.
DO yun think t"nChers can do good
work, properly grade the schools uc
the state? Can children work without
tools books?
Other states have free text books.
why not West Virginia? II YOU think
not Just try to do SOME Important
work without tOols.
Another very important matter IL Ou-
readers. McGuffEy'S readers have been
III our schools about long enough, They
ar" at least twenty years behind time.
But ! nm not In favor Of changing
Them Tor some other reader Just az
bad. ] am enthusiastically In favor OF
furnishing our schools with bright.
newSy papers; fresh from the Dress
every week. or even every month 81
large enough to las; a month. Lee. these
papers take the place OF the fourth
ana nfth readers any way. These IA.
peFs 10 contain stories Of adventure.
travel. biography, history. educational
notes, etc. Make It bright school pa
per Allow the children to take 4
home ate: It's contents have been
read and thoroughly discussed IN
school, Do you think the parents would
manifest more interest IN school NJ
fairs? by all means give It a trial
W. +. SMITH.
Cameron, ". Va. Dec. IS.