Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-01
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AMONG THE SCHOOLS.
The Work Being Done by Miss Par
sons in Drawing,
A Thought as to Teachers Grad
uating from the Schools - The
Senior ExaminatiOn-The Natural
System Of Music.

System Of Music.
The past week has been one of more
than usual interest among the schools
of our city. In the first place Miss Par
sons. the drawing teacher, spent two
DAYS among the schools, doing all she
possibly could in that short time help
both teachers and pupils in this useful
branch of study. Her visits are great
lv enioyed by both teachers and pupils.
She met the CO. teacher and those Of
the highest "D' grade on Wednesday
evening at Clay grammar school. The
majority of the substitute teachers
were also az the meeting Miss Par
sons left the city on Thursday evening
for New York. on business connected
with her work. She is in the employ
of the firm OF CHM q Co., the publish
ers of the Prang system of drawing
now used i'm our schools. Her services
are given TO the city school free of
charge during this year. 1t would be
money well expended for the board of
education TO employ a regular teacher
y
least. after TIE close OF the present
year. or until our teachers are well pre-
pared to teach it, BY that time the
coming teachers taking for granted
that they come from our graduates,
as they now do will Re prepared TO
teach the subject we'll
A gentleman from one of the States
where public school education receives
the greatest attention. said a few
days ago that he was very surprised
that all our schools were furnished with
teachers from those who have recently
graduated from the very school in
which they teach-thiuking that il is
much better to get a goodly portion OF
the teaching force from other schools.
He thinks there is such a thing as the
teacher being too well known to the
pupil. If this be true. and it does seem
reasonable, would it not be we'll at
least that the teachers of the different
schools should come from other schools
than that in which they graduated?
But no difference where they come from
they should have at least some special
preparation for the work before they
undertake it,
The examination of the seniors by
Supr Anderson was held ar the Eighth
ward school building on Thursday of
last week. The Subjests were physics
and reading. Miss NJ Harper princi-
pal of Washington school had charge
OF the reading Each pupil in turn
went before her and read a selection,
receiving the grade he or she deserved.
Miss Harper has filled this position
for several years very acceptably TO all
who have appeared before her.
The following are the questions in
physics II is considered a rather diff
cult examination.
1 Name the essential properties Of
matter.
% Six sailors with levers five feet
long are turning a capsran. each exert
ing "a force of 80 pounds: what is the
force eNertoj upon the axle one foot
i'm diameter allowing one-third for
TictiOn2
9 A body falls i'm five seconds. How
far viii it fan i'm each second, and how
far will it have fallen at the end OF each
sec0nd9
q Define specific gravity. Illustrate
by example what is meant by it.
d. Describe the action of a common
pump. and describe the construction
and uses of scientific instrument
which operates ON the same principle.
o. Explain the nature of sound. and
give It's rate of transmission, and the
causes of difference of pitch in sound
Z. Explain the theory of heat, its
general effect upon bodies. and the
different ways of transmission.
s. Define light and tell how it is
transmitted Explain refractiOn and
reflection Of light.
g. Explain the action OF the siphon.
Give Illustrations of natural SiphOns.
10. Define electricity. What is meant
by magneto-electricity?
The teachers of the annex building.
Richie school. were favored on Thurs
day last by a visit from Commissioner
John Walford who spent some time in
each room and gave q pleasant talk in
each 20 the pupils, which was greatly
enjoyed by them To will always be
pleasure TO them to receive such visits
Others besides the Commissioners
ought 10 do likewise. 1t does both
teachers and pupils good to know that
they are appreciated by their friends.
The natural system of music lately
introduced i'm our schools. is certainly
q great Improvement on the system re-
placed by IT, and it is q great compli-
meut TO Miss Robinson. our efficient
musical directress. 10 have teachers
come from other cities, as they have
done I'm the past week. to learn from
her how 10 properly teach the system.
Miss Robinson is in every way quail
fed for the work. and the School
Board Of orr city made no mistake
when they selected her for the place
she occupies The music is now one of
the most interesting features in our
schools Our boys and girls are learn
ing 10 read music AT sight just as they
do the lessons i'm their readers.