Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
AMONG TIE SCHOOLS.
The Closing Term Of the Year Now
at Hand.
Meeting Of Teachers-The
State Educational Institute-Fifty
Wheeling Teachers May Attend
Other School Matters.

The last term of our public schools
for the present year opened on Mon
day. the 9Th inst, with a very full at
tendance in every department Both
teachers realize the necessity of hard
teachers and scholars realize the
necessity of hard and persistent
work in order to make up for
the time lost during the first part
of the year, and the week has been one
of work from the very beginning
to its close. The lady teachers had the
privilege on Thursday afternoon of at
tending the lecture given at the United
Presbyterian Church by Mrs. Miller, as
a half holiday was given for that pur-
pose. Many of them embraced the OPP
portunity, and those that did not sure
ly forgot that the Board of Education
gave them the privilege, expecting
them 10 be benefited thereby. Wheth-
er it was good policy to stay away re-
mains 10 be seen, l. E.. whether those
who did attend will be benefited or
not.
The papers read at the Wheeling
Teachers Association on Friday after
noon were of a very high order. They
were brief but very pointed. They
were read by Miss Reppetto, principal
of Webster school; Miss Scott grammar
teacher of Richie school. and Miss
Moore. of Lincoln school. These read
ings are becoming more and more in
teresting from term 10 term. The
music on Friday by the boys and girls
of Clay school enlivened the occasion
greatly.
The West Virginia Educational Assoc
citation meets at Charleston, w. Va.
June Goth, and July LIST and I'd. and it
is the intention if possible to have
large attendance of the Wheeling
teachers. A committee was appointed
yesterday to attend to the matter of
rates on the railroads, etc This COM
mittee consists of the principals Of the
schools with F. H. Crago as chairman,
and it will be known as early as posi-
BILE what rates can be secured. The
committee will ask for and insist on
having a one fare for the round trip
rate. This rate is given to all political
conventions, and it is thought that,
perhaps, the profession Of teaching is
doing as much for our State as any one
political party is doing, or perhaps as
much as all political parties combined;
and they only ask fair treatment in
the matter. 1t is thought by some that
at least fifty teachers will attend from
Wheeling More ought to do so than
have been attending in times past
Teachers ought to know more of our
growing State j. e.: its scenery. its in
dustries. its people. and everything
connected with it, Our children ought
10 be taught to know as much as pos
sible about West Virginia, and it can
be much better taught by the teacher
who has travelled all over the State.
has seen the mountains and valleys.
towns and villages, and, in short the
beautiful scenery that so abounds
everywhere. The meetings of the Edu-
cation Association are held here and
there throughout the State and those
attending are enabled to see what a
great State we have The people of
Charleston are making great prepara-
tiOns to entertain the teachers when
they attend the meeting. This is the
third time it has met in the Capital city
and the writer knows that Charleston
QOSplldlllN II no oudu dudll. Al
engagements will be made for all who
wish TO visit points of interest, so nu-
merous in the vicinity. while it is
worth the trip to be permitted to see
the products of the State stored in the
Capitol building under the charge of
the Historical Society of West Virginia.
In speaking of this we might add incl
dentally that the entire teaching force
of our State ought to take more inter
est in our Educational Association. It
ought TO be made the great power in
education. Teachers complain that
their profession is not held in the es-
TEEN that other professions are; while
il is their own lack of professional pride
that causes it to be so esteemed. Moth
ing will please our worthy State Super
intendent of Schools more than to have
large turnout of teachers from all
over the State and especially from
Wheeling. and from the feeling shown
in the matter on Friday at the meeting
of the Teachers Association, there will
he a goodly number attend.