The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-22

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ness, which In nine cases out OF ten,
does o amount 30 more than two or
three minutes each time tardy, The
evil referred TO, is that pupils when
they find out they are likely to be tar
dy, will go back home and remain away
during that entire session OF the school
This gives an absent mark instead OF
a tardy one, and the per e OF at
tendance is thus made lower, But
this Is the least harm done, for the pu-
pill misses the entire work OF the session
and the teacher must very often give
extra work to enable the ones thus abb
sentlng themselves to get along credit
ably with their classes, Parents should
cooperate with the teacher. In trying
TO correct both evils mentioned. especi-
ailV the latter, for It is a great deal
worse for the pupil 10 be absent than to
be tardy.
There Is a complaint often heard that
our schools are not preparing our boys
and girls for the business OF life. that
they are not taught to think, etc, etc.
While we may be forced to admit that
SOME Of our boys and girls do not learn
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they do not remain long enough at
school. The graduates of our schools
are young men and women who as a
class, rank among the very best young
people OF the city, and as thinkers will
compare very favorably with those edu-
Gated at private schools. Our public
schools are to give an education that
will enable the recipients to succeed
well in life, even II they fail to get any
more school training, and they will give
II. II the boys and girls remain long
enough in school to receive 1t. They
also Law the very best foundation that
can be laid for a higher education. The
longer the boys, especially. can be
kent in our public schools, the greater
will be the number who will attend our
higher institutions OF learning. Fathers
and mothers ought to awaken to the
fact that their boys are not being edit
Gated as they should be, Many OF our
bright young men In the city Of Wheel
ing are starting on the journey OF life
as mediocres. who would be leaders had
they sufficient education. Some OF them
may become such good learners IN the
school OF life, that they will become
leaders, but this Is not probable. The
young man with a good school educa-
ton and the genuine ability along with
II. begins the race OF life far In advance
OF those who fail to get the education.
Are teachers and parents doing all they
can to keep the boys in school? This is
the live question, educationallg, to-day.
Our bows Ieave school too soon. Some
thing must be done to prevent 1t. Our
high school ought to offer more induce
ments for boys than II does. There
ought TO be Just as many boys as girls
In it, but this is far from being the
case.
Arbor day was observed throughout
the city Friday. by the public schools,
All exercises appropriate to the 1ca-
| sion were given in MI the rooms. The
class giving the performance In Richie
grammar school also planted a tree. the
growth Of which will be watched by
them with great interest In the gears to
come. 1t Is n Norih Carolina poplar,
and IL GOOD care viii amount to any
thing, II will grow rapidly. All the es-
| says read were or the subject, Trees
and their uses" this subject having
| been assigned to tuem by the principal
ten DAYS before. The following is the
programme rendered;
| opening s~ong-Anthem for Arbor Day
Reading History OF Arbor Day.. O.,
Jessie Fulton
| ReeItation-"The Fringed Gentlan"
............. ......""..... Willie Peters
| Essay ...,.."y Homer CraEo
song-"song OF Dedication ...."... Glass
| Recltatlon-"The Washington Elm.
Fssay....,,., ....... .......w Walter Brlnkman
Recitatlon-"The Blushlng Maple
Tree" ................,"".'.lda shaler
Essay. Robert G~nnhlhgnht
sonE-"The West Virginia Hills' Class
observation-disclosures Trees" 80. Aimee Ray
Fssay,".............L ottie Hnnschumncher
| RecIiatlon-'The Planting of the Apple
Tree".......'.. '''''''''''''iSS llIT heese
songS"The Old Mountain Trec".....C Glass
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Spnre y
Tree, ...... ..,......n...E Emma FlEher
jeanette Mountford
RecItatlon-"what DO We Plnnt?"
....,.,,, ,,.....uu.."."Jennic wheat
RRceccfliyatIon"T6a Heart Of The Tree. y,
'., ..,...,.....D Delhi Mcconnell
song-"The white Rose Trec".""""class
After the rendering II the programme
the entire school gathered In front OF the
building and watched with interest the
| planting OF the tree. Then nil Joined in
singing THE West Virginia Hllls,' and
were dismissed. In all the rooms were
appropriate exercises. In this way the
children ere tnuEht the uses OF trees,
and are led to do everything in.thc!r
power to preserve the trees We have,
and to assist tn increasing the number
In Il city, which Is 30 badly needed.
The Observance OF Arbor day Is doing
great good to Our cnnntrg at large, ana
the thanks NJ the nation are due 10
the Hon. y. Sterling Morton, who was
instrumental In giving us the DAY.
THE PEDAGOGuE,"
HONEST "patgy" Gavin will referee
the McGouidrick -Shcchan contest to.
nlaht.