The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-13
SCHOOL MELANGE.


The Pedagegue in his rounds this week
and In his conversation with quite 4
number OF persons on the subject Of cdu-
cation, has learned quite a good many
things he did not know before and has
heard some things not complimentary to
our schools, at least that shows that
many pupils leave our schools who do
not put Into practice what they were
taught while there Us pupils. While We
cannot. and must not expect perfection
Of our pupils AFTER their leave school. Yet
the fact remains that the community has
a right to more from those VINO take the
school course than from those who do
not, and II the graduates Of our schools
do not show by their lives, thai they
have been benefited by their school train
Ing, then IL all our work in vain and our
schools Just thus far failure.
The Eastern Ohio and Western West
Virginia Superintendents' and Princi-
pals Round Table will hold its regular
spring session at MoundsvIle. commenc-
Ing April LIST, In the evening, and con-
tinuing during April End and 3rd. until
noon. This is expected TO be a memO--
able meeting as It will be held In the
large and commodlouS hall Of the new
school building and the Moundsville
teachers and people will give all who
come 4 royal welcome. Wheeling teach
ers ought 10 turn out Ell maSse. The fare
for the round trip on the new electric
railway is only thirty-hve cents, and as
many Of our teachers have not yet taken
the trip on the new road, this will afford
an excellent opportunity to do 50, and as
It occurs during our vacation week there
Will be no excuse for staying away and
as school opens again on the Monday fol-
lowing, all can 10 into their school
rooms full Of the inspiration and enthuSl-
assn they are sure TO receive ut the meet
ing, This Is BY odds the finest educa-
tIoual association In the Ohio valley, and
the teachers who attend all receive an
uplift that they cannot get at an ordi-
nary teachers meeting. THE Peda-
gogue" will be there.
Our neighborlng Httle cities Benwood
and McMecheu gave their teachers
holiday on last Tuesday to give them a
chance to visit their fellow teachers
wherever they saw ut, and see them at
their work. Profs. Ford and Carrigan
spent the forenoon at Richie school, as
ala alsD Miss Conner, one OF the McMech-
en- teachers, while Prot. King. OF the Nc
Mechen school spent the afternoon in the
same school, ne having the forenoon
among the Bellaire schools. Such yisi-
tors are always welcome. u would 90
well for the teachers OF Wheeling 70
spend at least one day each year IN visit
ing. 1t brpadenS the teachers Ideas TO
see how others work. 1t makes him
better teacher TO TniRgle ever SO little
among his fellow teachers, but It espec-
tally does him good to compare the work
OF other teachers with what he himself
In doing. We lose much by not doing all
We can TO Improve ourselves.
As telephones can be placed in our
schools now at q considerable reduction
from the regular price, the query Is
would Il not be well for our board OF edu-
cation 10 consider the matter nf putting
tbef1 into each building? It would sure
" be n. great saving Of time. especially
10 those schools which are such a great
distance from the Office or the genera!
s,nerIntendeut of schools, Often IuII
bsR day Il lost To pupil in sending him
y,iib a message, while II there was con-
nectlon by telephone, the superintendent
could he communicated with at once ana
save the time and trouble. In all our
nrincipal cities there Is connection oy
fe,cphone between the superintendent .
oGIre and that OF the principal OF each
SohooI under him, II would surely pay
'N'N0' THE PEDAGOGUE.'