The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-20
SCHOOL MELANGE.

The attendance at tho schools south Of
the creek during the week past has been
very snail on account Of the mGaslcs,
which 10 almost epidemic Tor arc cpl
demle, whIeh9). The teachers are very
much worried over this from me fart
that quite q number OF those on whom
they most depended for parents day, arc
on the sick ligt. But Il all goes In life
time, and II Is better for the little folks 70
have the measles in the prime OF life.
Otherwise The health of the children ID
good In that section Of tho city.
The entertainment ut the Opera House
last night was surely calculated to con-
vince tiiO most Skeptical that music In
our schools Is good thing. Many Of our
boys and girls can read music Just as
they read their lessons in their readers
ana love for music ID being lnstliled
into the hearts Of boys and girls who
would never have known what the love
Of music b had 1t not been for the drill
they are getting daily In the school room.
It 10 very seldom for any one who has a
true love for music to ever become en-
tlrely bad. 1t leads any one TO become
better than hB otherwise would be. MISS
Robinson can surely congratulate herself
OH tlVt outS G4le uuCESBs OL Ih1G SNeH4Ib ~
but Of the success Of the music through
out all our schools.
The Pedagogue was permitted to att
tend a performance OF the first year
grammar pupils of one OF our city
schools yesterday afternoon, md he
must confess that he was very agreeably
surprised at the credltabIe way In which
all the members Of the class acquitted
themselves. The performance consisted
Of essays and Rotations interpreted
now and then with song. The essays
showed thought In their preparation
rarely found in those 30 young, while
quite q number OF the recitationS were
delivered In true oratorlcal style. These
Friday afternoon exercises are surely
doing much to shape the characters OF
the boys and girls In our schools; more
than any one exercise. How much
greater opportunities do the boys and
girls OF to-day have than those OF OF nifty
years. ago We fear. though. that they
do nat fully appreciate them.
The board OF education, at its meeting
on Thursday night had before It the
high school and the free text book queS-
tionC. These questions will not down at
the bidding Of any one. They are live
questions and the sooner they are met the
better. The only wonder Is that We have
not had high school years ago, and In
all the principal cities In the country,
books are furnished free to the pupils.
Why should not our schools be free as TO
books as well as anything else. Every
thing possible ought to be done to make
our schools better. for the better our
schools the better our men and women In
the near future,
on the evening OF April LIST and contln-
uIng through April End and Srd, the
Round Table meets at Moundsvllle. and
full turnout is expected from the
Wheeling teachers. This Is always.
grand meeting, and this meeting Will be
one OF the very best ever held from the
fact that It ia the first meeting OF the or:
ganizatIon ever held In Moundsville, and
therefore. the people OF that hospttaoie
little city viii do everything In their
power TO make the meeting a success.
This in Itself will add much to the meet
IpE. THE PEDAGOGUE.