The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-05
SCHOOL MELANGE.

ogllUuLa MELANuE. 4
One OF the greatest hlndiapccs 10 the
general success OF the Wheeling public
schools is the lrFCGularity In attend.
ancc, and the consequent falling behind
of individual pupils, There are some In
every class In every room ut every
school in,the city who are drag to the
teachers from the fact that they are alb
sent SO much that Il Is impossible 10
keep up with their classes. Why not
put them IN q lower class? Two evils
result from this. Often there Is not n
class just TO suit the pupil, and II there
Is the pupils are often so discouraged
that they quit school and then the pros
pect for further school education is en-
tirely cut OF. Many pupils cannot keep
along with the majority OF the claEs
and II they are put back they leave
school. These two things have to be
considered In every graded school, md
a remedy for the evil has long been
sought for, with but little success. 1t
still remains q problem to solve.
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After studying the above problem for
years, the writer has come 10 the con-
cluslon that In every graded school OF
any considerable size. at least, thers
should be In leach ward school In
Wheeling. a room for irrcgulars, espc-
clally for those who fall behind their
classes, and In that room ought 10 be
placed a teacher who is not only good
discipllnarlan. but good teacher ev-
cry way-one who Is especially good In
arouslng enthusiasm IN dull pupils.
The object would be TO bring up lag
CARDS TO take their places In their class
es from which theS have been forced to
drop out an account OF being kept
away from school In this room there
would be no certain number, indeed at
times there might be none-then the
teacher might assist In taking classes
from other rooms, but there would
generally be plenty. OF work In assisting
dull pupils and thus giving the regular
teachers mote time for the class work
In thelr rooms. It would be well Cor
the board OF education TO consider this
matter. 1t Is n plan pursued In some
few schools OF our country and wherever
tried Il has proved success.
AS to just how long persistent insub-
ordination In school should be borne
with. Is pretty hard to say, but 1t is GER
tain that when n boy or a girl either.
for that matter, persistcntly continue 10
do everything possible to cause trouble,
setting at naught the rules OF the school,
the authority OF the teacher, and that
OF the principal. there should come time
be a limit to'it. AS a rule in all our
schools, there is not on an average
| greater number than two or three pu-
pills who give any special trouble: now
| the question arises, Just how long must
the teacher be annoyed or how long
should the remaining forty pupils be
deprived OF the time OF the teacher, Ia
ken in dlsclplining them.
One or two bad pupils can run
whole room FULL who would otherwise
give no trouble. as far as governing Is
concerned. II Is plain that the major
| ity should not snffer from the mlscon-
duct OF the small minority. After
fair trial Of sufficient remedies, such
pupils ought 90 be dismissed from
school. We have a school In our state
for insutordinate boys and all such as
defy authority should so there.
At the meeting OF principals held In
the Office OF the superintendent, on
Thursday afternoon, quite number OF
| topics were discussed. In reference TO
the entertaining OF the visitors At the
state educational association. 1t was de-
cided TO create fund for that purpose
by each teacher paying one-thIrd o.
| one per cent of his or her salary. 1t Is
thought that this will create fund
quite sufficient. but II 1t should not.
there will be no difficulty in securing
the remainder necessary. And right
| here we would suggest that II the mat
| ter was properly presented to them that
| quite a number of our citizens OF
means could be prevailed on to contrl-
butte literally. This meeting will bring
men and women from every part OF the
state and We might add the very best
men and women OF the state. They are
the very ones who can speak and write
OF the resources of our city. and they
will be sure to speak and write of II,
| just as they are Impressed TO do by the
| reception accorded them. and It there
fore behooves us TO do our very best as
people 10 make their stay pleasant
while among us. While the teachers
| are naturally expected to lead In this
matter and they take pleasure In doing
so. still our very best citizens ought to
see 10 II that all may take away with
them pleasant recollectIons OF Wheel
ing. Our university, our six normal
schools, all other state schools, our
church schools and all private Schools
and colleges are represented In the
State Educational Association. and
representatives from nil OF them will
be ut this meeting. So We would like
to impress upon all our citizens that
this Is no ordinary meeting, but that It
| represents the leaders and the molders
OF the best thought Of the state.
Superintendent Anderson and Priaci-
pals Work and BrIllcs are at Wells
burg. attending the meeting of the
Round Table. which is holding its
spring session at that place, beginning
on Thursday evening and closing to-
| day at noon.
THE PEDAGoGuE.
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All druggists refund the money II Il |
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