Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-21
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Enrolment in the different
room reaches 42o


poets to get into the new building be-
fore the end OF the -Enumera.
ton of the district shows large pop
ulation--A Fault In the matter Of ad-
mission into the University and how
1t may be remedied.
The public schools are now under
full Roadway and they are running
as smoothly as if there had been no
intermission. All the pupils that
are expected or nearly all of them
are in their places and nothing is
now in the way of successful year.
The only drawback is the fact that
there is some crowding owing to the
fact that some of the rooms have
more pupils in them than the teach
ers can well attend to, This has
been remedied to some extent by
dividing the rooms and having part
of the children come In the morn
ings and the rest in the afternoon.
Four rooms have been divided.
These are Miss Waddelrs, Miss
simpsons, Miss Shisler's and Miss
Cobun's.
Another disadvantage that has
to be contended with is the fact that
the school is scattered all over town
but this will be fixed before the year
is out by getting into the new build
ing which is going on as fast as it
can be put up.
The total enrolment is now 400
These are distributed as follows:
Miss Waddell, primary A, 81 Miss
Simpson, primary B, 40; Miss Bal
ley, primary G, 80, Miss Hackney,
primary G, IA; Miss Shisler inter
mediate A, ID; Miss Cobun, inter
mediate b, 45; Miss Kunkle, gram
mar A, 10; Miss Brand, grammar b,
81; Mr.. Jaco and Miss Wotring
High School 43; J. +. Lazzell, Beech
urst, 45; A. G. Smith, colored
school 35.
The number OF school children in
the district is 7S5. This shows a
population Of 1000. The number Of
voters shows that there is consider
ably more people than this here.
There are 100 voters in the school
district This shows that there are
$500 people in the limits OF the dis
trict. The latter figures are be-
lieved to be nearer right than the
first ones.
In speaking to Supt. Brand about
the prospects for the coming year he
expressed himself as perfectly sat
isfed with the outlook and stated
that there was but one thing in re-
gard TO which he was dissatisfied
and that was the number Of stud
ents who expected to enter the Uni
versity from the public school this
fall There are a dozen and but
very few Of them are ready for the
work. They are not old enough and
some Of them have not yet finished
the grammar school. They can do
nothing but fail in the University.
1t is certainly a great mistake for
their parents to send them or for the
authorities to admit them He said
that there were no regulations about
their admission at the University
as far as consulting him was con-
cerned. Formerly he was asked to
state whether or not they should be
received and this went. For couple
years this has been disregarded and
the effect had been bad. As far as
selfish reasons was concerned he
would be ready to let them go be-
cause it lightens the work Of those
who have charge Of the public
schools but through a sense Of the
fitness Of things and out of regard
for the children themselves he was
opposed to the system. l. certainly
seems wrong and the things which
are complained Of should be remsS
died by the University people.
1t might be we'll to refuse to ac-
cept any pupil who could not Sc
cure a certificate from Supt Brand
that he was ready to enter the prep
department at the University and
stand up under the work that has
to be done there. The attention Of
those in authority is called to this
condition. 1t is to be hoped that
some steps will be taken to remedy
1t.