The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-09
SCHOOL MELANGE.

The old year has gone and the new,
full Of bright prospects. joyous antlcl-
patlons and fond hopes to the boys and
girls, has taken It's place. This Is the
time for new resolves, and 1t would be
well for every teacher and pupil Of the
Wheeling schools to resolve to do better
work during the year 1899 than was
done In 1895 Every teacher who does
his or her duty will do better work.
from the fact that the experience OF
the past years Is but n preparation for
better work. We cannot stand still in
the matter OF educational work; We will
either advance or retrogradc. The
teacher who keeps abreast of the times
must advance. 1t Is n very different
thing to properly fill the office of teach
er. principal or superintendent from
what 1t was ten or fifteen years ago.
Those that have been all this time In
the work and have kept themselves III
line with the best educational thought
or the age. are we'll prepared TO carry
on the work, as are also those who are
just beginning the work and have re-
ceived n preparation that was not re-
Guired even ten years ago. There was
y
was thought that any one who had
passed through the college or seminary
was able to successfully fill the highest
places IN the gift Of our public schools
but that time has passed and now it Is
considered that special training is 4
necessity before beginning the impor-
thnt work. May the time soon come
when professional training will be re-
CURED OF every one who gets position
in on" schools. When this time does
come our schools will mean more to the
communities in which they are situated
than they now mean.
We extend our congratulations to the
new president of the board of educa-
ton, knowing that the affairs educa-
tionally Will be safe in his hands, ms
they would have been also in the hands
or his competitor. whom nearly half the
members seemed to prefer. 1t was n
friendly contest between two good men.
The board surely did the wise thing In
the selection of superintendent and
clerk. Duty we'll performed and eyper-
ience ought to count in the selection OF
those who preside over our schools. as
they did in this instance. In saying
this. not thought Is had against the
'tDi'hS VI oliltlS ScthIIbS Inc DiuIpS,
Their ability and worth are conceded
by all who know them.
The two closing years of THE nine
teenth century will be eventfdl ones
politically. as the past year has been.
ana they ought to be just rs cventful
educationally. This should be the case
throughout the United States, but more
especially should VIC make 1t so in West
virginia. To one who has been in touch
with the educational interests of the
state Tor the past 2S years, as the writer
mas. the educational progress has been
wonderful. He ventures the assertion
that, Whlle we as a state NAV be far
behind others cducationally. taking
everything Into consideration the public
schools of West Virginia have made
more real progress in that time than
have those OF any other state, Rut the
progress made in that time has only
prepared us for the advancement that
VIII be made in the near future. and
during the two remaining years CT the
century there Will be more real, down
right progress made than there has
Deen IN any former decade even. since
the establishment OF our public school
system. Our university. the highest IN
o''l'''o't ~ titS Statc, VIII lead In this
RAPID advancement. and the dawn OF
me twentieth century will see nj least
l.oOO pupils within It's walls, seeking
that higher education that the s,rrcaacs
iul man or woman OF that century must
have. The time Is Mt hand whom tho
masses are beginning to realize thnt
II Is their GOd-given right to be ofIn-
Gated. ana they are being educated,
chiefly through the inStrr,mcntali,v nc
our pubic schools, beginning with the
di3trlct school and ending with the mi
Nerslty. When universal education Ia
inc RUE, when all are taught TO think
Tor themselves and 10 respect the riph,a
OF others. In short to live the poiJon
rule In their dealings with their rn,Iows
then there viii be an end TO all wnrs
labor strikes, differences between labor
and capital. and everything that hin.
ders the worlds progress. 4 trl,c oJu-
cation Will do all this. The nuhIic
schools and the churches arn tho
worlds crangellzcrs and ir thev do
'neir whole duty there will be brought
ABOUT just such state OF affairs rs 10
limited at above. -
=, The regular meeting OF The Wheeling
t !cnc'slS association WAS POSTPONED
''t'S tINtIllDO1l OF last week nm,
u friday evening or this week. when
II VIII ileet At the high school hnli NJ
Up IN. Or. Jerome II. Raymond, nrrsi.
dent OF the West Virginia mlvnrsItv
VII! be present to address the tcnrhers'
All who heard him ut Rcnwood viii
know that n great treat Is In store f",
al WHO attend. The teachers vii, I'll
be there, and the public EcncroI,v n %r
Invited II Is hoped there viii no n
full house This lecture is the FIRST ~
a series t" be given by DR.. Haymnnh
IT satisfactory arrangements cun hc
made. W
AS mas more than once been hin,cd =,
In these articles. one OF the rrooiort
hIndranccH to the advancement oF our
schools ~ the irregular attendance or
pupils. Parents do not accm to rrn,tgc
this, and are often greatly offended r.
their children fail Of promotion vhcn
mo time Tor promotion c0mca. whom thn
ihci III many cases Is TINT ,h2 nunI,s
nave missed 80 many sessions tim, +,
was An lmpoSsbillty for them IN n,sa
the required tests. When nnrcn,o
awaken to the fact that II rnr,,,Ir,,,