The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-17
SCHOOL MELASGE.

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SCHOOL MELANGE,
The write: acknowledges the recent
OF invitations to attend the commence
men exercises OF both the Benwood
ana McMechcn high schools, and is
sorry that he cou!i not be present: but
from those who were present the re-
port comes that there were large
crowds In attendance. and that the ey
ercises We're successful throughout
ms could not be otherwise. though
Tor under the management Of Prores-
sors CarTigan and King there can be
no failure. Both these schools are TAX
ing the high standing they deserve.
On next Thursday evening the COM
mencement exercises of our own high
school, the pride of Wheeling, will take
place and from the programme issued
the exercises will be most enjoyable.
Miss Ella Bowers is the valcdictor;af,,
and Miss Isabella Jepson the saiuta-
torian Did they wish to do SO. the
people OF Richie district might rejoice
over the result, but as the Eighth ward
IS not considered in it, except POLITICAL
~ now aud then, they will bear their
honors Ineekly. BY the way, where
are the enemies to our high schoo.
now? Are they all gone, or were there
ever any2 Wheeling high school is all
right, and will SO continue to be. n
there could only be ways and means de-
Vised TO get more of our boys to accep,
Its advantages it would be we'll, The
commencement exercises OF the colored
high school will be held E'rida.. evening,
June %. N
The eighth year pupils have now
passed their final examinations in his
tory, physiology. geography and gram
mar. to be followed on Monday by
arithmetic. which completes; the list,
The high schoo! will receive perhaps
over one hundred pupils. and 1t Will be
interesting to watch the class through
its four years of high school course
and see how many 'rill graduate. The
prediction is that not one In four who
enter will finish the course This Is to
be regretted. but the fact stares us in
the face that our schools cannot ac-
compl!sh all they are intended to ac-
complish from the fact that the pupils
will not stay in them until the end of
the race, When this is the case. /. e.,
wheE all our boys and girls pass en-
tirely through the public school course,
! then will the millennium have come-ed-
/ ucationaliy. at least.
How the writer would have enjoyed
attending the commencement Of the
West liberty normal school, which
was held Wednesday OF this week.
Some OF his hardest work in teaching
was don, within the walls OF the old
normal building and he sometimes
| thinks the most successful work of his
life was done there. How the good
| people OF that little village and vicinity
stand by their school! They are loyal
| to 1t in every sense, This gives It the
great success It has attained, md Is
but an earnest Of what 1t win attain in
the future. Success to the West Lib
erty normal school! Ely the way, West
| Liberty Is typical school town. Stu
ated high and dry, there Is no more
| healthy place In the world, while the
mind of the student Is not taken up
with the busy whirl OF life as Is the
case where many other schools are
situated. We repeat It. West Liberty Is
q model school town.
| The programme Of the West Virginia
Educational Association Is before US as
We write. It IS headed as follows: Pro-
gramme, twenty-nlnth annual session.
West Virginia Educational AssocIn-
tlon. White Sulphur Springs. June ?8.
% and 30. OHicers-Prcsldcnt, J. Il.
Trotter. Charleston; secretary, \. j..
WilHlnson, Grafton. treasurer. Thomas
G. Miller. Morsan,own: vlce pre-, -
dents. d. T. Williams, Moundsville; A.
e. R!mlcr. Shephcrds,own. Josiah
Neely' Montgomery, and L. ]. COrbly.
Huntington Our own Prof. ]. NJ. Ham
mona " down for paper on Ian
guage,' on the morning of the last day.
The railroad rates to the association
VIII be one fare for the round trip It
VIII nc necessary for all who contcm-
plate going to have orders for tickets
on both the Ohio River and the Chcsn-
penke & Ohio railroads. These Gun he
secured by writing to the Hccretnry at
Grafton or from the city superinteHa-
cnt OF schools, W. n. Anderson This
VIII be splendid outing for Wheeling
teachers. While they van be permitted