The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-04
roPro or NEE SCHOOLS.

can feel proud Of the success OF his
schools display on Wednesday of last
week. 1t was the privilege of the writer
to spend an hour in looking through the
different rooms, and from the lowest to
the highest room the display was very
fine. Each teacher seemed to have been
doing all she could to excel. The draw
lngs in the higher rooms were of high
order. The writing, manuscripts, lam
guage work and, in short every phase
OF the school work was well displayed.
| st seemed as though every parent was
| present, There was q perfect Jam CT
corners and goers, and every one seemed
| in q good humor. Parents were permit
ted to see the work OF their children
and to thus know what Is being done
in the school 1t was certainly sue
cess,
The closing exercises of the various
rooms of Richie school were given on
Thursday and Friday of last week. On
Thursday morning, Notwithstanding the
inclemency of the weather at lcss, one
hundred mothers were present to see
wha; their little folks could do, while
in the afternoon from one hundred and
fifty to Two hundred visitors came to at
tend the closing exercises Of the higher
rooms. Good programmes were rem
dered in all the rooms, while the usual
amount of school work was displayed.
! The blackboards OF each room were dec
Grated with drawings by tn epuplls Of
| the room. Superintendent Anderson
was present and gave pleasant talk
at the close OF the performance in the
grammar ROOM The teachers all feel
highly cOmpllmented at the large at
tendance OF visitors under such un-
favorable circumstances on Friday
! morning rooms !, 2, and Of the an
mex building were crowded with par
epts and friends of the pupils, and o
very nice programme was rendered IN
each room for their benefit. In the
afternoon rooms 8, G. and S did the
same and were literally packed with
parents and friends. The parents spent
some time on both days after the res
ular programmes were finished In look
ing over the display Of school work.
How to spend the spring vacation"
is the question just now engaging the
minds of the teachers. Some are going
on visits, while others will remain at
home and take that needed rest that all
faithful teachers need after three
months steady work in the school room,
Two days can be pleasantly spent at
the meeting OF the Round Table at
/. Moundsville, on Friday and Saturday
| OF the present week, and quite num-
! Der Of our teachers are making prepar-
atoms to attend.
The teachers OF Uion district, Mar
shall county, held their regular monthly
meeting at the upper Benwood school
building ON Saturday afternoon and
evening Of last week. The attendance
was smaller than usual, though the ex-
ercises were very interesting. superin-
tendent Anderson and Prof. j. C..
Gwynn. OF the Wheeling schools. were
present In the afternoon and both took
an active part In the proceedings. Miss
Davies, Of the lower Benwood school,
read an excellent paper on the subject,
What Relation Does the Teacher Bear
TO the Pupil in the Preparation Of the
Lesson" Prof. c. +. Carrigan gave an
earnest talk on the subject OF literature.
| At night quite q number of visitors were
present. Prof. German save an excel
! lent talk. and the writer said few
words on the subject OF mothers meet
! ings, after which the time was spent
4 i'm general discussion. The president, j.
| T. King, Of the McM6chen school. pre-
| sided In q way that would allow no drag
| In the exercises Union district Is one
I OF the few In the state that keeps alive
! the district institute, which by the way
! Is the very life OF tho cause AL those
present at this meeting expect to at
| tend the meeting OF the Round Table at
Moundsvllle on Friday and Saturday OF
this week quite delegation OF Wheel
! ing teachers win also attend this meet
ing,
The vacation at the State university
is over and all the students from Wheel
ing return early this week to their worl;
for another quarter. This week at the
university Is full OF Interest and enjoy
ment 10 The students and to oil the citl-
zcns OF the town and Vicinity. II IL n
| week of getting ready for work. Of list
| cnIng to lectures and OF getting ac-
| auainted Many new students are eN-
| pectcd TO mntrlculate Our university
! Il most certainly taking n stand along
side the very best schools OF the land.
THE PEDAGOGuE.
A Frightful Blunder.
win often cause horrible burr, scald