The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
TOPICS OFTHE SCHOOLS

~ all being present. In the absence
:, supettntend?nt Anderson the Sprincl-
~, ,rcsided. Tho time was taken up In
no discussion Of the subjects. discipline
s.I elementary sounds. AS to the first
!, aas decided that while every oPpor-
unity would be given for, the. pupil to
Ia riSh. OF his or her own accord, still
,.,o,o necessary the teacher must en-
,o-ce discipline. Good order being the
very first requisite In the school room,
syrrv attempt on the part Of the pupil
"a disregard all rules tending to this
and mus, be promptly and surely
checked by the teacher.
II the pupils are made to feel that
The teacher Is their friend, and is doing
al, she can for their good the subject Of
discipline win be "a very. easy one.
There may arise cases in which even
force must be used. but they are very
ARE When they do occur. though, the
,sachcr must be equal TO the ener-,
csucy. AS to the elementary sounds It
was the opinion OF all present that the
.oon.r they are taught the more readily
they are learned. and also the more
correctly are they given. The proper
drill on these sounds leads to correct
reading and correct reading Is really
not only an absolute necessity in the
pursuance OF all our school studies. but
/, IS an accomplishment to be desired
by every. lady and gentleman In the
land. The human voice is a potent fac
tor In the'success, or failure OF teachers
and ali others who arc to deal with the
mul,Itudes. The proper; drill in the
sounds OF our language Is but the be-
ginning of voice training, which finally
develops the orator who is able to sway
the multitude. by not SO much what he
says as how he says 1t. In our schools
this trsinins must be given from the
time the child enters until he leaves. :
One Of the greatest hindrances to the
proper advancement OF all the pupils Of
schools is irreguIarity in attendance.
The attention o. parents is especially
called to this. Pupils who miss one or
more Rotations q week cannot keep
pace with their classes. They thus be-
come dIsheartened and often quit
school, whereas had the attendance
been regular and all the lessons prepar-
ed and recited. there would have been
no difficulty in the matter whatever.
When the time comes that irregular at
tendance Is no; tolerated, then will our
schools have fair chance to accom-
plish what is intended they should ac-
complsh. Pupils should be made to
understand by both parent and teacher
that going 10 school Is their business,
Just as much as the daily work Is the
business OF he working man. Irregu-
larIty will not be tolerated in the man
employed by another. A young man
would soon lose his position. II day
after day he fails to be present at the
appointed time and now and then
does not report at all. Habits OF pune
tuality are formed In school days. The
boy and the girl who Is always pune
tual. never absent nor tardy, will form
habit Of punctuality that Will be so
woven and interviewer into the wool
and warp OF their lives that 1t will be-
come part of them and society will be
blessed with men and women who will
be an honor TO 1t, 1t Is the punctual
man OF business who Is leading In the
business world to-day and he will con-
tlnue TO do so.
This leads to the thought that though
We may not expect and indeed, do not
expect to make great scholars of our
pupils. We may enable them to form
habits OF study. habits OF punctuallty.
habits Of doins. good. that will be OF
more use to th?m than all the knowl-
edge contained in all the text books al
our command. Habits well formed In
early life remain with us generally all
through life. Some one has said that
We are but a"bundie of habits" II this
be true: how Important that good habits
be formed In early life. and how i'm
portant that the teachers one great aim
be to assist the pupils to form these
good habits. But we wifi not nloralize
only to say that every teacher will be
held responsible to greater or less de-
gree. as TO the habits formed by the
pupils under his charge. s/
Among the entries In the educational
exhibit at the State Fair were q map OF
the United States, map OF Belmont,
county. Ohio. and pen copy OF music.
oy Georgia Shelter; written cap page
by Leroy Shelter. and writing by Flor
ence Shelter. all OF the public schools of
Omaha, Neb. The maps and music by
Georgia were very fine for a girl Of
eleven years and were awarded the
nrst premium. as were also the writing
oy Leroy and Florence. Florence also
TOOK second premium on capital let
ters. These maps and other manu-
scripts can be seen at The, city supesln-
tendents office.
wheeling teachers ought to feel
proud OF the statement made by Prof.
Il. b. Bryan in letter to superIntend.
ent Anderson that they are the best
oodY OF teachers he ever met. This tai
Hes with remarks made to others while
mere. 1t Is surely a great honor to
"S'e such an eminent educator make
huen statement Teachers are not
permitted as general thing TO hear
such words Of praise, Generally It is
ene opposite. No doubt every teacher