The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-28
TOPICS OF THE SCHOOLS.

IOPlCS Ut The SChUULS.
The entertained given by Mrs. An
nile Befischsy's German class. Richie
school. on Wednesday, May %. was
success throughout and Mrs. Bertschey
may well feel proud Of her class. II
was held in the grammar room OF main
building. commencing a 1880 p. m. and
lasting until nearly four o'clock. Dur
all the time the most perfect order pre-
vailed while the recitations and dta-
logues were well performed. The music
both vocal and instrumental was good.
The opening song was Hall Columbia"
and the exercises closed with the sing
ing Of "Vater-Saut." Superintendent
Anderson and Commissioner schrebe
both made happy little speeches at the
close, the latter speaking in German
Mr.. Anderson commenced his remarks
by saying that after all he had heard
he was almost ashamed to speak to the
audience I'm English. but doubtless no
would be more ashamed were he TO at
tempt to address 1t in German. MT
Schrebe's remarks pleased those pres
ent greatly. Nearly every member OF
the class seemed to understand him
perfectly. Mr.. schrebe leaves for Eu-
rope In a few days. He viii not return
until about the middle Of September
While gone he will visit his old home,
which he left thirty years ago, and IN
conversation with the writer, he said
he expected to meet the teacher TO
whom he went to school for years be-
fore leaving the "Fatherland." The
well wishes of pupils and teachers 80
with him on his journey, for they all
know that in him they have q friend
and they know him to be "a most ar
dent friend Of our public schools.
The last mothers meeting OF the year
was held Thursday afternoon at main
building, Richie school. The attend
auce was fairly good and the meeting
was very interesting one. What had
been accomplished during the year by
these meetings was talked over and i
was the unanimous opinion that much
good had been done and they Will be
continued next year. provided, as
matter of course, that the school is UNI
der the same management as this year,
and there is nothing to portend that It
win be otherwise. Hereafter, fathers
will be Invited to attend and participate
in the meetings.
On next Friday, June /, the Eighth
year pupils OF all the ward schools In
the city will be examined in United
states history. Superintendent Ander-
son will prepare the questions ana they
will not be seen by either teacher OF
puufi until the class Is In Its place toE
examination. This hiss 6een the GUS
tom ever since the high school was or"
panized and SO their cannot possibly De
any chance for any one pupil or class
10 have the advantage over another
A beautiful thought was expressed by
one OF the visiting comrades tn his talk
to the pupils Of Richie school on Patri-
otIc Day He said that although when
Cen John A. Logan, by proclamation
ma commander-In-chIef OF the Grand
Army of the Republic instituted Me-
mortal day and urged that the Soth OF
NAV he observed as such until the last
comrade shall nave PltCueu Hl9 $50 V.
the other shore, that such exercises as
these shall cause 1T to be a perpetual
service while our country exists as a
nation, And It surely will be the cause.
Our schools are instilling into the minds
Of our public school children patriot
ism so heroic that It will be a pleasure
for them as we'll as duty, to continue
what has been so well begun by their
fathers, and this same patriotism VIII
be transmitted from generation to gen.
Grafton. So General Logan did much
better than he thought when he issued
his memorable order instituttng the
day, 1t will be perpetuated as long as
an American lives to salute the flag and
who will say that this may not be while
time lasts? THE PEDAGoGuE.