Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-09-28

A casual survey cf this list of stud
les suggests what has been observed
by some educators that the modern
High School is the peoples college,
the working mans college; and it
verv justly bears the name too for,
in many cases. in equipment. scope,
and facilities it is the equal, and the
/ superior of many colleges of fifty and
seventy-five years ago. 1t is the
cheapest college the world ever saw,
and the most truly democratic. 1t is
"of the people, and for the people,
and by the people. They create it
for themselves and maintain it. All
contribute to make it what 1t is, and
it may be made the greatest blessing
in the community 1t costs the great
majority of those who .tronize it
little more than the books thew use.
This to some may seem large sum.
There are two ways in which the cost
of books may be estimated, with a
fair degree of accuracy, by any intel
ligent citizen. One may take the
printed course of study end add to-
gether the cost of every req uired
book in the different courses.
This for the classical cours g,
which is generally the most expensive
will amount to about twentv-six dol
lars for the entire four years, or
about six and half dollars year.
Again, one NAV take the High School
record book and add together the cost
of every study with which the pupil
est course is shown to cost for the
four years little over twenty dol
lars, or alb )ut five dollars a year. 70
man with large family. this would
seem to be large sum had he to
maintain them all in the High School
at once. But the cost would be sew
eral times greater had he to send
them away from home and to pay
their board and tuition in addition to
furnishing them books. There is
nothing that makes our burdens so
light in this christian land of ours as
be- .ring them together.
The teachers have manifested a
professional zeal during the past year
which is worthy of the highest praise.
We have met regularly for thestudy,
discussion and application of the
various principles of education. All
that have expressed any OPINION on
the work done have expressed pleasure
even IN the arduous work of self
Improvement. AS said by another
there is no pleasure comparable to the
pleasure of growth. Something of
encouragement, some word of inspir-
ration, some deeper, more living.
more real sense of the greatness of
the work of teaching should be got
ten and, | believe, is cotton from
many of these meetings AS the
practitioners of the great legal profess
sion are buoyed up, inspired, and
strengthened by the conSciousness.that
they are working in conju ction with
great legal principles so the teacher
should gain the same uplifting and
power from the consciousness of
working in harmony with the divine
laws of mind and soul But how can
we have that consciousness if we do
not know something of those laws?
Little by little we are approaching
unto that knowledge which shall
make us free men and women in
our work. i believe none of us are
growing weary in our well-uoing.
And now, gentlemen, l wish to
thank You for the work that you
b ave done for the schools. They have
continued to prosper under your
management, and despite the evil