The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-10
TO BOOST FOR
WEST LIBERTY
MORE ROOM NEEDED AT OLD
NORMAL SCHOOL AND RALLY
WILL BE HELD.
splendid Record OF Old School Is
eesf Argument For Additional
Building and Grounda

Inc state OF West Virginia main
tains % institutions. II As Justified in
TINS only on the ground that each in
stltuuon renders some adequate ser
vice. The WeSt Liberty Normal school
was opened as a state Institution for
tne reception OF students a wears
ago last May. West Liberty was n
sehool town long before West viz
GINA became state. Preparatory TO
opening the school. the stats paid a
locai corporation 5000 for a building
which cost the corporation $40 600 An
ADDITION was Joined. to this original
structure is years ago. costing prob
ably SOS, 900.
Inc school has had a marked infiu-
ence on the northern section OF West
virginia. The attendance previous 10
tne current year, totals 5,931, While
4o4 men and women have graduated
IRON the school. The school was es-
taoilshed to train teachers for the
teaching service OF the state and TO
TINS work IL has been faithfully de-
voted. Nearly all the graduates have
zone some teaching and about one
mar OF the number are engaged in
teaching at the present time. OF the
hundreds who were not graduated. a
large portion have engaged In teach
ing. A recent Investigation of the
teaching force OF the four Panhandle
counties and the next adjacent county
-Wetzel-revealed the fact that one
fourth OF the teachers in these coun
les, not including the city OF Wheel
ing, were normal school graduates
ana more than one-half OF the teach
ers had availed themselves OF normal
school advantages. This Is an unusual
proportion OF teachers with normal
school training. which could be dupu-
Gated In very few places in the south
ern states.
The graduates and other former
students rendering the state and
their communities far better service
by having attended the school West
Liberty has prepared many students
for college. but with the increasing
number OF high schools n will have
less Of this TO do in the future It's
future usefulness will be almost ex-
elusively the training of teachers.
10 Important Factor.
What has been said above was large.
ly for the purpose OF impressing ON
those who may be concerned the fact
that the school has been an important
factor in the welfare OF the northern
part OF the State. A very important
change has come over the educational
situation in this part Of West Vir.
ginia. In the five counties preyiouslv
referred TO, ten years ago there were
probably nine schools doing secondary
or high school work. Now we have
about three times as many schools do.
Ing high school work. This has pro.
duced such a change in school oppor-
tunities that three-fourths of the
youths OF high school age in Hancock
Brooke and Ohio counties can board
AT home and reach high school. street
car and railway facilities have con.
tibuted TO this fact. In localities
where some years ago BOYS and girIs
came direct 20 West Liberty from ru.
raj schools. they now go 10 high school
and. n they come 10 West Liberty N
II after they graduate from high
school
Il is believed that the people OF the
northern section OF the State should
demand as liberal contributions for the
material equipment Of the school as
that accorded 20 other schools of the
state. The schools need, and have a
very great need for. more land and a
well equipped building.
Must Get Busy.
We must do something for the
school The people in the southern
part of the state are not going 10
come around and tell us that We must
have new building. n the work BE-
started a. home and other sections /
know the truth % the situation they
VIII probably help us get what We
u - simple matter % justice that
mo West Liberty Normal school be- ]
81 Wen housed a. other schools Of the /
state. We have been advised that
move Tor help for the school should /
nave ia. Initiation by the people In /
the vicinity 81 the school. An oppor- /
tunity is to b. afforded for the friends
Of the school 90 come out and show
The LOYALTY which has ever character A.,
lied their attitude
To Hold Meeting.
Saturday evening. October n NJ
z 30. there will b. public meeting
In Normal hall for the purpose Of /
considering The welfare Of the srhooi /
General It $ Riley and Hon. ,. n. /
5omerviiie Of Wheeling two able grad ,
mates of the school. VIII be- present |
and deliver addresses on the welfare .
NJ The school There viii be- other |
features In the program ~ the even /
.ng We hope 10 have present a. I
mis- meeting candidates FOR the ieris- /
ature and viii give each an oppor-
.uuitV 10 tell ua whore no efandr On
.his proposition and what he h. vii
line to DO In case 81 election. win
ME The most important question 10
no local people. We are expecting a I
large attendance and 20 have a GOOD