The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-03
GOOD WORK OF NIGHT SCHOOL
WILL BE RESUMED TONIGHT
REGULAR SESSIONS RESUME AZ.
TER ANNUAL HOLIDAY
THOMPSON.
Larger Attendance Is Expected, AZ the
Public is Beginning to Appre-
ciate the Work.


for the holidays will be resumed this
evening at the High school building at
1:l5 o'clock. A large attendance Is
expected by the management OF the
school for the last half of the term.
as most OF the old students are expect
ed to return and bring with them many
new ones.
At present there is an enrolment of
237 and with an average attendance
. OF about 100 until the week preceding
the holidays, when the attendance ran
rather low. This was due, OF course.
| TO the fact that many OF the students
! are clerk and had to work, as most OF
/ the stores were open during the even
ing hours, also with many others IL
Was their only opportunity TO do their
Christmas shopping. Now that this
season which is always distracting to
schools is over IL is expected that the
} school will resume its work with the
same Wig that has characterized the
school from the beginning.
| Speaking OF the work OF the school
Prof 7. J. Humphrey. a director. said:
The evening school which the Board
OF Education OF Wheeling. is having
I conducted for the young men and like
wise the middle aged, as the age limit
! is from II to 45. should be appreciated
| by 1000 instead OF 235. as IL is a great
/ opportunity for those who by misfor.
tune or by choice failed to get thai
elementary education which the public
school offered them, and which they
failed TO see would be demanded OF
them by a public which demand eff
cheney in every avenue OF life.
1T is a common experience to those
in charge OF the school TO have men
in middle life tell them when Ques-
toned as to what work they wanted
that IL they could only manipulate sim
pie fractions and be accurate in addt
! ton and subtraction, they could be pro
NOTED in their work with good increase
in salary. This school should spell op-
! portunity for many more than the
number mentioned above as IL is or
ganized for the men OF Wheeling as
every school should be organized to
meet the needs Of its own people and
I to do that the program of studies
should grow out of the community life
very largely.
Industrial Work Featured.
Because OF this very vital principle
and because Wheeling is an Industrial
city and the biggest industries are fits
mills. We are making much of indus.
trial work. To this end We have
/ classes organized in mechanical draw.
ing and shop mathematics. Those in
charge OF this work are Mr.. W. G.. Car
penter and Mr. H. A. Jewett in the
mechanical work and Mr. Guy Holden
in charge OF shop mathematics. In
this work the teachers in charge are
working out their program Of work
| direct from the mills and shops where
/ necessary. Wheeling also has a large
number OF men doing clerical work.
/ 10 meet this demand We have a good
schedule Of work in spelling. writing.
dictation and business arithmetic. Mr..
A. r Cox OF the High school has this
work In charge and is doing splendid
work as he has specialized for some
time In business arithmetic.
Wheeling also has a large foreign
population and these have been liber
ally provided for in our program OF
work. Mr.. II. l.. Trussell and Mr.. c.
] c. Rossey have charge OF this work
and two better men could not be found
in this city. Mr.. Trusseu has had
charge OF the foreign work for the
past three years. which has been a
| valuable experience for him IN fitting
him for this very difficult work. He
has been very successful as the class
/ viii attest, as he started his present
class three years ago. Mr. Rossey has
/ the beginners and is doing a splendid
work as his heart and soul are in his
I work Both men are giving the for.
eigners splendid lessons in civics for
new Americans as we'll as teaching
/ them TO read English.
/ Ready for an Opportunity.
/ There are also a large number who
have no particular line OF work I'm
I view but just TO improve themselves
/ and be ready for whatever opportunity
/ that may present itself This class.
which Is quite large. is in charge Of
/ Mr.. J. p. Ewing and Mr. r. J. Hum.
: phrey. Both men have had rather a
large and varied experience i'm school
work which fits them much for this
! sort Of work.
Mr.. Ewing. who has the bulk of
/ this work, In addition 20 his experience
has very pleasing personality which
I makes 30 very easy for him 10 get into
| the confidence Of those under care
I Most Of Mr. Humphrey time is taken
mp In organizing. hunting up misfits
/ and getting them In classes which will
+ meet their needs We are sorry To-
sas. however that with all these Oh.
portunities there arc still large mum
4 Der who come thinking that work will
/ NOT be required and that vo have some
/ mysterious way Of injecting knowIedre
I Ypodermically and when they find out
I differently they 20 back 10 their old
l haunta ~ watching Market street and