The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-06
MRS, CALVIN APPEALS FOR DEAN
FOR GIRLS Of LOCAL SCHOOLS
VETS FORTH THE NEED OF SUCH
AN OFFICER AND THE GOOD
ACCOMPLISHED.
peen Not ~ Stths Normal Impulses
Int TO t. Big Sls1er.

4 .atEc number = Interested I''ESnlN
and teachers heard Mr. Henrietta "a.
.in. member Of the federal bureau 80
education. at an interesting W'Ft'hk
held in the high school auditorium '"Sl
evening. Promptly 1t SD l,''t' l. -
l.. StrIdNr. rector Of =. Na'tA"W =
T.. church. delivered a short Er'';inS AL
dress and Introduce NJ 'a.N.n.
Mrs CalvipS address C";ii2,E"u Il"
appeal for n dean "f girls ior Wheeling
schools. principally th' h.Eh s'n""" ah"
outlined the need OF surN 4" "iir'S.
setting forth clearly tho work 81 u "'ah
and tho vast amount Of 5000 aeon
plished in the majority 90 cases. Inc
board Of education. II lN understood. -
enthusiastic about installing dean O.
schools and is considering thus sep n
the near future.
Duty Of Everyone.
COMPARING the great sums ~ unu'
and the vast expense 81 time III '!"Hc!2r'
ing oil. gas. coal and timber lands III
West Virginia with tn" uai"r-d"vrl"2-
ment OF education. MI. Calvin said:
The duty Of educating our boys ami
girls is placed upon the shoulders -!
every responsible person
Speaking further: when We a, rajl'
TO make a survey Of schools il some
what resembles Ia" case where Su>-
picion is aroused that thcr" might h>
sickness in I family. and the ply stefan
called.
Nothing in the nation il Of 50 mu'1
Importance as the training and 'h"c >.
the young. Never have tine yo'IlS re"-
pie of this country been so burIenc As
now"
in speaking OF the great American
home" Mrs. Calvin says she does not
consider that home where each evening
the all-impOrtant question -: Wv her
shall We go tonight" the typical Amer
lean home. Rather she adm'res the
mother and father VIII" stay h"!2'. I;
too often. but enough L" make hpimc Il
real home. with their ch;.lrcu und.u<
amusement in books. h"m" gam : AL!
genuine. wholesome anus, m"nt. !":l"I,
OF constantly. might after night. rht$In2
first TO one moving picture. tim |" -
other-always on the 90 for S"iur-
things To see.
Every Girl Needs Dean.
She advocates high school rL!ra' "A
for every child. OF tn" typ" that Will
best ut him or her for IN" work he or
she will take up" Every girl needs 4
dean OF schools. particularly th"-. an
fortunate girls whose muthCrs have
passed away and who have no JnH t.
counsel or advise.
The dean Of schools. however. rI.!st
not be Il person that Will seek - >i.lr
tn" normal impulses belonging To- 81.
and every girl. II IS only RatIrti and
normal that girl. young or OH. H,uit
seek 70 be ATTRACTIVE and pleasing. I'D
she should b" encouraged 70 tax, pri'n
In herself. I" develop her acco1lnl.Sl:-
nentS and become 4 wholesome. SW,...i.
iikeablc girl Too often az hom" these
instincts are hlightcd and tho Giri be.
comes shy and rrtirrnt. The duty OF
dean would be- 70 get in peri u har-
mony with each and every type Of girl
and Seek TO bc net only Il kindly. tnl"r-
ant mother hut b.. sister. She must
seek the C"n!iG.nc" pt all girls with
whom She is associated
Mrs. Calvin touched upon NOR han
one subject 1T vital Importance =
mothers OF hnvS and girls OF nigh
school ag" and she laid particular stress
upon the bad habit some mothers have
Of disc"uraSing their y"uuc d,Tghl,;..
from having boy friends. "MaN: ,.,
home pleaSa"t AMI 4 w"lconl. ..,.r
for tn" Young daughters boy aGfa;r,.".
and instead ct the ~ill: Sttachm 1T l..
Velo9!nG WHEN this friendship T., t,r.
hidden i Friendly. boy and glri '-,.o.
palShir will b. IA" result; t.. Mia,
parents make rn. fatal mistake. - f"g.
bidding such trlCndShlp. with tn" r.. Vi.
that Il silly. sentimental f".!!nE may
spring up that. with prop"r trr IN ~.
would h;,v" h"rn done aw&I w.t."
Questions Answered.
At the conclusion Of Mrs. Caiyln'S adj
dress several questions bearing on this
all important subject were brought up
and answered deity in 4 manner not to
be misunderstood. During th:$ Iittls per-
sonai discussion IL Was made known
that during the past few days in tn.
local h'gh school NOR. hotties "t milk
had been consumed than iurr.. -. -.
pills. and th. teachers arr S"riuu~', Goa.
sidcrng limiting SOM OF IA, rrjlH
drinkers
The able discuss on - SON" - no
problems at secondary cducaUul &c: pat
forth by Mrs. calvin. u - 81 20 Soy
ConN erred most Of thu>,. rrHIIi .,r.i
against IN" propose move by ~. hraT.i
Of education and Il wa~ easy {, =.
how such an "Gi".r woUid tee , rya!
power tor GouG. not oaly in high sr;.n,,
hut ~ tn. grades. ~ Tn. v!uS, al III.
meeting i. seemed to hc the Uurr"E3u.
opinion that Il dean ct Wheeling IN JQ.s
is not only Il nee, sS.tl. but one jhu!
should speedily b." Installed.