The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16
Il Graduates Receive Their Diplomas
AT Wheeling High School Commencement

! what type OF service they shall rended.
: how they shall be managed and in what
amounts they shall be financed. must
atnally be decided upon 10y the people.
! Undoubtedly. the public school Of any
age or locality express approximately
| the dominant convictions OF the people
! regarding what education should try to
! do and at what expense. Education
! Week emphasizes the importance Ut
keeping the facts concerning education
before the tax payers OF the country.
Many people believe that taxes
should and can be materially reduced.
But there should be no demand for re-
duced expenditures where such re-
! trenchment would cripple the work of
public education.
| When you consider the amount Of
| money spent on luxuries annually by the
American people the amount OF money
spent for education is insignificant. The
! federal taxes alone collected from the
automobile business In 1920 was APP
proXimately sl45. 900, 900 candy contrib
uted nearly S25.OO0.O0O TO the federal
treasury: soft drinks nearly 0.000. 900.
1T Is not difficult to make up Il small
list OF articles such IA pianos. sporting
goods. chewing gum. perfumes. etc.
: that yielded in 1920 in federal taxes
! total in excess Of 100000, 10000. If
! such amounts as these are paid in taxes
/ 10 the federal government what must
! be the amount OF money spent annually
in the prices paid for these articles.
| Surely a people which can spend such
enormous amounts for luxur!es. can af-
| ford to maintain adequate educational
! facilities.
| IN most cities the proportion OF
taxes for school purposes and city gov
eminent "a approximatelE-b $50 and So
{ In Wheeling these figures have In the
/ past been reversed. So 9osof the taxes
being used for public education and 65fc
! Tor the city government.
The conclusion 10 be deducted from
! these facts Is the question as TO whether
; or not We are spending the proper
amount OF money on our own nigh
school when necessary accommodations
are not provided
The establishment of a cafeteria in
! the high school is step which. when
! taken would be another advance In
making our. school modern inSt'tu-
. tlon While the luncheon for pupils In
the grade schools Is In the experimental
stage the cafeteria in the high school
/ may be considered to have passed that
! point and TO have become an established
! The majority OF the largest and FIN
! est high schools OF the country have
/ rorseen the necessity Of installing cat
eterias for the physical welfare Of the
individual student, because the amount
and quality OF work accomplished u
= nIm depends to a great extent upon
the condition OF his health. Warm anu
! well balanced food Is essential AT al
times fog bodily growth and cfeaFhess
/ OF brain.
1t Is costly to educate5a student and
! this cost may become waste II sduca-
tional advantages are offered those VINO
are dull because, Of improper reedlhs
! or who are indebted and i'll nourished.
! Another factor in developing sub
! stantIal public education is our system
! Of physical training.
In California in 1915. II was deemed
| necessary to take hold Of physical train
! ing and direct it from an educational
! standpoint Hence bill was passed by
! The Legislature providing for compul-
sorry physical training In the high
schools OF that state. This bill had It's
! origin during the war when the DRAFT
I showed that 29.S5 per cent OF the boys
| of California were physically unht'
Since then the principle advocated mas
! spread cast, west north and south 20
practically every high school OF recoG-
nzed standing. Physical education Is
with US; We have TO reckon with it. How
are We going 10 direct 1t to the best
advantage? Are we as school reaping
the rich harvest which is our due" Or
are we merely gliding along IN medic
ere fashion. hampegcd because OF
lack of facilities and proper equip
ment?
The students in our school are re-
Quired 10 take exercise anG training In
the gymnasiums without the convert
7 ence OF dressing rooms or the oppor-
, tunity 10 take Il plunge or even a
shower bath so essential al the close
of strenuous gymnasium period. Dress
! INK in 4 gymnasium that is kept cold
Tor training purposes is at once admitted
D TO be dangerous practice.
AS result Of changed thinking
OF people manual training. formerly
not provided for is now department
3 functioning spiritedly. 1t came N at
hrsI as the result and demands OF In
telligent progressive citizens. Now
+ that It is established this department
should and can be developed in the
most practical way possible. Numerous
high schools have adopted the plan laid
! forth by the University Of Cincinnati
: in which the theory obtained from the
text DDDk ana from experiments Is tOl
related with practice in the work shop.
For example, a boy studying electric
/ lty is given the theory in the manual
, training department and as a presCriO-
ed part OF the course Is Obliged to spend
! several hours in professional estah-
, liShment where he Is given a chance
! 10 test this theory and engage in active
service. lie usually receives small
wage while in the capacity OF novice
, workman. by spending part Of the
: time during his course. in shop. fac
tory or place of business where his in
I struct!on is being put to a test of eX-
perience n it's use. the student will hu
adding force and strength TO his know
ledge and be safe guarded from that
! depression into which he IL plunged
. when the realization comes that after
a long period OF study he has emerged
just q scholar not a doer. OF course.
To love for the love Of knowing Is n
blessing To mankind and "A sourc. OF
delight TO the indiy .dual. but we are
living IN an age Of mechanism An Iron
age. a matter OF fact age dealing with
practical necessities and not with in
tangible theories.
While our pressnt-day world IL q
practical world. ii has need even more
than previously Of the enrichment and
! whOleS"meness which comes from the
fine arts. Appreciation ~ and training
IN music is more necessary today than
ever before and the addition OF de-
partment OF music 20 our high school
would satisfy an insistent demand and
provide convenient training for those
that have talent and desire for this art
1T is a common criticism of the