Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-09-07

yes. walk into my parlor', said the
spider to the fly. | am not going to
walk into the lions den and don't
you forget il. Some seek honors and
others have honors thrust upon them.
| have no red lantern or flag to stop
| the steaming train. tell you gen
tlemen there's blood on the moon 2
Commissioner Wellinger then made
another speech, reiterating some of the
things he said at the last meeting and
charging Commissioners Paulding with
neglect Of duty as chairman of the
curriculum committee.
Commissioner Paulding replied :
4" According to my knowledge of the
law you had no right to appoint me
chairmanof the committee without the
consent OF the board. / was sick at
the time you refer to aud conldn't do
anything. find you (referring to
Mr.. Wellinger) an usurper Of authorl-
~ anu W III 0uA1it OAN ia w htA
after. You will never again get me
to stand up here as a dummy before
lawyers like you did when the charges
were preferred against Randolph
Ramer.
Commissioner Welhnger then spoke
some more about the cost OF school
books: ''Only two in a dozen can af-
ford to buy the school books they are
required to buy. We want it so that
the poor can be benefited by paying
taxes as well as the rich. (applause).
Many have said to me since the last
meeting Mr.. Wellinger your stand is
right Stick TO the people. "
Meet me fairly and squarely, gen.
tlemen. and do the work that the peo-
pie expected us to do when they
elected us | am tired of all this busl-
ness; don't want this turmoil. Let
us adjourn and meet quietly some-
time and try to settle this difficulty.
Haven't you even got the courage
to adjourn -
After waiting for another half an
hour Mr.. Welhnger picked up his hat
and left the room, saving he was
tired of sitting there doing nothing.
The remaining commissi oners then
got together aud after much pursua-
sion got Commissioner Whetzel. to take
the chair He was unanimously
elected to- I'LL the vacancy caused by
President Wellinger's resignation.
superintendent Cole asked that
Robert Kimmel, upon recommendation
of Prof. w. A. Pitzer, be received sn
to the High School ON probation. His
was granted.
Supt Cole then submitted the
following report of the Examining
Board, which explains in full the
Ramer trouble:
To the Board of Education of the In
dependent district of Martinsburg
Gentlemen -
The Board of Examiners OF the In
dependent District of Martinsburg
beg leave to reporS as follows:
AT the examinations of teachers held
at the High School building July 81
and Aug ST., 1901, six persons pre-
sented themselves for examination,
five of whom wereawarded certificates |
as follows Mr. +. w. CGshwa and |
Miss Maud Betz, tisrt grade Mrs. M. |
e. Corsey and Mr. Charles II. Harris, |
second grade; Miss Mabel Holt, third !
grade Mr.. J. Dean Ziler failed TO
pass. All renewabl" certificates were !
except that of Mr. III. h. /
Ramer, two of the members feeling
that since there were against him
charges of immoral
the investigation OF which
charges he opposed, they could not
certify that he was a
person of good moral character and
a suitable person to teach school. 1t
was decided (withoat formal vote |
that the chairman should notify Mr..
IAal0eI tHub AZ ne WASLEt w Aptfth lip
must apply for renewal OF his GER
tifcate. Accordingly, the chairman
Mr. Kramer the next morning
notified him of this and of the posi-
ton of the Board of Examiners in
regard to issuing him q certificate
and said that hegthe chairman would
nat it in writing with the definite
Later in the day the chair
man mailed to him the following let
ter
Martinsburg. Wv a, Aug, 2, 1901.
Mr.. f. K. Kramer,
Martlnbsurg W. Va
Dear Sir -
At n meeting of the Examining
Board for the Independent District of
Martinsburg. W. Va held last even
ing at the High School building, At
which meeting the renewal of the
teachers certificates for the Indepen-