Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-02-15
The Cause Of More Discussion il
the City School Board.
BOARD IN REGULAR SESSION
Three Of the Commissioners Carry Out With
Haste Their Plans for Changing The Text
Books-The Board Pays Another
Honest Debt Of Long
Standing.

The school book question, which was
brought up unexpectedly at the last
regular meeting of the City School
Board, was again the bone OF conten-
ton at NJ n lays meeting OF the
board, but so far the argument has
been Of the friendly sort, the minor
itv. Commissioner Evans and Presi-
dent Russler, submitting to the inev-
itable-the prevalence of the will OF
the majority.
President Russler presided o7er the
meeting aud Com missoners Evans
Paulding and Gerhardt were present
Commissioner Paulding moved.
which was seconded by Commissioner
Gerhardt. that in addition to the adop-
ton on February15 of Rays Practical
Arithmetic in the b classes of the
principals rooms of the ward schools
of the district that Rays series of
mathematics be adopted for the schools
of the district, the use of same to be-
gin with the next September term
and TO continue thereafter in place OF
the Mcclellan and Ames arithmetlcs.
Commissioner Evans moved to strike
ou+ Rays and substitute the arithme-
tic now in use and that a committee
OF three be appointed to revise AMI
suggest for the adoption by the board
such books as are to be changed at
the end of this term. He suggested
that Commissi oners Paulding and
Gerhardt and Prof. Cole be appointed
on that committee, adding: " If this
patching in the school curriculum
continues. where will it end? Why
we will soon have crazy quilt.
What kind of Il muddle will we get
into? Let us go on with the currlcu-
lum that was adopted at the beginning
of the term and, after IA thorough in
yes tISation, decide upon u currieu-
lum for the next term, making what
changes as are deemed to the best in
terests of the schools
After long silence, during which
there fal'ed TO appear an amendment
to Commissioner Evans amendment,
President Russler arose and in
speech upholding the stand taken by
Commissioner Evans, seconded the mo-
tion. There was some discussion as
TO President Russler's right TO second
q motion, bat 1t was concluded that.
as he was elected by the people as
commissioner, he had right to all
the privileges enjoved by the other
commissioners.
the amendment was lost by vote
of three TO two, Commissioner Evans
and President Russler voting for AID
Commissioners Pauldlng, Gerhardt
and Whetzcl against it.
The original motion was then put
and carried.
ANOTHER OLD BILL PAID. -
Orders amounting to $2l4Sl, which
We're given him by the School Board
in 1886, but which had never been paid
were presented to the board by Mr..
Conrad Cline. Mr.. Cline said he had
presented the orders to Sheriff Chris
man in 1886, but had never been able
70 get his money, as was the case with
the Messrs Thatcher and Prof, Ger
hardt, whose bills were paid by this
board.
Commissioner Evans moved that the
orders be paid, saving it was an hon
est debt and the district was honor
bound to pay it. "Those who do
work and furnish supplies for the
school district" he added, "are not re-
sponsible for the short comings of the
Sheriff II the School Board fails in
making itself secure by not having
the Sheriff under proper bond are we
to make the people who do work for
the district suffer %
President Russler stated that con.
tinuence of the payment of such bills
would hamper the board IN the end.
He was glad 70 assist in the payment
of honest debts but he did not look
upon this as an honest debt. That is,
1t is honest on the part Vt Mr.. Cline,
but is dishonest ihasmuch as it came
out of the peoples pockets once and
was squandered.
The motion of Commissioner Evans
was seconded by Commissioner Ger
hardt and was carried.
OTHER BUSINESS.
Superintendent Cole reported the
birthday of President Mckinley had
been appropriately celebrated in the
schools, according to the instructions
of the School Board Prof. Cole spoke
Of the progress of the schools anC
mentioned the Inauguration of a series
of lectures at the High School by the
business and professional men of the
town.
On motion Of Commissioner Evan