Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-08-30
SCHOOL BOARDIA SESSION
Public Schools Of the City Ordered
Opened September 2.
AFTER PROFESSOR LuSCoMB
He is Raked Over the Goals BY Commissioner
Gerhardt-Curiculum Committee Reports
The Board to Borrow 81, 600
for go DAYS.

for so DAYS.
At Tuesdays meeting of the City
Board of Education it was decided to
open the schools on next Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 2. The usual custom of open
ing the schools on Monday was not
followed on account of Monday OF next
week bieng Labor Day. President
Russler presided over the meeting and
Commissioners Paulding, Evans. Ger
hardt and Whetzel were present.
The curriulum committee submitted
the following report, which was re-
ceived and adopetd:
To the Board of Edcation -
Your committee on curriculum
report as follows: That during the
first year in the High School arithme-
tic be taught three times week an
algebra two times week for the first
half of the year and during the second
half arithmetic two times and algebra
three times a week and that this be
continued through the second year
also For the past five years at least,
algebra has been taught five times a
week for one year and arithmetic five
times q week for the entire second
year. The new arrangement will give
no more time to either subject, but
will carry item side by side during
the two years.
The question of being able to keep
up the interest in algebra with only
two recitations week was raised and
discussed with the understanding that
if it was found that the interest could
not be satisfactorily maintained the
previous mode of five times a week be
resumed. That Government III State
and Nation be used in place of Ma
cey and their High School Physics,
by Carhart and Chute be used in place
Of Steeles Popular Physics.
That in the carrying into effect of
matter of changing the arithmetics as
little additional expense as possible be
incurred by the parents and to that
end only those pupils that have finish
quired to get the Rays Paractical at
present and the others as soon as they
have finished said book and are oblig-
ed to buy new book.
That begi ming be made in the
taking mp of Nature Study in the City
schools by Interesting the children in
the living things all about them in
the outdoor world
Respectfully submitted,
c. III. Cole
L. d. Gerhardt
j. I. Paulding.
The following communication was
received:
To the Board of Education of the
Independent School district of Martins
burg: We. the undersigned commit
tee of the Daughters of Pocahontas of
Chippewa Council No. 81, desire to ex-
press to you our hearty thanks and sim
cere appreciation for the courtesy ex-
of the Second ward school grounds for
our recent watermelon social.
Miss Laura v Henry
Mrs. Elite V. Brown
Mrs. Chas W. Smurr.
Commissioner Paulding rendered
verbally for Professor Luscomb his res
ienation as teacher of music in the
| public schools of tine city. Commits
1 sioner Gerhardt was not backward in
Expressing his dislike of the way Prof.
| Luscomb had acted. He said Prof
J Luscomb had entered into contract
with the board to teach music in the
! public schools for the year and if he
had any intention Whatever of accept
ing positions in anothe place before
the expiration of tie approaching
term he should have notified the
aboard and not left it IL The present en-
Lbarrass ing position as segard music
teacher as it now is OF he verge of the
Opening of the schools for the term of
l902-03 He should also, he thought,
have shown the board due courtesy by
tenderingshis resignation in person and
Explained his action or have rendered
his resignation in writing, accompa-
pied by an explanation. Although the
BOARD could not prevent Prof. Luscomb
leaving, he thought the contract was
II a way binding and the board could ]
ither accept or refuse to accpet the