Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-09-19
That Was Submitted by CITY
Superintendent C. H. Cole
AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Which Was Held Monday Night and Was Very
Lengthy-0ther Business Transacted
by the Board.

office in the Second ward school build
ing Monday at p. m with Presi-
dent A. T. Russler in the chair and
Commissioners Paulding. Seibert.
Whetzel and Snowden present. and the
meeting was very lengthy one as it
was in session about hours. After
reading the minutes of the previous
meeting. which were approved, the
business of the evening was taken
up.
A number of bills against the board
of education. which had been con-
tracted since the last meeting were
read aud ordered paid.
An application was read from Miss
Florence Curtis. APPLYING for the
position of assistant teacher in the
schools of this citv at the first vacancy.
The application was received and
placed on file for future reference.
Superintendent y. II. Cole. officer
of the board, then made his report.
He spoke of the conditions in the
school and said that everything was
very favorable for the coming year,
and that the studies had been taken
up by the scholars in all of the schools
in business-like manner and that
the prospects were verv bright. He
reported that there had been four an
plicants present at the recent teachers
examination and that all of them had
received good certificates. He repor-
ted the enrolment in the High school
for the first week ending last evening
to be ia and said that all of the class
es in the school were of the usual size
and in some cases larger He notified
the boad that the supply of blank
monthly reports for use ID the ward
schools was exhausted, and the matter
of ordering the needed amount was
placed in his hands by the board
Commissioner Pauldino, chairman
of the curriculum committee, submit
ted the curriculum as prepared by the
committee recently, but before vote
was taken on she matter. Prof. Cole
asked that he be given permission to
speak
He submitted the program that he
had prepared. tile one which is now
in use. and explained it before the
board. He said that he had prepared
it for use from his knowledge of his
six years duties in the school. and in
such manner that no studies would
conflict, and that the classes would be
arranged IN such manner that the
rooms would accommodate all Of the
scholars and thar the classes would be
equally divided, so that all conld be-
instructed in an efficient manner by the
teacher. He said that from the week S
trial there was no conflict and every
thing moved along smoothly, and also
said that programs had to be changed
every wear to fit the pupils. as all
do not pass and have to take some
studies over, and in all cases that the
program has to be fit to the pupil and
not them to the program. He reported
to the board that at the beginning of
the session he had explained to the
students that they would be kept in
school all day, unless their parents
presented written application for
their dismissal after they had compile.
ted their recitations.
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was in a way uncalled for and that
ii the students had completed their
recitatons they should be allowed to
20 home. Commissioner Paulding said
that it was no disgrace to the CITY to
havesscholars pass through the streets
with books under their arm even at
anv hour of the day, and that the
High school was more for the purpose
of recitations than for studying place.
as in other higher institutions. Presi.
dent Russler said that he did not be-
lieve in educational suicide and
thought that rupils should have at
least small time for recreation, and
that he believed that more studying
would be done from interest than from
threats.
Supt. Cole then took up his explana-
ton of the program and said that the
program p-epared by the committee
would be in certain way clash. in
answer to Commissioner Seibert, who
said that he would have at least liked
the program given trial. as the
pupils are at present not prepared for
the classes as in the curriculum. He
explained that his program was in a
way the same with slight transposi-
ton, and that he would adopt the
other at once if ii could be made TO fit
and would like the board to go over
caisses with him. for he knew that the
commissioners had arranged it so that
there would be no conflict and for the
good Of the school and that he wanted
To work In unison with the hoard