Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-03
SUPT. DRINDLE'S
FINAL REPORT
Vacancies in Teaching Force Net Fill
ed--old Aanitors Re-eieeted-con-
tractors Bond Approved
FROM The World of Wednesday.

From The World OF Wednesday:
The Board OF Education met in reg
!, ular session last night in the Burke
street school building, President Alex.
ander presiding. Commissioner Kuhn
was absent
The old janitors OF the school build.
ings were reelected at the same saIa.
ries as last year They are as fol-
lows:
High school buildlng-Thornton
| Pultz.
| Burke street buldng--peter Dunn.
John street buildng-Geo. II. Her
ferstay.
High street building Mrs. Annie
| Miller
Hooge street building Joseph Long.
.CoIored school,. w, Lewis
A number OF applications for SUI
| perintendent, principal and teacher OF
| the high school were read by Secre.
| tary Pitzer and filed The matter OF
filing the three vacancies was deferr-
ed until sub .equent meeting
| The board decided to meet at the
Burke street school building next Sat.
| urday at p. m. and count the votes
cast at the special election on Mon
day.
The bond OF Contractor J. P. Tai
helm for the addition to be made to
the HODGE street school house was ap.
proved and filed The contract price
Is 3,04S
Current bills were ordered paid
amounting 40 about 5000.
supt. BrindIe's Report. .
Supt. Geo. w. Brindle submitted his
final report for the tenth month OF the
| school term ending June IL. The re-
| port follows.
| Total Enrolment for Month--High
school, so; Burke street school. 277;
John street school, 25s: High street
school, 1866: HODGE street school, 22s;
| Sumner, 3d. Total enrolment for
month for all schools. 1122; cores
ponding month last year, 1872; gain
over last year. 1870.
| Average Daily Attendance - High
school. 80; Burke street school, 254;
John street school. cal. High street
school, lac; HODGE street school, 1879;
| Sumner, 81. Average Gaily attendance
for all schools, 1011; corresponding
month last year, 1886; gain over last
year, 176.
| Percentage OF Attendance High
school. 96.3; Burke street school. 1852
John street school,94; High street
school, 934S; HODGE street, 93.75;
Sumner, 9499 Percentage for an
schools, 9492; spending month
last year, 1892.
Number Perfect in Attendance
High school, So: Burke street school
lac; John street school, 1870; High
street school 60; HODGE street school
1903; Sumner school, 81. Total for all
schools, $50; corresponding month
Last year, 201. gain over last year
351.
| Visitation--By school commission.
ers, g.: by superintendent, SIS; by pat
rons, 21; by other persons, 81. NUN.
!, Der of visits made to patrons by teach
ers, II.
Special I,sention--Banner room for
month. Miss Hsrgesheimer's at Burke
street with a percentage OF 1906.
Other percentage above 80; Principal
w. A. Pitzer, 1886; Miss Cutting .
1904.
Banner school for attendance
Burke street school, with percentage
OF 1852
All schools of the city show gains
In enrolment and average daily at
tendance over same month last year.
Especially remarkable is the Increase
at the Sumner school. Last year the
enrolment for month was So; this
year it was 3d. Last year the aver
year for corresponding month. 81.