Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-10-16
HIGH SCHOOL IN
APPLE CARNIVAL
school Board Held Regular Session
last Night and Transacted Some
Important Business.


S'rcm The World OF Tuesday:
The board Of education met in reg
ayar session last night in the Burke
street school building Commissioners
II. l.. Alexander, j. w Barrick and T..
Z. Kline were present and Commits
sioners ]. II. Whetzel and II. Kuhn
weFe absent.
Commissioner Bamick reported that
ats committee had purchased three
ypewr.ting machines--two Remington
end one Monarch. at $50 each--ior use
IN the commercial department of the
aigh school and had disposed of an
40 q Fox machine for $50
Bills were passed amounting TO
1888. or this amount nearly $500 was
tIor new desks. chairs, tables and
s,locks for the schools and S156 for The
Last two car loads of coal
Superintendent Morton suggested to
zhe board that the high school be a
s0wed an intermission OF thirty min
estess at noon and dismiss the school
az 2. 80 p. m. for the day He said
that the proposition had found favor
aith n1airy patrons Of the school. The
matter was left in the hands of Supt.
aforton and the high school faculty
and 4 is likely that the proposed new
Tliee may be adopted.
The mvitation from the berke ey
county horticultural Society 10 the
superintendent and the high school
faeaiIty to have float in the apple
arrival here on November was ac-
pied and the school viii have half
o'iday
Supt Morton suggested that sani-
M drinking fountains be placed at
she new John street building. No ac-
ion take,
Comm ssioner Ba1Tick was instruct
I'd TO ascertain If a more acceptable
'oer dressing can be obtained for the
new John street school building and
che additions to the old ones than is
ROW in use in the school buildings.
Architect ]. w Wolff was instructed
20 have door cut in the partition
>esrween the office, and cloak room of
,he principals room in the new John
street school building
Commissioner Kline vas instructed
- have a slx-inch terra Gotta pipe line
mt through the premises OF the high
school balding to the street gutter to
-aa1n off the water. and. also, to grade
Sp the back yard.
Secretary Pitzer WAS instructed TO
aot5fy Truant Officer Criswell to desig-
s3STe each pupil visited by him during
ne month and to note the result of
aid visit on the back NJ his affidavit
- THE school board.
The secretary was also instructed to
purchase the necessary supplies for
-Ae. school election in November
The BOARD ordered hood or small
zoos be placed over the rear door of
he High street school building as a
protection at time Of rain.
The hoard ordered that an addition
al insurance oil $4,000 be placed Gu the
Ugh street school building.
Election Commissioners.
IE EOhliiIiISSi Oiiti6 NAI'h tItlh S AOl
he school election to be held on Tues.
day No.ember were named and or
sered noted on the minutes They
are as follows:
First Ward.
E,aghth Prec.nct-W. Il, Colston Mes
Se1ger; Harry NJ Fisher George John
>son. Commissioners James Gibbs,
.es1s Light. Clerks.
Nan h Prec!nct-A Davis. Messen-
sNsr, {. G. Gu Ter. Charles Smith, Com
customers; Benjamin Whtson, Ben
amin Dooley Clerks.
Second Ward.
FJNt Precinct-A. ]. Ciswell. Mes
s~eager p. II. DeGrange. w. A. Pitzer,
'om.nI ssioners; C. H. Thomas Geo. b.
1eauows, Clerks
Fourth Precinct. l.. Bateman
Messenger J. L. Porterfeld, w. D.
Myers Commissioners; M. S Bur
sIette c. Fl. Thomas, Clerks
Tenth Precinct-August Zimmerman
ST., Messenger; J. T. Baxter, John n.
Renfch Commissioners: ID. H. Dodd
George Zimmerman, Clerks.
Third Ward.
Second Precinct-TheO. Buser. Mes
7enCer, G. d. Roberts, ". T. Durham
commissioners; J. Mos. Chambers. j.
p Grimes, Clerks.
Third Preciuct-Thos W. Kerns,
A4essenS ger; L. V. Little. JOS. b. Oar
Gng5on, Commissioners; J. NJ Ripple
$50 Siier, Clerks.
Fourth Ward.
SAITH Precinct-W. r. Kline, Messen
GER :. 2. Kline, Jas. Larkins, Commits
'so0@@ John Weaver, John Davis,
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