Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
ADDITIONS WANTED
At SCHOOL HOUSES
Board of Education Discusses Cry
ing Need For More Room.

SUPT. BRINDLE SUBMITS
HIS MONTHLY REPORT
Board as Committee Of the Whole
viii Visit School Buildings Next
Monday and Hold Special Meeting
at Nisht to Talk Over Building
Extension Matters.
From The World of Tuesday:
The boasd Of education held its
semi-monthly meeting last night in
the second ward school building,
President H. L. Alexander presiding.
Commissioners whetzel, Kline, Kuhn,
Barrick and Alexander were ali pres
emit.
Bills 10 the amoant OF 5000 we're
passed, including the salaries OF
teachers, janitors and public librarian.
Two applications for teachers were
received from two young ladies' at
Bunker Hill. The applications were
fled.
Secretary Filter read d letter from
firm of architects and builders in
Hagerstown inquiring when the board
Of education would be ready to enter
tain proposals for BIZ Ting the new
school house.
Superintendent Briai told the
board Of the necessity fcs a new copy
ing machine in the cor, leercial de-
partment of the high scaaol. No de.
fnate action taken in the matter TGt
board favored proposition.
Principal Dodd of the fifth ward
school was present at the meeting and
requested that Miss Lottie McKee's
school room be closed on Wednes
day on account of the death of her
mother Request was granted.
School Buildings Discussed.
The board consumed considerable
time in discussing the questions of a
new school building, additions and
fmproy ements to ward buildings and
the employment of an architect for
the proposed new school building in
the third ward. Superintendent
BripdTe 0gsned the discussion by
pointing out he need Of well-equip-
ped labratory in the high school, re
marking that in a year or more the
school laws of the state viii be sol
amended that a hign school to be en-
titled to that name will be required
TO have labratorys otherwise, it will
only be rated as a grammer school.
He also spoke OF the great need Of
the high school building being en-
larged. suggesting that the building
be extended on the north end, giving
an entrance from stephen street and
later wing extending west. This
woulI not only afford much additional
floor space but give the high school
a large assembly room where the
whole ,clool could assemble at one
time for an address or lecture or
when other occasions required it.
Commissioners Barrick .hought that
a new school building could be cree
ted in the third ward for $250oN chat
would meet present and distant future
needs and thus save 5000 to be- ex-
pended on needed improvements to
the ward buildings, especially addi-
lions to the fourth ana fifth ward
school houses He said he did not
favor the competitive plan of secur
ing an architect for the proposed third
ward school building, but Thought the
board of education should agree on
some competent architect and employ
him to make the preliminary draw
ings and sketches in accordance with
what the board wanted.
Principal Dodd Informed the board
that plot of three acres of land adj
Joining the fifth ward school building
where more building space and a
larger playground are badly needed.
Commissioner Kuhn at the board
meeting two weeks ago had suggested
that before they take any steps to-
ward the erection OF the third ward
building the board ought to visit and
inspect school buildings in other
towns, and suggested Hagerstowl and
Waynesboro where new buildings
have been erected in the last couple
years. The suggestion was regarded
as a very good one. But at the meet
ing last night it was thought best &c
first visit the local school buildings
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