Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-19
NEXT YEAR NO
SUPERINTENDENT
School Board Decides to Abolish
Position for the Present.
WILL ELECT PRINCIPAL AND
TEACHER FOR HIGH SCHOOL

TEACHER FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Executive Session Held Last Night
After Regular NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Were Private But Leaked Out This
Mornins-Members of Board Go AZ
ter New ncipaI-Proceedinss of
the Regular Session.
From The World of Tuesday:
The school board held another ex-
ecutive session last night after the
regua ar meeting, the proceedings of
which were not to be made public UNI
till tomorrow This plan, however,
rniscarried and the rumors this morn
ing were such that what was done in
the secret session were confused with
what took place in the open.
There is no official account of the
proceedings, but the best authority Is
that the board agreed to abolish the
for year. This does away with the
place now held by Superintendent
Brindle He had made no application
for reelection, and as there is no
such position for year he will be
without his job. Principal Mueller,
who had made application for reap
pointment, was notified that his re-
quest would not be considered. Miss
Frye's resignation was accepted in
open meeting. This makes two vacan-
cies to be filed a. the high school.
committee of one was named to
convey the information of the vacancy
created by the adjustment of the one
position, and the decision OF the board
not to consi Ter the other application.
President Alexander and Commission
er Barrick went to Shepherdstown to-
day to consult, it is understood, with
Mr. Mufdoon, of Shepherd College, in
reference TO his accepting the princi-
palship here. Mr.. Duke, a former in
structor in the High school will also
be interviewed.
These matters were not supposed to
be made public until all the arrange
ments had been completed and the
matter could all be sprung at one time
on an unsEspecting public.
Regular Session.
The board of education met in reg
ular session last night in the Burke
street school building President Alex
ander presiding The commissioners
were al present except H, Kuhn who
was out of town,
Current bills were paid amounting
to about 800.
Secretary Pitzer read number OF
applications for the SUPPLEMENTARY
of the Martinsburg public schools. The
applicants were as follows:
]. owen Faulkner, Middletown va:
F. T. Atwood, Hackettstown, N. j. s.
C. Parish, Pea Ridge, Ark; John A.
Lesh, Philadelphia Ernest T. Nc
Mutt, Belvidere, N. j.; Frank c..
Moler, Iarion, Ind. Benz. G.. Sutton,
Britton, Mich; B. ]. Wells, Columbia,
s. c.; J. It. Williams, Atlanta Ga;
Oliver Short, Georgetown, Del; J. t..
Humbert, LEt Carmel, Pa.
The resignation of Miss Margaret l..
Fry. teacher in the high school, was
received and accepted. She has re-
turned to her home in Washington.
The application of Prof. Edward j.
Mueller for reelection as principal Of
the high school was received and filed
as was that of Prof. Chas A. Waynant
as head OF the commercial department
OF the high school.
The principals of the four ward
schools and the entire teaching
force of the city schools, with the ex,
ception of Miss Fry, made written ap-
plications for reelection.
The election of superintendent and
teachers VIII be taken up at subse-
quent meeting of the board.
Secretary Pitzer read a petition
signed by the principals and teachers
asking the board to re-elect Pref. Geo.
w. Brindle superintendent of the pub
lie schools for a term of two years.
The petition was placed on file for
future action.
The secretary was authorized TO
write to the state superintendent of
schools for information as to whether
the law requires the teachers to be ex-
anined in agriculture.
Permission was granted to Hose
Companies Nos. and to hold festi-
walls in the yards OF the Burke and
Hooge street school buildings