Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS SESSION
Bids Opened for Additions to Two
School Buildings.
fPLANS FOR ADDITIONS
TO THE HIGH SCHOOL

{ Commencement Of High School Fixed
For June 1o-contract Not Awarded
For Proposed Additions to School
Houses Superintendent .Brindle
Submits Monthly Report.
The board of education held a
special meeting last night in the
Burke street school building. In the
absence of President III. l.. Alexander
Vice President Whetzel presided.
Secretary w. A. Pitzer read a
lengthy letter from ProfsC. w. Fretz,
principal of the high school in Lon
don, Ohio, applying for the position
of superintendent of the Martinsburg
public schools. The application was
placed on file.
Superintendent Brindle was pres
ent and announced to the board that
the high school commencement will
be held on Thursday night, June 10
in the Central Opera House. The ad-
dress to the graduates will be de-
livered by DR.. S. P. Hatton president
of Pawhattan college, Charles Town.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached next Sunday evening by Rev.
w. D. McCurdy in the First Baptist
church.
The graduating class numbers thir-
Ill No. ka1 he
quired 50 points in each study as
shown by their final examinations, and
the high school faculty unanimously
recommended their graduation. The
relative standing Of the graduates is
not here indicated as there are no
class nonors given. The following is
the list OF the graduates:
Graduating Class.
Observation-Disclosures Trimble, VIM.
Wolfes. Colonel Thompson, Daniel
Kirson and Reuben Fine.
Literary-Elizabeth Paskel, Louise
Foreman, Sallie Aler and Ella Potter
Thompson.
Commercial-Jessie Bogert. Reva
MI dht, VII ina ohOuSi doo anu l<OAt
HODGE. The last two young ladies are
former graduates OF the high school
and took type writing and stenography
this year.
Bids Opened.
Bids were opened for two-room ad.
dition to the HODGE street school build
ing and a four-room addition to the
High street school building. TIL fol-
lowing were the bidders: W. A. Liller,
Keyser, W. Va; S. A. Westenhaver,
w. S. Small, w. H. Frankenberry and
J. P. Talhelm, Martinsburg. Action
was deferred on this matter for good
and sufficient reasons
High School Addition.
Architect j. w. Wolff OF Waynes-
boro, was present and submitted COM
pleted plans for a proposed addition
to the high chool building, but action
on. thier adoption was deferred for
the present.
Mr. VOLTS drawings call for one
story brick addition on the west side
OF the present building and facing
Stephen street, the dimensions to be
92x66 feet and the building to be
covered with a slate roof. In the base
ment are to be toilet rooms, boiler
room and play room. On the first floor
is to be large study hall to seat 275,
two cloak rooms, two recitation rooms
and book room. 1t is claimed that
the edition would meet the require.
ments of the high school for the next
twenty years to come, whilst 1t is so
arranged that a second story can be
added when needed.
AS the board of education have but
$4,000 of the bond issue available to
make all the additions to the school
building contemplated, it will take
some close calculation to make the
available sum of money hold out
supt. Brindle's Report.
Supt Brindle submitted his report
for the ninth school month ending
May IA. 1t is as follows:
EnroIlment--High School, SO; Burke
Street School, 2S5; John Street School,
272; High Street School, 1871; HODGE
Street School, 242; Sumner School,
119. Total enrolment for month in
all schools, 1895; corresponding month
last year, 1881. Gain in enrolment
over last year, 164.
Average Daily Attendanee-High
School go; Burke Street School. 25s;
John Street School, 293; High Street
School, 1855; HODGE Street School, 2oS;
Sumner, 81 Total average daily at
tendance for all schools. 1898; cor
responding month last year, S94 Gain
over last wear 144.
Percentage OF Attendance - High
School, 9462; Burke Street School,
9439; John Street School, 1886; High
Street School, 1925; HODGE Street
School 1911; Sumner, 93.71. Percent
age OF attendance for all schools,
92.s3; corresponding month last year,
80. 81
Number Of Pupils Not Ahsent--Hign