Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-25
ALL TEACHERS REELECTED.
Supt. w. c. Morton Elected for Two
Years More---New Assistant Principal
for the High School and Four
More Teachers Appointed

Fvae Board or EducaCton nSt Ad9e
night in regular session in the Court
House. President Alexander prpesid
ing. There were present Commission
ers Nv. Barrick, II Kuhn, e 5. Bar
ton and H /. Alexander. Commits
siorer T. r. Kline was ont or town.
srnt. w. C. Morton, Principal NJ. l..
Wachtel of the High School,, Prlnci'
mails w. A. Pitzer, Lee Siler. d. H.
Doad and C. w. Miller of the ward
chools and Principal ]. w. Corsey OIL
tFe coIored school were also pres
emit
Current bills were paid amounting
to $3.50. OF this sum 1852 was for Jan
i4ors' salaries and $43.75 for the sec
ond quarter of Secretary Pitzers sal
airy.
4 vote OK thanks was rendered Prof.
Oscar G.. Klinger, of Gettysburg, LOT
mis- able address to the graduating
class at the recent commencement OF
the High School. He made no charge
for his services, but the board paid his
expenses. !,
A SUPERINTENDENT NM
lis report for the months of May n
pne. 1t showed the total enrolment
aor Nav was 1,166, with an average OF
I O42. IN June the enrolment was
1.142 and the average daily attendance
d,045.
Secretary P1tzer was instructed to
notify Mrs. Sarah j. Byers, or WASH
instor, and f. w. Trout, MartinsDurg,
TO present the orders now held oy
them to the sheriff on or before July
4 for the payment OF $1,000, with III
terest. to the former and $500, with IN
terest, to the latter.
Mr.. Victor Fisher. representing RAND,
McNally & Co., of New York, was be-
fore the board with maps for schools
A full set with steel cases for the va
rious schools would cost about $l3f
After hearing the gentleman the board
decided TO defer the purchase OF new
mans until the annual budget is made
up August /, when the board will be in
a better position to know whether
such e can be borne.
President Alexander was empowered
TO purchase a suitable metal tablet to
be placed at new John Street school
building to contain the names of the
architect, general contractor and board
of education.
Secretary William A. Pitzer was
granted a months vacation as \ testi-
monaal to his faithful and efficient per
torrance of duty.
1t was decided that in the third
week in July the board, together with
the secretary and the various ward
principals, should visit the school
buildings in order to ascertain what
repairs are needed, including the
whitewashing of the interior OF the
buildings.
An appropriation of SIS was made
for che purchase OF some needed equip
ment in the primary grades.
Supt. Morton Reelected.
Prof. w. C. Morton was reelected
Superintendent of the city schools for
a term Of two years. He thanked the
board for this expression OF it's APPROX
al of his work as superintendent for
the school year just closed, and he as
sured the board that ne would use his
best endeavors to merit its continued
confidence.
New Teachers.
The board then took up the election
of teachers for the next term, First
five new teachers were elected, adding
four to tn present force. They were
as follows:
H. Rey Wolf, of ear Harrisburg, Pa,
as a teacher in the High School. to
succeed C. H. Harris, who vas not an
applicant for reappointment. Mr..
Wolf graduated this rear at Gettys-
burg College and is now taking a spe-
cial course in Latin and Greek at
Yale.
Miss Ruth Y. Byerly, OF Shepherds
town, a graduate this year OF Shep.
herd College.
Miss May Siler, Martinsburg, grail
uate Of the City High School this year.
She was assigned TO the John Street
school, of which her father. Mr.. Lee
Siler, is principal.
Miss Bertha Kilmer. Martinsburg,
who taught last year at Bedington.
Miss Florence S. Covle, of Summit
Point, Jefferson County, who was a
substitute teacher last year.
Miss Fern II. Rouah. daughter of