Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-06-22
SCHOOL BOARD IN
MONTHLY SESSION
Much Business Transacted AT
Meeting at Close Of School
Term--HonDr Roll.

me boafu Oh EuucAtlOn met N
regular monthly session Monday night
In the boards Office IN the Court
House, President J. w Barrlck, prs
siding. Commissioners ] w, Barrick,
4, r., Kline, n. $, Barton, and Harry
Kuhn were present and Commissioner
NJ g, Tabler absent. Sunt w. G.
Morton, Principals NJ. l. Wachtel, WI
A. pitzer. ID II. Dodd, c. w. Miller
and Fred II Ramer were also present
Current bills were paid Among
them were $i62 for janitors salaries;
TO A. G. Nadenbousch for attorneys
fee for year, $50; Secretary W. A.
Pitzers salary for second quarter
$50; expense account Of Prof. Arm.
strong, OF Morgantowns who delivered
address to graduating class at Hirh
School commencement, SIT; to City
Band Orchestra for playing two nights
commencement week. SOS for dplo
mas for High School graduates, 50.
Secretary pitzer reported that Sec
rotary p. r. Harrison. OF the Arden
School Board would shortly pay over
500 for rent of room IN the John Street
school building for last term, the same
to be applied to the building fund OF
the Board Of Education.
/ Three applications for school house
ianitors were received, two of them
/ being for the colored school.
Applications for positions az teacher
i In the city schools were received from
Misses Jessie Il. Smith, Nancy Ann
brose and Jennie Dutrow, this city;
Misses Frances M. Wright and Madgo
E Poole Of Shepherdstown, and Mr..
l.. h Landis of Allentown. Pa The
application OF Dr w M Thomas for
re appointment as school physician
was also received
Prof. Charles A. Waynant was re-
elected head Of the commercial de-
partment OF the High School. his ap.
plication not having been In when the
city teachers were elected last month
for next term.
The school house janitors were all
reelected as follows. High School
Thornton pultz. Burke Street School
w N Clark John Street School
Omer Crimes High Street School
Annie Miller. HODGE Street School
Joseph Long Sumner tcoloredl
School--John w Lewis.
Secretary Pitzer, on motion was
granted o. months vacation with pay.
the same not to begin until after July
9Th.
Supt. Morton, who, with Principal
NJ. L. Wachtel, OF the High School,
to attend the convention Of the West
Virginia Educational Association, suR.
gested to the board that he be In
structed to advocate an amendment
TO the school law Of the state to be
presented at the next session Of the
Legislature that shall provide that
children of school age be required q
attend for the school term instead o.
six months as the law stands nov
lie said this law was evidently en-
acted for the country schools, prl-
marily, but Is not adequate for schools
In large towns and cities where the
term lis usually nine or ten months
Snpt. Morton was instructed TO do as
he suggested
Thursday of this week at D. m.
was fixed as the time for the annual
settlements of the school funds by
the finance committee OF the Board
Of Education. consisting OF Commits
sioners Barton, Kline and Barrick,
with the auditing committee composed
OF Attorney A. G. Nadenbousch and
l.. Dew Gerhardt. This meeting will
be held In the boards Office.
Commissioners Barrick and Kuhn
we're instructed TO take up with archi-
tect ]. w. Woltz, Of Waynesboro, Pa,
the matter of widening the stairway
In the Burke street school building,
thing, II was pointed out, that Is
badly needed as a matter OF safety.
This will be done at once.
Principal G. w. Miller, of the Hooge
Street School reported the result Of
the recent examination OF city school
teachers Four were examined by
himself, Supt. Morton and Principal
Wachtel, the committee. OF the four
young ladies in the class two we're
granted second grade certificates, one
third grade and one failed.
The board agreed to meet next Nor
day night to fix the salaries OF the
teachers OF the city schools
supt. Morton's Report.
Supt. Morton submitted his report
for the tenth school month, ending
June 7. II was In part as follows:
Enrolment. Az Daily Atten.
High School las $40
burke street .2S2 262
John street 304 2S2
Hooge Street .225 195
Hieh street 202 1853
Sumner School 80 50