Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-05-24
SCHOOL BOARD
NAME TEACHERS
Drawing Created a Department and
Miss Betz VIII Have Charge
Mr. Hannis at Ainh School.

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Miss Betz VIII Have Charge
Mr. Hannis at High School.
The Board of Education met in reg
ular monthly session Monday night
President Barrick presiding Gem
missioners Barrick Kline Kuhn, Bar
ton and Tabler were all present, as
were Supt. W. c. Morton and Princi-
pals Wachtel, Pitzer Sher, Dodd' Mil
Ter and Kramer.
Bills to the amount Of S2.95s were
paid. OF this amount there was paid
to teachers s2.45250; institute eXpen-
SEES $3.50; janitors, Sl64
A petition was read ny Secretary w.
A. Pitzer signed by the assistant ward
school teachers. asking for an in
crease of salary for tn" coming term
On motion the petition was received
and filed from the fact that the sal
aries of the teachers win not be fixed
until the first Monday IN July.
About a score Of applications were
read from persons from FAR and near
applying for positions In the city
schools These were ordered TO be
fled.
Teachers Elected.
The next thing claiming the atten-
tion of the board was the election Of
teachers for next school year All of
The old teachers with a few excep-
tons. We're reelected the ward school
teachers being elected first On mo-
tion in each case the present principal
and corps of the Johr Street, Burke
Street, High Street and Sumner were
unanimously rejected.
Two changes were made in the staff
of the HODGE Street school. caused by
Miss Ruth f. Byerly. declining to be
an applicant for reelection and com
munication to the board from Miss
Maud Betz.
Miss Byerly, whose home is in
Shepherdstown. wrote to the board
that she expected to enter the Scarrett
Bible and Missionary Training School
this fall with a view 70 taking up for
eign work upon completing the course
in the school named
Miss Betz told the board in her let
ter that she felt unable TO teach draw
ing and teach school besides next
term, the double work being too irk-
some, and that she would have to stop
one or the other. At this juncture
the idea of electing drawing teacher
was suggested by President Barrick,
pointing out that wide awake towns
elsewhere have special teacher for
drawing, making that q separate de-
partment of study in the public
schools. Supt. Morton remarked that
he was heartily in favor Of such plan
and thought Miss Betz. who possesses
marked talent for draw ing. should be
appointed as teacher OF drawing in the
Martinsburg schools. dCvoting her
whole time to that study though not
with the idea of making artists OF the
pupils. Commissioner Barton said
that year ago he did rot favor the
idea of teaching drawing in the pub
lie schools, believing that that form of
art should be taught In art schools.
But. he said, after having seen work
done in the schools by some of the
boys and girls he had changed his
opinion with regard to that matter
So, on motion, Miss Betz was elected
teacher of drawing, her oalary to be
not less than the amount she is now
receiving. This adds one more to the
teaching force of the schools. The
principal and the balance OF the staff
OF the HODGE Street school were then
reelected and the two vacancies that
would ensue next term were filed as
follows: Miss Louise Harrison, at
present teacher in the third grade and
Miss Anna l.. House oi Shepherds
town NOW teaching at Elkinsj was
elected teacher in the fourth grade.
A few changes take pace in the
teaching force Of the High School.
Principal NJ. L. Wachtel Miss Lucetta
S. Logan and Miss NJ Ella Aldridge
We're reelected. AS this paper stated
in its report Of the las meeting of he
board, Prof H. Rey Wolf would not
be a candidate for reelection, having
decided to take a postgraduate curse
next year al Vale. Also that the sal
airy of Prof. P. W. Buhruan was rails
ed and he was made assistant princi-
pal of the High school which action
then was equivalent 10 q reelection.
Prof Waynant of the commercial de-
partment did not send a written appli-
cation for reappointmcu' $40 The board
took no action.