The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-07-11

cation lOT lie rfc~sts tfs~-s .p-tttCt ie"a
an important meeting .--isy; mnch INA
portant hu-in.-ss Was tr."~a~ted AMI
many important angs~ mad
DIR. Hall, the President, Attorney A.
q. Froe. the Colorrd Member, and Mr..
Samuel Patterson were pesent- Mr.
Patterson Was sworn in 10y County supt
W. q. Cook aud Hon. r. q. Cook was
reelected Secretary Of the Board
The length Of sr'nS OF schools and the
sal..ry Of teacl re ordered to re
main the san. 9Th the exception oi
principals. wLo wdl he paid as follows;
-Four rooms az lnase. $50; THREE rooms,
s.5: and two r0.n.s. $40 The contracts
of teachers will specify that they teach 5
months or lers-
A Colored Primary school was ordered
established at keystone in thu ho'ise for
merly occupied by the white school. This
primary school will be under the super
vision of the principal Of the Keystone
Eckman Graded school. There will he
an increase of nine teachers in the dis
trict-five whits and four colored.
All changes requiring the expenditure
of money over the levy for last year were
only tentative, because il IL a question
whether the levy will be sufficient To
met any additional EXPENSE, but il Is
definitely determined that there will be
no reductions i'm salaries or shortening OF
terms with the possible exception OF a
lew rural schools where the at rndanee
falls SO low after six months
The following important order was en-
tered:
II is the policy Of this Board to cease
to appoiat married teachers and those
who arr ALREADY teaching viii be gradu-
ally eliminated
This order met with the unanimous
approval Of every member Of the Board
and was strongly endorsed 10y several Of
the leading men in the county. No one
present expressed opposition 10 the order
ATTORNEY FROE INTRODUCES
RESOLUTION.
Atty. A. q. F.oe introduced resolu-
ton which caused long and interesting
discussion between tile members Of the
, Board and number of colored men.
The resolution reads: BE il resolved,
that no appIicati"n h. considered or APP
pIicant be appointed principal OF a grad
ed school i'm which high school work Is
done unless he be graduate Of some
reputable college and hold a iegree."
Mr. Free stated that the purpose Of the
resolution Was To raise the stand-rd Of
the colOred schools, that no man without
a college e,incation could teach high
S1Ol course successfully. Lawyer Froe
tke a great fight for the resolution and
tire discussion he showed a thorough
(iiliarity with the graded, high and
lrmal school work OF the state, and the
fore a1vanced system in vogue else
khere. lie was ably support~d by T.
edward Hill, NJ. t. Whittico Rev. J..
H. Pryor, Drs- Harrison and Marshall.
Attorneys Higgins and Garter. The OPP
position was led by DR. Hall, Pres Of
the Board, who made a strong fight a
gainst the resolution. lie Was supported
by Squire Crider. Mr.. Patterson stated
that since the resolution effected only the
KimbaIl and Keystone -Eckmsn colored
Graded schools and a majority Of the
colored people wanted IL, he would not
Oppose il. After discussion 81 about
two hours and DIR. Hall withdrawing his
opto~ition the re-olution was unanimous
ly adopted.
Attorney Free r. dOing mnch 10 better
the condition 81 the colored schools and
upon all questions ef ectin them DE ~ss
reckoned With. The fOllovi " teacher-
we're appointed at an sdjonrn-d meeting
held Tuesday p. M:
WHITE.
KSysroxE: J. Walter Murphy, princi-
pai: Nafells Byu-, Melis-s Ziler, Caddie
Mackenzie.
Kin,ban: J.. n. Martin, principal .
Ardelia Farrar, Helen Gallagher, Bertha
Carr.
Davy. ThOs A. Cook, principal. Bes-
Watson. Lucy Hhlender, Mrs. Nins
Herndon-
Fekman: Edna Bonhsm, Sarah Gran
berry. Mae Dooley.
Twin Branch: X. =. Morgan, princi-
pal; Willie McClang. Be-si~ Huddleston.
Hueer: Edison r. Slu--. principal
Gsrrette Ferris, Lsurs Evans
Big sandy: Ario d. Robertson, princi-
aal: Marion French, Anns Connell.
vivian: Halle NJ. NcC0rmic, pm.
Inez Cbsmbers.
Msrytown: .. y. Cullin. Prin.; Invs
lone Scott
Premier: in. Morgan, Prin.; Erms
McCznn-
Rsar<sssAs Mamie - CLARK