The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-12

Win TIE adoption o. IN. above
section % the report % ia test
book comm ittee. the wheeling
board o. education. AZ ia Angus;
meeting. held isst night. took me
step which will give 20 ever pr
pii IN the public schools % this
city. free text books. TINS action
was taken by an almost unanl-
rnoVs vote. the hrs, ballot stand
Ing ~ ayes" ard ore "no".
Though there hss been some
agitation In the Interest %
free test books for some time
past ard some % the mem
bers % the board were known
20 favor the system, the move
unent 10 furnish pupils % Wheel
ino's schools with free books has
" was started a. the July meeting
OF the board Of education. when
W. y. 6teinbicker. cornnaisaioner
from Richie sub-distriet, moved
that the board adopt the free text
hook plan. Ais motion was re-
ferred 20 the test book COMMITTEES
which later met and adopted the
above recommendation, together
with rules governing the use and
care o. the books 81 the pupils.
Charged Fixing"
When the report oi the committee.
which was signed by Dr +. l.. Arm
brecht a. chairman. VAS read last
night. Mr.. steinbicker moved It's
adoption With me recommendation
When remarks on the motion we're
called for BY Acting President I'd.
ward Roger Il a. Mckee commits
sioner from Madison sub-district. took
the moor in opposition 20 the motion.
He began by saying that ne proposed
system Ia not right n think II b.
not right from the standpoint 81 a
member 81 the board Of education %
he said. n think 10 is not right from
the standpoint Of "a taxpayer. from the
standpoint OF father or mother. from
the standpoint 81 economy and from
the standpoint % politics. IN fact.
] don't see any argument In the world
in favor OF free text books for Wheel.
ing schools
Speaking from political stand
point Mr. Mckee said that the large
book concerns would be meddling In
politics and would endeHyor 20 elect
members 20 the board who would be-
in favor Of changing the text books
every two or three years. II do not
mean 10 cast any reflection on the
present membership" he added Il
could talk for an hour against this
matter. but n would be useless. az !
understand its all liked and the mo
ton will carry"
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payers and patrons Of the schools. az
least many with whom he talked re-
garding the matter. we're opposed 20
free text books lie said that the pub
lie did not understand the PROPOSE
ton. and accused the newspapers OF
the city 81 laying down" Ia that
they have not given sufficient pub
hcity 10 such an important matter.
Fixing" idea Nooted
Commissioner James Cummins. 81
Madison district instantly demanded
an explanation of tho statement that
everything is liked Mr. Mckee re-
piled that tho Information came 20
him indirectly that enough members
had agreed 20 support the motion %
insure it, adoption az last nights
meeting Commissioner Charles IN
lenfeld stated that no. thought the
matter was hxed On the minds uf
some members Of the board for sew
eral months past. that they saw the
wisdom OF securing free text hooks
and looked upon 10 a. a step toward
the advancement Of education m
Wheeling Several members declar.
81 that they ihouGht the alleged nix
ing" absurd
DR. Armbrccht declared that there
had been no "hXlnr" ~ there has
been. the board should know &c." n