The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-31
THE TwRIADELPHIA
HIGH SCHOOL
National Road. Oct. 30. lsl4.

National Road. Oct 30. 1919.
Editor Of the wheeling Intelligencer:
Dear Sir-Eyery voter in TriadeI-
phia school district must be con-
vinced that a new high school u q
the utmost necessity.
II nc new high school II built. then
the citizens OF the district simply
u do without one. and In order 10
give their children the education OF
such n school must send them to
Wheeling. not only at great expense,
but also with the probability LOOM
ing up that some day the city high
school will be Inadequate to accom-
modate pupils from country districts.
The urgent need OF q new high
school has been sufficiently demon
strated In the circular letter sent out
by b board Of education OF Triadel-
phia district. also In the papers, and
requires no additional discussion. but
my opinion is that the movement n
action OF the board to order a vote
on the issuance Of bonds was not in
augurated exactly in the proper man
ner.
Not that I entertain the slightest
doubt about the honesty and SINGER
ity of the board. but the arising op-
position In some quarters makes me
believe that the taxpayers want and
In my opinion are entitled to more
detailed information in regard 10 the
objects OF the board. and should
have been given an opportunity and
invitation to consider all phases Of
the question. either at n public meet
ing or through the press.
Matters Of such great importance.
not only from the financial stand
point. but also in regard to the
proper location and other things con-
nected with the erection OF the con-
templated and necessary high school
should not rest on the shoulders and
responsibility of a few like the num-
Der OF members of the district school
board.
will not go INTO details. which an.
as l have said before. could have
been better brought out at a meet
ing of the voters or in the papers.
and confine myself at present TO the
location. which Is one OF the most
vital points.
OF course. nearly every voter liv-
ing In the district has some prefer
ence as TO the same: IL may be to
save car fare for the children, or see
the value OF his property increased by
the location near II. but these@I nay
say selfish-motives, which excusably
are in the heart Of every human be-
ing. should not influence or have any
weight with the board. How easy is
IL. however. to handle and turn three2
In my own opinion the most i'm
portant fact to be considered before
nEnHAnAtn~ wmNeA
new school is TO ascertain the center
OF population OF the school district
now existing and study the changes
which may occur in the future.
At the present time / believe that
Elm Grove perhapS furnishes nearly
one-half OF the attendants of Trfa-
delphia district high school. on ac-
count of which the citizens of Elm
Grove may be under the impression
that they are entitled to the build
ing: but take into consideration how
many new additions are building ND
between Fulton and Elm Grove. and
possibly others may go up east OF
Elm Grove. though not as many. The
question where to locate the new
high school can only be satisfactorily
decided after all the possibilities OF
the future have been carefully
studied.
The board has not furnished the
public with any data in regard to the
residence OF the pupils attending high
school now. and II is not too late yet
10 call a meeting OF the voters of the
district before election day, at which
all points could be discussed and con-
sidered.
A HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORTER.