The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-09
ORGANIZE MOVEMENT TO
SECURE STATE AID FOR
WEST LIBERTY NORMAL
r1mNDs or SCHOOL TO PETITION
LEoxsLATu1E ron MORE ruuDB.
This Section OF STATE 10 slighsed IN Ex-
pendtturss. Thsy Claim-Asst-
ing 20 Ne Held.

a determined movement has been In
augursted among alumni and friends OF
West Liberty Normal school TO secure
badly needed improvements I'm that in
sutation. The West Virginia iegisia-
ture. at its next session. will be asked
for appropriations suffcfent. at least.
TO build a girls dormftory and secure
additional equipment for the school.
An Organization has already been
formed Tor the purpose OF urging West
Libcrtys claims upon the Legislature.
Iny u hI,sa Is being isa 1 ny Dr.
VINO was elected as member OF the
House OF Delegates. on the Republican
ticket. at last weeks election.
a meeting OF all persons Interested in
any way in West Liberty normal Will
be neld at the normal building saturday
ton which was recently formed vita
Prof. J. Z. shaw. principal OF the school.
as president. and Miss AIDA Gardner as
secretary. Will be completed. IL will
then be decided what course will be fol-
lowed I'm petitioning the Legislature for
funds and also the amount.
While residents of West Liberty and
former students OF the Normal are gem
orally invited to attend Saturday nights
extended to members of the WheeIin<
Board of Trade and the oranges at Cen
ter School and Clinton. Liberty district.
Northern Panhandle Overlooked
Friends OF the school claim that this
section OF the state has peen overlooked
In the matter OF appropriations Tor The
seaty institutions In the past. IL Is
pointed out that the four counties COM
prising the northern panhandle. to-
gcther with Wetzel county. pay approx
total amount which goes TO the support
OF the states institutions. including edu-
cattonal- Yet. in return. only about 10
per cent OF the states appropriations
are received by West Liberty normal
the only institution in this end of the
state. In other words, this section gets
In aN.r.NNN - Nwag
the amount IL pays out for the support
OF these institutions.
Therefore. West Liberty supporters
declare. this section of the state has
been sighted in the matter of appropria-
tons and the old normal Is entitled to
more favorable consideration. especially
argue. that West Liberty normal should
be enlarged and improved as well as
other schools OF the kind in the state.
other normals have dormitories, gymna-
Sums and modernly equipped buildings
for different purposes. all OF which West
Liberty lacks. While other normals and
colleges have been receiving liberal sup
port from the state. West Liberty has
been forced TO maintain her high stand
ing ON appropriations which are little. az
any. larger than those OF several years
ago.
West Liberty has graduated more
teachers than any other normal in the
state. Probably half the teachers In
the schools OF the counties OF Hancock.
Brooke. Ohio. Marshall and wetzel are
work that has been done and Is now be-
ing carried ON at West Liberty COM
pares most favorably with that OF any
other state normal.
Formerly. more attention was given
the normal course. but or late years the
academic course also has been built up.
IL Is planned. a. sufficient encourage
ment II received in a financial way from
the legislature. TO extend both courses
and develop various departments.
Some imperative Needs.
A ladies' dornffory q rapa rd.H thu
schools most impressive need. other
normels are already equipped with such
neeaed The ,sstit n mas S S1sS S,b osSS
field except plot of ground situated n
considerable distance from the building.
There Is no place in which either boys
or girls may indulge IN indoor sports
The present normal building Is In need
OF repairs and much OF the equipment -
featured at the normal and agrtcul-
tural hall Will soon be needed. Add
tional ground should be had for expert
The nornisrs friends do not hope to
secure all the desired improvements this
year or next. but think that the school
Is certainly deserving OF more liberal
support than IL has received in the past.
IL has not been decided what demands
VIII be made , FIRST II ia, T. probable dSd that
petitioned for. We will hardly be sat
isfied with $4,000, as We certainly are
business man. yesterday.
Dr. Allen made his campaign for cleo
ton 20 the legislature primarily for the
secure aid for the school. He will
doubtless secure the cooperation OF. not
only the Ohio county delegation in the
House OF Delegates but the Brooke. Han
cock and Marshall county delegates as
we'll
Harry A. Weiss. Of this city. a mem
Der Of the Legislature. who was re-
elected at the recent election. IN discuss
ing tho matter. expressed himself as be-
ing in favor OF a liberal appropriation
for West Liberty normal school. and
said that he urged such an approprin-
ton ct the last session OF the Legtsia-
ganized
State Senator-elect Benjamin L. Ros-
enbloom has assured friends OF the
school that he will DO all In his power
to secure proper recognition OF West
LibeItys claims.