The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
REAL ESTATE M
But WILL TERMINATE CON.
TRACT WITH RICHIE AND
UNION DISTRICTS
Action Featured Monthly Meeting and
May Mean That New Building
viii Be Erected.

The question OF continuing TO sup
port the Mozart school proved a difii-
cult one for the Wheeling Board of
Education at its monthly meeting held
last night. BY a margin Of one vote.
II was decided TO appropriate the sum
of So TO continue the term until the
date OF the closing OF the city schools.
and at the same time IL was decided
TO terminate the contract whereby the
Independent School District OF Wheel
ing joins with the Richie Country
district and Union district Marshall
county, In the maintenance OF the
school
The shortage OF funds in Marshall
county which has necessitated the
early closing of several schools has
affected Union district, Marshall coun-
~. When the meeting OF the Wheel
ing district board opened last night,
committee OF residents from Mozart
appeared and urged the board to ap-
propriate funds in oNier that the
school term might be completed.
Under a contract which has been in
existence several years. the Mozart
school Is maintained by the Richie
(city) and Richie country districts
Ohio county. and Union district. Mar
shall county. The local board has
considered the contract advantageous.
owing to the fact that there have
never been enough children to Justify
the erection of a school building in
that section of Mozart which is includ.
ed within the city limits. This con-
tract expires July l, and IL thirty
days notice Is not given to the other
districts. IL Is renewed for another
period of five years.
The matter was discussed at con-
siderable length, and a motion 70 ap-
propriate the funds for completing
the term was amended to include that
the contract terminate July /. The
amendment prevailed by a vote OF
eight to seven. as follows: Yeas
Golner, Ihlenfeld. Kennen. Miller. Rey-
mann, Reister, Rogers and Wilson:
Noes-Etzler. Hare. Seabright, Steen,
Wagner. Wendell and President Arm
brecht
A motion was then adopted TO refer
the matter to the teachers and schools
committee. which is TO consider pro-
viding a school for the children OF
that community. IL was shown that
OF a total OF 12O children attending
the school. 80 children.or ia. per
cent. were from Richie City dis
trict; 45 children, or 30 per cent. from
Richie Country district. and As. or
81 y per cent. from Union district,
Marshall county.
The committee OF Mozart residents
included Will Bycott, Joe Bycott, VIII
Floto. Otto Steindorff. Mrs. ono
Steindorff. Paul Kalkreuth, Mrs.
Frank Peterson and George Beneke.
gear was also present. The residents
stated that they are entirely satisfied
with conditions as they exist.
The opinion that a new building
should be built in the Wheeling as
trict was expressed by several mem
be wise TO do this within the next
year or two.
Considerable routine business was
transacted. The usual committee re-
ports were received and approved, and
many bills ordered paid. Miss Eta
NJ. Roberts was recommended for re-
appointment as librarian at an ad-
vance in salary OF 500.
The ofer OF compromise in the
case OF Amelia Gardner VS.. the Kraft
estate. In which the title TO a part OF
the high school site is involved, was
referred to the finance committee, as
was also the offer OF s. o. Boyce. who
has sued the board for commissions
which he alleges is due for collections
made by him for the board when he
was city treasurer.
The proposition OF the State Fair
association 10 exhibit manual training
and domestic science work at the an
nual state fair was accepted.
Upon motion OF Commissioner Cum
Minis, of Madison. the buildings and
grounds committee was instructed TO
consider plans for a proposed new
school building in Madison district and
to report back TO the board with rec
concentrations. The matter is being
considered with the view OF soon TAX
ing definite steps toward the erection
OF the building. probably within eigh-
teen months or two years.
Members present last night were:
Com missioners Cummins. Etzler. Coll
ner, Hare. Ihlenfeld. Kennen, Miller.
Reymann, Reister, Rogers. Seabright.
Steen, Wagner. Wendell, Wilson and
President Armbrecht
superintendent Citizens submitted the
following attendance report.
Buperintendent's Monthly Report.
To the Board Of Education.
Gentlemen: Your attention ~ fnvit-
ed to the following abstracts 81 the re-
perth Of tho Public Schools Of the CITY
Tor the month ending March 20. 1916
Number Of pupils en- ''''
rolled at the begin
ming Of month 49,. 1853 ggsg Eaf-
Number OF new pupils
within themOnth 80 % "a
Total enrolment for
the month ..... 25sq 1gE. EnTg
Number Of pupils with
drawn from schools
within tho month. g - 81
Number OF pupils re
naming a. the close
81 the month ....... Z5aI gft7 sTFs
Average daily attehd-
ance ............... 2toi 2lso tssi
NNefaEe daily absence 80 - 1s7
member $3.50. i1i iU sss
opening Of school