The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-21
BOARD OF EDUCATION SELECTS
TEACHER OF SPANISH LANGUAGE
FORMER PROFESSOR IN AoRIcUI
TuRAL COLLEGE OF UTAH
is NAMED.
Routine Monthly Meeting Of Board
Held Last Nisht-Additional
Pupils Make Changes
Necessary.

The Agricultural College Of Utah. was
chosen by the Wheeling board Of edu-
cation last night TO teach Spanish.
Chemistry and Physical Geography in
the High school Mr.. Ball comes high
ly recommended and will enter upon
his duties as soon as possible.
Other business OF the board was
rather routine. /, being the regular
monthly meetings. bills were presented
and ordered psid. and reports were
submitted, with the exception of the
medical Inspector
Miss Grace Dunning. asked for. and
received a two months leave OF alb
sence, owing TO III health. Miss Bee
croft will fill the vacancy temporarily.
Miss Lulu J. Acker will teach CONNER
cial English. and Mr.. l.. l.. Statler. of
Union school. will teach shorthand and
typewriting.
The committee on accounts reported
bills TO the amount OF Si.7f755, which
were ordered paid. IL was announced
by the committee on text books that
10 new typewTiters were needed in The
commercial department. and that these
could be purchased at $50 each.
The buildings and grounds commit
tee recommended 10 the board that ].
K. Butts and Sons would move the
janitor's house at Madison school. at
cost not TO exceed $1,000. Owing 10
lack Of information the board refer
red back TO the committee the PROPOSE
ton, with orders To make their report
more explicit
In the report Of the light. power and
heat committee il was shown that
$l,Ol6l2 was spent the past month.
The library committee reported ex-
penses to Sl57.S3. The statement OF
finances at the Bank OF the Ohio Valley
was read. received and filed. The
treasurer's report showed a balance OF
sos .225.77. A petition of the janitress.
Mrs Mary Harris. was read and refer
red 10 the committee on salaries.
A communication was read from Mr.
s $. Jacobs, district. asking permis-
sion to allow colored students from
Triadelphia district. 10 enter the local
colored school lie stated that the
colored school al Elm Grove had been
closed. The communication was refer
red 20 the committee on teachers and
schools. with power 20 act Supt. H.
l. Trussell asked to transfer Miss
Myra Pratt from First 10 Sixth grade.
in Union school
sNAH' AAAN fAAAfAAN ' r. AlNlFlE IfTOIN-
ed that with the entry OF the eighth
grade graduates II would be necessary
10 have additional teachers in Manual
Training and Domestic science. II was
stated that two OF the seniors would
be able TO handle the work. This CON-
munication was referred TO he teach
FRS and schools committee. with power
10 act.
Superintendent G. +. Citizens asked
for. and received, permission 70 attend
the meeting Of superintendents AZ De
troit. February n 20 26 The request
for an additional teacher in the Eng
lish department was referred 10 the
committee on teacher and schools
Il was also announced that there was
not sufficient room for the additional
students. and IL was requested hat
class be- allowed the privilege OF the
board room This was referred TO
committee Mr. Citizens also asked
that the board select a text book in
Spanish. which request was referred 10
the text book committee
Mr. Frank Kincheloe appeared and
asked the board % education to allow
the Macademy club the privilege Of m.
auditorium one night either the last of
February or the first OF March to stage
a minstrel. After the natter had been
talked over. % was referred 20 the COM
mittce on teachers and schools The
proposition did not meet with much
favor
BOARD or CATION ... -n-5 IS
superintendent citizens Submitted the
following report which was received ana
tupsrintsndent's Monthly Report.
'f'nItWtu. your attention b. invited