The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-08
MARTINS FERRY SCHOOL BOARD
EXPLAINS PROPOSED BOND ISSUE

The following statement regarding
The proposed bond issue FOR additional
high school accommodations IN Martins
Ferry has been issued by the Martins
Ferry board OF education.
Since the board OF education has lie
cided that a. - necessary go submit 10
the voters OF Martins Perry a propo-
sitiou for bond issue iu oruer 20
provide additional school accommoda-
uons for the rapidly Increasing school
population OF our growing city. o. ~
only fair that 10 giVe TO the voters the
facts and reasons that nave led tho
iutelligently determine how they should
vote upon this proposition.
NaturHlly the following questions vii
arise In the voters MINDS. First. l. 10
necessary second. L. the amount asked
Tor needed Third how IL DC Co be-
used. and where FoIrti. VIII tho KIND
Of building and location proposed uy the
board meet the needs AMI PROVIDE the
Lar geSt AMI most stouum. "a means OF
tiouaI needs
TO answer these. queries. ", desire 10
submit the following, iu the came or
der above ug-t-Jsfl
FIRST The present compliment OF the
elementary schools b. about 1000. There
are forty-s"ven teachers employed. Every
available school room ~ occupied. in
GLIDING IN. portable building IN. four
rooms AZ the sheets building. and the
f""m 81 IN" MacN'N. All or which are
a. best but temporary rather than per
MAJ *ni rooms. ct with tne~. rooms
tn use tuefr are twenty-five rooms
VI ich arc crowded with from Eve 10
room for the best interests OF tho pupils
and the successful accomplishment OF
The work ~ducatiuuHlly. But 90 there
was Co - o." increase in the uumn"t 20
pupils ~ the rrNt Few years. the ,utt-
diuon would he very serious. but with
the apparent outlook FOR m" next year
alone. what or" ~ To- expect other thar
a very material increase ~ the number
~ pupils to he cared for TIL" pro-
MIA
rooms.
While This j. the condition in the
grades "a similar condition exists iu the
nigh school mat cannot long b" deferred
IL az all.
rooms Boa the hiEh school building are
lu use and two basement rooms have
been nttrd ur and arr DO use. while the
seating capacity OF N" assembly or
study hail Is about reached.
Therefore "" uud that both iu the
grades and ~ the high school additional
room BE- needed and unless TroN id,I soon
halliday sessions. or rent. ~ possible.
outside rooms 20 care for IN. pupils.
Second iu de- 'ruiuinr the amount
asked l'r the board mas mad tentative
plans drawn ana careful estimates 90.
IN" cost made ard On, sum asked .
based upon that estimate.
Third o. tn' tentative plans we
have Inquired upon % basis OF prov idlug
Tor about 500 p"pfis primarily for 'h"
Ire-tic science and ,tcatioral work aud
physical training rpptns and equipment
could hv used boy both Oh, grade au1
20" hlgh school 3D. o." bullil1g i~ located
near the high school building. and thus
relieve tire pressure Iu both tn' grades
ard iu tuc high school.
FOURTH. The building proposed I- 20
10" planned upon On. lines OF what
would De known as nn intermediate ct
junior Msh school the IdillS nf WHOM
ar. the seventh and eighth grade pupils
sud IN" freshmen or first YEAR OF h.sh
rcho"l Tie course OF study would D.
male up OF both vocational work and
ka'u pupil wUlld have an uppnrtauIfy
20 worN atoug 90" line which be- deems
would best 90 him f"r LIES work This
IT, n" new TAD or rNp"riiu"ut bat i~ an
established factor "a education u! years
standing since Do i~ Co prov id. addI-
uoral faDlitlc- for both tho grades and
the high school. Do must necessarily he
located near the high school and Doe CEN
traI as .U rH. seventh ana eighth
grade pupils would Ep 90 that huil1iuE.
To equip ono building with worh rooms
Tor manual ina ming. dnm"stt, science
ava HoAN' H"I" "I~. etc. ana iuruiSn
th~~" work rooms with benches. tools
tables. etc. BE- surely a more economical
tnlng than TO have 1u' pupils scattered
ln several grade buildings and Is,v. Co
buildiug-. thereby duplicating heeguiT-
ment and GO tue came time Increasing
huildiu-. u scattered around ir several
Equipment 30 scattered would only 10
Used % small fraction of the time
The advantage of an IUfsrm,dI late
building 900 thus concentrating lII OF the
seventh aui eighth grade pupils ln one
building is .-onoml. not only in .I1ip-
Sam. time makes a single .gif uf both
those grade and tho high school aud
N"rt greatly VIE. u- OBJ" elective studies
That th" boys lud q .rl- may prefer tp
t1k. up ir both 'H--n grades and the
high school
Having larger course OF -tuiie-
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