Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-05-30
Vote For Dr.. Walter E. DittmyeT FL
Member Of School Board.

/. He is wideawake and progress
sive.
2. He has the best interests of the
schools at heart.
3. He voted for per cent. School
Bonds instead of per cent. thus los
inz money as bond holder.
a. He has sacrificed time and
money for the school work.
5. He understands the work thor
oughly.
1t would be a serious mistake to
change; therefore we hope the peo-
pie of the District will vote to keep
him on the Board.
JESSE A. ENGLE, JR.,
c. ]. CAVALIER,
Members of Board of Education of
Harpers Ferry District.
Charles Town, w. Va,
May 4, 1916.
Dear Editor -
For a number of years I have been
visitor to Bolivar and Harpers
Ferry Dur.nr that time have known
something of school cond ons n your
section. 1t was my pleasure to attend
the recent meeting of the Potomac
Valley Round Table in your city. l
was more than pleased to note the
greatly improved school cond tons,
and the increased interest in school
affairs, and the good spirit anon. all
the school people 1t may be sal /
that these conditions have largely
been bron-ht about in the last five
years, and your city now has a Hi2h
School ranked by the State Inspector
in Class A, or First Class High School.
Your people have been fortunate in
having an interested and active Board
Of Education It is said that DR..
Walter T. Dttmeyer has gwen much
Of his attention to the upbuiliing Of
the system to h:Lh order. He has
gwen much of his time, thought aud
effort to this cause, and that your
Board IS fortunate to have a man
who takes so much interest in so i'm
portant a cause
Then, too, since the eetabl shment
Of the H Oh School your excellent
superintendent, Boyd Randall, backed
by strong corps Of teachers, has
had the interest of the school at
heart.
The Woman's Club gave a very
beaut full reception t. the visitors,
VIII ch was much enjoyed.
May you always have IS deeply in =
terested off Gals to guide your
schools. and as fine a school spirit as
we VS. tors saw.
right Denny, Principal
Of the Charles Town High School.
Feeling that our educational oppor
tun.teS have been strengthened i'm
proved and material Y advanced, and
that the general welfare of the com
mun:ty has been lifted through his
efforts, we, the undersigned pupils Of
the Harpers Ferry High School, ask
the support and cooperation of the
public in the reelection of DR.. Walter
f. Dittmeyer to the Board of Edu-
cation for Harpers Ferry District, at
the coming Primary Election to be
held June 9th, 1910:
Cora A. ROckenbau5h, Eliza P. Shu-
cart, Agnes NJ. BuSsard, Earle w.
Staub Beatrice MiSkimon. HIATT e
KoonCe, Aileen OBoyle. Nell Muir
ply, E. F, Decker, Elizabeth Bowler.
Thelma Koonce, Lillian c. Barrett.
Edna A. Stuart, Julia A. Crane. Anna
Mauzy, Frances FosSett, Jack Kearns.
Wilmer Benjamin, Lewis d. N chols.
Letter written by Mr.. Grantham in 1912.
l wish to call the attention of the
Voters of HarperS Ferry District to
the importance of retaining DR.. w. E
Dittmeyer in the Board of Education
He was appointed by Mr.. Z. D..
Turner, (Ex-County Supt,) to fill a
vacancy in the Board, and entered
upon his new duties July lst. 1911,
thereby becoming acquainted with the
important matters that are arranged
at said meetings. School matters have
brought me into frequent conSulta-
ton with the Harpers Ferry Board
this year, and | can say Conscientious
ly, that no member of any board in
the county, has shown a deeper in
terest or has contributed so much Of
his valuable time, thought and energy
to school matters, as has DR.. Dttmever
He has also taken the greatest N
tereSt in the New High School Build
in{, now in process of construction.
and has made personal study of
every detail entering into its conStruc-
ton and maintenance, | therefore pc
lieve it would not only be a grave
mistake, but a calamity not to retain
him in the Board
| make this statement unsolicited
and am aCtuated by no mtoive, save
for the best interest of the schools.
Very respectfully,
JAMES GRANTHAM.
County Supt Schools