The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-21
ROTARY CLUB URGES THAT THEY
BE GRANTED GRADE ACCORD
ING TO WORK.
Supsrtntsndent Citizens Ii Directed TO
Secure EnumeraHon Of Pupils -.
willing 70 Do Work.

The Rotary club Of Wheeling in a pa,
. triotic movement last night appea!so
to the Wheeling board OF education foC
an enumeration or enlistment OF az
many high and grade school boys as
: possible to work on farms following
May l. when II is thought they would
be most needed. Rather than. declare
am student In high standing exempt
weeks II was decided that the supeV'n-
tendent and principals of schools Sc
cure an enumeration OF boys who woul!
be willing to work following the end
OF school
". n. Hare represented the Rotary
club. He read a telegram from the IN
transitional association. appealing 70 all
boards Of education. pupils. and Schoot
teachers for cooperation: 1t IS in com
plfance with an appeal Of President
Wilson and many bodies have acted
tayoraofy on the plan
Commissioner Reymann said: We
ought to discourage anything or tns
Kind that would break In upon the
II the farmers need the boys and are
; enthusiastic over prospects OF having
aid. from school boys In closing n:
said: IT do not believe that It would
be good policy 10 have our school WORK
intertered with. 49,.
listing. and called to work should b.
granted grades according TO his work
on the farm rather than in school. Tho
PROPOSITION occasioacd considerable CHS
cussion resulting IN motion by Cen
craf AIRED Caldwell TO ID" received and
ftled" This was substituted by mo-
ton b. Commissioner ReYrnann askinI
an enumeration by the superintendent
and prtcipals.
Superintendent Citizens opinion ar
ed ede He said: The pnpil viii not miss
80 much school work. All in all. the
student will lose possibly two weeks
Of school. oen week Of which would be
sStss Roberts Reappointed.
Miss IEtta NJ. Roberts reappointmcnt
a. librarian at the Wheeling public
library. recommended by the npratS
fsve an Increase OF 500 per year IN
ealary, placing It at present at sl.foe;
In her report she recommended several
amendments. Z" rules governing the ~.
now be taken on. on on: card the mo
ror overtime vas reduced from I'VE 10
tbree cents. and non-rcsidents may
now have books At caarEs OF ~
. wear. The former charge was 81.
Her annual report was read In me
general circulation there was a de-
crease of ass books In compariSon WIN
the work OF lasE year tlcts"n esaa asss
is not the fault of the library. MISS
Roberts explained. hnt du" 10 the I'M
,,euo1 Industrial activity. EXCESSIVE
heat and national campaign. the cur
culation of books in part was; Rtosra,
ply. loss fiction. S1.e =: Ennnras
hooks, ais: philosophy. SIS: religion
4:a. sociology. l.323; literature. 2.4S7
and history. 5..a6. The tota! 'ctrcGI1-
tion Off. IN" year was $3.50.
Enumeration Reported.
Wheeling school district "nurnsrat-
ors reported All had perfect books
with the exception az Union district
due TO the rnun1erator's Illness. There
vas q dec:et So Of AM In Union 81
shown bv tn. partial report. Whom al
reports are corpla.ed II Is ex7"cted
that an increase % possibly IN" Will
be noted The .rn7or. his !ear and
last years is as follows: