The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-11
FOURTEEN NEW HIGH
SCHOOLS LAST YEAR
West virginia's Relative Pc.
sition in School Sup
port is Low.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, jan. IL
With only one-third of the public
schools of West Virginia under eff
cient district supervision. L. j. Han
ifan, rural school supervisor, in a re-
port submitted to the governor
through the department OF free
schools recommends that the legis-
lature now in session provide for the
division OF counties into suitable su-
pervisor districts regardless OF mag
lsterial district lines and that district
Supervision be extended.
Thirty per cent. of all pupils in
West Virginia schools are still in
tire first grade, according to Super
visor Hanifan, who points out that
this is u condition that needs urgent
attention.
In the summary OF steps that have
been taken for the improvement OF
the rural schools Mr.. HanIfan calls
attention to the following: organiza-
tion and maintenance of evening
schools, the consolidation OF schools
and the transportation of pupils, the
formation of parent-teacherS' associ-
ations, and board OF education CON
lerences.
The report of the school depart.
ment made public here tonight shows
that 50 states have larger permanent
school fund than West Virginia per
person; that IS states have a larger
distributable annual school fund per
pupil; that ~ states receive higher
percentage of their total revenues
from the permanent school fund;
that the average yearly expenditure
for each child OF school age is great
er in IS states, and that there Is a
great inequality in the per capita ex-
penditures in the counties of this
state.
Fourteen new high schools have
been formed within the last year in
the state, according to the report of
L. L. Friend. state high school super
visor. There are total of 1914 high
schools in the state. These high
schools had an enrolment in the last
school year Of 1891 pupils. A total
of 1924 pupils of high school grade
are in all the high schools, normal
schools and UNCONVENTIONAL schools.
The report shows that OIL per cent
of all high school pupils are in high
schools of the first class. Last spring
1873 pupils were graduated from
high school and 1873 per cent of the
graduates o. the preceding spring en-
tered college last fall.
tuteen new buildings have been
authorized within the last year Thir-
teen high schools last year offered
special misunderstanding courses and
1S2 pupils completed the course.
Evening classes were conducted by
"a high schools and % high schools
extended their courses.
Pointing out particularly the in
crease in enrolment, an article writ
ten by j. F. Marsh, secretary of the
state board of regents, appears In the
report referring to the State Univer-
sity, the normal schools and the pre-
paratory schools. 1t shows the ex-
tension and variety of work offered
and the external improvements made
in the last year in these institutions.
Supervisor of Examinations George
E. Hubbs recommends that a reduc-
ton be made in the examination fee.
State High School Supervisor recon-
mends enactment of general county
high school law to enable counties to
vote for the establishment of a coun-
ty high school without an enabling
act from the legislature, and a law
permitting boards of education to ex-
pend money for establishment and
maintenance of high school dormito-
ries,