The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19
GERMAN IS DISCONTINUED
AS PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDY
RESOLUTION ADOPTED. EFFECTIVE
TO-DAY, IN GRADE SCHOOLS AND
AT END OF TERM FOR HIGH.
Much Other Routine Business Discussed
by Board of Education at Busy
Meeting Last Evening.

Meeting Last Evening.
'''Ersrlv"d. that tho teaching nf the
German lan-ra:;" la discontinued IN III"
elementary Sch"nlS uf Whrrlin=. bCr"r-
INK effective FridaN. April -. l3l\. aud
that II hc discontinued IN Wheeling high
school 1T the expiration Of IN" present
school term. juno b.
Such was the resolution adopted last
evening unanimously 10y tho members "f
tn, board Of education AT the regular
session. TIL" action was IN" iirSi To De
lnk.n at III" meeting and III" resolution
/ WAS mad" before any at tn" numerous
petitions which had been prepared were
present cd
ThmSr VIII" voted downing the Cor
man language in the schools forever
were Mr$srS. Armbrrrht. Caldwell. Cum
minis. EiHl"r. ,;nlln"r. Kahn. kcun"n.
Kcrncr. I.ukrus. Maury. Maxwell. Miller.
Reed. R"ymLnn. krlStrr. Srahright and
Wagner.
There We're PETITIONS presented by
nearly every church in the city, by tho
Fnur-M lrutr Men. h" Rotary club and
many frittrrnal Hi;d business nrGaniza-
tinuS and iw'nr! Individual petitions
| which hand hrcn circulated among the
i Nailuu> mills ;lnd containing i,IlJ
names.
Thu. action taken last evening viii az.
! feet ;r!'rui -."nm StuintS III the SchnnlS
OF the city and about tw"Iv" teachers
i Til" teachers viii b" assigned other
. studies Iicrrluiur" thu teaching uf
German IN tn" grad" school has been
compulsory. whih' ia The htGh .S.h""i II
was elective by the student. To get a
diploma 4 student must c"rnrlrtc Il study
.iur L foreign language and many hau
taken tho study.
wnS STATED l,S "A mem Der last tkEu-
ing that tn" study VIII b. continued IN
he high Scho"l for the remainder Of
l. the term that many nt the students
would not lose In" credits due them.
! Another interesting matter which w.
! discussed hast evening 1t The meeting
was the controversy between tn" local
! high school and l.im<ly institute. over
! n! hl"tir events. Tn" matter was pre-
scented by eight members al ih' board
; OF trustees oi ihnSly. represented by
! Attorney II. NJ. Russell and after much
! discussion was referred I" the commit
lee on athletics Of the high school aud
u committee on athletics from lhnSlH.
| The incident is the outTr"wth of gaines
: in The past Those Representing: f.inSf%.
! present last evening. were President
! Rev. Or. Jacob Birmingham. HrorG" ~
| I,aughlin. d. iartho Hearnc. w T.
stone Edmund l. Jones. Robert Haz-
1 lett. ana MI. lkUSSHil
Much Routine Business.
Much routine business followed and
, many reports were read and approved
|! Some Of the reports hoard wrr" lac
| committee. on accounts. thtrtr-Elnc hllI$
amounting 10 $l.lS3.$6. being ordered
; uald Th,. report Of the committee IN
teachers and schools. requesting that
, Harry Wagner be appointed I" TAI" tn"
| place, If r.. : Dayton. as teacher IN the
manual training Department. who h'a
been drafted. was approved.
/ Prof II. Is. Johns was auth"riHcd /"
! complete transactions with III" C"Et
/ lvrrum courS" 10 have II lecture r"urS"
Al The local high school next term by
tn. 1cachcrS and schools committees. Th"
! report Of the library committee was
Rad and found satisfactory. II showed
that tor last month Their" we're many
books uu;. The annual report by -
hrarian Miss Roberts was read which,
showed that during tn" Year end'"i
April l. "4.7"A books had been circulated
aud tho present supply at The building
is S9.l47. During the year 49, new
cards had BEEN issued and IL i"'al al
snnr N Rad been collected aS fines 10"
books overdue.
Tho medical instructor reported ihat
durinr the month OF March 6Ih cases
hal been investigated and r"mrdl"d ana
many new cases had been discovered.
Various bills amounting 10 *>."-H.=- Tor
supplies and materials n"":d"d a. 'h'
schools were presented and thc rl"rh or
derrd /" pay them.
Tho secretary Of the city reported thht
nj The beginning Of IN" present m"n'h
I'M. total sum 70 tn" credit az thu board
was SSN. o. SIS and tn" financial Stahh-
in: was adopted AMI approved.
\ resolution was read by inc Sr'F"
tarv. signed by tho Wheeling l"h"h'r$
:! Association. asking that IN" boar" con-
slider appointmcn>s for next year ~ an
r.rly date and calling attention "l th'
hnaiqi 10 Ihr high cost "f living.
lcnr;ny resolution recently adopted
hy IN. board Of education az cleveland.
Ohio, AMI which was S,nt !" Til" 20"
largest cities, IN thi' country al when
Wheeling r"r"iv"d copy. WAS r"hh' me
rrsnluiiun was that IA" board NJ "du'h-
;inu 1T tina, place "nd"rs"d IN" printing
.,ill for universal military training An"
urged that other boards follow th'lf "N-
:mpIr Thu. resolution WAS turned over
= to tho committee" on physical training
for consideration.
Superintendent Report.
| Tho report uf Superintendent "t
Schools Dr. t. T.. Citizens was !"nE'hN
,rd w.,s uJourcG as Rad. II contained
, AN itemiH..d account If many expenses
and many other items. The Sur"Fln-
t,ndrnl urged tn" buying "f N'cirnsa
far th.. athletic CLASSES. II" ais" asked
consideration for the pur"hnS" "' 'he
tuxy-nrctclvn generator which - now
being used IN III" manual framing
rIuss Th. outfit was installed lay
Prof. Carpenter and Ir. citizens al
their expense for the us" al IN" r"hrF'l
vr.rtinuaI school \ fund was "r''r''n
maid 10 the superintendent for IN" use
=, tin, graduation exercises III June
when thirty-tir" will ""mll"i" courses.
,mounting 10 SlS5. Thc report r"a'
showed ,ha, during III" month h'lS-lw"
new pupils had been enrolled I" All 'n''
schools. bringing the enrolment "r !"
ga. hut. with many h"ine removed
r-,,, srhrnl th. total enrolment AZ tn"
,crinninC Of TN" present month "'S
-" .rhr avcrag" daily hii"ndnnr" Tor
the month was 4.9l2
+ .rh,. rruurs, TT tn" Wunan's cum maj
! ,h,y la. granted PERMISSION Ia USE 'h''
,l,ysirnl training room IN each school
! r.r t,n, hour each week and hav" = phys
;,.,, instructor AN hour each week.. l"r
rhr carving nut of tn" government ar
1crs for the weigh thu hahnS cam
paign" WHS granted.
II, conclusion. Superintendent ''lh'nS
hh~ In