The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-18
Committee Delegated to Take
Up Matter With the City
Manager.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
board of education held in the high
school building last night was an im'
portant one and many matters or In
terest were disposed of. One OF the
features of the evening was the suS-
pension OF the rules in granting the
American Red Cross society the prlVl'
lege to organize 4 Junior auxiliary
among the pupils Of all the schools IN
the city
Bills for city water rent amounting
to STc1.SO were discussed. This Is the
first time the schools have been COM
PEELED to pay this tax. The assess
mept for the various schools varied
and members OF the board were inclln.
ed to believe that some mistake hau
been made.
Or. Armbrecht's Views.
DR.. Z. l.. Armbrecht. also member
OF the council. said: 1T seems by
these bills that there Is L dlscrepanc!
somewhere. The ratification OF tuls
matter originated i'll the executive oe-
partment OF the city and not IN coun-
Gil. The reason We have 10 pay water
rent now is because there have been
So many people not paying for Sucn.
Two big corporations here have oeen
paving until recently $+.&e0 less than
they should pay. The only lnStltu-
tions that are exempt u e the hos
pitfalls" 49,
The matter. was referred to. the
building AMI grounds committee. II
was instructed TO call upon the city
manager and show the officials mis-
take somewhere is apparent. IheF
are to explain TO the manager lhaI
the board wants to pay IN the proper
spirit. An extension OF the discount
Deriod, which has now expired, Will
also be asked. If granted. Il Will save
the board 5000 on the original
amount. The committee has power 10
dispose of the case.
Tardy Teachers.
Hardness Of teachers came. in FOR
its share Of discussion. Only eleven
cases were reported for the last month:
but members OF the board concurreu
III their opinion that all tardineSS
should be eliminated. Or. G. f. Citizens.
SUPERINTENDENT OF schools. stated that
This was Il fair record. There are W.
them !. 500 opportunities 10 come late.
rsr.s;d,,t roc,rs said: We want per-
faction and ,ht. teachers to 81; the en-
annie for the pupils. There should Do
n uniform marking regarding IL" tardl-
ness in all III. schools. Ii a'E OF IH'
schools arr. cheating III their reports on
this subject th": should hr rrS"i'1eu-
1t was also accommodated that All Ie'tch-
crs should liz" in tn" city where theE
..,,I
cars.
Weeks Leave Granted.
rr,f r:irhrnS WAS .:r:lutcd 4 week
1c,,.,. of a5s.,lr,, ~ attend the annual
meeting Of tho superintendent ~ p"p'!*
s,.;,u,,,S organization /" h" held In +\,-
1an,ic tit% t'..!'ruaty :" 10 MarCh /
rrhe sun, az SIn w2S appropriated 10 oe-
fray his cNi'.tS's.
Tho SUPERINTENDENT reported contrt-
button OF $trn from tho ONO valley
Genera: hn$rital fnr the purpose "i
,,i,,;,,,. thr..,. classes 4 week in the
school 10 instruct IL, nurses IN chem
ts,ry. Permission VAS granted AID tho
sun. rri:.ii.'s;, Is extended to-a'l SIM
liar institutions
The appniat.n"nt "t. Miss Jnahc'I'
Prior ut 3 p"r utShi IN I'll" c"sniheEclal
department - night school was con-
firru"'..
Mis-. Martha Wilson w'ts appointed as
s,rp,yrap',rr il, place vf Miss Nsttle
/ l.. Erovcrman. resigned.
To Train Draftees.
DR.. Citizens. was given permission 10
use the school rooms two hours each
night for tn: purpose OF training dral-
toes in In. vocal training school to DC
organized here under the supervision or
the federal board.
I,,rncntrv IS - b.. ono Of IN" principal
ha h,NSr
the expense for III" material or ~h"th"r
rba ,o,crn,,,rnt will b" able to pay t
has been left with >cc teachers ana
schools committee which has full power
to act.
Owing 20. the death of Miss Carrie
Zan, member OF III: trustees. or th'
teachers pension fund Miss Holiday mas
been placed on the list. The commit
tee was given authority to draw war
ra-,t for $3.50 the estimated amount IN
last years budget for 1913 Receipts
reported total.d S4322.35. Paid out IN
nensluns and for various items sl.??3.tU
.rhis expenditure Includes tn" payment
Of $1,000 on the 5000 purchase OF Lib
erty bonds by tn" trustees.
Report on Funds.
Funds reported on hand b. The CITY
treasurer are school fund S"%.-'H''-
building fund S2n.1cS.o9: library fund
% u ~
'rAa committee on accounts reported
on hand bills amounting To S4.ll6.nl
for the past month. They were or
dercd paid.
The bu!iding and grounds committ""
reported the total Of s93i.:@ bills for IN"
various schools for the past month. ~
follows: Washington. sleS.5I; Lincoln
s2S.s7: Clay. sl53.06: Jefferson. s59I:
Webster SsS %: Madison: sh5.Sl
Ritchte. s2"..91: high school. $500.
Bills for the library amounting I"
tlt1.Ss tor papers and books were or
dcred paid.
TIL" library committee reported tn"
receipt Of so uSw books anG So re-
ceived IN an"e.
Kew Appointments.
The commissioners ~ Richie diStric;
recommended II" following changes
which WIRE accepted: Miss 9"rtaa
Rother1n"nd. transferred from sixth y
grade ut Mckinley school 10 the G"part,
mental seventh ard eighth grades -
Ritchte school! - succeed Mrs kat.