The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-20
BOARD Of EDUCATION VOTES To H.
EXTEND MANUAL TRAINING WORK
1KB sUM or $500 APPROPRIATED
FOE INSTALLING AN ELEC-
FRIcAL TRAINING COURSE.

Adopting practically in its entirety
report Of the committee on teachers and
schools, the Wheeling Board of Educa-
ton last night voted authority for the
installation OF 4 course in electrical con-
4 Struction as a part Of the manua, 'ra!n-
Z ing course az R.tChic grade school At
the same time the board ais" auth"r;zcd
the establishment Of a coursG n home
4 economics in the same school.
IA For the installation If IN" Electrical
Srcnstruction course the board vc,'d an
Sexpendi;ure Of $@.jn0. ana the sum of
sS2.e00 for the year for instructor IN
lStflis branch Of manual trainIn~. The
sum of $50 fer IN" var for the cst"5'
tlshmcnt of the HON" economies cHurs"
was voted.
The esta bli shr"rt Of thcs" courses In
Rjtchie school Will give tho city- s'h1 lis
sthc advantage of faurth center for
isuch training ut the grade school stu
3,delts. relieving n. congestion in III"
Z present thrC" C"n'ccS.
"a The board referred the proposal I"
trevise the course e training for n" last
,xtrnree years N High school To irIr"lp1l
4sH. B. Johns and Mr.. Andsrs" Mr..
ssJohns and Mr.. And rsuu are also COM
fsmlttee 70 investigate the ACCESSIBILITY
t'of tokinG up n" reserve officers rim
Ting course proposed 70 tn" hoari in
sccmmunicatl"n from Colonel M"KiNl'y.
r. Washington. They have MT yct had
sufficient time 70 max" 4 r"p:r'.
>. The School Board approved Z report
s.aIthorizing Supt. c. F. G':h"ns a!d
= sf1Jncipal H 3 Johns T. extend III" sum
Ssmer school curriculum I" % ir;d class
,>ics and high school work. An rNp"ndi-
tfture OF $3.50 for such an ox,"us:"H was
teauthorized
Refund OF deductions fronl tho sala-
x trjes Of L. L. Staclcr and Miss Sophia
Irwin. teachers were ordered.
Elementary Nursing Favored.
"A incorporation OF "A class in ,lnrontnry
nursing for all girls in tn frr.hman
year in Wheeling Ugh school Ma rec
sommended TO the cry school Bolrd last
siGight BY Supt. G. f.. Gith"as Mr.. GI,h-
sens would max" elementary aurs.ui q
part OF the HON" economic trainiu'; Of
1.-THE freshman girls
"a Mr.. Citizens recommendation was
ssgfven directly 10 the board Session. hav-
ing been approved verbally JuSt better"
assthe meeting by tho entire committee on
physical education.
Accompanying tbs recommendation.
Superintendent Citizens Included ar"' i.rr
providing for IN" employment oc four
additional experienced puuH' n..l;h
nurses on IN" physical cdu"Htiuu S'aT.
at a cost not 70 exceed So 90" pr year.
Discussion OF tho supcrInt"nG"nt's rec
ommendation revealed that tho physical
education committee favored the plan
in order thar there may b" on" nurse
to approximately each 500 pupils II tho
public schools for the purpos" of curry
ing physical education into IN" hrrl"s.
~ The proposal seemed just about to
raise an animated discussion A. To the
advisability Of mourning thu additional
expense when ono member - IN" board
left Their room. and Con. Alfred Cald
well raised the poinr &C I froii"n quo
rrr,. At this point ~" Session au'"rra:-
tcaIly adjourned. COT Jr-, 4. Miller
had previously offered a m"tj"I :" send
the recommendation back 70 The physical
education committee in ordc- hat II
rnixht como up at a later meeting when
more members OF the board w"r" present
Superintendcnt's monthly report:
Boys Girls Total
No. pupils enrolled. 1878 c5;9 4952
No. new pupils. IS -
Total enrolment 1900. 2$9l 1855 1877
- The report Of tho treasurer showed
Ethe following balances: School fund
s42713.2l: hui,IinE fund. $22@02.2 ::
library fund S2.9e622.