The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-20

or STREET PAVING
MINISTERIAL EDUCATION COMMIT
TEE IN COMPREHENSIVE AC-
COUNT OF ALIEN EDUCATION
PLEDGE COOPERATION TO WHEEL
ING MPRoyAMEMT Asso Gals
The directors of the Wheeling Cham
Der of Commerce met at the Fort henry
club Friday noon in their regular SEM
monthly meeting. Eleven OF the louf-
teen directors were present.
Report of Special Committee
The special committee appointed NJ Il
, recent meeting Of the directors, I" taNe
up the question IF "Why tn" Traction
, COMPANIES had not paved between thelF
tracks. header curbs and rails. and re-
port back to the directors --fr'aue a
complete and comprehensive report OF
the entire QUESTION 1t issue, AFTER thoF-
ouShly having gone into every nHasr
Of it. After Il thorough discussion IN"
directors unanimously adopted the l"l-
II lowing resolution. and ordered copy
sent To the city manager:
RESOLVED THAT-lt Is the scnso OF
;hr directors OF III" Wheeling rhanSr
of Commerce. that the city Of Wheel
ing should take such measures as may
he necessary. to compel the traction
companies TO perform their obligations.
with respect To the street paving within
the city.
Report on on AuuubbAAd
Education
The following report OF the chamlSr =
committee on Industrial EducatIon. Was
unanimously approt ed by Ihr directors.
dnd the committee. authorized |" rt!Se
$4,000 necessary To finance the work
involved:
Your committee on INDUSTRIAL Edu-
cation desires 10 submit the GLOWING
rrpOrt: We met in tn" Chamber 81
Commerce rooms Wednesday. November
So. at the call of the chairman. Surt.
c. l., Citizens for the specific purpose
of taking up at this time the matter "l
Part Time Education for lnduStrla
Workers. Mr. w. G. Carpenter, direc-
tor OF Industrial Education in the
Wheeling public schools. VII" Is also
Il member of this committee. explained
the working nC the Smith hughes Act
which provides fund L. be used by tn"
Federal Board Of Vocational l.du'ttion
in the various states of the Union. This
fund when matched dollar for dollar BY
the state or loca! communities - a,'r,I-
;tbla for paying the salaries OF tho IN
StrurtUrS for evening school III iart
Time classes in the trades and !lduS-
tries. Mr.. Carpenter stated that II Is
the desire IF the state Board 81 Noca'
tlonal Education. whom he has the hon
or To represent In this district. ihdl
classes Particularly offering Part Tam"
instruction for apprentices In tn" VAR
iOuS trades and INDUSTRIES bc eStho'
nShcd IN Wheeling.
He also stated that il was desirable
and customary mat the movement nave
the moral and financial backing q! suEh
bodies as our Chamber of Commerce. CO.
GENERATING with the Board OF Edu"atiun,
with the state Department and with
local employers and employees. sup:
citizens informed us that the Beard OF
Education has already had thiS matter
up for ConSidc"ul! ton ana nave nnth!'
mouSly agreed that II Was GrA!THhi' l"
start Such classes in THIS community
and further. offered IN" uSr OF "a" Hl-h
i'll, - =, 'tlf
Industrial Eiucatiun 10 such classes.
He also stated that they had gwen MT
Carpenter permission to devote 4 part
OF his time 10 the organizing ana -pcr-
yiSinE OF such classes
Before committing Ourselves 10 any
definite line OF action. we decided TO
adjourn until Monday evening, NoFcm-
her Sth. At the high school building Tor
tho purpose Of studying the equipment
in the Industrial Department, and the
lines Of work that It would be possible
to offer in Wheeling.
wv, met as planned. "" would i'k4
to mention IN passing tn lat t""l "a
we waited to began our IL lE"lion:
we saw forty men and boys, women ana
girls in Inc, waiting their turn 10 reg
lister for the Evening School classes
which are in session at thc hlSh SCho"i
building. We ALSO saw some three mum
drcI students who had previously en-
rolled. earnestly rAGaGcd IN the various
classes offered by our Board OF EuucA-
IRE Dating lEcIlSciN ~ lOl hNNN''
Jobs and better citizens. THIS AT tle
,VlIstart impressed Us as TO the he"u
for adult education. We found III INC
shops in the high school building SpItn-
did equipment INal!IhIr Tor acI"d; pd'.'
instruct ION in the following depart
,ucntS: Pattcrn-m,Lk!nE.. carpentry, oNy-
acctylcnc Welding, applied electricity;
sheet metal. pottery ana >heEhhhl'n,
the fact that there IL immediate ncch
and demand at this TING Tor classes i"F
pattcrn-makers, apprentices and nam
inists, and after taking into c"nSid"r''-
tlon the provisions Oi the Sm!t'-lihEirS
BIZ and the benefits immediate ana lu'
lure which VIII accrue 80 our C"mhiui-
lily and other communities in'n Mhhn
our students III GIt 60 We u'I'h'n,,"tH'a
iugrcrd that II WAS :. broad question
which must hr solved a. un%c'hShiy as
that Of general rlu'Wtlon; ana we 'HcTe-
fore hereby recommend: ,,,.,,,
"EirsI-Ihr ummrdaI" establishment
OF Il class for Lpprcn'''' pA'trt II ' ~ ~,
uhis class has been applied for hy the
apprentIcrS themselves. th"rr "'hE
seven out OF Il desired tn aIr"IH! hH'tli-
able for this ClnSSl. Inc tolal cost ioi
this one class meeting for -. "'E' 80 40
! n minimum will be arprOXsmIiTiN ?"p"'
= half of which Will Il" met by IN" S'lt'
: and half to be provided for by the com
munlty. ,. u,..
:" ommends that like instruction Tor
machInists' apprentices be provided As
soon az rossihlr. MS this class OF mech-
onics. nrrhapS more broadly represents
the community need than any othAr one
To ACCOMPLISH this, i first class nltrh-
inc shop should be available: Ihe
: Roard Of Education has already pur-
chased the necessary equipment 10,
: such n SHOP but have failed TO inSttli
It, owing to the fact that inc IneSc,'I
, quarters OF the janitor, when are 10
he used for this shop. cannot ne nau
because so far no rooms nave pTv"
Cound for the janitor to live IN. we
TINS, that the rooms may soon nc Va
rated and r1mOdcied so that they can DC
fused for Il machine shop. not only LOT
apprentices but during tho day Tor nigh
school and grade classes as We'll nov
oyer in the mean time We believe ma
classes in mathematics and mcchinicHI
drawing for mach!ntSt apprentices
should be Immediately established IN
both tho high school and the PdCcS W
'emnloymcnt and We so rtConlli'tHu. I'M"
will cost an additional *S"o 10 ne Pro
rIded By tho community for tue t"o
classes. 49, ,,..o, 10.
"Third-After getting the classes AS
outlined above on j working basis. your
cHnmittrc believes other classes IN IN"
building trades ana W'C''''"'''' 80
should hn established.
Signed: ,rr,>-, fr,oirr,,r
\. G. WHITAKER
J. T.. WRIGHT
T.. g. RAUSCIlEiNhlE'i
Z. J. lICNTEt