The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
REPORT AGREES SMALLER SCHOOL
BOARD HAS ADVANTAGES P
PROPERLY CONDUCTED.

II, rs TABLED.
REPORT AGREES SMALLER scuooI
BOARD HAS ADVANTAGES P
~ PROPERLY CONDUCTED.
, \; spcr!a! meeting last evening. Ia,
Wh'".nG SCau"i boar! asked United
; States t,wn'$:''"""r Ui Edu"nt.nn L. l.
. tHaN;Ur L. sad representative L
, WH'".!aE to rrUduct COMPREHENSIVE,
~ "'h""i surrey e.! hi" city. e; a COS: not
- "h"""t >5.hvh. This action wns lahcr
-, up"n recommendation o: a .i"r!Il com
m'ii"" q: ~" %''hop! board appointed tC
!nv"@t!Sat" statements mad" ~ u recent
r4'i''!.,i Hrl'"I!n n II" Wheeling
News. H"d - :. i"t;"" wr,tt"n 10 the
N"ir"' h',siG 10y Mr.. II G. ogden. In r.
Sp"N''' 20 an INV station from the s,huu,
board 70 du So, sctlinE forth his views
upon III" claim that the membership ut
;ar school board should y" reduced from
tNcnty-Uue - seven members
The board deferred acton unon an
other Recommendation of the committee.
that n" #Vhuui hoard app. Al TO the Wrs !
TE!A!a legislature 10 move the state
I'ra.dt Sch"ul from West Liberty 10
NH""..rH. Tn" "nt;r.. r,pnr; Of the
c"um!;tc" WAS received ana t!lcd and
upon motion @! General Alfred "a .dwc,l
TIA" Instrumentation tn;t 'lu attempt be
mad" 10 secure Ia" removal OF the West
Liberty Normal I" Wheeling WIS tabled.
TN motion Ut General Caldwell. second
cd by lr. NJ. Is. Williams. the recon-
incubation :" $""Uc" a school survey vas
tAkE3 uH ana approved. with IL" re-
guest that United state rnEm!sSlnn"r
t!aNtoH 90; as Sprcu., - possible.
Schu"i Commissioner Edward Rogers
opposed lh.S action. because of the fact
that the Rotary club and ether orEani-
cations arc preparing Il h!.l to b" sent 70
IN" legislature. providing thar the MEM
Ncc$aIp q! tho board D., reduced from
twenty -ou" 10 seven.
Tao portion OF the committee report,
providing Tor the SCh"o, survey. fol-
lows:
Your committee makes the recon-
mcndaEon that the board Immediately
scCur" expert Service ~ .'rrpare com
prehensive school survey Of the city OF
Wheeling. Such n survey would make
manifest all the weak spots IN our sys-
TEN as compared with other systems
II would Also point out the way for i'm
pru"cmHnt."
Cleric Frank Stanton. In this connrc-
ton. rH&d l";icrs from United States
Commissioners C!aNton. explaining how
III" survey might lie made at n cost OF
$1,000. He proposes 10 send An export
and staff OF eight men Ia make the sur
vcy. They Will invest!Eai> such TENT
ureS as expenditures. methods OF ap-
poIntment Of teachers. qualifications Of
teachers, quality OF courses as com-
Jared with those of other r.;!cs. tho adj
visibility OF a !arG" Or small school
board. and other Information. This re-
port Is 10 b. put Into prmphlct form,
submitted 10 the board 81 education,
copies placed IN the school. distributed
through tho community. and Il supply
b" kept on hand for any call that may
De mad" for e. !
Concerning the Normal School |
The recommendation 70 Attcrr-' to So
cure the removal 81 the West Liberty
Normal School TO Wheeling. follows;
In order that our school system NAV
bn HlaCel a hirHpr standard
committee recommends TO tho board
First. that VIC Immediately aprCal to the
leEisa ure 10 move the Normal School
from West Liberty to Wheeling Such
action alone would marx It turning point
in III" history OF our schools. We could
Immediately require Of all our grade
teachers normal certificate. and have
the guarantee that tn" necessary quail
tn" same Sine our present stan would
l.a"" at n low cost the oDp"riunity of
special training during III" summer
months ~ FAR as THIS n'trht be re- {
harGshtps. Tho Drsscn, buildings at :
West Liberty nr" aniiGuatcd and must
sooner or later 30 rebuilt. The attpn-
dance Is very low-th" lowrSt or our ;
Normal Schools. MANY Of the present
pupila ar" attending H!Eh school .
and equally as much good
would accru 10 It" community where it
- wv ''l - NV hNfu IL lll' NtHbpL wan 10
b" continued as rural High school. II
removed 10 Wheeling. the Normal
school EttcndnnC" would soon double
ooss!hi" treble. with our svstcm az 4
graduates would bH IN great demand
out as our sa!aricS ar" At present on a 4
iigh standard We would Iva IN position b
70 attach the best qualified graduates q
o our stan" 4
General Caldwell. in moving TO table =
his portion Of the report; declared that
!uch nm action would Kill til" inst!iu- Z
ion AZ West Liberty. and cited the Tact /
hat new dorm!t"ry has ius: been, y
completed there A. considerable ex- y
'enSc. =
The Smaller Board.
After reviewing at length tho News n
d!torini and IT," letter OF Mr.. Ogden 20
he school hoard. the committee report
s adopted by the board saws concern
ne the proposal tO reduce the member.
hin of the board to seven ncmbers:
Your committee believes that
mailer board. &c composed OF the riehtI
ne Of competent men. and possibly
lrNrviscd by higher authorities. cHnld s
IRE "ncCtIicly transact tn" business"
7 tho School District than tn" recent "
;lrd. II might be mentioned, however. n
;yt the supervision Of the local board 70
n higher authorities would mean we -
q, Id no longer h" AN .rd"ncnd"nt dis -
va With small hard K would lie b,
Se r to secure Quorum at the meet y,
and there NAV hc some pdvant- ~.
an The PRINCIPAL d!Sadvantagoq ~
"a ,'"r. OF Il smaller board Is that II Is .''
a. likely 10 I've CONTROLLED politically ~
q ,thc present board consisting OF !,
49, bone members. Unless tho small ~ ~
d II is absolutely non-uarttsnn. and !"
II, appointments of members ar"' >,
- mn the basis OF scholarship and IT
III wi lone. this smar"r board might III
Z. uc,sastrous inHuenC" over IN" cd
. tnn OF our future citizens Con-
the'H"usly with the reduction " r'
ro,phnrshir Of ths board should IN
lswhmplete revision OF the school
sucRS TO make 4 imposS!hlr for
in itrd to abuse the powers vested
,bc NJ. Miller moved to strike out
=, ZION portion. OF the report. tho mo-
III well. seconded by General Cald-
IL On motion lost. II 10 2. IA
'onI"l of Or. VI Il. Williams. sec ~
The fopmm!ss!untr {. ]. kepncr. oh
a tho abG words wcC" stricken from SIT
y ed by elton, as originally present 4
= cmmin"Irmittce: 1T is matter oc vi'
ne BON ,h.i that IL" proceedings of inI
81 Coun,y c"ounc!l and IN" board nr an
outside fS!nncrs arg dominated by
Il Tn" .re."
IN %.ws cd report concerning tho
h covers N and Mr. Ogd"n's letter
n SAYS that typed pages. The report CO..
w thar haypt true that high schools nm
of GVMeo,inr gNr enro'lNcnts than IN
The rrorIo school ar" no; costing -
of wI.hdrawal"rr money. insists thnt by
.c :, me !rtH high Schools are du"
rnrk. and 1's offered for oHf!c" rur
stat" law H"rds enactment OF It tir
, bows and -gHg the ATTENDANCE" .: on
| 70 lu.rei l,y 20 the sam" age ms hin
] wear NJ whln:1 laws The lac IA!
was -s-ah',srhccling high school
,a-, os we'll a'ii"d as 4 disadNan-
- och:al and prHrG" nN;Ao1r Of nnT- .,