The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-17
D. Of {. NEE TS
AND DISCUSSES
MANY MAT TIERS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE GOT GOOD
START FOR SEASON AND ARE
RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
Total Number Of Pupils Enrolled Up to
tine Present Time Is Nearly.
Fifty-five Hundred.

\ .cS.A,r meeting Of lhH board OF
"dU,1l"J was held last evening at t!r
h;gh school with Paul Q. ErymanH pres
dent presiding. The session proved -
lengthy one on account vi the number
-; matters considered and other rou-
tine matters which had accumulated dur
!uE tho past TWO weeks.
The first and most important 10 b"
taken UP WAS the recommendation of thu
building and grounds committee" WHICH
met on September 18th and fixed In" in
SuranCc rates Tor the different SchCul
buildings and their equipment through
Gu; the cay. IN addition 70 the !nSuE-
anCe or the janiturs homes The total
valuation OF all the schools and other
property IS $lJlA,5O0. while the total
amour, Of insurance is Sl.3S3.55O.
This was referred 10 the building and
grounds committee with power 10 act.
In connection with this It motion was
made and acted upon. insiruct!ng SUI
p"riatcndrnt l. +. Citizens 70 notify the
principals of the different schools L"
have teachers take an inventory OF al!
property In their rooms. books. desks
and other property. the property Of the
prepared as quickly as possible and
turned over to the grounds and building
committee So tina; corrections can Dc
made before ;hc policies are taken out
WIKI the different companies.
Salaries Satisfactory.
The report or the salary committee
was then read and was referred 10 the
secretary 10 be put on the minutes. The
teachers and schools committee report
ed that TWO vacancies which wcr" no;
filled when the appointment Of the
TEACHERS was made, has been t'llcd by
Miss Blanch Grants. of W!lkrsharre.
Pa, aud Prof. Harris Grcoman, of l'hi-
adclphla. Pa. Both of these teachers
have taken up their duties at the high
school IN different departments.
Il Il,
had been prepared hy superintendent
G!theuS was read. as follows: September
18th. Labor Day; September 9Th. Fair
day: September 3Qth. Emancipation day:
for Lincoln school. November 18th aud
36th. Thanksgiving: december 18th 10
January 3rd. Christmas and New Years
holidays. March 2Nth !" April It'll Srring
vacation; May Soth. Memorial Day. This
report was approved and nlcd.
Superintendent Citizens also made tho
following report. That tuition for pupils
from surrounding towns 10 attend the
WhcclinE schools he as follows. $3.50 a
month for those attending grade schools;
$500 Il month for those attending high
school. This Is an increase of so per
cent over IN" last year. Inexperienced
teachers 10 b" used as substitutes in
the event OF illness arc to be paid $500
per day. This means teachers that have
not held permanent plac" IN any
school heretofore Experienced teachers
will be paid $500. \ motion was pass
cd giving the superintendent tile power
10 act in these matters.
An application received from +. II.
Oller, in connection 10 transferring his
daughter from ono school 10 another 10
continue with her studies. was rejected
on u motion passed by the majority OF
the members. Three other requests for
changing children were granted. The
resignation OF Miss Jane Hcrbvrts. who
has been married recently, was accepted
ny tho board. Another application for
transferring 4 child from one TO another
school was rejected on the ground that
the father wanted the child TO work at
ter school hours, and as the boy is un
der the age limit II was impossible 10
take any other action.
superintendent's Report.
4 report from the superintendent
showed that Lincoln school is crowded
At the present and some plan will have
10 be made TO take care OF NALL the chill
drcu. IL Is found that the rooms which
are the most crowded are those In the
third and fourth grades Tho report
shows that there is 26l pupils IN this
school. or this number 40 come from
the surrounding towns
DIR. Wilson. one Of the members OF the
board. asked for 4 report OF the number
Of pupils that have enrolled since the
beginning OF the school year. The sup
erntendent read the following report
up 10 tine present date: