The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-13
LAKE, AND pARsr. AccoAPAN1ED
~ COL. o9LEBAx, DECIDE TO
n1TALL wAT1R WORKS.
xnttrs hoard win Meet Today at Peai-
tSnttAry and Inspect Institution.

The Mes, Liberty STATE Normal Sch"",
was visited Yesterday b. tw" members
OF the state board % c"ntr"l.I The N:Sis
MAS made primarily {" <" over me
school grounds and the REV oui'nHs
plans which are under consideration.
Thu members q the board making
THIS NiS., We're John :. bars. and J. >.
Ikkin. tasv NerF accompanied by 20.
T.. W Dg.ehay ~ the state board "t
EDUCATION.
ASS r"S.'t Of yesterdays inspection
and con'""o".', =, Nest Liberty. ne
board If ,"utr", has definitely decided
upon he installation o. r"mp'"'"
water works plan, snr IN" normal
schoo,. Th's plan; vii. be built with u
View or accommodating the needs or
ire schnC! for the next twenty-five years
and. Surh being the case. there VIII D"
smpie water 20 supply the town 81 west
Liberty for number or years.
The state has hnugh: tract or lahu
Rtong me creek below the norma. SCa""i
srd will errc' 4 lQ-funt dam from wh"h
the water Will he pumped To larE"
Reservoir whicn will be c"nStru"ted
;hnve tnr norma, at such helSht 10
8 ford amp,e pressure - supply INC
whole community. This supply O. water
for the normal ard the town VIII he
GiStinCt I'M prov eU'eUI IL ''''t 49, ~
water wcrLS there At present.
Fy.snsivs Building Program.
NJ 1:hir stated tina, the board ~
cort-cf LAS an extensive building nr"-
gam ra:Ired Ter tho West Liberty
school which will he completed just rs
soon =, funds arc appropriated by me
State legislature Al The present tim"
q phys!ral education building - unde"
construction which vii re "t ample
size to accommodate al :ri""r sports.
having 4 floor space o. ~ feet VIDE pE
20 -. ."ng. Several driNe"aNS are
also unde: construction and Will re
hurried along 70 completion. MI. I.aklh
said that ~" reAt Legislature Will be
asked for funds for new adm'n'Stsa-
ton building. n" old one being ante
oua,aA and entirely TOO small The
rrAsen. administration building VIII
Re turned into u boys dOrm;:ory.
Acrord:rE 1" Nj Lak.n. the West
Liberty Norma, has surprisingly
h-isn: outlook and il Will be improved
= kecpirS "i'h II" iNc~eo sins enroll
mert and needs. lts cuTi"ulem mas
lately undergone several radical changes
tending 20 place the scholastic stanu-
ards or Il much higher Level. ~ pres
On. the grcat percentage or students
are high s, hool graduates. and many
new courses have been adGeu 70 supply
the demand for higher education anu
nrainlug President M,Eiu:lS mas
lnaugu-ated several correspondence
courses for teachers and has established
extension classes in several ~ the towns
and elite. In the Panhandle. The hoard
OF control is making strenuous efforts
70 bring this normal school up to the
same standards OF scholarship and pop
ularity now enjoyed by several of the
larger and better known normal schools
OF the state.
Al Psniesnttary Today.
The visit 20 West Liberty was taken
up entirely with the new building p:o-
gram and an inspection Of the entire
school Roth Mr.. Lakin and Mr.. Darst
expressed themselves as heing very
we'll pleased with conditions as they
found them. and are very sanguine over
the prospects for the future.
The entire board Of control. OF which
the members are M. Darst Mr.. Lakin
and ]. Walter Barnes. will meet today
at the state perltentlary ~ Mounds
Vile and will inspect that institution.
This will be tho first time In ten years
that the entire board ot control has
visited the penttentiary IN a body. and
Il Is expected that many important an
rourcNmen,s will be made as q result.