The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-12

to maintain economically. Erect
building for the Clay and Jefferson q
the seventh and eighth grade pun,
from the Union school. leaving CnfI
as a SIX grade school. This schd
would also he 4 24-class school. The ca
would be the same as for the Ritch
school.
Webster District.
Center school should be abandon
and tho pupils in Center and Webst
housed in the Webster school. II tn
building is organized on the work-stud
play plan. there would be ample roc
for the children of both schools. The
would be- 1888 children, or 24-clA
school. There arc is class rooms
the building. manual training roc
and Il cooking room. Twelve Of t
class rooms could be used as ella
rooms. one for an auditorium Ut W
originally built for this purpose), o
for Il kindergarten and the other 9
for special activity rooms. There II
playground block and a half ava
and Il portable gymnasium could be eret
ed there. The cost for equipment (
the special activities and for the gyl
uasium would come to $4,000. IND
the traditional plan u additional cl 4
rooms would be needed at a cost
$4,000.
Washington District.
Washington IL a we'll built school.
though not modern can be made to q
nish modern educational facilities
children II operated. on the work-stu
play plan. Allowing for a kindergaI
and 4 ninth grade (for this should
be 4 combination elementary and ju
high SCHOOL,, there would be 633
drcn, or IL classes in the school. T
are IL rooms. Eight could be used
class rooms and the other eight FOR
CIal facilitieS-two shops for boys,
drawing room. one music room, ono
turc study room. one library and
rooms for an auditorium. Tho 10
the south OF the school should be
cha Sod for an additional playgro'
and the house used for domestic scit
and kindergarten. A portable 81
nasium should be erected on the sch
grounds. The cost Of equipment Of
special activity rooms would be $50
and the gymnasium $4,000. making.
total Of $4,000. On the traditio1
plan eight additional class rooms wo1
he needed at cost of s12S,OO9, q
there is no space in which to err
Madison District
Madison school is a comparativ
new building and, although unfortuna
~ constructed in many ways. II
superior 10 many Of the buildings.
should be made into a combination e
mrntary and punior high school, viii
would give an enrolment OF abo
/ .NSG. or IS classes. This should
made into 30-class school. Counts
both the old and new buildings, the
are - class rooms available witho
counting the manual training room
the basement Under the work-stud
play plan only Is class rooms would
needed. The other l3 rooms could
used as follows: One chemistry labor
tory. one physics laboratory. one fire.
hand drawing room. one mechanic
drawing room. one music room, one Sc
ing, room' one cooking room. Two SO
fr boys, one nature study room, q
library and one kindergarten. Tl
rooms could he used for gymnasium
girls 4 gymnasium for boys could
constructed between the left wing q
the auditorium At cost OF apprc'
lnatciy S@5.O0n. Tho cost Of equipm}
fuy the special rooms would be va
The total cost. $4,000. Under the Z,
ditlonal plan IS extra class rooms wo h
hn needed. They would cost s240N
and there is no space in which TO 2
them UP.
Lincoln School.
This is an old. inadequate bufldil
placed inconvcnicntly on hill Will
If tn" Wheeling Improvement assoc
ton plans materialzc, Will be used
:, national highway connecting W
Greater Wheeling. The building shot
he abandoned and new building ere
cd ut the foot Of the hill near the nel
church. AS this is a combination e
mcntary and high school, the buildi
would have to be constructed TO acco
modatc eight elementary classes
two high school classes. Under
wurlt-study-play plan four class ROOF
would be required for the elementa
school and two for the nigh scho
There should also be a chemistry
hnratory. a physics laboratory ST
for boys, two shops for girls. dra|
ing room. n music room. library. kl
derrarten, auditorium and gymnasit'
All these activities are carried on
the school at the present time, but
vrry' inadequate equipment. a
building OF II units. at a cost OF slo
per unit. would be f256.oOO. Under
traditional plan six additional c}
rooms would h" ncaIed ana tne
would be 1852. 600.
Spraking on tn. vital subject OF
preparation ~ teachers and the Stai|
ards required. the survey Is very
pIiCit on this point. calling attention
the fact that there has been no reco
niZcd standard of excellence reoulr
rf public school teachers: that many
ice. and that the entire system tends
keen in the employ of the Board
Education n large number OF incoi
pctent teachers. while little opportunl
was offered for the recognition or sp
r!al work and special merit. unoer q
heading il says:
Teachers Generally Uuprsparsd fo1
Service.
only "a Of the ia teachers In
elementary schools meet re3 Soha1
standards of qualifications. only
nave had as much as one year OF M
mai school training after completi
the high school course. About thr'
tnur;hs of the teachers have had pr
t,cuIlv nothing more than high sen
education or less. The school starr
therefore, not only professionally
trained but, relatively, uneducatcd:
The average term OF service IN WING
ing IS l43 years. while the total aV|
age experience is lG.l years. which,
very much above the average. ~
degree Of pcrmanency of tenure vol
be- q cnmmcndablc feature II the teal
crs were adequately trained: as II
the children of Wheeling 10 not ha
thr advantage OF teachers who ha
had good education and adequate pl
fcssional training for their work.
Higher Standards Of Teaching Essant
r,.utHry schools need training first, a
thee: inspired. Intelligent guidance FRI
principals and supervisors.
40 new teacher should be employ
in the elementary schools who has
hai a minimum OF two years OF prof.
s!onal training beyond graduation IRE
4 standard four years hign scht
course. Teachers now In the syst'
Should be given a reasonable peril
Sav five years. in which 10 meet
rev standards. To assist them, stu
cinssc. for teachers should be organic
Including possibly extension cours
from nearby educational institutions
Teachers should be required to CO
,iruc professional growth and develc
mrnt, hut "ndravor along such lin
S,tould h" recognized. They should
permitted u visit other schools at lea
one wcrk each year. Equal salaries
equal ability. training. and cXperier
should be paid throughout the syste
The teaching staff should not be
crnitcd entirely from Wheeling.
There is much confusion of authori
in the present plan Of supervision:
,,rp,rHl no ono seems to know just M