The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-12
SCHOOL SYSTEM
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the Commissioner. Director OF the
Survey.
Mrs Henrietta ". calvin. specialist
n nome economies
Miss Nina 9. Nand"ua,kcr. specialist
IN ktndcrEartcn pd primary education
Miss F'or~ncc'C. Fox. specialist In
ssiucationa systems.
Mrs Mice l&,rrows Fernando. Spe-
c:al'<t IN industrial and economic rela-
tiunS In educat;on.
Miss Julia II. Tappan. assistant in
school hygiene.
DR.. J. Franklin HobbHt. professor OF
educational administration. University
OF Chicago. Chicago. Hines.
Mr. Ralph bowman. specialist IN
school finance and accounting. |. :. Ru-
reau Of Efficiency. Washington. u. G
pr. Willard :. Small director % "du-
rational rrSca rch and development. In
trrdrrartmrntal Social Hygiene Board
Washington. n. c.
Or. Chester \ Bucknnr. professor OF
burGh. PITTSBURGH. FH.
Or. Thomas Alexander. professor Of
elementary education, Icah"dy N".'"S"
for Teachers. Nashville. Tenn.
Mr. Walter H Klar. director Art De
partmen.. University OF Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh. Tn
Mr.. LINTON F. Garrett principal Of
the Training school state Normal
School. san Marcos WAS.
su1CrARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND
DEMONSTRATIONS
ORGANIZATION A%n ADMINISTERED
Introductory
The independent SCRoo, District OF
wheeling was established BY act OF IN"
Virginia Legislature. n Richmond. rem
ruary -. lS49. K vas tn"n. and has
since bern maintained. entirely ;Aic-
pendrnt oc all oih"r school corporations.
general school legislation. and even "
the municipal corporation q: Wh""iinE-
Notwithstanding. at pr"S"at. NOR" tnan
two-thirds OF IN" area ~ Nhr"'nS los
outside OF the independent; School DIS
trict.
OrlSinaily The Board Of school Com
rrisStonCrS consisted "t hNc m"mo"rS.
Subsequent legislation /" all tntentS and
purposes divided tn" ind"p"n!"nt Srn""I
Dis,rirt into seven relatively 3rt'n"-
NOUS Sub-diStrict$. and provided for thu
present board NJ twcnty-on" members
In certain important r"Sr""t~. ;hiS '"'Tu
functions as seven r'.Itir"IE NI"i'h"-
en-; local boards and exercises "\'cu-
rive control over such tCChnl'HI matters
- anpointmrnt Of teachers. adm;H;Stra-
tion Of the school buildings. and IA"
Ike.
A good type nj personnel appears 10
have been attracted 20 tn" Niticr: an.
the suh-diStrirts have acquired i-'i'-
ron OF selecting h! Gh-m.nlr| m"n '"H
their Srhuu, commissioners. '"rN:h'E
~, present board is of this type. S"n'
Of tho boards methods and actions iNo>t
a.. criticized: hut The errors :" b. p"tnt'I
out src errors Ot Judgment and not 81
character or effort.
Minutes or n" board show that the
superintCndcnt OF schools - n"t con-
>u,ird nor asked 70 n"'ninatc t"a'hrVS'
until -ccPntly the principals were NOT
consulted on appointments: nothing more
clrar'y shows the primitive "a3r2ctrr
of educational administration IN Wheel
ing.
Lack OF Community Interest and Sup
port a Serious Handicap.
Tho community generally has hem m
dirrrrent toward public school matters;
active rublic rC-uprratiOa ard moral
support have been largely lacking. In
active members OF tn" community VINO
have made no effort :" pr"not" good
schools have scarcely earned right
nGan1 commsudAole Features Developed
In spite OF Unfavoraole Condition.
In spite OF unfarorahlc conditions.
Including lack OF vigorous community
support, unwieldly size Of board. ia
efficient scheme OF organization. and
the like numerous Commcndaote features
have been introduced b. the board.
Some Of these are:
% Medical inspection or health
t25 Numerous special supervisors
and special teachers.
80 Free textbooks.
20 Development OF the public
(SJ Recon, large increases IN sala-
Cs> Recent expansion OF the budget,
t71 Setting standard qualifications
for high school t"arhr- ...,s,.o s.-,ss .,
courses FOR vocational industrial com
mercial and homie making training.
Cs) Recent attempts TO extend the
benefits OF physical training.
uO) Tho tendency 20 defray tn" OK.
corps in attendance a. professional meet
tID Provision OF visiting days for
U,j A not unEcnerous stck-leov" Al
U3) Provision :or coach" teacher r.
not administered effectively.
90 An unusually good SYSTEM OF
orovtding substitute teachers tnCnN-
plcte but excellent :" far ~ II So"S(.
OjN Numerous SITS or supplement-
ary readers. and a system for CIRCULATING
them Tin serious need Of attention. bur
u highly cOmTrcnulHi" >|iN'.
NS) \ teachers pension system.
90 Evening schools.
GS) America n,Zati0a classes
Difficulties Of Administration Through
Committees.
The board has an unusually large
numbers o. standing committees. ten.
each Of whtch performs !mporiant runc-
tons properly b"iunSing E" the board
itself -Four o. these committees are
.,ch as i,rg.. A. ~" Mir" school beard
- New York cry; and ~" smaller com
n,ittces ar" each the siz" ot the entire
Schoo! board n Albany Or Troy.
Adding these ten functional boards 20
IN" seven lora, or Sub-diS,rict boards.
and tho composite board in which they
all belong ono may rcal!z" something
~ the comp,eN!ty oS the 0rEariza ton,
and Tn, possibilities for scattering re-
sporSio;ltty.
For example. the Commttt"" on Build
lngs and Grounds acts chiefly as tndi-
viduals. ordering repairs. painting. etc.
without consultation. and without pre-
vious action BY the board. The COM
rr;ttcc meets confirms tho acts or In
dividual members. and then requests
confirmation BY tho board. From m"
way IN which reports are presented. tn"
board can have n" real knowledge OF
what is done: confirmation Is practically
tnvariahlr. and without debate.
In Wow % the amount OF work to hn
done. members Of he C"Umittr" cannot
give the amount 81 tim" necessary to
Know All the details and needs OF alt
the buildings. Each member knows
many Things about his" building. II IL
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