The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-14
NfEErINa OF TUE BOARD OF EpucA-

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDuCA-
TIoN.-The regular monthly meeting OF
the Board of Education met in the
Chamber OF the First Branch of tho
City Council. The President being abb
sents on motion Of Mr.. Ewing, Mr.. Hall
was called to the chair.
The roll was called by the clerk and
tho following gentlemen answered to
their names: Messrs Bickel, Boring,
Clohan, Ewing, Hall, Hubbard, Hutch
inson, Lancaster, Muth, Mcclure,
Phillips and Stewart.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
We're read and approved.
The report OF the Committee on Ac-
counts, presenting bills to the amount
of Sl24,7S, was received, and the bills
were ordered to be paid.
The report of the Superintendent for
the month of January was read and
ordered to be filed.
The following is a brief abstract of
the Superintendent report:
Number of pupils enrolled, males
l,O67; females $685., O35. Average daily
attendance, males 967; females SOL
ISIS. Average daily absence, males
100: females lO7-2O7.
Per centaGe of attendance 80. In the
| several township S the percentage OF at
tendance was as follows: Washington
50; Madison 81; Clay %; Union 90; Gem
ire %; Webster So.
Number of pupils in the different
branches of study: Alphabet 81; Spell
ing 1854; Reading 1857; Penmanship
1876; Mental Arithmetic GIG; Written
Arithmetic 9lS; Geography 939; Gram
mar $50; History so; Physiology 81;
Natural Philosophy 40; Chemistry 8;
Algebra 81; Geometry Il.
Number OF corporal punlshments re-
ported: Washington schools So; Madi-
son %; Clay 5; Union 81; Centre IS;
Webster %. Total IT'S.
The amount paid for tuition s., 1862 so.
The colored school, and the schools in
} Union sub.district were suspended for
short time, but are now in operation.
The per centRge of attendance for
January was better than for any previ-
Gus month since the organization OF the
schools.
On motion OF Mr.. Ewing, the position
of Mr.. Samuel J. Alexander as one OF
the School Commissioners of Webster
township, WAS declared vacant by rea-
son of his removal from the Common
wealth.
A petition signed by numerous citi-
ZenS of Webster township asking that
w. II. Harrison be elected Commission
er to Till the vacancy occasioned by he
removal of Mr.. Alexander, was read
by the Clerk, but under the law the
matter lies Over'until the next meeting.
n petition of citizens residing in the
Southeast portion of Webster town
ship, was read. 1t represents that
IN consequence OF The bad con-
T diliOn OF the roads leading TO
their school houses, they are
difficult of access by the children, and
they therefore pray that the township
commissioners have the power to in
vestiEate cases arising between the
teachers and children in reference to
their re-admission after absence instead
of ObliginE them to report all such
cases TO the Superintendent.
Mr.. ClOhHn moved that the prayer OF
the petitioners be granted ana made u
lengthy statement OF the case on which
the petition is based.
On motion the Superintendent was
permitted to give the circumstances as
detailed TO him by the teacher OF the
school in question.
Messrs. Boring and Ewing made re-
marks in opposition to the motion.
| Remarks were also made by Rev. Mr..
Mcclure.
sence for the rest Of evening, which
| was granted.
On motion of Mr.. Boring the petition
was laid on the table until the next
regular meeting. On this motion :he
vote was taken by ayes and noes, the
following gentlemen voting aye:
Messrs. Boring, Ewing, Hall, Hutchin-
son, Muth, Mcclure, Philips and Stew
art; Nay: Messrs. Bickel, Clohan and
Lancaster.
MIR. Mcclure rendered his resigna-
ton as Commissioner OF Clay township.
On motion OF MIR. Ewing, the resig-
nation OF Mr.. Mcclure was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Ewing, the thanks of
the Board were rendered to the retir-
ing President for the courteous and
Rentlemanly manner in which he has
discharged his duties as Presiding
officer of the Board.
On motion of Mr.. Clohan, the Com
mmissioners OfClay township were re-
queSted to present at the next meeting
some suitable person to till the vacan-
cy occasioned by the resignation ofMr.
Mcclure.
On motion, the Board adjourned.