The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-10

T4oS.-1ae PRESIDENT, Mr.. hcClellau,
being absent, Mr.. Hubbard was called
to the Chair.
The roll was called and the following
gentlemen answered to their names:
Messrs. Boring, Bickie, Clohan, Ewing,
Hubbard, Hutchinson, Harrison, Lam
caster, Stewart and Wheat-1O.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Mr.. Bickle said that there were two
unimpOrtant bills in his possession,
and desired to know whether the Board
would act upon them at once. The
bills were laid over for further consid-
Grafton.
The report of the Superintendent of
PuoIic Schools for March, was received
and read. co.
On motion of Mr.. Lancaster, it was
ordered to be fled.
The following is. summary of the
report: sls..z
Total enrolment of pupils in the
Public Schools, 1902 white-4l coIored;
average daily attendance, LIZ white
81 colored; average daily absence, $50
whtte-lO cOlOred; per centage of aver
age attendance on enrolment, 81 white
II colOred.
The number of pupils in the several
branches of study was, in the alphabet,
OEb 5PeAIuRB 4bSSoS EehuluBS 4plSUi VIII
ting ,236; mental arithmetic, $40 ;
written ARITHMETIC, sls; geography, s64;
English grammar, 234; history, OF ;
physlology, IL; natural philosophy
Al; chemistry, 8; algebra, IS; geome.
try, 10.
Tho total number OF foggings ad-
ministered in all the schools of the dis
trict was ll2.
The report concluded with the fol.
lowing in relation to the progress made
by pupils in their studies, and the in
tereBt manifested by parents and others
in the recent examinations
| "Fhe examinations which took place
during the last week of the month,
evinced creditHble progress on the part
of the pupils in their studies; and il is
gratifying to state that there WAS an
unusually large Attendance of parents
and friends OF education upon these ex-
aminattOns, giving evidence of increas-
ing interest on the part of the commu.
nifty in the success OF the public
schools"
The Chair inquired If the committee
charged with the duty of selecting a site
for u new school house in the First
Ward, were ready to report.
Mr.. Burke, from the committee, sta
| ted that the committee had been out
examining different sites, but we're not
rendy to report at the present meeting,
but would be ut u called meeting OF tho
Board F; that there were two sites for
school house but the committee had
nothing definite to report in regard TO
them.
On motion of Mr.. Clohan the COM
mittee were granted further time.
By permission, Mr.. Clohan made an |
informal statement to the effect that |
DR.. Baird had said to him that 1t was |
utterly Impossible for him (Lhe Dr.) to |
attend the regular meetings OF the
Board, II they coutinued.to take place |
on the second Thursday OF each month.
he then moved that the time of meet
ing be changed TO the second Wednes-
day of each month.
Mr.. Wheat opposed the motion.
Other gentlemen argued pro and con.
The clerk read the order of the Board,
made last year, fixing the present time
of meeting.
The Chair stated that 1t would be
necessary to make motion to recon-
slider, and motion to that effect was
made by Mr.. Boring.
Mr.. Lancaster moved to amend by
using the word rescind in place of re-
consider. Adopted.
Mr.. ClOhan then took the floor and
renewed his motion to change the time
oil meeting to tho second Wednesday of
each month. Carried.
Mr.. Hubbard (Mr. Wheat in the
chulr.) made Il statement i'll regard 10
the lenky condition of the roof of the |
tIith Ward school house, and said that |
he desired the matter referred to the
Commissioners of the township. The
Chair suggesting, he offered a resolu-
ton to that effect, which was adopted,
Mr.. Hubbard resumed the chair, and
after whiting some time said if there
was no further business before the
Board, IL motion to adjourn would be
in order.
Mr.. Ewing moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Bickle offered an amendment
providing that whom the Board ad.
journ, it be to meet on Wednesday two
weeks.
Alter some discussion, in which it
was stated that the object of the propos-
ed meeting on Wednesday two weeks,
was to hear the report of the Committees
on the First Ward School House, and
that the committee could report IN a
weeks time, Mr.. BickIe moved that
when the Board adjourn it be to meet |
on Wednesday evening next. Agreed
Mr.. Ewing said that the committee
could not possibly report by that time |
anything definite, las the property which |
the committee thought best suited for |
school purposes, WAS that known as the |
Gardener property, and the obtaining |
possession of 1t would involve legal |
proceedings.
MF. wheat thought the committee |
could report as easily in one week as |
Mr.. Bickle said he was opposed to |
granting so much time, as his expert
ence had boon that the more latitude |
extended TO committees the more dila- |
tory they were.
Mr.. Clohan suggested that the COM
mittee inquire into the expediency of
purchasing the property adjoining that
upon which the First Ward school
house now stands, and erecting new
building upon 1t and the old.
Mr.. Ewing stated that the ground
upon which the present building stands
is underground, and that it furnished
so insecure a foundation that it had
been found necessary to tear out and
re build the rear wall, the ground
having settled SO much that the build
ing was unsafe; and many were of the
opinion that 1t would not do to build
again upon the same ground.
On motion, the Board adjourned.