The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-29
BOARD OF EpuoATroE.-Thl

BOARD OF EDUoATIoE.-TheB Board or
Education met in the City Building last
evening. The chair was occupied by
the president, Mr.. Mcclellan who call
ed the Board toorderl and directed the
Clerk to call the roll. The following
gentlemen answered to'their names !;
Messrs. Baird Blckel, Boring. Clonan'
EwiuR.A hall, Hamilton, HARRISON
Hubbard, Lancaster, Lannderi slew
art and Wilson.
= The niputes Of the last two preceding
meetinRs were read and approved. =
Tho Committee on Text Books sub
raitfad their report. In connection
t6sreWitlI propositions from different
pnblIshers of School BOOKS were read ,
statinR the terms on which they would
eTchaIlpe their publications for those
now in use In the public schools. Z
: Amer reading the report and pro-
positions, Mr.. Hall made a motion
that the former be adopted. Much dis.
cussion was ELECTED, the whole suhject
was thoroughly examined and Lesp!-
ted in the adoption of Mr.. Halls
The Following is the list of books re-
commended by the committee:
Raub's Speller; Parker 81 Watson's
Readers; K1dd,s Elocution; Payeon,
Dunton d. Scribner's Penmanship;
Brooks Arithmetleal Series; Mttcheli's
Geographical Series; Billions Gram
mars; Peck'a Natural Philosophy
(Ganot;) Steele q Porter's Chemistry;
Liucoln's (Phelps) Botany; Dana's
NineroIoRy; Tenny's Geology; Smiths
Astronomy and Burritt's Geography
OF the Hsavens; Cutters EPhysiology;
tWfllard,s; u. s. History; Wizards
Universal History; Qnackenhos's Rhe-
toffc; Shepherd on the Constitution and
Sciehce of Government: Alden's Citi-
-zens' Manual; Pierce Globes wilson q
School Charts; 'Johnson's Philosophi-
cal scharts;s Mitchell's Outline Maps
with Camps Key; Webster's- DIction-
airy; Rays Algebra; Brooks Geometry;
The Bible.s =. . rs. -. =,
On motion of Mr.. Hall, the Superin-
tendent WIS Instructed TO make the
best terms possible with the publishers
of the text books adopted, for the ex-
change, and that four months be allow
ed for the Introduction of the new
books. ia - 5--Es= -. .s4s 1l =.
A bill of JIM. Ewing q Co., forprint:
ing, amounting to SO, was presented
and ordered TO be paid. 80
This being the first regular, meeting
of the board since the annual exAmina.
ton of the teachers and the last one be-
fore exercises in the schools Will be
resumed, the duty of making the APP
poinIments of teachers for the ensuing
year devoIved on the board. The COM
missfonersl of the several townships
submitted lists for their respective ots-
tricts, which were as follows:
Webster MIR. Galloway, Principal;
Miss Harper, Assistant Principal in
Grammar School; Division A, Miss N.
j. Morrison; DIVieIon b, Miss u. Mar
tin; Division q, Miss +. Echols; Divis:
ion ID, grade 1, Miss A. Watterson;
grade 2, Miss E. Cross.
PFtnRtnAI
Anderson, Assistant Teachers, Miss
McCoIloch, Miss steele, MISS Ewing,
Miss Dillon, MiBs Mckelvey and Miss
J-Hers. sl
LCbe Commissioners of Union Town
ship recommended gentleman for
Principal, but objections were made to
his confirmation, ana the vote stood
upon the question of rejection, (the ayes
and noes being demanded.) Ayes
| Messrs. Baird, Clohan, Hall, HamIl-
ton, Hubbard, Harrison, Lancaster
anu Wilson'S. Noes-MessIs. BIckel
Boring, Ewing, Launder,- Mcclellan
aud SteWHrt-6l
Miss Sarah Meholin, AsststanIi Divls
ION A, Miss Mary A, Davisj Division
b., Miss Emma T. Stephens; Division
o, Miss hannah Richardson; Primary,
Miss Mary Bailie.
MddisOn-Mr. s. w. Boyd, Principals
Miss Ella Nj. BOYD, hsslsthnlj DiVislon
A, Miss Mattie Stevens; Division b,
Miss Jane Day, Misc Bertha Arnd.i
Miss ii. OxtOOy, assistant in DIVISION
| Is; Divisions Z and ID, Miss Jennie
Campbell, Miss Sarah Riheldatfer and
Miss Amelia Campbell.
MISREPRESENTATION A, Misses Han
nah aud Irene Phillips; Division b
Miss Lizzis Oxtoby; Division @, Miss
Matilda Mcdonald; Division d, Miss
Ella fancy.
Futon School: G. w. Rhoads Prin
cIpdI; Miss Agnes Mcclure. assistant.
CEintoE School Miss Emma Irwin.
CcHtrG-Rev. James McMeGhen, Prin.
cipal; Miss e. Taylor, assistant; teach
ers: Miss Lucy WatIerson, Miss Sallie
| McMechen, Miss Kate Martin, Miss
Annie Boyd, Miss Amanda Fortney,
Miss Cora Hamilton and Miss MargareI
Reid.
A communication from Mr.. j. NJ.
BrOdie. contractor of the new school
house in Washington township, in ref
srenCe to the excavation and extra
brick work on said building, and ask
Ing that he be compensated for the
same, was read, and on motion was re-
ierred TO the COMMITTEES on Buildings
and Real Estate, for report.
On motion the Board adjourned.