The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-11

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCA'
1IoN.-The Board OF Education held Its
regular monthly meeting, last evening
in the Chamber of the First Branch o.
the City Council.
Mr.. Clohan was called to tho Chair
the President being absent.
Present-Messrs. Boring, Baird. Clio
han, Ewing, Hamilton, Hall, Ian
caster, Steward, Wheat, Wilson and
Hutchinson.
The minutes oil the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The President, Mr.. Mcclellan. mp.
appeared and took his seat; also, Mr..
Lnunder.
The report OF tho Superintendent OF
Schools. for the month of May, was
received and filed.
The report OF the Special Committee
appointed 10 investigate and report,
with reference to The purchase OF n lot
adjoining tho Webster Township School
house, was received, recommending
that the Committee on Building, &C.,
be authorized TO enter into negotiations
with Andrew Long for the purchase OF
his lot on the south side OF said school
house at a price not to exceed 5000.
After discussions, on motion of Mr..
Boring. the report WIS laid on tho ta-
BILE.
Mr.. Bickel, from tho committes Ap-
pointed to negotiate for the purchase OF
new site for the lst Ward Public
School, stated that the committee had
concluded bargain for the lot adjoin-
ing the present lot at the rate OF $500,
payable In Is months with interest.
Mr.. Baird aaid tho committee had
exceeded its powers. The Board could
not make It Contract to pay money out
ct the levy TO be made next year for
expenses Incurred during the present,
and read from the 18th section of the
School law Hs follows: 1.-THE Board OF
Education shall not, during any one
year. incur expenses that shall exceed
the amount OF available funds received
for school purposes during that year"
The point raised by Mr.. Baird was
pretty thoroughly, II informally. dis
cussed, and motion of Mr.. Wheat,
that the Board give its note for the pur-
chase money payable twelve months
from the LIST day of July next, was
finally agreed to.
A communication from Mr.. Nc
Mechen, Principal of the Center Town
ship school, was laid before the Board.
The communication had reference to
the furniture of said school. Referred
to the Committee on Buildings &C., tor
report
MIR. Baird asked for information In
regard to the meaning OF the word ne.
cessary, which occurs in the printed
form OF excuses for absence, REQUIRED
of pupils In the public schools. He
contended that nothing more was
meant than that IL should appear In
the excuse that the pupil was absen
by the consent of the parent, and in
stAnced n case where n teacher in thu
Fourth Ward School had refused 10 nj
obi NFNa 81,
necessary" was not used in the lex
cuse" by the parent.
Mr.. Williams, Superintendent O
Schools, undertook to say that nj
teacher had ever refused to allow
child to attend school, when 1t appeared
in the excuse that the absence wac 10
good cause.
said that no didn't caro- what the Su
perintendent undertook to say, the cas-
was one that he knew to be true.
Mr.. ClohRn said be begged leave @
the Superintendent to say that n chill
had been excluded from the Webste
Township school because the wort
necessary" was not in the excuse ten
dered for absence.
Mr.. Baird moved that it be declare
the understanding of the Board of Ed
nSatton that an excuse was sufficient
1t set forth that the absence was neces
sary.
MI. BicklO moved to lay the motIo
on the table and the Board refused.
me motion of Mr.. Baird was the
Mr.; Wilson, from the Committee o,
boildlngI &C., presented plans for III
new school building for WsshInOto
township, drawn up by Messrs. FaiSfe
and Donnel respectively. : Az a.
AlteI inspection Of the plans by tn
members OF the Board, and penars
conversation In regard to their s se.eEs
merits, Mr.. Wilson moved thar NJ
Fairfax be employed to draw mn VOL 1r
ing plans and superintend the ersc,in
of the building, his compensate
the cost of erection. Agreed TO.
Adjourned.