The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-10


lips, Stuart, Wheat, and Wilson.
After reading of the minutes. the
Secretary presented the following bills,
which were ordered paid:
| Armstrong d Holiday, 81.
| John Bentz, 81.
Mutual Store, $2.32.
The Committee on Real Estate SUD-
mitted a report in reference to the con-
| tract with j. NJ. Brodie for building the
| Warrington township school house,
recommending resolutions Substantial
| Iv a. follows, which were agreed to:
1st. That Mr.. Brodie be allowed COM
pensatiOn for excavation not exceeding
SIOO, and that the committee pay him
all or any part thereof when satisfied
the excavation has been made.
End. That the committee be author
lied to contract with Mr.. Brodie, for two
feet additional stone work on the. foun-
dalton OF the building and that he be al
lowed compensation for extra stone
work on the Cross walls over the amount
required in the specification and any
extra work in the outer walls, at the
rate per perch call for in his contract
with Mr.. a. Gunther, on the commit
tee being satisfied that such extra
work has been done.
3rd. That Mr.. Brodie be allowed for
extra brick work required to be done
in consequence OF the elevation of the
of the brick work.
The committee on Text Books report
ed that they adhered to their former re-
port made on the 18th and could see no
sufficient reason for making any
change in the list OF books then recon-
mended for adoption. The committee
adhered to the opinion that the inter-
ests of the schools would be materially
promoted by the use of the books nam
| ed in the list. The committee recon-
mended, however, that the spoilers be-
| longing TO the reading series named be
excluded.
The Secretary read the list of books
reported by the Committee.
Mr., Lancaster moved to strike out
Parker 81 Watson's readers. Inves-
legations had shown that 1t would
cost the city something in dol
lars and cents to make the exchange of
the old (McGuffey) readers for the new.
If there was to be a balance against the
city In. the exchange 1t was open to Sc
rious objection,
Mr.. Harrison moved that the ex.
change be made IL 1t could be made
even, but not otherwise.
Mr.. Hall, Chairman of the Commit
tee, said the teachers and Superintend-
emit favored the exchange. They think
the scholars have become too we'll ac-
quainted with the old books, and would
take more interest in the new. They
think change every five years Is abb
solutely necessary in onr public schools
for the advancement of the children.
In regard to the cost of the books,
even exchange. The old books
could be sput in at the following
rates: Primer, 13c; Second Reader,
Bic, Third Reader, 47c; Fourth Reader,
75c; Fifth Reader, 95c. That Is just half
the retail price. There was no differ
a.. IF
ker q Watson readers. There are eight
books in McGufey's series, while there
are only six in the other, making the
number of pages about the same. and
the wholesale and retail prices, when
taken as whole series are precisely
the same.
Mr.. Wheat asked If there were not
two other of the p. 81 w. readers in ad
ditIon to the five readers represented
here.
Mr.. Hall said there was one other for
high schools.
Mr.. Williams, the Superintendent,
said there was none other.
Mr.. Hubbard asked what would be
the probable cost TO the city to make
the change at the rates proposed.
Mr.. Hall said he had not made any
calculation. He thought the patrons OF
the schools were getting their children
educatedvery cheaply and they could
o.
He said the publishers had agreed 10
give books without charge to INDECENT
children.
Mr.. Clohan wanted to know If they
had SO obligated themselves in writing.
NJ. Baird thought not.
Mr.. Hall said the books now on hand
would all be worn out in four months
when new ones would have to be
bought at full rates. The others could
be bought now at half-price.
Mr.. Baird asked how the retail price
OF the two kinds of readers compared.
EEMr. Hall said they were about the
same.
Mr.. Baird-then tho only tax would
be in making the change.
Mr.. HRll-that Is all,
Mr.. Wheat said he held in his hand
the Sd p. 81 w. reader and the 9TH Nc
Guffey, which precisely correspondent
with one another as related TO the series,
dozen, and that OF the p. 81 w. sec
BE compared these, because they would
go into the hands of the same scholar
II the exchange was made.
Mr.. Lancaster wanted to know how
many books they could get in this way
enough to introduce them and then
during the rest of the i've years, at the |
end of which the committee thought
changes should be made, they would |
have to pay full price.
Mr.. Clohnn said unless they had a
written agreement with the publishers
to furnish books to the INDECENT chill |
dren the Board would have TO do it. |
The change would cost the city three or |
four thousand dollars.
Mr.. Baird said the average cost of the |
readers would be 40 cents and as there |
were not over 1000 children it would be
less than n thousand dollars.
Mr.. Clohan said the additional price |
10 be paid afterwards would make IL |
what he said. He said the Board were |
trifllng with the purse of the city. He
was informed that one house in the CITY |
had sold since the fall term began /
about 5000 worth of the old books and
now they would be useless ii the
,hanGe were made. He thought they
ought to have uniformity and allow
he same kinds of books to be used at |
east until these purchased were car
lied home.
Mr.. Baird said the series was not uni
orm now, but the object was to make
t SO.
Mr.. Lancaster said IL his motion fail.
I'd he would like the Board to contract
With the publishers at the half price
proposed for enough books to last the
i've years. If that could be done he
would withdraw his motion.
Mr., Wheat said positively there were
even books of the p. & w. series.
Mr.. Flint, agent of tie publishers,
icing present and called on said there
we're 5 readers, 2 primers and 2spellers.
Mr.. Wheat said nine-tenths OF the
eaders used were the first four of the
eries-that Is in McGuffey's the First,
second, Third and Fourth Readers.
rhe corresponding books of the p. &
", series were the Primary, First,