The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-26
RoARD OF EDUCATION.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, August 20
I'M, p..u5 mot in snec&l session.

Present-Messrs. Boring, Bickel, Bay
ha, Bassett, Ewing, Hutchinson. Hail.
Lancaster, Mcclellan, Phillips, Stewart
and Wilson.
The President not being present, MI
Mcclellan was elected President pro
tenn.
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing meeting were read, approved and
signed.
Mr.. Hall appeared and took his seat
Mr.. Bickel read detailed statement
of the receipts and expenditures for the
scholastic year, ending August l, 1867
Mr.. Lancaster moved that the de-
tailed statement of the receipts and
expenditures be published in each OF
the daily papers one time. Carried.
Mr.. Mcclellan moved that the Board
now open the bids for furnishing Wash
ington township school house with
school furniture. Carried.
Bids were received from j. G. Orr &
Co., Wheeling; Ezra Saith & Co.,
Richmond, Indiana, j. T. Freeborn,
Pittsburgh; Chase & Son, Buffalo.
The Board went into committee of
the Whole to consider the bids. After
considering the matter thoroughly, the
committee rose and reported the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the question of select
ing furniture for the Washington Town
ship School House be referred to com.
mittee of one from each township, and
shat such committee have power to
award the contract for such school fur
niture.
The resolution was adopted, and the
following gentlemen were appointed
said committee Washington, Phillips;
Madison, Bickel; Clay, Faris; Union,
Ewing; Centre, Wilson; Webster, Ian
caster.
Mr.. Wilson moved that double desks
be placed in the Primary and lower In
termediate rooms of the Washington
township school house. Carried.
The bill OF Peter Ritz for whitewash-
ing school house in Centre township,
and the bill of Mrs. Bresock for clean
ing Fulton school house, $500, were
ordered to be paid.
The special committee appointed to
prepare and report plan for the intro
duction of the German language into
the public schools of this School Dis
trict made the following report:
To the Board of charlottesville I'M
dersigned special committee appointed
to devise and report plan for course
of instruction in the German language
in the Schools of the district respectful
~ recommend the following: =.
That at least three special teachers be
employed who shall have sufficient
knowledge both of German aud English
to render them competent to impart in
struction in German to that class of
youths in the public schools who may
desire to acquire knowledge of this
language, That in case three only are
employed, one be assigned to the schools
of Washington and Madison, one to the
schools of Clay and Union, and one to
the schools Of Centre and Webster
otwnships.
That one class in German be organ
lied in each primary school and one in
each Grammar school of the district.
That the classes in the primary schools
be instructed after the usual manner
pursued in German and English primary
schools of imparting instruction
in reading and penmanship; and
that the classes in the Gram
mar schools after having become
sufficiently conversant with the Primary
schools course, be taught the German
grammar, to converse in the German
language ard be thoroughly drilled in
German composition and defamation.
That the superintendent of Schools
be instructed to procure suitable charts
or cards printed in German or in Ger
man and English for the use of the pri-
mary classes learning the German Ian
guage. That three lessons per week,
on alternate days, be given to each class,
and that not less than thirty minutes
nor more than one hour be devoted to
one recitation.
That the Superintendent of Schools,
in conjunction with the Principals, fix
the hour or time for instruction in this
branch, and that it be so arranged as to
conflict as little as possible with other
class exercises.
That no pupil be required to commence
the study of German against the express
will of the parent or guardian; but
after having once commenced 1T, that
no pupil be permitted to drop the study
except with the advice and consent OF
the superintendent of Schools and the
parent or guardian.
That the total amount to be paid for
tuition in German in all the Schools OF
the District, shall not for the ensuing
wear exceed eleven hundred dollars.
That teachers of German shall be re-
rarded as subject in all respects to the
provisions of Article 9th of the school
law of the District; and furthermore,
that they shall be subject to discharge
whenever the Board may decide that in
struction in the German language IN the
schools of the District is no longer prac-
ticable or desirable.
That in matters of discipline no
teacher of German shall set up his au.
thority against that of any Principal or
of the SUPERINTENDENT of Schools.
The committee would furthermore
recommend that, in addition to his
labors as an instructor, one OF the
teachers employed have supervision OF
the instruction in German throughout
the District, and that he be required to
report from time to time to the Super
intendent of Schools, and through him
to the Board, the progress made by
classes in this department.
And, finally, the committee Would
recommend that standing committee
of the Board be appointed to be known
as the committee on the German Lam
ouage: and that said committee be en-
powered to employ competent teachers
and see that the plan herein laid down
be carried into effect.
In accordance with the recommends
ton of the special committee, Messrs'
Bickel, Hutchinson and Pollock were
APPOINTED the committee on the German