The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-12

BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL special
meeting Of the Board Of Education, was
held last night in the City Bnlldlng.
The chair was occupied by the Presl-
dent, Mr.. Hall, and the roll called by
the Clerk. The following members
answered to their names: Messrs. Bas.
sett, Bayha, Bickel, Boring, Ewing,
Farris, Harrison, Hamilton, Hutchis-
son, Lauuder, Mcclellan, Pollock, Phil.
lips, Stewart and Wilson.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved,
The report OF the Special Committee
appointed to ascertain and report the
loss and damage sustained by J. NJ,
Brodie, by the falling Of the walls Of
Washington township school house,
was read. The Committee offered the
following:
Resolved. That the sum OF 5000 be
paid MIR. Brodie, being the amount
expended by him In repairing the dam
ages 10 Washington township school
house, by tho storm, May %, 1869.
Mr.. Bassett offered as an amendment
that the Board pay half the amount
reported by the Committee.
Mr.. Mcclellan offered as an amend.
ment to the amendment, that the sum
Of nine hundred dollars be paid MI.
Brodie, provided he receives Tin lieu OF
all damages sustained by him In the
erection Of the school house. With.
drawn.
The vote was taken on Mr., Bassett's
amendment and lost.
| The question recurring on the oripI-
nal resolution, Mr.. Mcclellan renewed
his amendment, and as amended the
resolution was adopted,
MIR. Bickel, from the committee an.
pointed 10 Inquire into the expedlenev
and practicauility OF Introducing the
study Of the German language into the
Public Schools, made q verbal state.
ment that the subject had been partially
considered, and they had come 20 the
conclusion that It was perhaps too late
10 do SO successiully this season,
Mr.. PollRck made the motion that the
5tudy OF the German language be In.
troduced into the public schools when.
ever practicable. Adopted,
Mr.. Wilson offered the following
names OF teachers selected BY the Com.
missloners Of Centre township school.
and asked their confirmation Jas, a
McMechen, Principal; Grammar School,
NJ. +. Taylor and Lucy Watterson: hi.
vision A, Primary School. Ion Mo.
Mechen and Kate Martin: Division r
Primary School, Anna Boyd and LuelIn
Sansonry; Division Q. Primary School,
Cornelia Hamilton Division D. PIT
mary School, Maggie Reid. and thav
were confirmed. '-SS
Mr.. Ewing presented the namaa n, ,bo
teacners selected BY the Commissioner
the!t confirmation: ]. q. futile, Prln-
cipal; Grammar School, Miss Jane A,
Anderson; Division A, Mrs. W. L,
Parkinson and Miss Lizzie Downs; d.
vision B, Miss Matte McKelvey and
Annie Ewing; Division B, I'd grade
Miss J. Mollie Steele; Division G, Miss
Annie letters; Division D, LIST grade
Miss Louisa McColloch; Division D.
ID grade, Mrs. Q Agnew; and they werl
confirmed.
Mr.. Blckel presented the following
names Of the teachers selected by thu
Commissioners for Madison township
school, and asked thelf confirmation
| s. W. Boyd, principal; Miss Ella N
Boyd, assistant; division A, Mlss JulII
Wlleyj division b, Miss jane Day, Mis-
n. L Williams and Miss 81. 0xtoby; d.
visions Q and D, Miss Sarah Riheldai
fer, Amelia Campbell and Jennie Camp.
bell, and they were confirmed,
Mr.. Pollock presented the names O.
the teachers selected by the Commits.
SionerB for Clay township school, and
asked their confirmation; J. +. Snow,
iden, principali Grammar School. Mis-