The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-19
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THURSDAY EVENING, August ls.


President being absent, Mr.. Wilson
was elected President pro TEN.
Present-Messrs. Bayha, Bickel
Ewing, Hamilton, Harrison, Launder
Pollock, Parr, Stewart, Scott ant
Wilson
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The Finance committee reported 6
full and detailed statement of the con
dition of the School and Building Fund
showing that Thomas Campbell owe'
the Building Fund s4,o44.62. and ofel
the following resolution for action:
Resolred, That Thomas Campbell
account as Sheriff on account Of Build
ing Fund be settled by charging hin
with the balance of 81, 044.62. Adopted
They also reported that they find tina
the School Fund owes the Sheriff
$5,203.04, for which he is entitled t
have credit, and they offered the fol
lowing, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That Thomas Campbell S
Sheriff, accounts he settled on the book
of the Board of Education for TIT
School Levy for the year 1869, and he b.
allowed credit Of &. 20S.04, taken OIL
Of the School Levy OF 1870.
Mr.. Hall appeared and took his seat
The list of teachers published by IL
Yesterday morning were confirmed will
the following additional names: Wash
ington Township School-Miss Stou
and Miss Bundy
1t being announced that Centre town
ship was without a principal, on motion
the School Commissioners OF that town
ship were authorized to advertise for
principal.
The requisite number Of petitioner
in each township having signed pet
tons asking that the German languag
be taught in the public schools, as las
year, the following resolution was offere'
by Mr.. Bickel
| Resoloed, That the salaries to be pal,
to the teachers Of German in this Schoo
district shall be as follows: For NAL
teachers, $500 per annum: TO Mrs. Ge
/ link, $3.50, and to each Of the othe
female teachers, $500. II was refcrre,
to the Committee on German.
The Committee on the German Ian
guage reported the following as the Gel
man teachers for the ensuing year
Julius Founding, Mr.. ITenze, William
Founding and Mrs. Gclink, and aske,
their confirmation, and they were s.
confirmed.
The committee on Accounts reporte,
bills to the amount OF S3U2.I9 an
Offered a resolution for their payment
which was adopted.
On.motion of Mr.. Wilson the SchoC
Commissioners of any township wer
granted the privilege of appointing a
additional teacher in their primar
schools where the number of pupils cH
coed eighty.
The following communication WA
! read
| WHEELING, August Is, 1870.
/ have been directed by the Board c
Trustees of the Lindsey Institute t
communicate to you the adoption {
the following resolution nj their NEE
Ing this afternoon:
ReSolred, That the President an
Secretary Of this Board hc and the
arc hereby authorized To enter into
contract with the Board of Educatio
Of the city Of Wheeling leasing III
school property at the corner OF FIT
and Centre streets, for the term Of fv
years, at a nominal rent, binding tn
Board OF Education, among othe
things, to keep q High School, to h
called the Linslcy Institute, with
classical department. including til
German language, the lessees to keep tn
property insured and in good repair
The lease to be terminated by tn
lessons giving one years notice aftc
the expiration OF two years, and to b
surrendered at any time that it may b
required for the use of the State Govern
ment Respectfully.
. 4. W. CAMPBELL.
Secretary pro 'fm.
: The communication was referred t
the special committee on High Schoc
and the chairman OF the Finance CON
: mittcr for report.