The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-17

BOARD OF EDUCAT1oS.-The regular
monthly meeting Of the Board of Educa-
tiorwas heldlast evening, at their cham.
Der in Crangle's block-President Hall in
the chair.
At roll; call the following members an
swered: Messrs. Bickel, Carnahan, Ew-
ing, Harrison, Hutchinson, Launder, Pol.
lack, Piarr, Stewart, Scott, Todd, Weitzel
and Wilson.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The Clerk read q form OF bond and con-
tract to be executed by the several con-
tractors of Union township School house;
On motion, the form was approved, ana
the execution Of the bonds postponed
until Saturday.
counts was read. Bills amounting 70
$1,000 were presented, and the resolution
recommending their payment adopted.
The report of the Superintendent Tor
the month of May was presented and
read. The following is III abstract.
To TIE Board Of Education.
GENTLEMEN IL have placed with your
Clerk tabular reports in detail Of the
schools Of the District for the month OF
May. The following is briet abstract
Number OF pupils enrolled, white, 1891,
COlOrcd, G5-tOtal 2, 1856; average daily ut
tendance, white, 2,079, colored, 52-total
2,13O: average daily absence, white, 243,
ColOred, 13-total $50; per cent Of aver
age attendance on enrolment, white, 90;
colored, 80; number Of pupils neither alb
sent nor tardy: Washington school, II,
Madison 90, Clay 50, Union So, Centre So,
Webster 81, Colorcd 1O-tOtal 1913.
Number Of corporal punishments report
cd: Washington school, 10, Madison 0,
Clay /, Union 5, Centre "a, Webster IA,
Colored 9-total G3.
Number Of pupils in the several branches
Of study: Alphabet. 03; Spelling, 1890 /;
Reading, 2,144; Penmanship, 1,504; Mental
Arithmetic, 1908; Written, do. 1923
Geography, IA; English Grammar, goo {;
History, "a; Physiology, 20; Natural PHI
losophy, 90; Chemistry, 10; Astronomy, o.;
Familiar Science, 81 Geometry, Z; Ger
man, $40. '
Number days Of school, 81; number Of
visits by school officers and others, 17O;
amount paid for tuition, g, 1852.
Respectfully submitted,
F. s, WILLIAMS, Supt.
On motion the report was received and
filed.
The Committee on Buildings ind Real
Estate submitted n verbal report on the
bill of Henry Gunther for extra work ON
Washington township school house, which
had been referred to them, and asked fur
thcr time. Granted.
The committee also reported verbally
on the bill of j. s. lFairiax, for drawings
and experimenting work on Union town
shin school house Mr. F. claimed $3.50
and the committee recommended that he
be paid 800 in full of plans and services.
The recommendation was adopted.
The special committee appointed to
confer with the Trustees of Linsley H.
stitutc in relation to securing the building
for II High School, submitted the follow
ing report: ...... .....
To the BOardor Education:
The special committee appointed to
confer with the Trustees OF Linsley lnsti-
tutc, desire to report that they met in
conference with committee OF said
Trustees, on Monday, I'd inst, at which
time it was agreed that the Committee Of
the Board OF Education should submit
the following for the considerationof the
Board, viz:
1.-THE Board Of Education will take the
Linsley Institute building for five years,
ut IL rent of five dollars per an
mum, put the building in repair and keep
it insured, and keep u High School in
which the Latin, Greek and German Ian
guages, the higher Mathematics and Nat
ural Sciences shall be taught, in addition
to any other branches prescribed by tho
Board OF Education. The Trustees Of the
Linsley Institute may have the power OF
terminating the lease, after two years from
its beginning, at the end Of any one year,
upon giving one years notice. The name
OF LinslCy Institute shall still be re-
tanned"
In the event of favorable action on the
foregoing proposition by the Board, It was
agreed that the same shall be submitted
to the trustees of the Linsley Institute,
with recommendation by the Committee
thereof for its approval.
The undersigned respectfully refer the
matter to the Board for such action rs
may be deemed advisable.
lSignedl JOHN II. HALL, .
+. s. WILLIAMS, C,,,
A. 8. ToDD, ''''
Jos. A. METCALF,