The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-18
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BoARD. OF EDUCATION The regular
monthly meeting of tho Board Of Eduea
ton was held Inst evening. The chail
was occupied by the President, Mr.. Hall
At9EDll-Call, the following memben an
swcred, AIcssrs, BiGkGl, Hutchinson, Har
rison, Metcalf, POlAck, Ptar, Stewart
Scot, Todd, Beitzcl dnd Wilson. '--
The minutes Of The Inst meeting were
read and approved ,..s,I
Tho Superintendent submitted his
monthly report, which Is m-the WOrds
following: CJs sl s.rliiT91
WHEELING, March 18th, 1860.
7bMe board Of EtluediiOn:
GESTLEMEN-Your attention Is respect
fully invited to the following abstract from
tho tabular reports 0fthe schools Of the
District for the month Of February:
Males. Females Total
No. Or,puplls enrolled. ,273 1,ISS 99
Average dhlly attendancc.l ;l6t 1,0O9 ~
uUbt4ENss la ASu
No No CIV ot YISIS by SchVoI clcyrs aud othprs.. is
Ntnhber bf Itdpils reported us having
been neither absent nor tardy during the
month: First ward, 100; Fulton, 10; Sec
0nl ward, 34;l Third ward, 90; Fourth
ward, II; Filth ward, 90; Sixth ward, 4i
Seventh ward, 68; SCOlOrcd School, "a.
HNaS, IaEfEnEH "a ~ q u ~ .DE ~
{ Number Fof ScOfporal ptnshments re-
ported: a,.m..aa ..
First ward schools. 9SjFlth ward sChOOls,,. 3
Fulton Hch0olS. ,,..; Sixth ward schools; "a
Second waTisshOSls seySth HHS0d WAR; schoOS !;
sa9ttT SS TS!SE IT, :.t.!ty3 .g!1b9;". III
Branches Of study and number Of pu'
pilsin each: Alphabet, n spelling, 2,3lO
reading, 2,lsO; writing, 1864; mental
arithmetic, ,18l; written arithmetic, l 1,O40
geography, 0Ol; English grammar, $50;
history, 107; physiology, 48; natural phil
osoplly, 10; chemistry, 29; astronomy, q
algcbEn, ! 100; geometry, s; familiar sci
encc, 80: bookkeeping, 8; German Ian
guage, 700. ..,,
Tie pcr cent OF attendance in the sev.
cral schools was US follows: First Ward
and Fulton O2; Second Ward SO; Third
Ward 81; Fourth Ward 81; Fifth Ward
Of; Sixth Ward 81; Colorc1 School "a.
Three rooms lii the First Ward. one in the
Third Ward, one in the Filth Ward, and
ono in the Sixth Ward, show 95 per cent.
In twenty.six rooms Of the district the per
cent was equal To or above 90. In seven
teen rooms 1t fell below 90.
or 400 pupils pursuing the study Of
German in tllCschOOls Of Washington and
Madison townships, 1876 are reported by
their teachers as making quite satisfactory
progress, 243 as making fair progress, 40
us making but Indifferent progress, AMI IL
as making little or no progress.
The teachers Of German in tue schools
Of CLAY, Union, Centre and Webster town
ships report, verbally, that the classes,
with few exceptions, arc doing very well.
IL may be said tint the teachers en-
ployed in the German department are
without exception earnest and iaithtul In
the discharge Of their duties.
Respectfully submitted,
.,nEH fT.F. s. WILLIAMS, SaPL
On motion, the report was received and
filed. slrs,
The Committee on Accounts reported
the following bills and recommended their
payments iW.jVW. Miller s. o., $9,7b
Louis 1IAttkorH, $3.50: Jancs McAdains
S12. 2.65: Maxwell s. Tingle, 81; W. e.
Smith, $685. Capehart & McMechen
$0.Tl; Bier & Smith, $1S.45; James Lann'
der, $3.50. II. ,a..-.,..i s.,
On motion, tho report was received, anu
the resolution appended adopted
The following bills were presented
George Null, $3.50; James McGraw
S14.S9; but us they were not endorsed by
the Commissioners Of the township tOI
which the supplies were furnished, on mo.
ton, they were returned to Mr.. McMcchen
10 procure such endorsement. W ~
The Special Committee 70, which
had been referred tic proposition
to purchase kiln Of brick offered for sale
BY Thomas lIOgg, reported that 1t was In
expediGnt to do 80, and the report was
adopted.
Tho committee appointed y ox4minC
the plali bf Union township school house
prepared by Mr.. Fairfax. reported II mex
pGiicnt to adopt the plan presented, hui
referred the Board 10 the revised plan, re-
ducing, the expense Of erecting sail build
ink about four thoUsand dollars,
On motion, the report was laid Oh tht
table for the present,
Mr.. BlcIpIi Offered tic following Re
sdped, That the Committee on Buildings
and Real Estate bc authorized to settle
with, Mr., EairiAx tor plans and spccidca
tiOnS, &nd 8hpeFintehding tho erection o
Washington township school house; ant
tint they be authorized to direct the clCrl
10 nav GIrs Fairfax tho amount they may
find due hin. Adopted. " & A''
Mr.. Bickel offered the following: 10
AOlnei, That the Commissioners Of Madi
son township t,e' authorized TO have tht
desks in tho Grammar and 1st intermedl
Ate rooms, IN tho Seventh Ward sClOO
hOusc|repaired. Adopted. | tj'Ll3
Mr.. Harrison offered the following: he
solptd, That the Commissioners Of Webster
township be authorized 10 have the win
dows Of Webster school house repaired
and put IN goou serVlceaDIc CohuIIiOh
III! Bickel offered the following! Rt
aOlrM, That the Clerk be authorized Il
procure thirty double grammar, thirty
single, and two teachers desks, for Wash
ingt0n township school house.
Dr. Todd offered rs q substitute ulat
the Committee Of Buildings and Rea
Estate, be authorized 10 receive proposals
for said desks and award tho contract ,tc
the lowest bidder, which was Hcceptedby
Mr.. BIckel, and the substitute was adopt
ell. ,....,.,..
On motion, tho Janitor Of the Chamber
In which the Board holds its meetings was
allowed a compensation Of one dollar FOL
each session orthc Board. u.,
The CommittCe,a appointed by the Boarl
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