The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-22
ROARD OF EDUCATION.
MONDAY EVENING, November 81.
The Board met in regular session.

MONDAY EVENING, November 81.
The Board met in regular session.
Present-Messrs Bickel, Hall, Ham
ilton, Harrison, Launder, Metcalf, Piarr,
Scott, Todd, Wilson and Weitzel.
The President called the meeting TO
order and the minutes Of the last meet
ing were read, approved and signed.
The Superintendent reported the num-
Der of pupils enrolled for the month OF
October at 246S; the average daily at
tendance 225l; the average daily at
tendance of enrolment 80 per cent.
The number Of corporal punishments in
Washington township schools were ID;
Madison schools II; Clay 5; Union 30;
Centre IA; Webster "a and colored
school 9. Total ia. There were,
neither absent or tardy during the
month, 465 scholars. There are 257 pu,
pills studing the alphabet; spelling, 2260;
reading, 215S; writing, 1854 mental
arithmetic, ll01; written arithmetic,
1861; geography, 652, grammar 300
history, SO; physiology, Al; natural
philosophy, SO; chemistry 2; botany, II;
astronomy, To-; algebra, 80; United
States Constitution, 23l; familiar science,
As; German language, 43l. Amount
paid for tuition S2943.
The committee appointed to examine
the applicants for the position Of Ger
man teachers in the public schools re,
ported that they had performed that
duty and that they find them duly quail
fed to impart instruction in the Ger,
manlanguage. One entire day was de-
voted to the examination Of the teachers
of the more advanced classes and half q
day to the others. The report was re,
ceived and filed.
A communication was received from
the commissioners of Washington town
ship announcing the promotion OF Miss
Ella fancy to be first assistant in the
Washington Grammar School vice Miss
B. C. Arndt and Mrs. Mary D. Boyd
to the position made vacant by the pro-
motion of Miss fancy, and asking the
confirmation Of these appointments.
They were so confirmed.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the clerk be author
lied to pay Mr.. George Crumbacker the
third and last installment by retaining
the extras till the job is completed ac-
cording to contract.
Bill for terra Gotta work on Union
township school house, 1913, was or
dered to be paid.
Bill of T. J. Campbell, Sheriff, in
terest on loan to Board of Education,
$685., was referred to Finance COM
mittee for report.
The committee on Accounts reported
in favor of paying bills to the amount
of $25l 4S, and offered resolutions di-
recting their payment, which were
adopted.
n COMMUNICATION was lCISiNNu iIOh'
B. F. Caldwell in regard to providing
furnaces for Union township school
house, which was referred to the com
mittee on Building and Real Estate,
who were authorized to advertise for
proposal to furnish the needed furnaces.
On motion of Mr.. Weitzel, it was Or
dered that when the public schools OF
this city are dismissed on Wednesday
evening, they shall stand dismissed
until Monday morning
The matter Of purchasing lot for
Union township school house, to be used
as play ground, was referred to Messrs.
Ewing, Todd and Bickel as special
committee to negotiate with Merchants
National Bank in regard to such pur,
chase.
On motion the Board adjourned,