The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-18
noARD OF RDUoATIoN
THURSDAY EVENING, March IL, 1870.
The Board met in regular session.


Present-Messrs. Bickel, Hall, Hutch
son, Harrison, Metcalf, Pfarr, Pollock,
Stewart, Scott, Todd, Wilson and Welt,
eel.
The President called the Board to
order, and the minutes of the previous
meeting were read, approved and
signed.
The committee on Finance and Ac'
counts reported in favor of paying bills
to the amount Of 1851. Adopted.
The Superintendent of the City
Schools reported the following: Number
of pupils enrolled 24O3; males 1275, fe-
males 1928. Average daily attendance
2lG6; males 1l64, females 1902. Average
daily absence 237; males Ill, females
126. Per cent. of attendance 90. Num-
Der of visits by school officers and
other 152.
There have been reported tardy, dur
ing the month of February, First Ward
100; Fulton Is; Second Ward 81; Third
Ward so; Fourth Ward II; Fifth Ward
60; Sixth Ward A.; Seventh Ward SO;
colored school 11-total 505. There
were 1877 cases of corporal punishments.
The following are the branches Of
study and the number of pupils in each
Alphabet, az; spelling, 23l6; reading,
2lS6; writing, 1864; mental arithmetic,
1854, written arithmetic, 1049; geogra-
ply, 9OI; English grammar, $780, history,
lO7; physiology, 43; natural philosophy,
10; chemistry, %; astronomy, z; algebra,
100; geometry, s; familiar science, SO;
beck keeping, 5; German language, 100.
He reports that of 440 pupils pursu-
ing the study of German in the schools
of Washington and Madison townships,
1876 are making quite satisfactory pro-
gress; 243 are making fair progress, 49
are progressing but indifferently and
10 are making little or no progress.
The report was received and filed.
Bill of George Null for work at Cen
ire township School House and James
McGraw's bill for supplies were referred
to Mr.. McMechen with instructions to
obtain signatures of the commissioners
of Webster township.
The committee appointed to consider
the propriety of purchasing a kiln of
brick of J. NJ. Hoge reported adversely
to making the purchase. The report
was adopted.
The committee appointed to consider
the propriety of adopting the plan fol
Union Township School House, offered
by Mr.. Fairfax, architect, reported in
favor of the adoption Of revised plan
costing $4,000 less than the original
plan. Laid on tie table for the present
Mr.. Bickel offered the following:
Resolred, That the committee on
Buildings and Real Estate be author
lied to settle with Mr.. Fairfax for pre-
paratory plans for Washington Town.
ship School House and experimenting
the building of the same, and that the
clerk be directed to pay him the amount
thus found due. Adopted.
| Mr.. Harrison offered the following:
Resolred, That the Commissioners OF
Webster township be authorized To
have tie windows of Webster school
house repaired and put in good servicea
bic condition. Adopted.
Mr.. Bickel offered the following:
Resolred, That the Commissioners OF
Madison township be authorized to have
the desks in the Grammar and First ln-
teTmediate rooms in the Seventh ward
School House repaired. Adopted.
Mr.. Bckel moved that the committee
on Building and Real Estate be author,
lied to invite proposals to supply thirty
double grammar and thirty single and
two teachers desks for Washington
township School House, and award the
contract to the lowest bidder.
The jauitor Of the City Building
Charles Exley, was allowed 81 a night
for cleaning tue room used by the Beard
of Education.
The committee appointed to confer
with the Board of Trustees of the Linds'
ley Institute with regard to obtaining
the Institute building for a High School
reported that nothing could be done
| Just now, and recommended that the
Board of Education propose to the Board
of Trustees of Linds ley Institute to pre-
pare the building for the use of a High
School by the first day of September
for the accommodation of not less thar
$50 students.
Mr.. Wilson stated that the Legislature
alone could release the Institute build
| ing until after the lst of January next
and moved to recommit the resolution
to the committee, with instructions &c
confer with the Board of Trustees Of
Lindsey Institute, which motion was
adopted.
On motion, DR.. Todd was added to the
committee.
The report of the committee on the
plan for Union Township school house
was taken from the table, and the fol
lowing resolution offered by Mr.. Pol.
lock, was adopted as substitute for The
committees report. .rI .
Resolred, That the committee on Build
ing and Real Estate be authorized tt
invite plans, specifications and propo
sitions for the erection of the schoo
house for Union township from Mr.
Fairfax and architects and builders
the size and interior arrangement of the
bnilding to be determined by the com
mittee, and the entire cost of the build
ing, complete, including excavation ant
foundation, not to exceed S27, 600. Thu
committee reserying the right to adop
I one or reject all plaas. 800.
! Mr.. Wilson offered the following
which was adopted: s-
Reselred, That the Chairman on Build