The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-21
ReAsD OF kDUCATIoN.

THURSDAY EVENING, Jan. 90, 10.
The regular monthly meeting of tint
Board of Education was held last nigh
at the Council Chamber.
In the absence of Mr.. Hall, President
on motion DR.. Todd took the chair.
Present-Msssrs. Bayha, Carnahap
Ewing, Hamilton, Hall, Hutchinson
Pollock, Stewart, Scott, Todd and Wet
eel.
T. T. Hutchinson, of Madison town
ship, appeared and took the necessar.
oaths of Office.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read, signed and approved.
Mr.. Hall appeared and took the chair
The report of the committee on Tex
Books was received and adopted.
The Superintendent of Public SCHOOL,
made the following report, which wa
received and fled.
To the Board Of Education
GENTLEMEN My reports in detail o.
the sch eols Of the district for the month
of December, are in the hands of youl
clerk. / submit the following abstract
Whole number of pupils enrolled, 22S5
average daily attendance, 202l; average
daily absence, 264; number of corporal
lpunishments, 81; the amount paid fol
tuition, for four months ending Deem
Der 31st. $9752.50. ~
1nasmuch as the teacher of the col
ored schools, having no assistance, is re.
quired to give instruction to classes OF
several wards, would recommend that
instruction in this school be confined to
the common English branches-spell.
ing, reading, writing, arithmetic, geog-
raphy and grammar--until such time as
the Board may deem it expedient to
employ an assistant teacher.
/ may mention that Mr.. w. C. Kryter
has been employed as assistant teacher
Of German in the schools of Washington
and Madison townships. The classes
have been divided and reorganized in
such q way as to give them the benefit
OF more thorough instruction, and at
the same time to relieve Mr.. Fuendel-
ing Of the excessive labor which has
heretofore devolved upon him. The
results cannot be otherwise than bene.
fetal.
[Signed,] F.S. WILLIAMS,
superintendent.
President Hall reported the standing
committees as follows:
Finance-Messrs. Wilson, Pollack and
Bassett.
Accounts-Messrs. Hutchinson, Metcalf
and Scott.
Saiaries-Nessrs. Metcalf, Bayha and
Carnahsn.
buildings and Real Estate-Messrs.
Blckel, Stewart, Todd, Ewing, Wilson
and Hutchisson. "
Iert Books-Bickel, Wilson and Todd.
Rules and Regulations-Todd, Bassett
German Languass-Bickel, Pollock
Visiting committes-Pollack, Hutch
isson, Scott, Launder, Hamilton and
Weitzel.
William c. Kryter was confirmed as
sistant teacher of German in Madison
and Washington townships, at a salary
of $500 year.
The following bills were ordered to be
paid:
Winzenreid & Son, Mrs. Heckham,
Mrs. Parker, Friend & Son, Maxwell g.
Jingle, c. E. Stifel, Frew, Hagans &
Hall, Geasey & Marsh and D. Nicoll &
Bro.
The following bills were ordered to
heir appropriate committees:
Hughes, Thompson g. Hibberd, George
j. & W. Charnock, Armstrong,
& Co., Charles Driehorst,
J. N. Brodie, William Hare, F. Shaw
and c. Z. Stifel.
The bill of Thomas Hogg, for coal,
was ordered to be paid, and the bill for
coke referred to the committee on Ac.
counts.
The Clerk made q statement in re-
gard to the enormous amount of coal
consumed in the First Ward school.
He stated that more coal was used in
the above school than in the Second,
Third, Fourth and Fifth Ward schools
together. A special committee, con-
,isting of Messrs. Ewing, Pollaok and
were appointed to inquire into
the cause of the difference.
The bill for putting in the furnaces
of the First Ward school amounting to
sl400 was referred to the committee on
Accounts.
On motion of Mr.. Bickel, the Superin.
tendent was authorized to confne the
teacher of the colored school to the ele-
branches in accordance with
his report.
On motion the Board adjourned.