The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-16
BoAnD OF EDUCATION.
THURSDAY EVENING, Sept. 10


The Board met in regular session.
Present-Messrs. Bayha, Bickel, Car
nahan, Ewing, Harrison, Hall, Laun-
der, Metcalf. Parr, Pollock, Scott,
Stewart, Todd, Wilson and Weitzel.
Minutes Of proceeding meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The committee on Accounts reported
bills amounting to sl2l.S5, and recon-
mended their payment. The bills were
ordered to be paid.
The following bills were ordered to
be paid: Amanda Trimble, S25.35;
Oxtoby & Duffield, $3.50; Dora Hay
man, $500; Jacob Ermber, slO.50; A.
Bake, $500; Metcalfe & Burke, $l65;
George Roberts, $3.50: oxtoby X
Duffield, Sll.0O.
Bill of Henry Ramp. S35, was refer
red to committee on Buildings.
A communication was received from
Lamond & Jones, in regard to terra
Gotta for Union township school house,
and referred to committee on Building,
with power to act.
Rev. Jabez Hall was confirmed as
Principal of Centre township school,
and Mr. Weber az one of the German
teachers.
Mr. Harrison offered the following
RESOLVED, That the Commissioners OF
Webster county be authorized TO rent
the hall over the United engine-house
for school purposes, and TO furnish the
same with the old furniture from the
other school as far as possible.
Adopted.
The Superintendent OF Schools re.
ported the number Of pupils enrolled
to September, 1870, as follows: Wash
ington township, 573; Madison, 3SS
CLAW, 275; Union, 462; Centre, 400;
Webster, 4l2, Colored school, ~. To-
tai enrolment, 1855. The report was
received and filed.
The name OF Miss Crossman was
presented as one Of the German teach
ers, and she was confirmed.
The committee on German Language
reported that as the teachers OF the
German language have double the
labor they had last year, they should
have an increased compensation; they
therefore offer the following;
Resolved, That the salary Of the
German teachers for the ensuing schol
astic be as follows: Male teachers
$3.50 and female teaches 1900 Adopt
ed.
DR.. Todd offered the following which
was adopted.
Resolved That the study OF the
science Of government and the Constltu
ton of the United States be adopted a
studies in the public schools OF this
District.
Mr.. Bickel, clerk Of the Board pre-
sented the third Annual Statement o
receipts and expenditures OF the BoarC
of Education for the year ending july
18th, 1870. 1t was ordered to be pub
lished for two days in the daily papers
Of this city.
Mr.. Bickel, from Building committed
reported the entire cost of building
Washington township school house tC
have been $26,05S9S. The report wa
ordered TO be published.
A petition from patrons OF the col
ored school asking that Improvement
be made on the school house. Referre,
to the committee on colored schools
The clerk was authorized TO draw al
order in favor Of Mr. Hamilton 70
800.
The clerk was directed to advertise
for proposals to furnish the schools o
: this District for coal and books arr
, stationery.
Mr.. Stewart reported that the wei
at Washington township was fille'
and running over The matter was re
ferred to the committee on Building
and Real Estate with power to act
On motion, the Board adjourned.