The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

a regular mOnthly meeting Tic Board
of Education was held last evening, Pres.
ident Hall in the chair. Present-MessTs.
Bickcl, Carnahan, Hamilton, Launder,
Piarr, Stewart, Scott, Todd, Wilson and
WeItzel.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills amounting to $S3a!47, and recon.
mendcd their payment. Adopted.
The Superintendent's report for the
month Of February was read. The fol-
lowing is the report in full:
WHEELING, 10 March, 1871.
10 Me BOdrd Of hlucdtiOH:
GENFLEMEN-Iha have prepared tabular
statements Of the schools Of the District
for tho month Of February, and placed
the same with the Clerk Of the BOard.
Your attention is invited to the following
abstract:
Amount paid for tuition in Washington
schools $0l050; Madison $4,000; Clay
1903; Union $452.0O; Centre $4,000; Web.
ster $S75O00; Colored $4,000; German
Instruction $2s500-total $20O3OO.
Observation-Disclosures 5O1; Madison
1885, Clay 974; Union 421; Centre 303;
Webster 303; colored 53-total 2,345.
Total average attendance a,137; aver.
age absence EOS; per cent Of attendance
on enrolment 0l; cost Of tuition per pupil,
estimated on total enrolment $l.2G; cost
of tuition per pupil, Gstimimated on aver.
age attendance $3.50.
The number Of pupils in the several
branches Of study was as follows AL.
phabet, n; spelling, 2 ,210 ; reading, Q 2,141;
writing, !, ,49; mental arithmetic, 1913
written arithmetic, 1,OlG; geography, III;
grammar, EOS; history, 50; physiology,
1S; natural philosophy, "a; chemistry,
"a; astronomy, s; algebra, SO; United
States Constitution, ia; familiar science,
"a; German language, 523.
Number of corporal punishments re-
ported, 80; aumber OF visits by superin-
tendent 81, commissioners 9, others A.
total 81 number Of pupils neither absent
nor tardy, 485.
I would mention to the Board that in
view Of the contemplated annexation Of
South Wheeling to the Wheeling Dis.
trict, wrote to the several publishers Of
the books adopted for Use In the schools
Of the district, requesting them to offer
special terms for the introduction Of their
books into the schools of South Wheel
ing. Members are probably aware that
the books now In use in these schools are
such as are prescribed by the State Su-
perintendent for use in the schools Of the
State, being entirely different from those
in use in the Wheeling schools. Hence
a change will be necessary in order to uni
formity throughout the District as re-
quired by law, and without special ar.
rangements with the publishers, pupils |
would be under the necessity Of purchas.
ing their books at full retail rates. So fur
rs heard from the publishers to whom |
have written proposed to introduce their
books at about half the retail rates. This,
under the circumstances, is q very liberal
offer, and will save to the schools OF
South Wheeling an expense of several
hundred dollars, which they would other.
wise be compelled to incur. lay before
the Board the communications which |
have received relating to this matter,
uuu EeNucsl Lle huUpllOu Ul u TGSOlutIuu
authorizing me, when the proper time
shall arrive, to arrange for the introduc- |
ton or exchange Of books on the terms
proposed. Respectfully submitted,
+. s. WILLIAMS, Supt.
The communications IRON the publish |
Crs referred to in the report were reGd, |
and the report received and filed.
The Clerk was authorized to pay the
contractor for the furnaces in Union town.
ship school house, B. T. Caldwell, one
thousand dollars on the work already
done.
The subject OF having the terra Gotta
work on Union township school house
painted and sanded, was referred to the
Committee on Buildings and Real Estate,
with power to act. .s |
The Clerk was authorized TO draw an
order on the Treasury for three hundred
dollars, as part payment to William Ham
ilton Tor services as Superintendent of
Union township school house.
Adjourned.