The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-21
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

IuUBaDAI EVENING, OCt' tS'-lnu
Board met al tho usual place, President
Hall In the Chair,
Pre1eut-Messrs. Bickel, Bowers, Car.
pAhan, Hutchinson, Hamilton, Launder,
Otto, Pollock, Stewart, Scott, Todd and
Eoeckler.
The minutes were read and approved,
Tho Superintendent submitted the loI-
lowing report for the month Of Septem'
Der;
TotaIenrOllmcut, 2,7G7; average attend
ance, 2,4SA; per cent on average attend
anee, 50; No, oicoFporAl punishments re-
ported, 70; No. OF visits by SupeTintend-
ent, IS; Visiting committee none; Local
Commissioners, n; Others 1877; total e29
No. Of school days in the month, 20; No.
cases Of Hardness, 2,S90; No. Of pupils
neither absent nor tArdy, 229. No. In the
several branches Of study-0rthography,
2,74l; Reading, 9,9TS; Penmanship, 1858;
Mental Arithmetic, $50; Written Arith.
metic, 1889; Geography, 905; Grammar,
9l7; History, 0; PhysiolOgy, SO; Natural
Philosophy, 80; Chemistry, go; Algebra,
80; Geometry, 10; German Language,
SCI. Amount paid for tuition, 5000 70.
The Conference Committee on the mo-
ton for the division OF the school fund
made fhe following report;
To Ns Precedent and Board Of Education
Of h0 School DiStrietcf WAee|IR9;
The Special Committee appointed at
the last meeting Of the Board, held Sep.
TENDER 2lst, 1871, 10 report on the pei.
ton presented by the Catholic tax payers
and citizens OF Wheeling, for redress for
alleged grievances resulting from the
present application Of the School Fund,
raised by taxation for the support Of the
Free Schools Of this District, and TO con.
fer with the committee appointed by the
petitioners to consider their demands for
redress, respectfully submit the following
report;
Your committee met In conference with
the committee on the part Of the petit.
tiones, on Friday evening, October 18th,
at the Chamber OF the Board Of EduCA-
ton, when the committee Of the petition
ers submitted the following paper
To As Board Of Education Of h CITY q
RhSeliR0!
The undersigned committee on the part
Of the Catholics Of Wheeling, would 70.
specially represent that children in at
tendance at the various schools nomlnally
free, number Il ,000) ono thousand. This
Is inclusive Of those In attendance at the
Academy Of the Sisters Of 81, Joseph and
the College,
TO instruct this number of children
about seventy teachers are required, and
oil least two additional school rooms be.
sides those at present In use, are needed.
We propose that the Board Of Education
make provision for the payment Of the
necessary teachers TO assume control OF
the schools, using the same text books
that are in use In the public schools, 90
far as the change can DO made without in.
curing too much expense TO parents, the
teachers 10 be Catholics, but subject 10 the
same examination as those In the public
schools. Respectfully submitted.
Signed by the committee.
The proposition submitted by the com.
mlttee In this paper, rs well as tho griey.
ances for which the petition presented,
70 the Board demands redress, were fully,
unreserVedly and courteously discussed In
Joint committee.
After due, and as your committee be.
lleVes, an impartial consideration Of the
demands thus made on the Board Of Edu.
cation by the petitioners, we respectfully,
yet decidedly, report adversely TO their
proposition and beg leave to present the
following reasons:
First, The State instituted the system
Of free schools for the education Of the
youth therein; that they may acquire a
knowledge Of the branches Of study requi.
site 10 prepare them for the active duties
Of lilo and TO secure 10 the Common
wealth moral and exemplary citizens.
The system embraces the instruction In
morality, the duties Of citizenship and the
fundamental principles OF our govern
meut, without impartlng religious dog.
mas or partisan tenets.
Second-The proposition Of the peti.
TONERS to employ as teachers for their
youth only Catholics, with the right 10
Instruct 10 the doctrines Of their church,
constitutes the schools 90 organized, In
tho opinion Of your committee, Seetdrtdn,
not free schools. Such privileges granted
by the Board Of Education would imrie.
dlately invite similar concessions TO other
religious denominations, undermine the
system Of the free schools, and eventually
destroy the institution upon which oil
citizens alike should look with affection
and pride.
Our schools, like our country, let them
DO free. The committee therefore offer
the following for the consideration Of the
Board:
ReSoIred, That It Is inexpedient to
grant the demands made by the commit.
tee on behalf Of the Catholic Taxpayers
AUGUSTUS PoLLAcK, Chairman.
Gao. Bowers,
A. 8. ToDD.
The report Of the committee was unani.
InouSly adopted.
On motion,
ReSolred, That people attending schools,
other than those In their own wards, be
permitted 30 10 attend during the present
term.
MI. Launder offered the following.
ResoIucd, That tho Commissioner Of
Union township be authorized to employ
an additional assistant teacher for the
German department.
On motion OF Dr.. Todd, II was referred
10 the Committee on Teachers for report.
Bids for painting earth closets and fence
Of Union township school house were 70.
ceived from Geo. Roberts, JAS. McAdams
and Bier & Smith. Contract awarded 70
Nj McAdams, be being the lowest bidder.
Bids for plumbing at same school house
were received from Hornbrook & Dillon.
On motion, referred 10 Committee on
Buildings and Real Estate with power TO
act.
Adjourned.
TINS GREAT SOUTHERN PtANo MANU-.
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