The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-21

BOARD or EDUCATToN.-Thc regular
monthly lneeIihgoT the Board of Eluea-
ton was held in Its chamber, Thursday
evening present, aMessrs. Hail. ItPfesiS
dent BickeL Caldwell, HutchlsSqn, Lapn-
der AletcaifI Pollock, -Pfarr, Stewart,
Scott, Todd, Wilson and zoeclkfler. COZ
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The President, In pursuance Of . motion
adopted al The last meeting, REPORTED the
several standing committees for the elsu7
Ing year, as follows:
on HnGnee-Messrs. Wilson, Pollock
and Bassett. .r,rt !l no.. "a; i .l !.
On AecOunts-Messs. Metcalf, Scott
and Caldwell, 'Ea- '-.i -.- s,.. s-
On SGlaries-Messrs Hutchinson, Zoeck-
Ter and Canadian,
On Buildings and Real Eddie essrs.
Bickel, Stewart, Todd, Launder, Wilson
and Harrison, j. !. -..' =. ,'i.' .'' !,
On lert Books-Messrs, Wilson and
Metcalf.
on Rules and Regulations essrs. Todd,
CarnahAn and Wilson.
On German Language -Messrs Pollack,
Pfarr and Bickel. II, o..
Visiting COMMITTEES -Messrs. Scott, Piarr,
Hall, Caldwell, Hamilton and Weitzel,
Mr.. Wilson, from the special committee
appointed to negotiate for rooms for the
use Of the Board, reported verbally that
the rooms at present occupied could be
obtained at the same rent paid last year !
and, on his motion, 1t was ordered that
the President and Clerk be authorized 70
rent the rooms for the ensuing year at
rental not exceeding two hundred dollars,
payable quarterly. DO, .,.l.., .
The Clerk presented his official bond
with J. B. Sheppard and Joshua Lukena
us securities, and, on motion OF MIR. VIII
son, 1t was approved. -, % -"
The special committee appointed tC
consider the matter Of the salary 10 be
paid the Clerk for tho ensuing year, re-
ported and recommended that the COM
pensation Of the clerk be fixed at six hun
bred dollars.
On motion Of Mr. Wilson, tho report
was received and filed.
The Superintendent OF Schools sub
mitted his report for the month Of Deccm.
Der, which was, on motion, received and
fled aid ,aa 5f.tr stil.t
Tho report was in tho words following
.7'' ''H SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE, |
..al Wheeling, Jan. 10, 1871. :
10 Ms Of Education:
eGESTLRMEN-Yonr attention Is invited
to the following synopsis Of my tabular
reports Of tho schools of the district fol
the month OF December: Total enroll
ment, 1908; average daily attendance
206G; average daily absence, 237; per cent
Of attendance on enrolment, 90 Corpo.
raj punishments- Washington schools, 8
Madison, 0; Clay, 4; Union, /; Centre, 8
Webster, 10; colored 8; total As. Visits
by tho Superintendent, 20; Commission
ers, 10; others 60-total03. Number days
Of school, 10; number Of pupils neither
absent nor tardy, $40. Number in u!
several branches Of study-alphabet, 17S
spelling, 2l43; reading, 2017; writing
1858; mental arithmetic, 1888; written
arithmetic, 9l2; geography, 62s; gram
mar, 200; history, 75; physiology, 80; nat
ural philosophy, 30; chemistry, Q; botany
Q; astronomy, D; algebra, n; U. s. Con
stitution, 202; familiar science, 49,; Ger
man language, 5la. Amount paid for tu
ition, $2061.00.
Members. arc referred to. the tabular re
ports which | have placed in the hands o.
the Clerk, for details ofschools and divis-
ions. Respectfully submitted, " $40
F. s. WILLIAMS,