The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-24
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

llAlAA1ult .A@huAuIA1 eASbSeAAtt OtAIt VI
lack, Stewart, Scott, Todd, Wilson, Welt.
Eel and ZOeckler.
The minutes of the last two meetings
were read and approved.
The following report OF the Superin'
tendent for the month Of October was read
OFFICE SURF OF SCHOOLS, l
WHEELING, Nov. 10, 1871. !
To he Board Of Education!
GENTLRMRS-Your attention is invited
tothe following abstract from my tabular
reports olthc schools OF the district for the
month of October;
Number OF pupils enrolled, boys /, 43S,
girls 1,3Si-total 2,S22. Average daily
attendance, boys l 1854, girls l,207-total
2,49l Average daily absence, boys l64,
girls l7G-tOtal $50. Total number en-.
rolled during September and October,
boys 1911, girls ,493-tOtal 1904. Aver.
age monthly enrolment $50. Per cent
OF attendance on enrolment for October
81. Number OF cases Of hardness 1921.
Number Of pupils neither tardy nor alb.
sent 4G3. Number reported 10 Supcrin.
tendCnt under rule s, 80; pumber reported
under rule0, 4; number of cases Of cor.
pOral punishment 80; number oil days oil
school u. Visits, by school officers %,
Others ll7-total 145; number of pupils
attending in other Wards than those in
which they reside So, number Of non-resi.
dents Of the city,. Number in the sevc-
raj branches olstudy-orthOgraphy 2,S0l
reading 2,4S2, writing 1859, mental Arith,
meuc ESQ, written do. 1856, geography,
0O5, grammar, geo, history, q, physiology,
81, natural philosophy, 81, chemistGry, 10,
astronomy, 5, algeria, 40, geometry, II,
German language, 327. ............
Amount paid for tuition $31S7.60.
In the Fourth Ward Grammar School
l find an enrolment Of 72 pupils, all of
whom II is claimed are up to the required
standard for this division. In each Of the
other Grammar Schools, that of the Sth
Ward excepted, the enrolment falls be-
low 80. In view Of the fact that under
existing circumstances the Principal Of
the 4th Ward school Is under the necessi.
ty Of devOting nearly his entire time to
class instruction to the neglect Of many
duties which legitimately attach 10 the
position Of Principal Of o graded school, l
would recommend the appointment Of an
teacher for the 4th Ward Gram.
mar School. Respectfully submitted,
+, s. WILLIAMS, Supt.
On motion the report was received and
filed.
A communication from the Superin.
tendCnt In relation to obtaining q portion
of the Peabody Fund granted to the
schools oil this State, was read. The Su-
perintendent complains that while the
schools of Moundsville, Wellsburg, Fair.
mont and Parkersburg, have received
quite liberal donations, Wheeling schools
have not received one cent from said Fund.
He recommended that o committee be
appointed to assist him In procuring our
equitable share Of the amount set apart for
the schools Of this State. OF b.
On motion the President was auth0ri.
zed 10 appoint committee oil two under
the Recommendation aforesaid.
Messrs. DR.. Todd and Capt Wilson,
were appointed. -N6a ~ y
The Committee on Accounts reported
in favor OF paying bills amounting to
$G0280. .....t- ...
The resolution recommending their
payment was adopted.
The Committee on Buildings and Real
Estate, 10 whom were referred the bill
of b. f. Caldwell, amounting to $lO527,
and Trimble & HOrnbrOok, amounting TO
sail, reported in favor of their pay.
ment. They also reported in favor Of
putting hydrants In Union township
school house at the bid Of TTlmble d.
HOrnbroOk; also that rough floors be laid
in certain basement rooms.
The report was received and the recon.
mendati0ns oil the committee adopted.
The last resolution was amended by or.
dering said rooms To be lathed and plas!
tered one coat.
Bill Of Ed. ClatOr for making fence
and earth closets, amounting TO 5000. 10,
also one amounting to $7700, Tor labor,
&c, were referred To the Committee on
Buildings and Real Estate for report.
A communication from Mr.. Wilson,
teacher OF Colored Schools, asking leave
OF absence for three days, was read. 10.
Leave was granted. ..
Bill Of Miss Jane McCOllOch for rent,
amounting to $1,000, was presented, and
after being reduced TO 5000, was ordered
to 10 paid
The following was offered and adopted:
ReOlrei, That the Commissioners Of
Richie Sub.distriCt be authorized to have
u hydrant put In tho yard Of Richie
school house, when the main pipe shall
have been laid in front of said building.
The Committee on Teachers were in.
struCtCd 10 examined an additional teach.
or in Fourth Ward Grammar School Is
needed, and iGso, were authorized 10 EN-.
plOy one. .Ntf '.le i. a
On motion, The action of the Clerk III
paying Miss CrumbaCker as teacher In
Webster school, and Miss Campbell, in
was approved.
On motion Miss Crumbackcr and Miss
Campbell were confirmed rs teachers In
the schools above mentioned.
Bids for furnishing blinds TO Union
township school house wero opened: r.
Messrs. Mendel, Booth s. Co., proposed
lie put up best buff blinds ut 81 LOO for each
window; Messrs. Harbour & Ditmann,
Sl45; J. KlapheCk, Kings buff $l.S5, with
c9rd-$l.75 with roller-heavy Duck,
F2,75.
On motion the contract was awarded
10 Messrs. Harbour & Ditmann.
On motion the Commissioners of Union
.ownship were authorized 10 have the
ron railing on the steps of the school
rouse of said township, painted
On motion the Board adjourned. q
CmcUtT CoURT.-The session of this