The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-28

poses. During sixteen years, from 1854
to 1870, the present school buildings
proved sufficient for the accommoda
ton of all the pupils in attendance.
During the last year, however, 1t has
been found necessary to rent a room
outside for the accommodation OF a part
of the lower primary division OF the
Third ward school.
In the foregoing l have endeavored
to give succinct statement OF the or
igin and early progress Of the schools
OF Wheeling. In evidence that these
schools have grown in the popular favor,
the fact may be stated that the ratio Of
the enrolment in the schools to the en-
tire population of the city has cont'n'
uously increased during the last seven
wears. For a number OF years alter
the organization OF the schools under
the old system, the ratio Of entire en-
rollment to the entire population was
about as one CD to ten Q0) During
the last scholastic year the total en-
rollment was equal to about one-sixth
o. the entire population, and the aver
age monthly enrolment to little less
than one-eighth.
Bv legislative enactment the borough
of South Wheeling, with population
of two thousand nine hundred and
thirty-fve, was recently incorpor-
ated with the city Of Wheel
ing, and now constitutes the Eighth
ward OF the city. According to census
of July, 1871, the population OF the
city, inclusive Of South Wheeling. was
%, l04. The number OF youths between
six and twenty.one years OF age was
794l. Since the beginning o. the cur
rent school year. (September, 1871,
more than three thousand names have
been entered in the school registers
and the number will probably be in
creased to well nigh iour thousand be
fore the close Of the year in June. The
average monthly enrolment during the
three months OF the year which have
transpired was upward of twenty-eight
hundred. That there may be no mis-
apprehension, or seeming discrepancy
in statements, it should be borne in
mind that the figures here given have
reference to later period than those
submitted in my statistical statement
which will be incorporated with the
tables of your forthcoming annual re
port, the latter having reference to the
school year ending June so, 1871.
For the information of persons suffi
GENTLY interested to read this paper, but
who have no time or inclination to 60
through the tables Of your report for
the purpose OF cleaning the items which
relate tothe Wheeling schools, sub
nit the following condensed statement,
adding few particulars contained in a
recent report which / had occasion to
make to the National Bureau of Educa'
ton, but which were not called for in
the report which was required to make
to your department:
Assessed valuation of real and
personal property in the city ..Sl3025 ,229S VI
Estimated true value of real
an personal property in the 80
city wv w
Estimated true value OF all
school property, real and per-
SOnal. l0l,JUU "
Total enrolment in The schools
during year ending June 80,
1911 ...............-........-....... o,i0o
Average monthly enrolment
in the schools during year
endinJ June 30, lS7l................. 2,33j
Number Of teachers employed
Nncluding seven special OF
Gre mani ............. .................... %
arics.............................. s20,562 Sc
Amount paid for all other
school purpOS $, exc pit per-
man"nt mprovements....... S,i26 W
schools for the year............... $3.50 43
Cost per pupil for tuition
teachers salarieS) based on
average monthly enrolment Il g.
Cost per pupil Tor all other OBJ
jects. except permanent i'm
provements ............... ........- D.
Total cos per pupil. ............ l6 Is
The LIST, 81 and Sd of these items are
made to embrace South Wheeling. As
before stated, this borough was but re-
Gently included within the city limits.
Its school property is valued at $4,000
Exclusive OF this item the total eSti-
mated value Of the public school prop.
er,y OF Wheeling is Sl4j,50D as stated
in my report.
The Legislature in amending the
school law of this district so as to in
clude South Wheeling and exclude the
borough OF Fulton, through haste. and
want OF proper care, made several very
serious mistakes desire to make
mention of this matter in order that the
attention of the Legislature may be
directed thereto early in the coming
session. Whether the errors alluded
to were the work of the committee ap-
ponted'by the Wheeling board to frame
an amendment to the law, or OF the
member by whom the bill was intro
duced, or both, is not material. The
mistakes were made, and need to he
speedily corrected. The preamble to
the amendment reads as follows:
Sections one, Two, three and eleven
of chapter Fl tv.seven OF the acts OF
eighteen hundred and sixty seven, are
hereby amended and re enacted so as to
read AS follows"
Now the third section should have
been in no manner disturbed in its es
sential provisions; ard it was no part
of the intention of either the board or
the committee that it should lie disturb
Ell, since it contains matters absolutely
essential to the qualification OF mem
bcrs Tor the proper discharge Of their
duties as school officers. 1t provides
that the clerk shall notify members elect
OF their election; that they shall be
required to take the oath OF office; and
that the clerk shall administer said
cath; and for the manner Of filing
vacancies which may occur in the
board, from death, resignation. refusal
to serve, or otherwise. The preamble
to the amendment bIots this section en-
tirely from the law, and substitutes fol
it a mere provision for the addition o.