The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

neBulhI montnly meeung OF tne boaIu
Of Education held last eVening-President
Hall In the chair. Present, Messrs.
Bickel, Cross, Caldwell, Cochran, Carna.
han, Launder, Maxwell, 0tte, Stewart
and Wilson.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. o. ]. Crawford, who was elected OF
the last meeting 70 ill the vacancy In the
Board occaSionsd by the resignation oil
Mr! Metcalf assumed the several obliga.
tons, and took his seat as q member.
The Committee on Teachers and Schools
reported verbally through itS chairman,
that In view Of the near approach Of the
close OF the scholastic year, they had
deemed Il best To permit the children who
were attending school outside Of the
wards In which they reside, 10 remain
where they are.
The following was read =
-, WHEELING, May 10, 1879.
10 the Board Of Education:
GENTLEMEN:-I have prepared and
placed with your clerk tabular reports o.
the schools Of the District for the month
.ot April. Your attention Is invited Il
the following brief synopsis: Number o.
pupils enrolled-males 1854; females 1924
total, 287S. Average daily attendance
males 1885; females 1137-total 1898,
Average daily absence-males, 1893; TO-
males 1S7-total355. Per cent Of atten.
dance on enrollment-males SO; females
&c. Gases OF hardness 1905; number oil
pupils neither absent nor tardy 449; oil
discipline referred to Supt, 90; pupils
suspended or expelled O; cases Of corporal
punishment IS; days OF school in the
month II; Visits-by Supt. 40, Comnrs
90, others 135-total 1893; non.residenis oil
the city in attendance Z; attending in
Wards in which they do not reside 42
Number in the several branches oil study:
photography 2876, reading 2407, writing
1916, mental arithmetic 1909, written ditto
lilo, geography SS4, grammar 1888, his.
tory As, physiology 50, natural philoso'
ply 90, chemistry 33, botany II, astrono'
my 10, rhetoric 8, familiar science 10, al.
zebra 70, geometry 0, German 1898, U. s.
Constitution 80. Amount paid for tuition
50, 40 90. Cost per pupil for tuition,
based on average attendance, 81 IS, cost
based on total enrolment, 81 II. The
number Of cases Of tardiness in the res
pective schools was as follows: 1st Ward,
263; Cd 70; Sd 1893: 4th 304; 9th 299: 9th
$50; 9TH 22s; 9Th 1856; colored 81.
Comparison Of reports will show fewer
cases OF tardiness for the month Of April,
than for any previous month Of the year.
This abatement Is cited as one OF the ben
efcial results Of the reporting system.
The future will, I have no doubt, bring
about still further improvement in this
important direction. There certainly Is
no other evil which, if tolerated, tends
more effectually to demoralize q school
than irregular attendance. The highest
number Of cases Of tardiness reported by
one teacher, was seventy-seven, and the
lowest number, six. These were both
from the 4th Ward school.
I would mention as an example worthy
Of imitation that Miss Ida Florence, q
pupil Of the 9Th Ward Grammar school,
has been in attendance eighteen months
without having been absent or tardy in q
single instance. I regard it as due to
make mention Of meritorious cases Of this
kind. Respectfully submitted,
F.S. WILLIAMS, Supt.
On motion OF Mr.. Caldwell, the report
was received and filed.
The Committee on Accounts reported
in favor Of paying sundry bills amounting
to. $20319. .E.
On motion the report was received and
the recommendation Of the committee
adopted.
The resignation of John Ptarr, member
Of the Board for Madison township, was
received and accepted.
The Board proceeded to fill the vacancy
thus occasloned, and Mr.. Louis G. Stitel
was nominated.
There being no other nominations, Mr..
Stiiel was declared unanimously elected
Mr.. Cochran offered the following:
EeSoEred, That the Committee on Rules
and Regulations be directed to examine
and report at the next regular meeting
1st, the cxpediencY OF reducing the mum.
Der Of male Principals; I'd, whether the
educational interests OF the District will
not be promoted by the employment Of
female Principals; Sd, what steps are nee.
essary to successful change Of our school
management in this particular.
Adopted.
Miss Anne s. Hamilton was confirmed
as teacher in Division B, First Ward
School. -r e.
Mr.. Gross made the motion that the
bids for building school house in Richie
sub. district, be now opened. Adopted.
They were as follows: Edward Clator,
$4,000; Kleives, Kraft g. Co, $22,.
10430; J. NJ. Brodie, $2S,SSS ($i5O less
il no stairway is required in exhibition
ROOM.
On motion Of Mr.. Caldwell the con.
tract was awarded to Messrs. Kleiyes,
KRAFT & Co.; the contractors to give bond
in the penalty Of $4,000 TO have the
building finished by the LIST of January,
1873, and for every month after that date
y remains unfinished, they forfeit 5000.
Carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson, Messrs.
Kleives, KRAFT s. Co. were allowed ten
days In which to accept or reject the
contract this evening awarded them.
Onmotion Of Mr.. Cross, the Clerk was
authorized to have the hall leading to the
chamber Of the Board, whitewashed and
papered; also, the chamber cleaned and
the ceiling whitewashed
On motion Of Mr.. Cochran the Clerk
was authorized to advertise for bids for
Lightning rods on Fourth ward school
house.
On motion the Board adjourned.
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