The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

THURSDAY EVENING, November 81.
The Board of Education met in reg
ular session.
Present-Messrs. Bickel, Carnahan,
Cochran, Crawford, Launder, Maxwell,
Otte, Stiftl. Stewart, Todd, Wilson and
President Hall.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The Superintendent reported as fol-
lows: Number of pupils enrolled, boys
1865, girls 1864, total 2529; average
daily attendance. boys 1892, girls 1918,
total 2047; average daily absence. boys
233, girls 249, total 4S2, being 81 per
cent OF attendance on enrolment.
There were 1856 pupils neither absent
nor tardy. The number OF pupils in
each branch of study is as follows: Or
biography 1929, reading $3.50, writing
1887, mental arithmetic 1911, written
arithmetic l04l, geography 942, gram
mar 800, history So, physiology SO,
natural philosophy G. astronomy 8, al
zebra So, geometry 9, Z. S. Constitution
6S. In the German department there
are Isl hovs and 1877 girls; total 33S
OF these 1873 are of German paIentage
and l55 of American parentage. The
Superintendent says that the attendance
at the city schools has been seriously
affected during the past month by the
prevalence Of measles, and that never
since the organization Of the schools
has the per centage Of attendance been
so greatly reduced.
The Committee on accounts pre-
scented bills to the amount OF $5I5.94,
and offered the usual resolution for
their payment, which was adopted.
The Committee on Buildings and
Real Estate presented resolutions in
structing Klevis, Kraft IL Co. to make
change of wainscosting in Richie
school house, and to change the stairs
in the same; also instructing Bodley
Bros. to return the iron fence removed
by them from the school property in
Union township, and deliver them
without DELAY to the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds; also instruct
ing the clerk to invite proposals tor put
ting down the old fence at the Union
township school house, and for adds
tional fence. The report was adopted.
The Committee on Text Books re-
ported in favor of introducing Bartholo-
news Drawing Cards into the public
schools of the city, believing them to be
valuable. Report recommitted for in
formation a. to cost, &c.
The Committee on Rules and Regula.
tons reported an amendment to Article
9, OF the Rules, providing that "subject
to the approval OF the principal,
Division c may be dismissed one-halt
hour and Division D one hour earlier
than" the regular hours for closing
schools. They also present, as Article
IA of General Rules, a provision per-
hitting each school in the district to be
dismissed during two DAYS in each year
to afford teachers an opportunity 10
visit the other schools OF the district.
The Superintendent is to arrange mat
tiers so that no two schools shall be
dismissed on the same day. Thereport
was adopted.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That until otherwise
ordered by the Board, all schools shall
be resumed the next school day after
all HOLIDAYS, and that the Christmas
and Nav Years holidays shall he con-
sidered as ended on and alter the first
day of January.
Messrs. P. Laughlin e Co, who have
the contract for furnishing the city
schools with coal, appeared and stated
that under the extraordinary state OF
affairs now existing here they would be
com PEELED to ask an advance Of three
cents per bushel on their contract.
The following resolution was adopted 4;
Resolved, That from November 18th,
p. Laughlin IL Co. be allowed an adj.
vance of three cents per bushel for coal
for the schools until otherwise directed
OF notified by the Board or Clerk, and
that the Clerk be authorized to make
other arrangements for supply OF the
schools with coal.
Mr.. Carnahan presented the name OF
S. J. Ellifrizt for election As member
OF this Board to fill the vacancy caused
10y the resignation of W. II. Harrison.
On motion, the Board adjourned.