The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-16
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Inc regular monthly meellng OF Tue
Board Of Education was held last evening
President Hall In the Chair. Present,
Messrs. Bowers, Blckel, Caldwell, Coch.
ran, Cross, Harrison, Launder, Maxwell,
otte. Plarr, Stewart, Todd and Wilson.
Tho minutes OF the last two meetings
were read and approved. ,..
The Superintendent Of the schools OF
this district submitted his monthly report,
Of which the following Is an abstract
Total enrolment, 1866; averaged daIly
attendance, $500; average daily absence,
353i per cent Of attendance on enrolment,
"; number cases Of hardness, Let Ward,
377; I'd, 1876; Sd, 322; 4th, 475; 9th, 7l3;
9th, 6S5; 9Th, 20S; 9Th, 45l; colorcd school,
l26-total, $3.50; number OF cases Of dis.
cipllne referred To the Superintendent,
05; suspended from school, /; cases Of cor!
poral punishment, G5; days Of school, 2e;
Vlsits-Supt., "a; Commissioners 90; 9th.
els 107-total 164; pupils attending 10
wards In which they do not reside As;
nonresident pupils 8. I
Number In the several branches OF
study orthography 1850; reading 1878 /;
pentlanship 1876; arithmetic (mental)
1881, (written) 1917; geography 897,
grammar col; history 10; physiology %;
natural philosophy 20; chemistry % as.
tronomy II; algebra 90; geometry 25;
U. s. Constitution 85; German language
9l4 Amount paid for tuition $3,l87.60
The first hall of the current scholastic
year expired with the month OF January
The average monthly enrolment during
this period was 1898; average daily at
tendance 2,341; per cent Of attendance
on enrolment, 81; amount paid for tut.
ton, $l5, CeL7O; cost per pupil for tut.
ton, based on the average monthly en-
rollment, $3.50; on the average daily
attendance, 1857.
The Superintendent refers To the fact
that at times there has been much dil-
ilculty in heating certain rooms in the Isl
and 4th Ward school houses. During
several days in January 1t was necessary
TO close the schools In said rooms for this
reason. The cause of this suspension Of
exercises has been remedied 10 great
degree by placing stove In each Of the
rooms in the 1st Ward school house In
which the trouble existed, and small
furnace In the west side Of the basement
Of the 4th Ward school house. It is q
coincidence worthy OF notice, the rooms
in the west side OF the two buildings re.
ferred to are those which it was found
difficult to heat, and it is suggested that
it may be accounted for from the fact that
the prevailing winds In this latitude arc
from the West,-the heat seeking egress
through the tlues leading in q general
easterly direction.
On motion the report was received and
filed. ,.+..
The Committee on Accounts reported
fayorably on the payment OF bills amount.
ing to $25G0G.
On motion the report was received, filed
and the bills ordered TO be paid.
The Committee on Buildings and Real
Estate reported that they had examined
bill Of s. ]. Ellilfitz ($1S002) for iron rail.
ing on steps Of Union township school
house and found it correct; also that they
had received bids Tor laying rough floor
in basement hall and water room, and for
plastering said rooms, in said house, but
they deemed It inexpedient to act on the
proposals for flooring and returned them
to the persons making them. The COM
mittee recommended the payment OF Mr..
EllilritZ's bill, and that the plasterine be
awarded to George Hill at $4,000, that
being the lowest bid. Recommendations
OF the committee adopted.
| The official hnn1 Nf AZ D;nLoI Iola.l.
elect0 in the penalty Of Sc 900, with J. B.
Sheppard and Joshua Lukens as sureties,
was presented, and being in due form, was
accepted and ordered to be filed.
,Mr. Maxwell made the motion that all
the children attending Centre township
school, not residing therein, be permitted
to remain until the LIST OF April Carried
The Commissioners o(=Ritchie sub. dis.
trict were authorized to expend five dol.
lars in making Cinder walks about the
school house in that district.
The clerk presented the school law for
this district passed recently by the Legis.
lature. He offered the following in con-
nection Herewith: ResolUed that the clerk
be and is hereby directed to have 800
copies of the school law, of the district,
passed February 3, 1879, with the Gene.
raj Rules for the government OF the
schools revised, printed in pamphlet FORM
Adopted.
The rules were referred to the Com
mittee on Rules and Regulations for
revision and report.
A communication from the Pittsburgh.
Wheeling. and Kentucky Railroad Com.
pany, asking for right Of way through
the First Ward School House lot, was
read. The company desire "a feet In
width for their track; and promise 10
build good Substantial stone wall and
fence to protect the lot. RI li :.
Referred to the Committee on Buildings
and Real Estate for report.
The Board decided not to have the
schools closed on the 22d (Washington's
birthday
Bits: Of Jos NJ. Brodie, $47 90; same,
80 90, were returned to MIR. b. for proper
certificate.
DR.. Todd made the motion that the
rentof the extra room rented by the Com:
missiOners Of Clay township Be fixed al
five dollars per month, instead Of three,
as allowed at former meeting-the in.
creased rate 10 commence with the begin.
ming OF the present school year. Adopted.
Adjourned.