The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THURSDAY EVENING, May 10.

THURSDAY EVENING, May l6.
The Board met in special session.
Present-Messrs. Bickel, Caldwell,
Crawford, Csrnahsn, Cochran, Cross,
Hall, Launder, Maxwell, Otte, PIarr'
Stewart and Wilson.
The minutes of the previous meeting
we're read, approved and signed.
The Committee on accounts reported
bills to the amount of $203.19, aud
offered the. customary resolution for
their payment, which was adopted.
The Superintendent made the follow.
ing report Of the schools for the month
of April: Number of pupils enrolled,
1854 males, 1924 females, total 267S ;
average daily attendance, 1856 males,
1877 females, total 1923; average daily
absence, l6S males, lS7 females, total
355; per cent of attendance, 81.
There were 1905 cases OF tardi
ness, 44S pupils were neither ab-
sent nor tardy; 6 pupils were sus-
pended or expelled. The following are
the numbers of pupils in the different
branches of study: Orthography, 2616;
reading, 2407; writing, 1915; mental
arithmetic, 1902; written arithmetic,
1ll9; geography, SS4; grammar, 33S;
history, As; physiology, j2; natural
philosophy, 20; chemistry, 80; botany,
IL; astronomy, II; rhetoric, D; familiar
science, 10; algebra, 70; geometry 9;
German language, 323; United States
Constitution, 80. Amount paid for tu-
ition, $3l40. The number OF cases Of
hardness in the respective schools was
as follows: First ward. 263; Second,
IS; Third, 1913; Fourth, 304; Fifth,
299; Sixth, 2S9; Seventh, 22S; Eighth,
les. Comparison of reports will show
fewer cases of hardness for the month
OF April than for any previous month
of the year. This abatement is cited
as one of the beneficial results of the
reporting system. The future will, the
Superintendent has no doubt, bring
about still further improvement i'll this
important direction. The highest num-
Der OF cases of Hardness reported by
one teacher was IT and the lowest
number 6. These were both from the
Fourth ward school.
The Superintendent mentions, as an
example worthy Of imitation. that Miss
Ida Florence, pupil of the Fifth Ward
Grammar School, has been in attend
ance eighteen months without having
been absent or tardy in a single in
stance. Ee regards it as due to make
mention of meritorous cases OF this
kind.
Mr.. Cochran offered the following:
Rsso!ysd, That the Committee on
Rules and Regulations be directed to
examine and report at the next regular
meeting.
First-The expediency Of reducing
the number Of male Principals.
Second-Whether the educational in
terests OF the district will not be pros
noted by the employment of female
principals.
Tbird-What steps are necessary to
successful change Of our school man
agement in this particular. Adopted.
Mr.. Stewart asked that Miss Anna
S. Hamilton be confirmed as teacher
in division B, First ward school, vice
Mrs. Boyd resigned. On his motion
she WAS confirmed.
A communication was received from
John Pfarr resigning his position az a
member Of the Board OF Education.
On motion the resignation was ac-
cepted.
Louis Stifel, Esq was elected to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
ton OF John Pfarr.
On motion the Clerk was directed TO
have the rooms of the Board OF Educa-
ton whitewashed and clpansed.
The proposals for building the Eighth
ward school house were opened
Edward Clator offered to build the
school house for 50, 600.
J. NJ. Erode offers to build the school
house for $23,SSS. II no stairway be
made in the hall $3.50 less.
Kievis, Kraft Il Co. propose to build
the school house for So, l04 81.
Mr.. Caldwell moved that the contract
be awarded to Messrs. Klevis, Kraft n
Co., and that they be required to give
bond IN the sum OF $4,000 for the faith,
full performance of the contract. If the
building be not finished by the first OF
January next, then the contractors are
to forfeit 5000 per month to the Board.
Messrs. Klevis, KRAFT d Co. were no.
tilted to accept or reject the contract
within the next ten days.
On motion OF Mr.. Cochran, the Clerk
was authorized to invite bids for fur
nishing the Fourth ward school house
| with lightning rods.