The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THURSDAY. October IL. 1872.

THURSDAY, October IL. 1917.
The Board met in regular session.
Present-Messrs. Bickel, Bowers,
Caldwell, Carnahsn. Cross, Hall. Max
well, Otte, Stifel. Stewart, Todd and VIII
son.
The Superintendent reported the total
enrolment to be: Males, 1929; females,
1858; total, 1857. Average daily at
tendance, liza males, 1900 females;
total, 2374. Average daily absence.
l55 males, l5s females total, Sl3. Per
cent of attendance on enrolment, IS.
Number OF cases of hardness, 1850.
Washington, 262;; Madison, 49, Clay,
ITO; Union, 2O4; Centre, All; Webster.
sol; Richie, 239; colored, lis. 4SS
pupils were neither absent nor tardy.
There are 80 pupils attending in sub.
districts in which they do not reside.
The following Is the number Of
scholars in the different branches oil
study: Orthogrsphy, 1868; reading,
2297; writing, 1929; mental arithmetic,
1865; written arithmetic. 1864; geogra-
phy, 976; grammar, 29S; history, "a;
physiology, 96; natural philosophy, is;
chemistry, Is; astronomy. g. algebra,
81: United States Constitution, IS; Ger
man language, 3l3. Amount paid Tor
tuition $3O76. The highest number Of
cases of hardness reported by any one
teacher was l55. Mrs. Phipps, Of the
First ward school, with an enrolment Of
sixty pupils, reports not q single case
of hardness.
The Superintendent makes the fol-
lowing report in regard to the number
studying the German language: First
ward 4S, Second and Seventh So, Third
SO. Fourth 60, Fifth As, Sixth 81,
Eighth As; total 3l3. Number OF
American parentage, al; Of German
pareniage, 172. He also makes sev-
eral suggestions and reports in relation
70 repairs and changes needed in the
different school buildings. a"
The Committee on Accounts reported
in favor of paying bills to the amount
OF 1896 Is, and offered the. customary
resolution for their payment which
was adopted.
A communication was received from
the Commissioners OF the Fulton
Schools, asking that certain children
therein named be transferred to the Full
ton School District, and that the school
taxes be paid in that district. was read
and the request granted.
A communication was read from
Thomas Colvin, asking that bis daugh-
ter be transferred to the Third ward
school. Referred to the Commissioners
Of the Third ward with power to act.
The Commissioners of the Third
ward were authorized to expend not ex-
ceeding $500 in making repairs and im-
provements at the colored school, and
to repair the fence at the Third ward
school.
The bond OF J. NJ. Warden as COL
lector of the Board of Education, with
the pames OF John Handlsn, John
Reid and Chris. Hess as sureties, was
read and approved.
The Clerk called attention to the fact
that the policies on the Colored school
house, $500, and on the Washington
township school house, $l5, 900 had ex-
pired. He was ordered to renew the
insurance.
The bills OF J. S. Fairfax, at the in
stance of his attorney, WAS referred to
the Committee on Buildings and
Grounds.
Mrs. Gelink, a teacher OF German,
made application for an increase Of
salary. She was allowed $3.50 per
month from the first OF September.
Proposals for heating furnaces were
received from B. F. Caldwell. he offer
ing to furnish three OF Kolrs heating
furnaces for $500 Referred to the
Committee on Buildings and Grounds
Proposals for furniture for the Eighth
ward school were received from L. o..
Smith, agent Of the Excelsior School
Manufacturing Company Of Cincinnati (;
C. w. Duston, Of Dayton, Ohio. and M
w. Chase, OF Buffalo. N. Y. The mat.
ter was referred to the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds to report the
lowest bidder and the quantity and kind
OF furniture needed.
The Board adjourned to meet on
next Thursday night.