The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-20
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

BOARD OF EDUCAT1ON.
THURSDAY EVENING, December 10.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present-Messrs. Biokel, Caldwell,
Cochran, Crawford, Crosse Ellitrits,
Hall, Hubbard, Maxwell, Otte, Stifsl
Stewart, Weitzel and Zoeckler.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The Superintendent reported the total
enrolment Of pupils at 24l6; average
daily attendance, 1884; average daily
absence, 1872, per cent Of attendance;
80. There are in photography 24l4;
reading, 2l41 writing, 1862; mental
arithmetic, 11l9; geography, 946;
grammar, 29O; history, 81; physiology,
IS; natural philosophy, IL; chemistry,
8; astronomy. 8; algebra, 60; geome-
try, 5; United States Constitution, IS;
geology, 7. In the German department
there are $50 boys and 179 girls; total,
329. OF German psrentage, Is boys
and LOG girls total, lSl. OfAmerican
parentage, IS boys and 70 girls; total,
14S.
A communication was received from
Mrs NJ. jackson, asking an increase OF
compensation for making fires at the
First ward school house. Referred 70
the Commissioners OF Washington
township. -,
sTbe Committee on Accounts reported
bills to tb G amount of$359. 80 as correct,
and offered the usual resolution for
pavment, which was adopted.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Reso1vsd, That the public schools
shall be closed, for the HOLIDAYS, a.
noon OF Tuesday, December "a, and
opened on the morning OF Monday,
January 6, 1873.
Mr.. Cross made application for the
transfer OF Miss Lucy Marshall from
the Sixth to the Eighth ward. The re-
quest WAS granted.
The President and Clerk were or.
dered to execute deed to the heirs OF
Joshua Bodley, deceased, for the old
Fourth ward school lot.
Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby
authorized to pay railroad freight and
charges on furniture for Richie school
house, and charge the amount to M. W:
Chase on account Of contract OF said
furniture. Adopted.
RESOLVED, That the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds be instructed to
examine the west end OF Union town.
ship school premises, with the view Of
properly protecting the same, and to
consult with the owners OF the adjoin-
ing property az to the nature and extent
of improvements needed to be of mate
rial benefit. Adopted.
The Clerk reported that the following
policies would expire shortly, and asked
the order of the Board for their renewal:
In the Fire and Marine on Centre
school house, $500; Citizens Fire and
Marine on Union school house, $500;
Franklin on same, $4,000; Peabody on
same, $500; Etna Fire and Marine
on same, $4,000 The Clerk was ordered
to renew the insurance at the old rate.
The following wac adopted:
Resolved, That the Clerk be author
lied to have Richie school house in
sured for $4,000 and the furniture for
$4,000.
The Clerk was directed to procure
a corporate seal for the Board.
Bill of Henry Gunther, was referred
to the Committee on Buildings and
Grounds for report.
Bill OF Augustus Pollack for ink
furnished, was ordered to be paid, if
correct. =.
Bill of Joseph McGill was ordered
paid.
Bids for iron fence for Union town
ship school house were received from
B 81. Charnock, who propose to make
67 feet of iron fence and one gate, for
So per foot and put up the old fence at
Is cents per foot. J. Il A. S. Gillespie,
propose to do the work for So per foot
for new and SO cents for putting up old
and $40 for gate. Samuel Ellifritz
offered to do the work at $3.50 per foot
for the new fence and reset the old at
a cost of $l.25 per foot. Jones u
Dixon offered to do it at 1926 per foot
Tor new fence and 95 cents for old.
David Nesbit proposes to do it at $2.65
per foot and reset old fence at IS cents.
The bids were all referred to the Com
nittee on Buildings and Real Estate to
report the lowest bidder.
Adinnrnad