The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The roll being called the following mem.
bers answered Messrs. Bickel, Bowers,
Caldwell, Carnahan, Cross, Cochran,
Harrison, Maxwell, Otte, Pfarr, Stewart,
Wilson, Weit2el and Zoeckler.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
President Hall appeared and took the
chair. r
The following was read:
OFPIcE OF SUPT OF CRY Schools, |
WHEELING, March 81, '72. {
To The Beard Of Education:
GENTLEMEN--Tabular reports Of the
schools OF the district for the month Of
February have been prepared and placed
with your clerk. Your attention Is invit.
cd to the following synopsis: Number Of
pupils enrolled 2G20; average daily atten'
dance 1900; average daily absence 81; per
cent of attendance on enrolment, SO;
cases Of tardiness: Washington, $40
Madison, 415, Clay, 272, Union, old, Cen.
tire, OSS, Webster, AGA, Richie, 1884, color.
ed, 1Ol-total 3l5S; pupils perfectin atten.
rdance, 579; cases Of discipline referred Ia
the supt,, GO; pupils suspended from
school, a cases Of corporal punishment
81; days Of school 81; visits: by Supt. As
commissioners, 43, others G0-total 14s;
number attending in sub.district In which
they do not reside a, number Of non.resi.
dents OF district in attendance, G.
Number in the several branches oil
stndy-0rthography, z, Gl3; reading, 2,41G;
writing, 1856 mental arithmetic, 1t243i
written arithmetic, 1,190; geography, 1858;
grammar, 200; history, 10; physiology, 55;
natural philosophy, 10; chemistry, 90; as.
tronomy, IL; algebra, 70; geometry, 2S;
United States Constitution, 81; familiar
science, IA; German, 81. Amount paid
Tor tuition, $3,140. Enrolment in the
several schools: Union, 4s2; Richie, 800;
Washington, $40; Madison, 346; Webster,
BAL; Centre, 1877; Clay, 297; colored, AZ,
Tho average number Of pupils per
teacher exclusive Of principally: Richie,
81; Clay, 40; Webster, 40; Union, As; Mad.
ison, 49, Centre, 43; Washington, 42.
Number Of different pupils enrolled
since September /, 1915 Union, 600;
Washington, 511: Richie, sos; Centre
4G5; Webster, AGA; Madison, 433; Clay,
1914; colored, 70; total, 3,417.
The Superintendent reports that he Is
informed that the German School in the
Eighth ward will be finally closed at the
end OF the present month. These pupils
will probably. make application 10 be
admitted to the public school, and there
is no room to accommodate them. 1t will
be necessary to rent rooms outside and
employ additional teachers, or reject
them. lie iavors the former, and recon-
mends that in the planning Of the con
templated new school building, reference
be had to the accommodation Of OF leas
730 pupils.
Received and filed.
The Committee on Accounts reported
in favor OF paying bills amounting L
$241 40. Recommendation adopted.
The Committee on Buildings and Rea
Estate TO which had been referred thu
subject of new school house in Ritchit
sub.d!strict, and the application of thu
Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky Rail
road Company for right Of way through
school lot in Washington township, re
ported the following:
ReSOlged, That it is eXpedient and ne
cessary to erect a suitable school house il
Richie b.district-the exterior of sale
building 10 be G5 by rs feet, three storie.
high, and capable OF accommodating
about 700 scholas.
ReSOlued, That the Committee on Build
ings and Real Estate are hereby author
lied to invite plans, specifications and
estimates from architects, builders, and
others, for school house of the size and
capacitS described in the first resolution
and in accordance with such general plar
and design that the Committee or the
Board may suggest-the Board reserving
the right to adopt or reject all plans
specifications and estimates And nc
plans, specifications and estimates to bC
paid for except the plan which may bt
adopted by the Board, nor more than -
dollars f6f the ono adopted.
ReSolUed, That the free right of way
across the west end of Washington town.
slip school lot mo 70 Jonathan Zane's
addition) be and is hereby granted to the
Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Kentucky Rail.
road company, upon the following condi.
tons, viz: that il the said railroad com.
pany shall make cut or excavation
whereby the present grade Of said lot
shall be increased, then the said railroad
company shall be required 10 build, main.
tain and keep in repair, battering stone
wall not less than three feet at the base
and Of sufficient height so as TO properly
protect the lot and Improvements there.
on; and they shall also build, maintain
and keep in repair, n suitable fence on
the east line Of their track; and il stone
wall be required rs above stipulated
then said fence shall be erected thereon
with the posts securely built in said wal
said railroad company shall also pro
teCt and keep unobstructed the two wells
in connection with the water closets O
the school housc-all of which shall bt
done by said railroad company, and a,
their own expense.
Mr.. Cross offered as an amendment to
the first resolution, "that the Building
Committee advertise tor proposals to
build u school house in the Sth Ward tina
will accommodate 700 children, TO b.
completed October 1, 1872 Voted down
unanimously.
The original resolution was the1
adopted. The blank in the second reso
luton was filled with "fifty."
To the third resolution, Capt. Cochran
offered the following rs an amendment
Provided that the privilege herein granted
shall not prevent the Board from granting
the right Of way to the Wheeling & Ohio
Union Railroad Company upon such con
ditiOns as the Board may hereafter i'm
pose.
The amendment prevailed, and thu
resolution as amended was adopted.
Capt. Harrison offered the following
ReOfUed, That the Committee on Build
ings and Real Estate advertise for bids To-
the erection of an addition to Webster
township school house, in accordance
with the phn and specifications hereto
fore submitted to the Board, and repor
the same at tho next meeting. Adopted
Bill Of Peoples Bank amounting t