The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-19
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

MCSSrS BlCKCl, bOWcTS, NHIu"C.l' ~" -
ran, Harrison, Iaunder, Logan, Maxwell
Stewart, Scott, Todd and Iocckicr'
The minutes Of the last meeting WERE
read, approved and signed, ...,,,,
The board proceeded to I'LL tue , yacni,
cics in the Commissioners Tor isc"lT
iOwnshin. created by the rcsIG NATION o'
Mcssrs Waterhousc and Wcidchusch'
N"sers Charles Ottc, Robert C0wan,
Rev, Jonathan Cross ana jesse hc"'
were placed in nomination -,
a ballot was had and reSultcd-Mr
Oic ); Mr.. Cowan 3; Mr. Cross Z Mr.
Mrssrs Otte aud Cross were declared
elected Commissioners for one year.
The Superintendent submitted his re.
port for the month, Of which the follow.
ing is an abstract;
WHEELING, Jan. Is, 1872.
10 tie BOnrd Of HiucdtioH!:
GENTLEMEN-l have prepared tabular
reports in detail Of the schools OF the
district for the month of December, and
placed the same in the hands Of your
Clerk. Your attention IS invited 10 the
following abstract: Whole number OF
pupils enrolled, 2,4jj; average daily ut.
tendance, 2,Ol3; do. OF daily absence,
44?; per cent Of average attendance on
enrolment, 81; cases reported to Super.
intcndCnt under rule s, q; corporal pun
ishmcnt reported, 90; days of school, 1G;
visits by Superintendent Al, School
Commissioners ~, others 150-total 292 /;
attending school in wards in which they
do not reside, jG nOn,rGsidcnts Of city
attending the city schools, 10; cases Of
hardness, 2,2lO; neither absent nor tardy,
1876.
Number in the several branches Of
study: Orthography, 1906; reading, . ,243;
writing, 1909; mental arithmetic, / 1888;
written do, 1876; geography, 80; gram
mar, 200; history, 3; physiology, 80; nat.
philosophy, 81; chemistry, Is; astronomy,
II; algebra, "a; geometry, 20; L. 5. Consti.
tuition, %; familiar science, IL; German
language, 800. Amount paid Tor tuition,
$4,000.
lin my last statement to the Board !
made mention Of the causes which were
then operating TO diminish the attendance
in most OF the schools of the district
These causes have in part been removed
and during the current month Of January
to the present time, the enrolment and
average attendance have been much
larger than during December. In thu
SRvGnth Ward school. however, the, nj
tendance within the past few days has
been somewhat reduced, owing TO the CX
istcnCc Of smallpox in the ncighborhOOd
| would respectfully renew the sugGes
ton which | made 10 the Board in De
cembcr, regarding the cXpediency Of en-
plOying competent physicians TO pas,
through the schools for the purpose o
Nsccrtaining whether all the pupils hdvt
been properly vaCCinatGd. This prcCau
tiOnary measure has been adopted by
school boards in other cities and | thinl
wisely. The teachers are, so far as | al
informed, all endcavoring to cniorr" thu
rule relating to re-. vaccination, but none o
them prof"So To be able to judge MS to th(
character or gcnuincnCSs OF the vaCcina
ton, or whether re.vacCinatOn may no
be needed. Too much care cannot wei
he exercised 10 guarG against the spreaC
Of this lOathsOmc disease, which seems t
have become in measure epidemic
throughout the country.
1 Respectfully submitted,
F. S. WILLIAMS, Snpi.
Received and filed,
The Committee on Accounts rcpOrtc,
in favor of paying bills amounting /,
5000 ~; also Il balance Of $51l A. due NJ
W. Chase, Of Buffalo, for furniture fur
nishcd Union township school house.
Received filed and bills ordered TO b.
paid.
The following was offered by Mr.. COch
ran; Re~lrtd, That the Superintendent b
and he is hereby instructed to direct thu
Principal OF each Of .lc schools to asccr
tain whether there are any children ut
tending the schools who have never bccl
vaCcinatcd, and To forbid any unvaecina
ted child from attending school until i
shall have been vaccinated. Adopted
The bill OF 5. J. ElIifriiz WAS referred
to the Committee on Buildings and Rca
Estate.
The President and Clerk, rs authorized
by resolution adopted ut lust meeting
reported the following
STANDING COMMITTEES FOR lS19.
On FHaHcG-Mcssrs. Wilson, Logan ant
Netcalf
IN .lccomh-Mcssrs. Maxwell, Cald
well and Scott.
On ISlLGrieS-SIessrs. Carnahan, Laund
er and Zoecklcr.
On BHiIdiHgs anil Real EddtG-Mcssrs
| IIickel, Stewart, Hall, Luunler, Wilson
Harrison and Ottc.
On Ttrt B9oks-SIcssrs. Todd, Cochran
and Mctcali.
IN RplCS ant RegpIattons - Mcssrs
Bckel, Stewart, Caldwell, Maxwell ant
Cross.
IN tie German AiHguage - Mcssrs
Phrr, Bowers and Bickcl.
Visiting Cmqmittcc-Mcssrs. Scott, PGrr
Todd, Caldwell, Hamilton, Wcitlcl ant
Cross.
The clerk reported the amount insured
on the various school houses and furni
turc: Washington $4,000, lurnitur
| s., lOO-tOtal $4,000; MNdisOn-SeCOn,
Ward $500; Seventh Ward, $4,000, iurni
turG $jO0-total $500; Clay, $4,000
furniture $500 - total $500 Cniol
$4,000, furniture $2,00O-total 10000
Centre $4,000, furniture $jOO-toial So,
800; Webster 81 600, furniture IL 00-t0ta
$4,000; COlOrcd $1,000, dwelling $500
furniture $2U0-total $500. Grand totu
buildings SIS, 100, dwelling $500, lurNi
turc $500. Aggregate $jj,sOO.
On motion Of DR.. Todd, the clerk, VII
authorized TO increase the policy on Cha,
township school house $500 aSd on mo
ton Of Mr. Maxwell, the came amour
was directed 70 he procured on Ccn,r,
township school house in addition to tia
already on the proEc:ty.
A blank deed iCr tight Of way of III,
Pittsburgh, Wheeling " kentucky rail
road was read aud referred to the Commit
tee on Buildings arh Real Estate.
Aproposltion from j. N. Br0dic to lcas,
'Ei on CGnlrGstrect belonging to the Boarl
7 Wn road np1 rnInrr,l ~