The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-18
acknowledgement:
noARD OF EDUCATION.

ny Wo.Srs Bickel, Bowers, Caldwell
S5,,rSh1D, 5s Cross, Maxwell, Otte, StiEel
sTE,rt, Todd and Wilson.
The minutes oi the last meeting were
r,i, approved and signed.
T6e Committee on Accounts reported
:, hyor Of paving the following bills /:
T.Ti, Bsker 4 Co. $40 80, J. N. Bickel
UGG r j. BeebCc $40 10, Ernst Ar.
S,eEsr Si7 80, Lewis Davis IS 90, Frew,
T,sSps Il Hall $3.50 25. The commit
~ Tenorted that they believed the bills
gIs, Martin and J. A. Jackson, for
s.,nIpp Union and Washington school.
SSp,es, exorbitant, and recommended
la,t they bercduced to Si5 each, and then
Report adopted,
Communication from the Commits.
BoDers Of the Fulton School district In
,.lp,ence to certain children residing in
SS civ who desire to attend the school
h said district, and requesting that the
TboOl taxes Of the parents Of said chill.
l,eD be transferred to said district was
r,d, and the request Of the Commission
erWS granted.
Tbos. COlvin sent in a request that his
laughter be permitted 10 attend school in
lbe Third Ward. Referred to the Com.
nIsiones OF said ward with power to
Et
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds asked further time to report
m matters referred to them at the last
meeting. Granted
The Superintendent submitted the fol.
owing report:
To@ Beard Of Education!
RGSTLENEN ! have prepared and
pI.ced dbeIOre you tabular reports in de-
iii Of the schools Of the district for the
month Of September. For minute par.
ucul.B regarding the schools in their
eVeral departments or divisions, members
ren erred 10 these tables. The follow.
ng Ba general summary Entire en-.
nIment, males / ,320, females l,35S-tO.
nl2G87; average daily attendance, males
liza, females 1,200-tOtal 1874; average
Jllly absence, males 155, females 159-
DtSl Sl3; per cent OF average attendance
90 enrolment SS; number OF cases of
nEdiHess-Washington 2G2, Madison 430,
Clay liz, Union 2Ol: Centre All, Webster
81, Richie 230, colOred 115-total 1850;
number Of pupils neither absent nor tar.
dyA$ number Of cases of discipline re-
ltted to the Superintendent "A; number
Ol cases Of corporal punishment, boys
llO, girls lO-tOtal l20; number ofschool
dAysin the month 81; number Of visits to
EhOOIs-Superintendent 0G, Commis-
soners 81, others l73-tOtal 300; number
ot pupils attending sub districts in which
they do not reside 30; number Of non.
raidens Of the district in attendance 2;
1tnber in the several branches Of study
photography, 1908; reading, 2,207 :;
writing, 1890; mental arithmetic, l ,0G5;
E'ttttn arithmetic, 1904 geography, O7G;
r4nmar, 99S; history, 81; physiology,
W. natural philosophy, IS; chemistry, l3;
NIOHomy, 0; algebra, 81; geometry 8; U.
StOnstItutlon, Us; German language 313.
Amount paid for tuition, $3O7G OO.
Tue highest number OF Casea of tardi-
aaseported by one teacher was 1866; the
oTs! number 0. Miss Phipps of the
tinI Ward school, with an enrolment OF
@puplIs, reports not single case tardi.
mas.
10 the meeting of the Board held on
Gelslh oI September, reported an ag-
gfegale enrolment in the schools to that
Meol 2lOG, and now for the entire month
GOnIy%USI, being nineteen less than were
Ael reported. This discrepancy arises in
At IEOM the fact that want Of room or
AIIlnSs in one Of the primary divisions,
lnanOeF Of pupils who had been suffered
@S'Iend fora few days were discharged
&l not counted in making up the aggre.
aeIoF the month, although they were
SIaded in the number before reported.
asa'a' az the end of the month it was
"Sac That lew who had entered the
Saoo! at the beginning Of the month, only
%eauN ICFa few days, and in making up
NC attendance and averages for the
cunt 49, '"o ~
lle appropriation made by the Board
W.T. %aepa'is aud Improvements upon the
U,uted S school property has been found
GFiy sufficient TO enclose the grounds
WIN substantial fence. l would re.
'SI'IlIy ', recommend IL further appropri.
S.n. 'soa 10y other needed repairs and im.
IS., ISSv'Staenls, again reminding the Board
~ -. " making the statement 10 DR.. Sears
y XIV saISh The sum Of $1,000 was secured
S%e irsiUi iusIf'ct from the Peabody Fund, l
.., %s.auea an item ot $500 "tor needed i'm.
S,"I r.'sle1s upon the colored school pro.
r.! lnorder to the comfort of pupils
%'S %sSIu weather, the open space beneath
a, W. o,I uVase should be enclosed with a wall
NY SSastWise. The grounds should be
NJ I's s. .a!o Two enclosures, one for boys
rS ~ Uoe lof girls, by o division fence. A
HI.I Ss'ef s closet or privy is imperatively
S.E' S%GIoE' Repairs 10 the dwelling occu.
FS y. NelanitOr are also demanded.
M. =! recent order Of the Board II would
T%S%t!aslthe Superintendent Is required
i sA Sa 81 separate monthly report relating
/, wv S",'T og!tnSn instruction In the schools.
~,.% ~,%lplSnce with this order l have pre-.
rv..u NV aau herewith transmit tabular
M u. m"u relating 10 said instruction for
EIoIala luala Of September, Of which the
"SSsl3g is an abstract;
q sISgJ'Co,.aInent-lsL ~ oa Ward, 4S; ed and 7th,
E ,H,,I n, ~ S,, 4Ih, 60; 9th, As; 9th, 81; Slh,
Ns,.So S1S Number Of American pa.
S:nss. Se al; of German parcntagc, 179.
ESNcI, belonging TO the Grammar
Ncnbs,, " " 70 tue primary schools, .22O.
W S O,S o. days upon which instruction
m sSen, N, "; I'm the Sd and 9Th Wards,
S,.,:Saaai SSa,aOSF Of lessons lost by absence
Mi .; | in 80 and 9 in the sth
a lsrO,., Na9Ger Of lessons lost by pupils
Mi TSlt sS \ CIa6scnce from recitaiions' lst
kis ~ y, 70; 81, Al; 4lh, lis; 9th, o.;
nG 4, W. ~; Slh, O-total, 5l9. Amount
ai,,eo w y, eSIIGd a. the attention Of the Com.
haTSsV VS 5o6.a 6Sa'iidi1gs 4 to the importance of
EsoofSb bnHS bWGSS in the basement OF tllc new
ttNt I,oo,Iu,atg ing Of the sth Ward, opening
llce ,Non %Va. 'le hydrant rooms 10 the fur
hSrs%ns, in order that pupils arriving
loat for ions ens weather before the regular