The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-19
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THURspAY, EVENING, Dec. Is.

THURspAY, EVENING, Dec. Is.
A regular monthly meeting OF the
Board OF Education was held last evens
ing. -... ....
Presert-Messrs. Bickel, Caldwell,
Crawford, Ellifritz, Hall, Hupp. Hub
bard, Logan, Maxwell, Stifel, Stewart,
Scott, Todd, Weitzell and Wheat.
The resignation Of George Il. Carna.
han az member OF the Board from
Webster sub-district, was offered and
accepted.
The Superintendent report is sub
stantially as follows Number of pu-
pills enrolled-Boys, l, All; girls ,347 |;
total, 2,767. Average attendance,
2,415; average absence, 35l per cent
Of average attendance on enrolment,
81; Number of pupils neither absent
nor tardy during the month, CSC; num-
Der OF cases OF hardness in the several
schools, 1850; number Of cases Of dis.
cipline referred TO Superintendent, 40;
corporal punlshments reported, los.
Number of days Of school, l9. Num-
Der of visits OF Superintendent, 80;
Commissioners, l6; others, 433. Num-
Der of nonsresidents OF the district in
attendance, 4; number attending in
sub.districts in which they do moi re-
side, 90. Number in the several
branches: Orthography, 2,766; Read
ing, 2,37l; Writing, l,73l; Mental
Arithmetic, 1928; Written Arithmetic,
1,l36: Geography. 1,0l2; Grammar,
329; History, 1913; Physiology, SO;
Natural Philosophy, |; Chemistry, 81
Botany, 5; Astronomy, II; Algebra,
81; Geometry, II; L. S. Constitution,
76; German Language, 4l8; Drawing,
975. Cost Of tuition, 1921. OF the
number (4lS) in the German classes.
223 are of German parentage, 81 be-
long to Grammar schools, IS to Divi-
zion A, 155 to Div. B, sc to Div. C, and
IS to Div. D.
A resolution closing the public
schools from Wednesday, Oath inst, to
Monday, January 5th, was adopted.
Committee on Accounts reported bills
amounting to s5l03l and recommend
ed their payment. Bill of Fl. N. Muty
for purchasing bells for use of Richie
school, SIS, was rejected.
The Committee on Rules and Regu-
lations, to whom was referred the reso-
luton Of emitting English Grammar
from the Subdivision of the public
schools. reported in favor OF the resolu-
ton, which was adopted
Dr. Todd offered the following:
RESOLVED, That the local comm ssion-
ere OF the night schools OF the city be
authorized to employ an additional
teacher whenever the number Of chill.
dren shall exceed thirty five under the
charge OF one teacher.
Mr.. Hubbard amended the resolution
by substituting the word fifty" for the
word "thirty.five," and as amended it
was adopted
DR.. Logan offered the following RESI-
olution
RESOLVED, That the committee on
Grounds and Buildings be instructed to
obtain plan and specifications for the
erection of a school building in the
Second ward, subdivision OF Madison
township; the general plan and dimen-
sion of said building to correspond as
nearly as the location will permit, with |
the general plan and dimensions OF the
Richie school building, except that the
proposed building shall be OF two stories
only.
RESOLVED That in pursuance with the
instruction OF the foregoing resolution,
the committee be instructed to employ
II. Kemble to prepare plan and speci'
fcations for said school building, and
to superintend the erection OF the same,
the said plan and specifications to be
submitted TO the Board at the regular
meeting in January.
Resolved, That the architect employ.
ed by the Board to prepare plans and
specifications. and to act as Superin-
tendent, shall receive as compensation
for his services the sum Of five hundred
dollars, which shall be in full for his
services for drawing plans and speci.
icstions, and superintendent, until
the building is completed; provided,
that if the first plan submitted be not
satisfactory, said plan shall be modified
to meet the approval OF the Board, with.
out additional expense to the Board.
An amendment to the second resolu-
ton, offered by Mr.. Hubbard, that no
one be employed to furnish plans and
specifications who will be bidder for
the contract, was adopted. The reso-
lutious as amended were adopted.
The appointments Of teachers for the
evening schools were confirmed by the
Board. The names have already been
published, with the exception OF A. NJ.
Stevenson as Principal in the Seventh
ward. Miss Matte Stone was con-
firmed as teacher in the day school
10 that ward, vice Miss Oxtoby.
DR.. Hupp offered resolution look
ing 10 the erection of steps leading to
the colored school building in Clsy dis
trict, at a cost not exceeding fifty dol
lars, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Buildings and Grounds.
Fred. Rogers was elected to fill the
vacancy in the Board occasioned by
the resignation OF Mr.. Carnahan, and
was placed upon the same committees
OF which Mr., Carnahau was MEM
Der.
Adjourned.