The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-29
BOARD OF EDUCATIOS.
FRIDAY, November 2S.
The Board Of Education met in spe-

The Board Of Education met in spe-
cial session.
Present-Messrs. Bickel, Carnahan,
Caldwell, Crawford, Ellifritz, Hupp,
Hubbard, Logan, Maxwell, Stifel, Stew.
art, Scott, Todd, Weitzel, Wheat and
President Hall.
A petition praying for the establish
ment OF night schuol for colored chill
dren, signed by a very large number Of
co!ored citizens, WAS read; and also
petitions from manufacturing firms
asking that night schools be establish
ed were read and filed.
DR.. Hupp, from the Committee on
Night Schools reported the following:
Resolved That the local commission
ers, conformity, of the sub-districts here-
matter named be instructed to open on
or before Monday, December Sth., five
evening schools, viz the commissioners
of Washington and Madison, 10 open
an evening school in Washington
school house; the commissioners OF
Clay and Union to open an evening
school in Union school house; the
commissioners of Centre and Webster
to open en- evening school in : Webster
school house; the commissioners OF
Richie, TO open an evening school in
Richie school house; provided that
pupils living in Webster sub-district,
south of CaldwelI's run shall attend the
night school which may be opened in
Richie school mouse, and the commits
sioners Of Clay to open an evening
school 10 the colored school house.
Rcsotved, That the respective local
commissioners be Instructed TO employ
for each of the fret Jour schools, named
in the foregoing resolution not exceeding
two competent persons holding teach
ers certificates OF the required grade,
az teachers for said night schools, one
to serve as principal aud the other az
assistant teacher, at g salary for the
PRINCIPAL OF $40 per month and for an
assistant at S25 per month; and that
the commissioners Of Clay be instruct
ed to employ one teacher, OF sufficient
qualifications, for the coloreI night
sch DOL, at q salary Of $50 per month.
ReSohc4, That the commissioners OF
the respective sub-districts in which
the aforesaid schools are located be In
gtructed to make provision for lighting
anu E asa.;ns ' soIooi bniidinSa named
su1>ots.fi?s Scno o. D noSsoTss isad;s o
AFRO ~, 'oF ,,Sn"n "a i"C orp rnen1 IN the
u Tue ioo ,Is11i I hor,o. aIao 70 er,nioy
colotsu l s1,' ~ " W. n..jaJ "
J@n DCDI .. ny, ,,o Schools shall he
I''SC'Ys' CIV, '"- I:,.h,, ~ oanI, WOOL, viz.
n SESSION nv i've SNi 1885, ~ sao Thrrs 70.
Sloh"S!' I W. ic, ar eIIIn ,ba, the
I"y, ~" ! i,G' stsiI nc,oclE and
ho"r "' Hi sI.Ii-, "'' '
o. G D " 49, 49," ,ba ios,rcc,;or in
HeS o.ioo,s 'h"I, ~ c.rGneJ mainly
10y .l $500 oo'r,,,,,n FocI;sb BRANCHES bnt
70 'nG c sr ~. hdmdyor no regarded as
US 9 ,,S;, '' tnaoIors ir,m ;mrsrting in
prec. ''1 81, as'aL I;,Har hrorcbeS q.
e'i "I .a,SLL :" IS 10 JaS scbooIs ~ any
are '"usn 49,, !" - ,,,-.ne such h;gbc,
VINO 'n@s uIa .LIa " PI njuo.t;on in The
Suite I'l' ''' L, "nT,o nroH bo NV rho
o .ennLnp1 doaMeJ srf,;cient
'e" DiL,. JeT NJ ontr ,Lo.c whoa w.
,,;n Soo', ,,rao,r5@ tInr2 from attending
tho Gav rchooIs sLsIl be admitted 10
tbs nisht schools
P.coL,.J That while IL cannot
bo exnpc,ed that the same
ovoo.,ess IN tho mertpr Of classification
Iii 10 Observed "a is required from the
' ".m s ~ yo,th at the General rules
-siating 70 attendance and department
sbalI lie observed as far as practicable.
Be,oi,rJ That the principal OF each
evening school shall make such reports
90 the SUPERINTENDENT may require, and
that The SUPERINTENDENT shall provide
sucb blanks rs may be needed for regis,
ters and reTorts.
Rsso2yea That the evening schools
shall continue for a term of three
months unless sooner closed by order OF
shn Rad of Education: that there
shall however be no school during the
hoIliday vacation of dav schools.
Tbp Tesolusions ss above reported
wore adopted.
NJ Hubbard moved that 70 one be
Ioy the ACE Of twelve wears be admit
Tod ~ the nigbt schools.
Mr. Caldwell offered the following as
snLstitnte.
Recol,,1 that any person who is de.
rr;roJ ~ tho benefits Of the night
Schools m account Of over age shall
he admitted 10 the echocls on the pay
ment Of seventy five cents for the term
Lost
Mr. IIckgl moved that no person
sLou,d he rermi,,ed 10 attend the night
scbool eycprt Lv order of the local
commissioners A6onted.
Mr. Maxwell moyed that the Super
form the additional duties lmpose d by
| the establishment Oh the hlSut eOuoo4S,