The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-29
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

~ShAhS SA AANS go
An adjourned meeting Of the Board OIL
Education was held last evening. In inc
absence Of the President, DR.. Todd occn'
pied the chair. Present Messrs: Bickel,
Carnahan, Caldwell, Crawford. Ellitritz,
Hump. Hubbard, Maxwell, Sdiel, Stewart
Scott. Todd, Weitzel, Wheat, Logan.
Mr.. Hall, President, appeared anu look
~ A petition praying for the establishment
nj n MONT school for colored children,
s;,red 6v A number Of colored citizens,
wss read: also q petition from Q number
Of prominent manufacturing firms, for the
establishment Of night schools. Ordered
The special Committee upon Night
Schools reported the following resolu.
lions, which were adopted:
ReSolped, That the local commissioners,
conjointly, OF the sub. districts hereinafter
named, be instructed to open, on or before
Monday, December 9Th, five evening
schools, viz: The Commissioners soi
Washington and Madison to open one eve
ming school in Washington school house
the Commissioners Of Clay and Union to
open one evening school In Union school
house; the Commissioners OF Centre and
Webster 10 open one evening school In
Webster school house; the Commission
ers OF Richie to open one evening school
In Richie school house, provided that
pupils living In Webster sub.district south
Of CaldwelPs Run shall attend the night
school which may be opened In Richie
school house; and the Commissioners Of
Clay TO open an evening school In The
colored school house.
ReSolped, That the respective local Com.
mlssioners be instructed to employ ior
each OF the first four schools named in the
foregoing resolution, not exceeding two
competent persons holding teachers Ger,
tilcates Of the required grade as teachers
Of said night school-one 10 serve as Prin
cipal, and the other as Assistant teacher,
at q salary, for o Principal Of $40, and
for an Assistant $25 per month; and thai
the Commissioners Of Clay be instructed
to employ one teacher Of sufficient quail
ticstions for the colored school, OF salary
Of $50 per month.
Resolrsd, That the Commissioners Of the
respective sub. districts In which tho aiore
said schools are located, be instructed tc
make provisions for lighting and heat
ing two rooms In each Of the sub.distrlcl
school buildings named (slso for lighting
the passage leading TO these rooms) and
one room In the colored school house
also IL employ janitors as may be needed
Resolred, That the schools shall be In
session five nights In each week, viz
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings; that the hour OIL
opening shall DO Z o'clock, and that o.
closing 8 o'clock. .
Resolped, That the instruction in these
schools shall be confined mainly to the
common English branches; but this shall
not, however, be regarded as precludipe
teachers from imparting instruction In
such higher branches as are taught In the
day schools, to any who may desire tC
pursue such higher studies, and whose
education in the common branches may
by the teachers, be deemed sufficient
Rssolped, That only those whose voca-
tions preclude them from attending the
day schools shall be admitted to the might
schools. ... .".H d
Resolued, That while 1t cannot be ex-
pected that the same exactness In the
matter oil classification will be observed
as Is required for the day schools, yet thai
the general rules relating to attendance
and department will be observed as far az
practicable.
Resolped, That the Principal Of each
evening school shall make such reports Of
the end of each month as the superinten'
dent may require; and that the Superin-
tendcnt shall provide such blanks as may
be needed for registers and reports.
Resolued, That the evening schools shall
continue for q term oil three months unless
sooner closed by order Of the Board Of
Education; that there shall, however,
be no school during the holiday vacation
Of the day schools.
MIR. Caldwell offered the following res
olution, which was lost:
RtsoIued, That any person that Is de.
prived of the benefits oil the night schools
on account Of average, shall be admit
ted 10 the schools upon the payment Of 70
cents for the term.
On motion OF Mr.. Bickel, It was resolv.
ed that no pupil would be admitted to the
evening schools except by written per-
mission from one or more Commissioners.
A resolution giving the Clerk and Su.
perintendent $50 each for additional serv-
ices for three months, in connection with
with evening schools, was adopted.
A communication from the Superlnten.
dent in relation 10 English Grammar in
the public schools was referred to the
Committee on Rules and Regulations.
A petition was received from citizens
of the First Ward asking the Board to
take under It's control 0 subscription
school in that ward, and employ the pres.
ent teacher. Referred to the Committee
on Teachers and Schools for report. 4 q
Commissioners Of Centre township
asked confirmation Of Miss Amelia Black
cice Miss Martin, as teacher. Confirmed.
Adjourned.