The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-25
BoARD OF EDUCATION.
THURSDAY, July "a.

1HUheOAfS July s1'
The Board metin special session.
Present-Messrs. Bickel, Carnahan,
Crawford, Caldwell, Ellifitz, Hubbard,
Hupp, Lauuder, Logan, Maxwell, Otte,
Stifel, Wilson, Wheat and fresldent
Hall.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The Committee on Rules and Regu-
lations reported the following:
Resolved, That Paragraph 2. Article
| 2 OF the general rules be hereby revised.
re.enacted and adopted to read as fol-
lows to wit: I'm division c and D Of
the primary schools the teachers shall
dismis their pupils, both in the forenoon
and afternoon, one hour earlier than
the hours tor closing the schools, and
teachers whose divisions are thus Dis
| missed, ehall employ the remaining
school hours in attending to classes OF
other school exercises, as the principals
| may direct" Laid on the table Tor the
present.
A communication from the SuperIn'
tendent of Schools reporting the condi-
ton Of the city school houses and prop
erty was read and filed.
Dr.. Hupp offered the following: ..
Resolved, That the recommendation
OF the Superintendent, 30 far as II re
fers 10 the repairs, except 10 grading
| and fencing, be referred to the local
commissioners With power to act. fe-
ferred to the Committee on Buildings
| and Grounds, for report at the next
meeting. .,
A communication in relation to the
power OF the Board Of Education to
lew a tax for school purpo-es was re-
ceived from Hon. Daniel Lamb. He
takes the ground that the Board has
ample and iull power to levy the tax
under the constitution and lave.
A communication from VIM Ke7ser,
on behalf the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail
road Company, addressed to the Board
Of Commissioners, proposing to erect
engine houses and machine shops IN
this city, in consideration OF being re-
leased from back tsxes. As the COM
| munica,on Was not addressed 10 the
Board of Education, it WAS lad on the
table.
Mr.. Wilson, o. the Committee on F.
nances, reported that the total taxable
valuation o! the city is $l4,jOO 600;
the expenditures were about $4,000
for school purposes. There is about
$4,000 surplua on hand. His fgure5
went to chow that twenty cents on each
500 was sufficient to carry ont the
ecnools for the ensuing scholastic year.
Dr.. Logan moved that the levy for
school purposes be fixed at twenty
cents. Adopted.
The expenditures for building purpo-
ses were s2Sl57 %, leaving balance
OF sbont $1,000 TO the credit o! this
tuni.
1t was moved that the Board proceed
=! now to make levy for building purpo
! see and that there be levied the sum OF
Is cents on each 500.
An application of Bishop Whelsn to
have the property known as the Fruit
| House." used last year Tor school pur-
poses, released from taxation, and tax
refunded, was referred to the committee
on Buildings a1d Grounds.
A resolution directing the purchase
of the lot and a half on the corner OF
Eleventh and Chapiine streets, ormer-
|ly Fourth and Unioo) at fair and
lust price, was referred to the committee
on Buildings and grcunde, to report
exact amount at which the property Is
held.
The clerk was directed TO give notice
through the pagers, that no election
will be held for authority to levy tax,
on August Sth.
A resolution authorizing the COM
mittee on Buildings and Grounds, to
build a small house on the school lot OF
Seventh ward, and room for colored
school was referred.
The local commissioner made the
following appointments OF teachers in
their several sub-dlstric,s.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL,. G. Bundy,
principal; A. W, Bundy, Grammar i;
Fl. A. Phillips, Division A; Agnes Nc
Lure, Alice V. Oxtoby, B; Title Nc
| Donald, Sallie Robinson, c; Annie A.
Johnston. Mary E. Phipps, Mary E
McCanu, D.
Madison-A. N Stevenson, principal
Ella NJ. Boyd, assistant grammar
school; Julia A. Wiley, Jennie Camp
bell B and c. Hannah NJ. Nicoll. D,
grade /, Seventh ward; Mary E. JET
fers, B. and C; Marian Dean D, grade /;
Harriet Oxtoby, D, grade ., Second
ward.
Clav-Mrs. S. J. Meholin, prin-
cipal; Maggie Davis, grammar ;
P. Stephens, B; Mary A. BallIe, c;
Lizzie Swift, D, grade !, Jane McCul-
loeb, D, grade 2.
Union-Prineipal Matte McKelvey;
Assistants; Runa Ewing, Ada Dillon,
Division A; Anna LETTERS, Lizzie Downs
Division B; Sadie Stout, NJ. l.. Nc
Culloch, c; Amanda Robinson, Amy
Chaplin. Sophia Davis. D.
Ctntre-J. Il. McMechan, principal;
n. E. Taylor. Lou McMecheu, Ger
trude KRAFT, Edith A. Martin, Cornelia
Hamilton, Maggie Reid. Jessie Patter-
con.
Ee5s.r-samuel Boyd. principal
Martha Harper, Assistant; Mary J.
Morrison, Division A ; Z. Edith Black,
B; Sue E. Crumbscker, c; Anne c
Watterson, Lizzie Crosse, Lizzie Clohan,
D.
Richie -Henry NJ. Mertz, principal;
Belle Graham Assistant; EilsJ. Steph-
ems, Division A; Emma Anderson,
Kate Leighton, Jennie Greer, Sarah
Scott. Eliza J. Blue, C; Amelia Camp
bell. Maggie Clohan, Jessie Emblem,
D.
German Teachers. Mrs. C. D. Schsfer,
principal and teacher in First ward