The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-23
BOARD 81 EDUCATION:

Cue6 ~ No ufP3S ~ ~ 49,
School House SITE. . N4-a' ~
The Board of Education met in regu.
lar session Thursday evening, present
Messrs. BIckel, Crawford, EliirltZ, Hupp,
Hubbard, Launder, Maxwell, Que, stiiell
Stewart, Wilson, Wheat and Hall, (Presi'
dent)
A Communication was received from
Superintendent Williams transmitting
his monthly report; also recommending
the adoption Of Aims rudimental series
OF text books for German instruction In
the schools, and urging upon the atten-
ton Of the Board the necessity Of adopt
ing some prescribed system OF plan Tor
such instruction. Referred to appropriate
committees. '.'
The Committee on Accounts reported
audited bills to the amount Of $2S7 %,
which were ordered paid.
The Committee on Buildings ana
Grounds, who had been authorized 70
Invite bids Tor the building Of Q frame
school house adjoining the present school
building on tic Island, and for fitting up
room in the colored school house
10 enlarge the accommodations Of
that building, submitted a report
setting forth that they had receiv:
cd four proposals Tor the Island
school house and one for the colored
school room, and that they had awarded
the contract for the Island school house
TO MIR. Charles Nichol for 1855, the build.
ing 10 be finished by the ensuing LIST oil
September. In relation TO fitting up the
room 10 the colored school building the
Committee say that the bid received lor
this improvement exceeded the amount
ior which the Committee were authorized
10 contract. Tho resolution offered BY
The Committee on Buildings and Grounds
in reference to this improvement, con-
templRted Gud.repo theszT room 70 be
fitted up 10 be made 16x225 feet and the
estimated cost not 10 exceed $500; which
sum would have been sufficient for a
room of that size. TIE resolution having
been amended SO as to make the room
25x25, which would necessarily increase
the cost thereof, but not so as to increase
the maximum sum 10 be expended, End
the bid. as stated, exceeding $500, the
Committee eoullnot award the contract.
The report was approved. l.1 III
At this point in answer TO inquiry on
the subject the President decided that the
matter OF fitting up the colOred school
room was now before the Board again,
whereupou Or. ,uupp remarked as toll
lows 'llllll5tI LAAtt!r
REMARKS OF DIR. HUPP.
Mr.. President: The question of fitting
up q room in the basement Of the cOlored
School House, alter having been commit.
ted and repeatedly re'committed, is again
before the Board, by reason oil the Com
miuee's non.actiOn. =,
"Che BoaEdoi Education sIIALL afford
them, Tho colored childrenO the advanta-
ges and privileges Of o free School Educs.
ton" is the LAW. =,
When, from any cause, l, as q School
Commissioner, CANNOT obey the mandates
| OF the LAW, rtniD NSu.--I -s'iu. very nrompt.
ly, receive my resignation.
"Thcre is u false wisdom OF the tlmld
and the weak which, wearing the allur-
inc name Of 'expedency, is ever ready
10 barter for moments peace the security
Of ages, and to sacrifice to q moments
fear the Justice OF eternity"
Not IN this school, nor under this gull
dance, have l been educated. j..
At the regular meeting Of the Board o.
Education, held On the 18th Of April 1873!
petition signed by many ofthe colored
citizens OF Wheeling was presented, ask
ing that the Colorcd School Of the Dis
trict be grddAd. with reference 10 aifording
the colored youths. OF the District equal
advantages with the white youth, TOR &C.
curing Common School Education,
This Board, and the Committee 10
whom the. petition was referred, were
duly furnished by the Superintendent in
his report to that Board, with facts going
10 shoV the necessity Of making proVts'
ion Tor a primary department otthe COL
Ored school.
i was shown, that during the last
year, there was an average monthly en-
rolment Of 67 pupils, embracing all the
grades, from the lowest primary, up TO the
Grammar School-deVOlving upon the
teacher, the. necessity Of hearing nearly
thirty t30) Rotations daily, besides attend
ing 10 incumbent exercises and duties.
Nov 1t has transpired that the commit
tee. Notwithstanding Rll this, tct0tout their
hatinQ eren visited The school, where they
would have had before their eyes con-
yincinu evidence Of the necessity Of grant.
ing the prayer Of the petitioners, reported,
after delay Of two months that 1t was
"iRerpedttnt" 10 grant the prayer Of the
petitioners, which report was, unsatisIac-
tory 10 the Board, and the subject was
rccommitted. A report on the subject,
virtually as uniavorablc as the first, eS-
tending the time for the consideration OF
the subject until the regular meeting IN
September, was made at the meeting in
July. when tue Board referred the mat
ter 10 the Committee on Buildings and
Grounds, 10 ascertain and report the
probable cost, &C., which committee on
July cath reported In favor Of fitting up
q room at q cost not 10 exceed $4OO.
The subject was again recommitted,
and al the meeting held July 3lst' the
committe submitted q report, and recon-.
mended AthSt & room be fitted up In the
colored school.house, 16 by % feet, at q
cost mott exceed $350'-the chairman,
when reading the report, having in his
pocket bid from a responsible master
builder, proposing to build q room 20 BY
IS feet for the sum Of $40! which bid
had been handed 10 the committee at tie
instance of tic local Commissioners, who,
bv an order Of the Board, have special Sl.
perrtaon Of the colored school; whereupon
the chairman, in this predicament, had
appended 10 his unique report resolu.
ton, that the Committee on Buildings
and Grounds be directed 10 invite propO.
sails for fitting up room in the col
orcd school.house, 1G by 25 feet, at cost
not exceeding $S0O!
This report and Tes0!utiOn were deemed
unsatisfactory, for the reason that Is
foot room would be quite too small for
the intended purpose. And Just here, be
It remembered, that quite recently there
was misapprchension in recording the &C.
ton Of this Board after it had declared,