The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-26
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The Improvement OF tho ColoTed
Schooi-Statemento or the Case by
DR.. Hppp.

The Improvement OF tho CoIored
Schooi-Statement or ihe Case by
DR.. Hnpp.
The Board of Education met in reg
ular session Thursday evening, present
Messrs. Bickel, Crawford, Elifritz,
Hupp, Hubbard, Launder, Maxwell
Otte, Stifel, Stewart, Wilson, Wheat
and Hall, (PresidenD.
The committee on Buildings and
Grounds. who had been authorized to
invite bids for the building of frame
school house adjoining the present
gchool building On the Island, and for
fitting up a room in the colored school
house TO enlarge the accommodations
OF that building, submitted a report
setting forth that they had received
four proposals Tor the Island school
house, end one for the colored school
room, and that they had awarded the
contract for the Island school house 10
Mr.. Charles Nichol for $5j5, the build
ing to be finished by the ensuing lst OF
September. In relation to fitting up the
room in the colored school building the
Committee say that the bid received for
this Improvement exceeded the amount
for which the Committee were author
lied to contract. The resolution offer
ed by the Committee on Buildings and
Grounds in reference to this improve
ment contemplated and reported the
room to be fitted up to be made l6x2o
ieet and the estimated cost not to exceed
$500; which sum would have been
sufficient for a room ofthat s'zs. The
resolution having been amended SO
as to make the room 2jx2j,1 which
would necessarily increase the cost
Thereof, brt not 80 as 10 increase the
maximum sum to be expended, and
the bid, IS stated, exceeding $500, the
Committee could not award the contract.
The report was approved.
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, whercupon DR.. Hupp remarked
a. follows:
REMARKS or Dr.. uUPP.
Mr.. Prcsidsat:-Thc question o. fit
ting upa room in tie basement Of The
colored School House, after having been
committed and repeatedly re-comm';'cd
is again before the Board, by reason o:
the Committees noE-ac'i0@.
1.-THE Board of Education SHALL afford
them, (the colorcd chiidrcn) tie advan"
tages and privileges Of free school
education" is the Law
When, from ANY cSus", ! as Z School
Commissioners, coNSoT obey tie man
dates Of the Law, this Board, will, very
promptly, receive my resignation.
There is ial-e wisdom OF the timid
aud the weak, which, wearing the al
Turing name of 'expediency, Is ever
ready to barter for q moments peace
the security OF ages, ard TO sacrifice 10
moments fear the Justice OF eternity.
Not in This school, nor uader this
guidance, have | been educated,
At the regular meeting OF the Board
of Education, he'd on the lIlh Of April,
1873, a petition signed by many o. the
colored citizens OF Wheeling was pre-
sented, asking that the Colorcl School
of the District be gradsa with reference
to atFording the colored youths Of the
District equal advantages with the
white youths, for acquiring c Common
School Education.
This Board, aud the Committee 70
whom the petition was referred, were
duly furnished hy the Superintendent IN
his report to thst Board. with facts go-
iug 10 show the necessity OF making
provision for q primary department o!
the colored school.
1t was shown, that during the last
year, there was an average monthly
enrolment OF g. pupils, embracing all
the grades, from the lowest prinary, up
to the Grammar School--deyolViHg upon
the teacher the necessity Of hearing
nearly thirty (30) Rotations daily, be-
sides attending to incumbent exercises
and duties.
Now it has transpired that the COM
mittee, notwithstanding ali the, Oithoul
tier havin7 cvcu viSitei tie Sch0sl where
they would have had before their eyes
convincing evidence of the necessity OF
granting the prayer Of the petitioners,
reported, after a delay Of two months,
that it was "incrpedient" to grant the
prayer OF the petitioners, which report
was unsatisfactory to the Board, and
the object was recommitted. 4 report
on the subject, virtually as unfavorable
as the first, extending the time for the
consideration OF the subject until the
regular meeting in September, was
made at the meeting in July, when the
Board referred the matter to the COM
mittee on Buildings and Grounds, to
ascertain and report the probable costs,
&c, which committee on July 9th re-
ported in favor OF fitting up room at
cost not to exceed 800.
The subject was again recommitted,
and at the meeting held July 3lst the
committee submitted report, and rec
commended that room be fitted up in
the colored school house l6 by p feet,
at cost not to exceed $3.50
chairman when reading the report, hav,
ing in his pocket a bid from respon-
sible master builder, proposing to build
a room IS by Is feet Tor the sum OF
$40! which bid had been handed to
the committee a! the instance, of tie local
Commissioners. who. by an order OF the
Board, have special Supevisio" OF the
colored school; whereupon the chair
man, in this preiicament, had appended
TO this unique repor: resolution, that
the Committee on Buildings and
Grounds be directed to invite propo-
sails for fitting up room in the
colored school house, l6 by % feet, at q
cost 70; exceeding $30O!l
THIS rrp0rt and resolution were deem