The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION.


The regular monthly meeting Of the |
Board Of Education was held Last even
Ing, Present: Messrs Bickel, Gala well,
Elliiritz, Hall, Hupp, Hubbard, Maxwell, i
Olte, Rogers, 6hfel, Stewart, Todd, vii.
son, Wheat. ma
suPRRHTRHpENT's REPORT.
The Superintendent submitted his re.
port, which d as follows
WHEELING. 18th April, 1874,
To tho Board Of Education;
GRSTLRNRN-TAbulAr reports Of the
schools Of the district for the month Of
March are herewith submitted. Your at.
tention Is invited 10 the following abstract
and statement: Number Of pupils en-
rolled-boys, lao girls, 1885, total,
$500. Average daily attendAnce-boYs,
1881; girls, 1904; total; 9,4S5. Average
daily absence boys, 100; girls, 100; total,
32l. Per cent of average attendance on
enrolment, so. Number Of cases OF tar
diness-Fint Ward, 36s; Second and
Seventh, 251; Third, 1850; Fourth, 824;
Fifth, 1G9 Sixth, 1853; Eighth, 6s;
colorCd school, SO. Number OF
pupils perfect in attendance-First
Ward, 1903; Second and Seventh, 10;
Third, OF; Fourth, 1923; Filth, so; Sixth,
10; Eighth, 1893; colored SCHOOL,. Mum.
Der Of cases Of discipline disposed Of by
the Superintendent, 20. Number Of pu-
pills suspended Tor intractlon Of rules, Q
Number OF cases Of corporal punishment
First Ward, IL; Second and Seventh,
II; Third, 8; Fourth, IS; Filth, 2; Sixth,
4; Eighth, IL; colored school,, 8. Number
Of visits-Superintendent, Al; Commits
sioners, 81; others, 46S; total, 625 Num-
Der In the several branches Of study: Or.
biography, 2,9OG; reading, 2,477; penman.
ship, 1853; mental arithmetic, /, 4l9; writ.
ten arithmetic, 1888; geography, 1887;
grammar, $40; history, 1871; physiology,
IS; natural philosophy, /; chemistry. 81;
algebra, "a; geometry, 10; rhetoric, 10; U
s. Constitution, 90; German Language,
564; drawing, $50 Number OF days Of
school, 20. Amount paid for tuition,
$36O7. :
GERMAN INSTRUCTION.
Number engaged 10 tho study-boys,
273; girls, 20l; total, 5G4. Number pupils
OF German pSrentsge, 349; not OF German
parentsge, 2l8; belonging to grammar
schools, 100; Division "a" 1l9; Div. "B,"
100; Div. W" 1O7i Div. 3D." 80. Mum.
Der Of classes instructed, 81; lessons lost TO
pupils by absence IRON recitation, scr;
amount paid for instruction, $2lS 90. Dir.
Herman Kryter entered upon his duties
as,teAcher Of German in the First Ward
school March 1st. At the same time Mr..
Schsier, Superintendent Of the German
Instruction. relieved Miss. Zimmerman Of
some oil the more advanced classes in the
Eighth Ward School, reserving sufficient
tins 70 exercise a general supervision Of
the instruction In the other schools
Mrs. Gelink, Of the Third and Fourth
Ward schools, and Miss Annie Zimmer-
map, of the Eighth Ward, resigned at the
end Of March. The position held by
Mrs. Gelink Is supplied Temporarily by
Miss Mary Blngell, and that held by Miss
Zimmerman by her sister.
EVENING SCHOOLS. ia
The session OF the evening schools
closed with the month Of March. Two
teachers-Miss Mcdonald, Of the First
Ward, and Miss Greer, Of the Eighth
were dropped at the end Of February.
The enrolment for the month Of March
Twas $40, and the average stten.
dance 2O3 The enrolment for the ses-
sion Of four months was: males, 800; ie.
males, 100; total, TAO. The average
monthly enrolment was sis, and the av.
erage attendance during the term 305
The entire expense for tuition for four
months was 81, 46242. The cost per pu.
pill for tuition, estimated on total enroll
ment, 81 ,95; average monthly enrolment,
$2,S2; average attendance, 1896 ~
The schools Of the district were vacst-
ed during the week including 1st day Of
April. They resumed on Monday, 9Th
last, with full attendance in most OF the
primary divisions, and fair attendance in
the higher departments generally. The
rooms Of the lower grades In the Seventh
Ward school seem 10 be crowd
ed 10 excess. In the ID"
Division, under charge Of Miss McKelvey,
over 100 pupils are in attendance, and l
learn that many have been turned away
Tor want Of room. can suggest no rem.
edy other than 10 provide an additional
room and an additional teacher.
Three principals and tlIty.four teachers
were present at the meeting Of the Teach,
ers' Association held on Saturday last.
Respectfully submitted, ..sl
i ...|aII F.. s. WLIIAMS, Sup!.
The report was received and filed.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills amounting to 1851 Al, which were
ordered paid. Gro -F
Miss Mary Blngell was confirmed as
teacher Of the German language in the
Third and Fourth Ward schools, Vics Mrs.
Gelink, resigned. g
On motion Of Dr.. Hupp, the Clerk was
directed to call together tho committees
on redistrictiDg the school districts OF
Wheeling, and upon consolidating the
German departments Of the same, to re.
port at the next meeting Of the Board.
MIR. Bickel offered the following, which
was adopted: ,
Resolrtd, That the Special Committee
on Redistricling and Consolidation of
Grammar Schools beinstructed to exam.
inc and report upon the necessity Of pro.
viding additional school room in The Sew
enth Ward, and report at the next meet
ing OF the Board. -.~
Adjourned.
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