The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-20

BOARD OF EDucATIoS.-The Board o.
Education held regular monthly meet
ing last evening, DR., Hupp was called tC
/ the chair, the President being absent
The following members we're present
Hupp, Ewing, Collier, Bickel, Wilson
: CONNER, Vogler, Miller, Wheat, Cald'
we'll, Maxwell, Hess, Todd, Scott.
The Committee on Finance reported q
, final settlement with ]. N. Warden, late
collector for the Board OF Education, and
recommended that it be entered upon the
books Of the Board, which was so ordered
President Baird appeared and took his
seat
MEET AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
! Mr.. Wilson made a motion that when
the Board adjourns it adjourn to meet on
! Thursday evening next, for the purpose
Of receiving the report OF the Committee
on Finance and making the levy for the
ensuing year The motion was carried
SALARIES,
Mr.. Caldwell, of the Committee on Sala'
ries, submitted report recommending
that no change be made in the salaries as
paid last year. The recommendation OF
the comnittee was adopted, after motions
increasing the salaries Of the jauitors OF
the Second and Third and Fourth Ward
schools had been put and lost,
The Committee on Accounts submitted
bills aggregating SAILS 10, which were
ordered paid,
BRODIE's CONTRACT,
A communication was received from
]. NJ. Brodic, submitting statement OF
his account with a. II. Britt 4 Co., and
asking an appropriation to pay for the
brick.wOrk on the Second and Third
Ward school building, There being a
difference Of about $500 in the two &C.
counts, Mr.. BrOdie's communication was
referred to the Committee on Accounts,
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson, the Clerk
was ordered to draw an order in favor OF
j. NJ. BrodiC for the sum Of S3,5S6 %,
upon the production OF the architects
certificate, showing that the work upon
the new school building had been COM
pleted.
Upon motion OF Mr., BiCkel, the Clerk
was authorized to draw an order for the
payment OF one-fOurth OF the work on
the Second Ward School building, when
the Madison district commissioners GER
tify that one.fOurth of said work has been
completed.
BIDS REFERRED,
The bids for supplying school books
and stationery for the ensuing year three
in number) were referred to the Commit
tee on Text Books for examination and
report.
A resolution ollerelby Mr.. Miller, that
Mrs. Trimble, the janitrcSs Of Webster
school building, be paid $3j per month,
was adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GERMAN.
The special COMMITTEE on German
submitted the following report;
Tohe President and Board Of Education
GENrLEMEN:-Th Special Committee
on German appointed by the following
order Of the Board met at the Office Of the
Board Monday evening, August 10th,
1875. About four hours were spent by
your committee in tho discussion OF this
very important question.
From the Minutes Of July 3Olh, 1873.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Collier the subject
Of German In the Public Schools and all
the rules relating to this department was
referred to Special Committee to report
to the Board.
The President appointed Messrs. Col
lier, Maxwell and llupp said Committee.
Upon motion Of DR.. Hupp, tho preSi-
dent Of the Board, DIR, Baird, was added
to this Committee. Mr.. Gemmer was also
added.
Upon the question of establishing a
separate department for German with
superintendent the following legal opin-
ion was read
WHEELING, August IS, 1875.
Dr. Geo. Baird,
DEAR SIR:-T have examined carefully
the laws relating to the School District Of
Wheeling, and am clearly Of the opinion
that the Board Of Education have no au.
thOrlty to appoint more than one Super
intendent for the District.
The 23d Section provides Tor tho ap-
pointmGnt Of District Superintendent
by the Board, and provides that they
shall fix hiS salary that he shall he liable
TO removal, &C., &C.; that II shall be the
duty Of he District Superintendent, &C.,
&C.
Several other provisions Of the law
show clearly, In my opinion, the intention
OF the Legislature that there shall be only
one District Superintendent.
Very respectfully, DANIEL LAME.
And your committee is clearly Of the
opinion that the same legal barrier exists
as to Principal being appointed other
than the one created by our law.
Your committee respectfully call your
attention to section 5, page q, under cap.
ton General Duties Of Principals"
which requires them tOsatisfy Themselves
by examination, Of the progress Of every
class, once In two months, and report to
the Superintendent, &C., &c. Not one Of
the Prlnclpalso our schools is compe.
tens 10 discharge this duty 80 far as the
German Language ia concerned.
Among the many reasons and argu.
ments advanced BY yonr committee
against the further instruction in Ger
man, we classify the following:
FIRST EXPENSE.
Memoranda of expense furnished by
your Superintendent, F. s. Williams, and
hereto attached:
The Superintendent salary 800
Five Teachers, salary SSO0...."..,"..."....I 500
s2S0O
Fuel, supplies and other expenses. 100
TOial,", 400
add to this expense the consequent con.
fusion In the schools; We deem the end
does not justify the means. 81.
SECOND THE DUTY OF TILE STATE.
1t Is time that american institutions
should be held such and not Getmahized
The law evidently sets forth the duty OF
the Board to furnish school houses and
teachers and prescribes that certain
studies shall form the basis Of the school
curriculum, among which German Is not
mentioned. The State huE assumed the
duty Of educating her youth upon two
main considerations. Isl. Mental and
moral CULTURE IL necessary for mans
highest defgrce 81 happiness, She says
that every child in her domain shall have
M education, or at least All opportunity.
O. Intelligence and morality are essen.
tial TO self government, hence the cheap.
est means oil self preservation il justified
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