The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-17

BOARD OF EDucAroS.-The regular
monthly meeting Of the Board Of Eluca-
ton was held last evening. Present;
Baird, Bowers, Ewing, Goering, Hupp,
Mcclure, Stewart, Collier, Stone, SChmul-
bach, Todd and Hess,
Dr.. Hupp offered the following substi-
tute for resolution pending before the
Board when It adj OurRed at its last meet
WHEREAS, The Second Ward night
school enrolment for last month is %,
and the average attendance is AZ, and the
Principal's salary is only $50 per month,
and
WHEREAS, The Seventh Ward night
school enrolment for last month is 20,
and the average attendance is "a, and the
Principals salary is $40 per month,
therefore
Resolued, That the salary Of the Princi-
pal Of the Second Ward night school for
the current term be $40 per month.
After some discussion vote was taken
and the resolution lost,
The Committee on Accounts submitted
bills aggregaling $794l Is which were or
dered paid.
sUPERINTENDENTs REPORT.
The Superintendent submitted his report
for the month, rs follows
Ihave prepared and herewith submit
tabular statements in delail Of the day
and the evening schools Of the district for
the month Of November. The following
is brief synopsis.
DAY SCHOOLS,
Total enrolment, 1888; average daily
attendance, 2O0S; average daily absence,
S75; per cent OF average attendance on
enrolment 50; number cases Of tardiness,
1854; number scholars neither absent nor
tardy, $50; number cases Of discipline re.
ferred to the Superintendent, 81; number
cases corporal punishment reported, Al;
number visiS--by Superintendent, "a;
commissioners, II; other persons, Ill
total 2l6; number attending in sub.dis-
triCts in which they do not reside, Q; num-
Der non.residents Of the district in attend
ance, 8; number in the several branches OF
study orlhogaphy, $3.50; reading, 2,s0S;
penmanship, 1920; mental arithmetic, j.
sol; written arithmetic, 1890; geography,
1924; grammar, 22l; history, l4O; physi.
ology, 34;naIural philosophy, ~; C6emis-
try, .; botany, 8; astronomy, 0; algebra,
49, geometry, Iii U, s. Constitution, "a;
German language, 4OS; drawing, G67;
number days Of school, q; amount paid
for tuition in day schools, S3,7lS 90; cost
per scholar estimated on enrolment,
81 II,
EVENING SCHOOLS.
Total enrolment, 500; average attend.
ance, ALB average absence, l7S; per cent
OF average attendance on enrolment, 70;
number vlsitSby school officers, 27;others,
81; total, 49, number In the several
branches taught: spelling, 572; reading,
564; penmanship, 645; mental arithme.
tic, OF written arithmetic, 445; geogra
ply, 9; grammar, %; history, To- algebra,
]; bookkeeping, 2; number evenings Of
school, 2lj amount paid for tuition in
evening schools, 1857 80; cost per scholar
for tuition, estimated on enrolment, 94c.
The report was filed.
The bill Of Henry A. Albright, nggre-
eating $l5 50, was ordered paid.
SMALLPOX SCARE.
Communications were received from
DR., s. L. JepsCn, City Health Officer, and
DR.. ]. g. Hupp, calling the attention Of
the Board 10 The proximity Of the small
pox to this city, and asking that some
action be taken looking to the protection
Of the children Of the public schools from
the epidemic, The communications were
received and filed.
Mr.. Stone offered the following, which
was adopted
ReSOlrcd, That the Principals Of the
public schOolsAnd the night schools be re.
quested to enforce rule 10th Of this
Board, In relation TO infectious diseases.
DR.. Hupp offered resolution instruct
Ing the Committee on Buildings and
Grounds to consider and report, at the
next meeting, upon the propriety and ne.
cesslty Of placing a "BabcoCk Fire Ex-
tinguisher" In each school house Of the
district, which was adopted.
Mr.. Ewing offered a resolution instruct.
ing the Clerk TO purchase the superin.
tendent's cabinet, at the price heretofore
offered, $500. Mr.. Todd amended the
resolution by making the price $3.50, and
the resolution asamended was adopted.
A resolution increasing the salary Of
the Janitor Of the Second and Third
Ward school 10 $50 per month, offered by
DR.. Hupp, was pending when a motion
to adjourn was carried.