The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

President Baird in the chair
Present-Messrs. Baird, Collier, Ewing
Hess, Hupp, Mcclure, Miller, Goerlng,
Schmulbach. Steward, Todd.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
DR.. Hupp offered the following;
WHEREAS, The Second Ward night
school enrolment for the last week Is %,
and the average attendance AZ, and the
principals salary is only $40 per month;
and
WHEREAS, The Seventh ward night
school enrolment Is a. and the prlncl-
pals salary is $40 per month, therefore
Resolved, That the salary OF the prlnci-
nal of the Second ward night school Tor
the current term, be $40 per month.
! Lost.
The report of the committee on Ac-
counts recommending the payment OF
bills amounting to S7951S, was read and
adopted.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
The following is the report of Superin-
tendent Williams for the month OF No
vember which was received and filed:
WHEELING, Dec. IL, 1873.
To the Board Of Education:
GENTLEMEN-l have prepared and
| herewith submit tabular statements IN
detail OF the day and the evening schools
of the District Tor the month of Novem-
Der. The following is brief synopsis;
DAY SCHOOLS.
Total enrolment, 1888; average daily
attendance, 29OS; average daily absence,
375; percent of average attendance on
enrollmens SO; number cases oftardlness,
number of scholars neither absent nor
tnrdv, $50; number of cases of discipline
referred To the superintendent, 81; num-
Der cases OF corporal punishment report
ed, fl.
Number visits by Superintendent 81;
commissioners, IL; other persons, ILL.,
total, PIC.
Number attending IN sub districts in
which they do not reside, 8; number Of
non residents of the District in attend
ance, 3.
Number in the several branches of
study: photography, 3 260; reading, .
sos; penmanship, 1920 mental arlthms-
tic SOL written arithmetic, 1899; geo
graphy, 1928; grammar, 22l; history,
40; physiology, "a, natural philosophy,
II; chemistry, Is; botany, s; astronomy,
/ Q; algebra, So, geometry, II: United
States Constitution, 81; Geru.aR language,
40S; drawing, 697.
Number OF days of school, u.
Amount paid for tuition in day schools,
50, 74S60. Cost per scholar estimated on
enrolment, Sl.l4.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
Total enrolment, $50; average attend
ance, 4l2; average absence, IFS; per cent.
of average attendance on enrolment, 20
No of visits by school officers, 81
others, 81; total, 4S.
Number in the several branches
taught-Spelling, 572; reading, j67; pen
manship, j45; mentral arithmetic, 81;
written arithmetic, AS; geography, 81
grammar. %; history, 10; algebra, /;
! bookkeeping, ,.
Number of evenings of school, 81.
Amount paid for tuition in evening
schools, S557.5O; cost per scholar for tut
ton, estimated on enrolment, "a lc.
For details relating to the different
schools, and their several divisions and
grades, members are referred to the ac-
companying tables.
Respectfully submitted,
+. ). WILLIAMS,
Superintendent.
a communication WAS received from
the City Health Officer, Dr. JepSon, urg-
ing the Board OF Education 10 take the
necessary steps to have all the scholars
in the public schools vaccinated rs II pre-
ventive OF small. pox. A communlca-
ton was also received from DIR. Hupp
on the same subject. In accordanc"
with the above the following resolution
was adopted:
Resoired, That the principals Of the
day ana night pubic schools be request
ed to enforce rule 10 of this Board, IN re-
lation to infectious diseases.
The following was adopted:
Resoired, That the committee on
Buildings and Grounds be instructed TO
consider and report, at tine next meeting,
upon the proprieLy and necessity Of
placing "Babcock Fire Extinguisher'
in each school houses of this district
Mr.. Ewing offered the following reso-
luton:
ResOired, That the Clerk be instructed
to purchase Prof Williams fine cabinet
of minerals at $3.50. Adopted.
Adjourned.