The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-30
BOARD OF EDUCATION.


ucat:on was held last evening. The fol-
lowing members answered to their names
at roll.call
Messrs. Hupp, Wilson, Collier, Nc
Clure, Goering, Ewing, Caldwell, Hess,
Stewart, Wheat, Waterhouse, Miller
Maxwell, Scott, Stone, Schmulbach, Nog-
Ter, Todd.
The President being absent, Mr.. Will
son was called to the chair.
TEACHERS FOR THE NIGHT SCHOOLS.
The chair announced the special order
of the meeting to be the appointment OF
teachers tor the night schools.
The following appointments were sub
mitted by the local Commissioners, and
confirmed by the Board:
First Ward-PrincIpal, Il. G.. Bundy
Misses II. y. Phillips, Mary
Connally and Matilda Mcdonald.
Second and Third Ward -Principal
]. l.. b. Mcdonald. Teachers Misses
Joanna Charnock, Kellie Johnson ano
Sallie Thoburn.
Fourth Ward-Principal, j. +. Snow
den. Assistant, Miss Annie Ewing teach
cr, Miss Sophia Davis.
Fifth and Sixth Wards-Principal, 5
W. Boyd; teachers, Misses Title ID
Sutherland, Sue h. Crumbacker.
Seventh Ward-PrincipaI, y. NJ. Ste
vrusou; teacher to be appointed.
Eighth Ward-PrincipaI, James II
Cook; assistant, MIS- Sarah y. Scott.
Colored School Principal, William f
CASTOR.
The bond Of Richard Nolan, to whom
the contract Of furnishing coal to tn,
city schools was awarded, was receive
and flied. It's in the sum Of /: 600.
THE SUPERINTENDENT CABINET.
The committee to whom the purchas,
of Superintendent Williams cabinet Of
minerals was referred, recommended thai
it b" purchased ut the price named, $500
Mr.. Collier, II member of the committee,
submitted minority report that they
were unable 10 agree upon the proprIrtl
OF the purchase, and asked that the com
mittec be- discharged.
Both the majority and minority report:
were received and filed, and the commit.
tee was discharged, Oh motion Of Mr.
Caldwell.
4 motion By Mr.. Schmulback, that The
cabinet be purchased N the price asked
was lost by vote of To- u.
RETIRING SUPERINTENDENT THANKED
The following was offered 10y Dr. Hupp
md unanimously hlODtpl.
Whereas, Professor +. :. Williams
either a. "a Professor ui one o.! our schools
rs Superintendent of the schools of the
district, has been idrHtiiied with the cdu-
catlonal interests ul Wheeling for over
. quarter OF Il century and, whereas.
this connection Is now about to be sun.
dured by reason Of Prot. Williams rrsIg-
nation rs superintendent of the schools
of this district, winch has been accepted
by the Board; therefore,
Resoirci, That Professor f. ). Will
iums. Tor ms many years OF faithful and
efficient services as an educator OF the
youth of Wheeling, and as superintcnd-
cut OF the schools of this district, and IN
the interest OF sound and thorough Tree
school education, i entitled to the thanks
Of this Board and TO the gratitude Of the
community.
TIE sLPERINTENDEET QUESTION.
Mr. Scott moved that the Board pro-
coed to TIM election OF superintendent,
Mr.. Williams having signIiIcd hi Intsn-
ton OF removing from the city about the
18th Of November
The motion WAS opposed by ey"ral
members, and II motion to adjourn was
made in order to shutotl debate.
The motion to adjourn was lost b., Il
vote vi . to 3, rs tollows:
EAs-Collicr, Maxwell, Miller, Stone,
Todd, Wilson, Wheat, WaterAouse-
NAYS Caldwell, Ewing, Gocring,
lIupp, Hess, Scott, Stewart, ScEmuIharh,
Noglrr-9.
The motion Of Mr.. Scott that the
Board proceed to the election of SuperIu-
tcndent, was carried by the same vote us
upon the motion to adjourn.
Nominations beng III order, Mr.. Scott
proposed the name OF Prot John G. Her
ycy, of Elm Grove. The nomination
was seconded by Mr. Caldwell in neat
speech.