The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-20

Only 10 lHdIulo ulIIlAH' II I 'CdllN inter-
feres with the English course in all grades
below that of the High School grade.
Fourth-lt is an expensive luxury.
Not one in forty of those pursuing the
study during the FIVE years experience in
Wheeling, is able to speak it, and very
few of the enrolment ever 90 so far as TO
read or writsit. German children them
selves will not use it.
Recopitn'Otion.
l. It transcends the duties Of the
State:
.. II works injustice to other nation
alities.
3. 1t is impolitic because it tends to
destroy unity.
4. 1t Is a troublesome element in the
organization o! English schools.
5. 1t Is not success, even Us luxury
with children.
+. 1t will doubt DO mastered by
High School scholars when placed on that
basis.
Resoircd, That we recommend to the
Board the establishment of high school
in which i thorough course of Gsrmln
studies shall form part of the higher
branches 10 be taught in said high school,
and that the children from al parts Of
The district desiring to study German,
shall be permitted to attend said
nigh school.
Messrs Baird, Maxwell, Gcmmer, and
Collier, voted for the accommodating OF
the above resolution.
Mr.. Hess, negative.
Respectfully submitted,
G.. II. COLLIER,
Chairman.
The following report is the minority
report on the same subject:
TO the Board Of Education:
The undersigned members of the com
mtlee on German not being able 10
concur in the views which the MINORITY
set forth in their resolution, beg to SUD
nit their own report and recommend
the following to your favorable consider
alton:
Tae committee on German, having
been appointed by the Board IN their la-t
|. meetingIto.report on theruleS and rcguIu
tons of the German department, they,
IN our Judgment, have gone beyond your
instructions By introducing nm entire new
"atur" before the Board, in abDli,hUg
the German language in the publ e
SCHOOLS, aud transferring it to u "uigh
school, which has no existence and WI,
not have any for some time to come.
rucy leave you no alternative, while we
propose and urgently recommend to con.
unue the present system, leaving ont such
words in the old rules which may 20 M
p1reutiV against the present law, mean
ing by this to str ke ont "Superinlcn
Icnt" or principal Of the German. and
II serling for it "German committee
The idea that the German instruction
prevents thorough study oil the English
branches by too much interference, c',u-
not be proved, rs no such complaint l.,
made IN other cities where German
teaching is introduced, but if j. b" So, W.
lay the f,ult to the want OF Cooperation
on the part of principals and teachers,
who have dlSrcgtrdcd our rules in many
cases.
Moreover, we regard it as an unjust
measure to all those presently j. terr-,od
or engaged in the German study, To with
draw the privilege they were enjoying,
and create thereby an unfriendIy feeling
against public schools, which, to uphold
and perfect, is our special duty, especially
when we are aware We have to deal with
an enemy eager to destroy Us.
In consideration OF the foregoing we
offer tle following resolution Tor adop.
ton:
Rcs3lrcd, That rules and regulations
on German be- passed ms in existence be-
ore, only substituting GERMAN com
nittee" il places where the word super
inten lent occurs.
Respectfully submitted,
OSCAR GEMMER,
ii. Hess.