The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-18


tiOn vas bid last evening: Present:
Baird, Bieksl, Collier, EUing, Gsmner,
He's, Mcclure. Stewart, Todd, Wilson,
Wheat, Voekler.
HyITED OH 70 IRA
Al invitation Eas received from the
ladies Of the South Carolina booth, invi,-
ing the members Of the Board TO partake
Of refreshments Al their booth A. the
Martha Washington Tsa-PaFty in the
Opera House daring the evening. The
invitation vas accepted.
The petition Of George Zoerkler, Fred.
Weimer and Isaac B0sard, asking lot the
transfer Of their children TO the Fulton
school, Eas granted.
sVPENSTESDEST's REPoET.
The report Of the Superintendent Of
Schools was read and adopted, As follows:
WHEEuS0, June II, 1875.
To J.< BoGrd a Easoziioa
GESrLEXEX-The enrollment in the
schools OF the district ior the month Of
MAY Uas les BY thirty (SOj than for the
month Of April, yet greater By two humid
red and thirty go than for the CORES
bonding month Of last year. Your atten-
lion i invited to the following abstract
from the accompanying tabular reports
Tor the month, andi the statement which
follows:
Enrollment-Gramma. Schools, 965;
Primary Schools, ?,772-Iotal, 3,037. Az.
erage attendance, Grammar Schools,
2l5; Primary Schools, ,422-tOtal, 1857.
Average ahsenee, Grammar Schools, So
Primary Schools, 3j0-tOtal, 100. Per
cent Of average attendance on enrolment,
81; No. cases ialdiness during the month,
| /, H.; No. pupils perfect IN attendance,
6sO; No. cases discipline disposed Of BY
Superintendent, 76; No. cases corporal
punishment, 50; No. visits to the schools
by Superintendent, %; Commissioners,
ms; Others, 43-total, 90; No, Of
DAYS Of school, 81; No. in the sew
eraI branches Of siudy-0rthography,
3,O25; reading, $685. penmanshiP, 2,jl5i
mental arithmetic, 1853 written arith-
metic, 1909; geography, l,64j; English
grammar, 2i6; history, II; physiology, "a;
natural PHILOSOPHY, 81; chemistry, g.
astronomy, s; algebra, 81; geometry, 10;
constitution u. s., 80; drawing, 775;
mental philosophy, ); German language,
jll. Amount paid for tuition, s., 423 20.
The schools will close for the summer
vacation on Friday, 18th inst, and there
are numerous matters which must have
the attention Of the Board aAd Of several
OF the standing committees, before the re-
opening OF the schools in September.
The tenth section Of the law OF the Dis
trict requires that Annually, Wilhinsix-
teen days after the fourth day Of July,
the Board Of Education shall cause TO BE
taken an enumeration Of all the youth be.
tween the ages Of six and tWenly-one
years resident in each election district
formerly township Of the District"
Heretofore the commissioners Of the sew
eral election districts have, BY order Of
the Board, employed persons to do this
work. IN order that il may this year be
done within the time prescribed by Law,
the Board should this evening take the
necessary action in the matter. / would
recommend that the persons employed to
do the work, be instructed not only to
take the enumeration Of youth and the
census Of the several s!eeti0H districts so
far "a embraced within the limits oil the
city, but also TO have the names and fig.
ures 30 arranged upon their books, that
the population Of 1.-THE wards Of the city may
he known. This may readily be done with
very little additional labor, and without
any additional expense. The infor-
nation thus obtained would not
only be matter Ofinlerest to the public,
but would Likewise tend to facilitate the
work Of re.establishing or changing the
boundaries Of the school Sub-districts,
should It become necessary or advisable
for this to be done.
II Ia my purpose to prepare, a. soon
a. practicable after the close Of the
schools, a statement Of facts relating 10
the operations Of the schools during the
year, and 10 such form as to be Of service
TO the committees in preparing their re-
ports, and making their recommendations
for the ensuing year.
| would advise that the Committees on
Salaries, Finance, Teachers and Schools,
and the German language, be requested TO
make their annual reports to the regular
meeting in July. Also that the Commits.
sioners Of the several schools We instruct.
ed to have withdrawing and needed re.
pairs done early in the vacation, in
order that the janitors may have ample
time to do the necessary cleaning before
the reOpening Of the schools.
| would further recommend that the
Commissioners Of Washington School be
authorized to dispose Of the material in
the old buildings on the Johnston lot,
and apply the proceeds to improving the
grounds, buildings, fences, DC.
The Second Ward School building will
not be occupied by the school OF the
Ward, after the close Of the present term.
And since II isin several respects better
adapted to school purposes and more con.
veinent Of access than the building at
present occupied by the colored school,
! would recommend that the Building
Committee be instructed to examine the
Second Ward building with references to
needed repairs and improvements, and
that the colored school be transferred
thereto at the beginning Of the ensuing
school year. The present colored school
premises could no doubt be sold for more
than sufficient TO put the Second Ward
building in excellent condition for &C.
cupancy by the school.
Respectfully Submitted,
+. $. WILLIAMS, tSupi.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds submitted q report with resOlu.
tiOns az follows:
That the Committee on Building and
Grounds be authorized to have the draw.
iugs and specifications on four rooms
n addition 10 the Seventh Ward school,
and advertise for bids for same; that the
Committee on Buildings and Grounds be
authorized TO advertise for proposals for
good wrought iron fence for the Second
and Third and Sixth Ward schools: that
the committee he authorized to have the
necessary grading and paving done at the
Sixth Ward school; that the committee
he authorized 10 contract for earthen
closets for the Second and Third Ward
school; that the President and Clerk sell
the Johnston property at public sale.
The report waS received and the reSolu.
tiOns adopted.