The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-17

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President not having appeared.
SELECTING A GERMAN SUPERINTENDENT.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Hess the report Of
the Committee on German, recommending
the appointment Of Prof. Shaffer Us Su-
perintendent OF the German Department
Of the Schools, was adopted by vote Of
eight to five as follows:
AvEs-Baird, Bowers, Ewing, Hupp,
Hess, Scott, Schmulbach, Nogler-s.
NoEs-Collier, Caldwell, Miller, Stew
art, Todd.
The salary Of the Superintendent was
fixed at $500 per annnm (the same as
last year,, by the following vote;
AYEs-Bowers, Ewing, HuPp, Hess,
Scott, Schmulbach, VOgler-7.
NoEs-Baird, Collier, Caldwell, Miller,
Stewart, TOdd-6.
The opposition to both these resolu-
tons was based upon the fact that the
duties Of the Superintendent Of the Ger
man Department have not yet been defined
bv the committee instructed to do so.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills aggregating S4,ssl 30, which were
ordered paid.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS,
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds submitted a report containing
resolutions rs follows: Authorizing the
Committee on Buildings and Grounds to
contract for all the necessary paving at the
Second and Third and Sixth Ward school
houses, including the basement rooms and
yard; authorizing the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds to have the yards
at the Second and Third Ward school
house covered with Cinder to the depth Of
three inches; that hydrant be placed on
the north side OF the Second and Third
Ward school house; that all the areas at
the Second and Third Ward school house
be raised inches from their present line,
The recommendations Of the committee
were adopted,
sUPERINTENDESTs MONTHLY REPORT,
Supt, Williams submitted his regular
monthly report, which is substantially as
follows:
"The schools Of the district, except the
Third and Seventh Wards, were reopened
on Monday, 9th inst. The school build
ings OF the Third and Seventh Wards not
being ready for occupancy, the schools Of
these wards did not commence until the
l3th.I THE enrolment to date 10TH in
the several schools is as follows {:
First Ward - Grammar school %;
primary school 435; total 463.
Third Ward Grammar school 40;
primary school 40; total 4S0. Fourth
Ward = Grammar school 81; pri.
mary school 6l2 total 54S. Fifth Ward
-Grammar school 49, primary school
293; total 1888. Sixth Ward-Grammar
school "a; primary school 1855; total 4S9.
Seventh Ward-Grammar school 30; pri.
mary school 200; total 230. Eighth
Ward-Grammar school 80; primary
school 81; total 0l0. District enroll
ment-Gramma schools 2il primary
schools 2,9SS; total 1920.
"The total enrolment In the schools Of
the districts greater by nearly 200 than
at any previous time In their history.
The increase Is mainly in the lower
grades Of the primary schools.
AT the recent examinations Of teach
ers for the primary schools, 9S applicants
appeared. OF these, Is received certiii-
Gates OF Grade No. H. Is Of Grade No
g. A Of Grade No. 3, and Of Grade
No. l..
AT the examination OF Principals and
teachers for the German schools, held Au.
gust "a and %, % Candidats appeared, IL
OF whom received certificates OF Grade
No. L. o Of Grade No. g and OF Grade
No. 81 One was taken sick at the time Of
the examination, and did not finish;
AT the examination Of teachers OF
German, held September ., there were
seven applicants, four gentlemen and
three ladies, all OF whom received ccrtiii.
Gates Of qualification"
The report was ordered filed.
GERMAN vs.. ENGLISH.
Superintendent Williams submitted q
lengthy report npOn the standing Of the
scholars studying German in tile different
grades OF our public schools as compared
with those pursuing the English course
only, rs requested by resolution Of the
Board adopted on the 18th Of August last,
Deeming II oiimpOrtance TO learn from
the principals Of the schools their opin.
ions with regard to the questions embrace
ed in the resolution, the Superintendent
asked Ofthem statements In writing show.
Ing the results OF their observation con.
corning the effect ofthe German instruc-
ton upon those pursuing the study, etc.
From the answers received II may be in.
ierred that the results in the different
schools have not been the same.
Principal Bundy, Of the First Ward,
states that in grades having the smallest
number OF studies In the English course
there Is little appreciable difference in
the standing Of the classes in question;
but In the more advanced, In which there
Is greater number Of studies, there Is
difference against those who study Ger.
man, because thereby some English
branch Is omitted or delayed. The most
noticeable disturbance Is caused by fire..
quent leaving and entering Of large class.
es exempt from the restraining influence
Of the teachers presence.
Miss Meholin, Of the Third Ward
School: II think that when the school Is
fairly organized, as II will be In the new
school building, that the German will
interfere very little with the advancement
Of pupils in English"
Principal Snowden, of the Fourth
Ward: II believe that he who purstes
four brSnche, only will progress more
rapidly in those branches than he would
do by pursuing an additional at the same
time, and this isso though that addition.
al he German. Interruptions in the Eng.
lish reCitations result from pupils being
called TO recite German under the present
management"
Miss Taylor, Principal Of the Centre
school: "'The majority Of those studying
German in Centre schools have been Of
our brightest scholars. They are equal
to the best and superior to some Of their
classmates. | do not consider German In
any way detrimental TO the English
course.
Mr.. Boyd, of the Sixth Ward. nAs
those who 60 from any particular room,
60, not from one class In that room, but
are members Of different classes, some Of
them, and sometimes all Of them, miss The
class in their English ROOM"
Mr.. Stevenson, Of the Seventh Ward
~ am free 10 say that the study Of German,