The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-24

Baird in the chair,
Presnt-Messrs. Caldwell, Ewing
Gemmer, Hess, Mcclure Miller,
Maxwell Stewart, Schambra, Todd
Wheat, Waterhouso, Wilson, Nockler
and President Baird
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
The monthly report of Superintendent
Williams Was read as follows:
WHEELING, March IS, 1873.
To the Boara Of Ed"cation:
herewith submit tabular reports Of
the schools of the District, for the month
of February. For particulars relating
to the schools in their several divisions
and grades, members are referred to the
tables.
These tables shows total enrolment
in the day schools of 2,432; the enroll
ment being less by "a, and the average
attendance less by % than for the month
of January. The per cent of average
attendance on enrolment was 81. The
number of cases of turdincSs reported was
g1g and the number Of pupils perfect
in attendance was to- Forty-two cases
were referred u the Superintendent
under the absentee and other rules, and
five persons were suspended for persist
ent intraction of rules, and inCorrigably
| bad conduct. Sixty cases OF corporal
punishment were reported. Scyenty-onc
visits were reported, is follows: From
Superintendent -, Commissioners -,
other persons 50. Twcnty-one pupil,
are reported rs attending in sub-distrct.
! i, which they do not reside. This mum
| Der does not include those residing north
of Alley ID in Webster sub district, who
attend Centre school, and who are re-
gardcd Us practically belonging to Gem
tire sub di>trict) The branches Of
study were about the same as re-
ported for the month Of january, the
number in each branch being relatively
about the same.
The number pursuing the study Of the
German language was IA, being IN in
crease from the previous month Of ~.
The evening schools closed with the
month of February, having been in s,,-
sion four months. The enrolment for
February wa, 33l; average attendance,
| 2GG. The total enrolment for the session
! Of four months wa, 80, of whom iGl
were males and Ilj females. The aver
age monthly enrolment Wa, l2l, and tn"
average attendance 80: showing per
| cent. OF average attendance on the aver
I age monthly enrolment OF ~.
! The total cXpcn,c for the session. az
elusive of the cost of fuel and light, was
| Il, S2S.9S, being Il cost per pupil OF s4.@i,
estimating on the average monthly en-
rolmEct
The amount pa id for tuition in the
schools of the district for the month Of
February, was rs follows:
English department, day schoolN-~:',lA,i W
Evening ly3 80
There will be II public examination Of
the schools durin" the ensuing week, com.
mencng on the I'D inst. The German
| classes in the Sd ward school will be- rN-
amincd Monday forenoon. in tie l.t
ward Monday afternoon, in the ~ and
It'll wards Tuesday forenoon, in the l!h
ward Tuesday afternoon, in the Nth ward
Wednesday forenoon. in the 9th and 9Th
wards Wednesday afternoon.
The English ciassc, will be examined
during Thursday and Friday, 18th and
Doth in-ts.
In October last. Il petition signed by
Henry X. List, o. {. Dewey, y. j.
Sweeney. and other prominent citizens
of the First ward, was sent IN, requesting
the Board to adopt measures for securing
to the First ward school the premise.
known Is the johnson property, in
front of the school house in said ward.
The petition was referred to tn" Com
mittce on Buildings and Grounds, with
instructions to ascertain and report TO the
Board, the price at which the property
could be bought. AZ the November
meeting Il communication was received
from Mrs. Annie Johnson, the owner,
Offering the property for the sum Of -, 300
payable in one or two years from time of
irving possession. This communication
was referred to the same committee for
consideration and report Many matters
were at this time pressing upon the at
tentiOn of the committee, and THIS was
suffered to pass unhcedcd, and the time
of the former Board expired without
report having been made. / regard
this n n matter that should have the at
tcntion of your honorable body, and
therefore recommend that the present
committee on Buildings and Grounds be
instructed to give the subject considcra-
ton, and to report to the next meet
ing such action as may be
necessary in order to secur" the posses
sion of the said Johnson property for
the Use of the First sard school.
Respectfully Submitted,
+. 5. WILLIAMS, Supt.
The report was received and filed.
Mr.. Caldwell offered the following re-
solution, which was adopted:
Rcsoircd, That the action Of the Prcsi-
dent and Clerk Of this Board, in
signinp in its behalf, the con-
tract of the Board with Thompson X
Hibberd for heating apparatus and radI-
ators for the Second and Third ward pub
lie school building, is hereby ratified and
confirmed. and bond of said Thompson
a. Hibberd dated March 10, 1870, whh
John OeStcr.lng and Samue. - E''hI'"
A. securities rendered by them Is APP
proved, accepted and ordered to be filed.
The report of the committee on Ac-
counts was read, and bills aggrcgatlnS
s363.l4 were ordered paid, and the report
adopted. That portion Of the report t, in !.
reference to the payment Of the bill Of
the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Com
panv, for toll for children attending tn"
5th ward school, who live on this side,
was referred to special comm5tteGi con
sisting of Messrs: Wilson CaIdweII Ian, ana
Schmulback, Tor investigation and report.
Tha,lportion OF the superintendent
rcnort referring to the the purchase OF
the Johnson property in the First ward:
was referred To the committee on Zeal
Estate for report.
The bill of Il. F. Caldwell, for furnace
for the Fourth ward school building was
ordered paid.