The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-16
BOARDOF EDUCATION.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board of Education WAS held last night.
The President being absent, Dir. Stone
WIS called to the chair.
Present-Messrs. Caldwell, Collin,
Ewing, Gemmer, Hupp, Maxwell, Me
Clure, Scott, Stewart Stone, Todd, VIII
son and Vockler.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read approved,
A proposition from A. Wilson Kelley
to pay one-half Of the additional expense
of putting in iron posts between his
property and the Second and Third ward
school building, was read
On motion of Mr.. Ewing the Board
agreed to put in iron posts instead of To-
Gust ones, If Mr.. Kelley would pay the
difference in cost of the same.
The report of the committee on Build
ing and Grounds was read and adopted
with the following resolutions:
Resoired, That Messrs Blckel, Collier
and Stone local commissioner, of the
eth ward, be appointed superintendent
of the new school building in that ward,
they 10 act as such without charge.
Resoired, That an order for SIS be
drawn in favor of Fred Weimer, for the
front stone wall of the johnson property.
ResoLred, That the local commission
crs be authorized to have the necessary
grading and fencing done on the john
son LOT.
Resolred, That the President be au.
thorized to have the contract with Henry
Gunther for the stone work on the 9Th
ward school building, signed.
Resolred, That the contract for digging
the well for the 9Th ward school be
awarded to Thomas Ratclili, at s. 30 per
foot.
Resolrcd, That the local commissioners
of the First ward be authorized to have
partition put in tie large hall of the
First ward school house, so rs to give
them one additional class room.
The report of the Committee Oh Ac-
counts, asking for the payment of bills
outstanding to $l79.Sl. was read and
adopted and bills ordered paid.
The bill of Thompson X hlbbard, for
$3Gj35, was ordered paid.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
The report of the Superintendent Of
Public Schools, for the month of June,
was received and filed as follows;
TO tie Board IF Education:
GENTLEMEN-The schools OF the dis
trict closed for the summer vacation on
Friday, June 10Th after Il year OF rather
more than usual prosperity.
From the monthly reports made dur
ing the year, | have complied and put in
convenient form for reference, state
M mt containing many facts of interest
relating to the schools. The statement,
IN part, has already been placed before
the committee on Teachers and Schools,
and the more prominent particulars have
been spread before the publjc through the
daily papers.
After the clerk shall have completed
! his financial statcmcn: for the year, |
propose, with the consent of the Board,
| To have printed in circular form brief
report, statistical and financial of the
! schools Of the year. for the information
of members of the Board and others in
! tcrested in knowing the condition of the
schools.
have no special recommendation to
otter for your consideration at this time.
! Not, however because there are no
measures Of importance which, II
adopted, would tend to elevate the char
actcr OF the schools, and render them
more efficient in usefulness than they
have heretofore been. Bat simply from
the belief that it would be deemed mex
pcdcnt to adopt such measures at the
present time. Without advising any
action in the matter, | may be permitted
! to ray the Wheeling public schools will
never accomplished all that l. desirable
! for the educational interests of the city,
and will never stand upon an equality IN
point of efficiency with the schools OF the
other cities of the country, until the
browning feature of the High Schools
added, and its salutary influence icIt
| through all the grades OF the
intermediate and Primary schools. lfthc
recommendation of the Superintendent,
made wears ago had been adopted, High
| School would have been established, and
its benefits experienced during num-
Der of years now TRANSFERRED; and the eX-
pcnsc of operating the schools would
have bceu little, if any greater than has
been incurred in carrying them on
as ut present organized. Without
further remark, however, upon the topic
other than to invite attention 10 the sug-
gestions relating thereto, contained in Il
communication which accompanied the
last annual report from the office Of the
State Superintendent, and which appears
in the latest published report Of super
intrndent Byrnc. The foregoing is
Respectfully submitted,
F.S. WILLIAMS
.Sapcrmtemdenh