The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Preseut-BltSSre. DblEu, ablChel, NOl-
lier, Ewing, Gemmer, Hess, Mcclure
Stewart, Todd, Wilson, Wheat and
Vockler. ,,,.......r ...
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved. vi.
Mr.. c. G. Kemble was allowed four
hundred dollars on account for plans
and supervision of the Second and Third
and Webster district schools.
An invitation from the ladies of South
Carolina booth, to the members Of the
Board, asking them to take tea at their
booth, was accepted.
The petition of George Zoeckler, Fred
Weimer and Isaac Bogard, asking the
privilege of allowing their children to
attend the Fulton school instead of the
Washington district school was granted.
The parties are residents of Washington
district.
sUPERINTENDEST's REPORT.
The following report of Suparinten-
dent Williams, was received aud filed:
WHEELING, June 18th, 1875.
To the Board of Education:
GENTLEMES:-The enrolment in the
schools of the district for the month of
may was less by thirty 800 than for the
month of April, yet greater by two hun
dred and thirty $3.50 than tor the cor
responding month Of last year. Your
attention is invited to the following ab.
stract from the accompany tabular reports
for the month, and to the statement which
follows:
acknowledgements schools, 26j;
Primary schools, 2772-total, 3O37 Aver
age observation-disclosures schools, 30;
Primary schools, 2422-total 2637. Aver
age absenc-Grammar schools, 80; Prim-
airy schools, 350-total, 400. Per cent.
o: average attendance on enrolment, 81;
number of cases OF tardiness during the
month, l442; number of pupils perfect
in attendance, $50; number of cases of
disciple disposed Of by the Superinten-
dent. rs; number of cases of corporal
punishment, SO; number of visits to the
schools by the Superintendent, 2Gi Com
mssioners, Is; others, j0-total, 99i
number OF days Of school, 81; number
in the several branches of study-orthog-
raphy, 3025; reading, 2793; pcnmanship,
25l5; mental arithmetic, 1868; written
arithmetic, 1902; geography, 1915; En-
glish grammar, 247; history Al; physi.
ology, "a; natural philosophy, 81; chem
istry, 9; astronomy, s; algebra, O.; geom-
etry, 10; Constitution of the United
States, 80; drawing, 775; mental philos-
ophy, ); German language, 81; amount
paid for tuition, $3423OO.
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 and of several
of the standing committees, before the
reopening of the schools.in September
The 10th section of the law of the Dis
trict requires that ANNUALLY, within six
teen days after the fourth day of July,
the Board of Education shall cause TO be
taken an enumeration of all the youth
between the ages of six and twenty-onc
years, resident in each election district
formerly township of the District 70
Heretofore the commissioners of the sew
cral election districts have, by order Of
the Board, employed persons to DO This
work. In order that 1t 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 the youth and
the census of the several election districts
so far as embraced within the limits of
the city, but also to have the names and
figures so arranged upon their books that
the population Of the ward, Of the city
may be known. This may readily be-
done with very little additional labor and
without any additional expense. The
information thus obtained would not
only be a matter of interest to the pub
lie, but would likewise tend to facilitate
the work Of rc-cstabIishing or changing
the boundaries of the school sub-districts,
should it become necessary or advisable
for this TO be done.
1t is my purpose to prepare, as soon rs
practicable after the close of the schools.
statement,of facts relating to thcopera-
tons of the schools during the wear, and
in such form us to be Of service to the
committees in preparing their reports,
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 re-
gular meeting in July. Also that the
Commissioners of the several schools be
instructed to have white-washing and
needed repairs donc'carlyl the vacation,
in order that the janitors may have am
pie time to do the necessary cleaning be.
fore the opening 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 pre- cccds to improving the
grounds, building, fence, &c.
The Second Ward school building will
not be occupied by the school OF the
Ward after the close of the present term,
and since it is in respects better adapted
to school purposes, and more convenient
of access than the building ut present oc-
cupied by the Colored school, l would
recommend that the Building commit
tee be instructed to examine the Second
Ward building with reference to needed
repairs and improvements, and that the
Colored school be transferred thereto at
the beginning Of the ensuing school
wear. The present colored school prcmis-
es could no doubt be sold for more than
sufficient to put the Second Ward build
ing in excellent condition for occupancy
by the school.
Respectfully submitted,
+. S. WILLIAMS,
superintendent
The several recommendations Of the
Superintendent were adopted, with the
exception OF the one in relation to the