The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-17

BOARD OF EDUuAIt0N.-The board OF
Education held regular monthly ses.
sion last night, Mr.. Todd Ia the chair.
Present. MesHrs. Collier, Ewing, Goering,
Hupp, Maxwell, Miller, Stewart, Todd,
VockIar, Wilson and Wheat yil,b 4 ,
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read.
On motion the minutes were SO
amended as to read that Mr.. Crum.
hseker give bond for the faithful de.
livery OF coal for the use Of the public
schools, and, as thus amended, were ap.
proved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. ~.
The Committee on Accounts reported
that they had examined bills to the
amount Of $347 90, and found the same
correct, with the exception Of the bills Of
P. Lashley and Jones Z Bro, which were
irregular, and embodied In their report
the following:
Rssobed, That the above bills, except.
ing those Of P. LaShley and Jones 4 Bro,
be paid.
The report as read was adopted.
On motion the Committee on Salaries,
to which was referred the cases Of Miss
Arbenz and others at the last meeting,
were granted further time TO report.
COMMUNICATIONS,
The following regular monthly report
Of the Superintendent Of Public Schools
was ordered filed:
WHEELING, Nov. 10, 1876.
10 lie Board Of Education:
GEsTLEMEs-The reports Of the schools
Of the district for the month Of October
are herewith. presented and placed upon
the table for examination. Your atten.
ton Is invited to the following items:
Enrolment for the month, $3.50; av-
erage attendance, 1887; average absence,
452; per cent Of average attendance on
enrolment, 81. !. s.. -
Number Of cases OF tardiness-Wash-
ington district, 1856; Madison, 81; Clay, 1856;
Union, 2lS; Centre, 2S9; Webster, 124;
Richie, ia; colored, II. Total, 1,076.
Number Of pupils perfec. In attend,
ance-Washington, 81; Madison, SO; Clay,
1877; Union, 124; Centre, 81; Webster, 70;
Richie, 90; colored, 8. Total, 600. i
Number Of cases Of discipline disposed
Of by Superintendent, 43.
Number Of cases Of corporal punish
nt-Washington, 4; Clay, 8; Union, s;
Centre, 8; Richie, 3; colored, 6. Total, IS.
d Number Of yisits-superinte A;
Commissioners, q; others, ". Total, 1877.
Number Of pupils In the several
branches photography, $3.50; reading,
S,093; writing, 2,05S; mental arithmetic,
l,442; written arithmetic, 1,44l; geo.
graphy, ], liz; grammar, 295; history, 202;
physiology, So; natural philosophy, 46i
chemistry, II; astronomy, Is; algebra, 70;
geometry, %; German, 400; drawing, 474.
Amount paid for tuition, inclusive Of
German, S3,S5e 50. NJ. ara rszrsf
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Observation-Disclosures, A; Madison,
80; Clay, 113; Union, 81; Centre, 90; Web.
ster, AZ; Richie, 100. Total, AGO.
The number OF pupils Of German par.
entage, 800; other than German parent
Number Of German pupils belonging
to Grammar school, SO; belonging to dl.
vision A, 1l5; division B, 1874; division
c, 100. Number Of classes taught, 81.
Amount paid for instruction in German,
$3.50. s.r.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
These schools we're opened on the even.
ing OF Monday, November 9th, and have
been In operation little over week.
The excitement OF the past week has been
unfavorable for prompt and full organ.
ization Of the schools, but the indications,
however, are that the attendance will
come fully up to the average. In some
OF the Wards are . great many who have
not yet started 10, but have expressed
their intention OF SO doing.
There were on the rolls Of the schools
last night 4S2 pupils, distributed as fol-
lows: Washington, 90; Madison, %;
Clay, 80, Union, So; Centre and Webster,
1872; Richie, rs; Colored, 81.
II the Sixth Ward school should con.
time to be crowded as it now is, addition.
al help must be given to control and In
struct the pupils.
l would recommend that the Commits.
sioners OF Centre and Webster sub.dis.
tricts be authorized 10 make suitable
provisions to meet the necessities Of that
school,. Respectfully submitted,
JOHN 9. HERyEY, Sup.
A communication from the Superin.
tendent Of Schools was read, asking that
some additional books DO added to the
text books now in use, for the use Of the
scholars as they were promoted. Referred
to the Committee on Text Books.
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