The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-16
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Board Of Education was held last nignh
DIR. Baird in the chair.
Present Messrs. Baird, Coiiier'
Ewing, Hupp, Hess, Miller, Mcclure,
Stewart, Schmulbach, Scott, Stone, Todd,
Wilson, Wheat G. T., Wheat j.. s.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and signed. sgt
The committee on Accounts recon-.
mended the payment of bills amounting
to S8O5O. The report was adopted and
bills ordered paid.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
The committee on Buildings and
Grounds reported repairs TO be made in
the different school buildings, during the
summer vacation. The report was
adopted and repairs ordered made.
THE TEACHERs.
The Committee on Teachers and
Schools made the following report,
which was adopted:
The Committee GU Teachers and
Schools, to whom was referred the reso-
luton Of DR.. Hupp. in relation TO the
employment of teachers for the ensuing
year, beg leave to report that they have
examined the matter to which their at
tention has been called.
The committee knows of no reason
why this duty should not be attended to
at the earliest possible date. consistent
with the rules OF the Board and the law
governing the case. va
In all cases where the applicants are
teachers who have occupied positions IN
the schools for the year just clos
ing, and where the applications
are for like positions that they
have heretofore satisfactorily filled,
the committee is of the unanimous opin-
ion tina. it would be to the advantage OF
the schools, and eminently just and pro-
per, for the Commissioners, at or near
the close of the term, to give definite an
swers to all such applicants, subject to the
confirmation of the Board at its regular
meeting in July.
We, therefore, offer the following reso'
luton:
Resolved, That the local commissioners
make the appointment of teachers in &C,
cordance with the rules of the Board,
and that these appointments be recon-
mended to the Board for confirmation at
the regular meeting in July.
Respectfully Submitted,
JESSE S. WHEAT, Chairman.
sUPERINTENDENT's REPORT.
Prof Hervey, Superintendent OF Public
Schools, made the following report for
the month of May, which was adopted
To the Board of Education:
GENTLEMEN:-The reports of the
schools of the district for the month OF
May are herewith presented. Your at
tention is invited to the following alb
stract: Enrolment for the month 8, O35;
average attendance 1858; average alb
sence 4S2: per cent of average attendance
on enrolment 81; total enrolment since
September lst, 1876, 4,479. Number
cases of Observation-Disclosures 29S;
Madison 80; Clay ll2, Union 255; Cen
ire 266: Webster iii; Richie 80; col
ored rs; total 1884. Number pupils per-
feet in Observation-Disclosures "a;
Madison IS; Clay 164; Union sc; Centre
"a; Webster As; Richie SO; colored 10;
total 6l8. Number cases of discipline
disposed of the Superintendent 40. Num-
Der cases of corporal punishment-Wash
ington |; Madison A. Clay /; Union 81
Centre 3; Webster g. Richie I; colored
3; total 20. Number of visits-Superin-
tendent 80; Commissioners g. others 43;
total $50 Number of pupils in the sew
eral overwhelmingly S,095; read.
ing 2,S42; writing 1922: written arith-
metic l,430; mental arithmetic 1851
geography LII; grammar 2S9; history
$50; physiology 81; natural philosophy
lS; chemistry %; bsany II; astronomy
2; algebra 81; geometry I; U. S. Consti.
tuition AZ; German 458; drawing 49l
Amount paid for tuition inclusive Of
German $3,748 SO.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in German-Washingtot
AZ; Madison 80; Clay 100; Union Sc
Centre 46; Webster 81; Richie 100; tota
45s. Number of pupils of German pa
rentage 322; number pupils of other than
German parentage 1876; number of classes
taught 40. Number of German pupils
belonging to grammar school 90; num-
Der of German pupils belonging to divi
sion A. 1877; number German pupils be-
longing to division B. 1871; number Ger
man pupils belonging to division Z. l0l
amount paid for instruction in German
$3.50.
Section 10 of the law requires the
Board of Education annually, within six
teen days after the 4th day of July, tc
cause to be taken an enumeration of the
youth between the ages of SIX an twenty
one years, resident il each election dis
trict of the district, Distinguishing be,
tween males and females, &c.
The regular meeting of the Board in
July will occur on the 10th day of the
month. This enumeration should be com
pleted by that time. Your attention. il
called to it now, SO that you may make
all necessary arrangements to have the
work done at the time prescribed by law
would therefore recommend that tho
local Commissioners be authorized Il
employ suitable persons to take the an
nual enumeration in the several sub-dis.
tricts.
Respectfully submitted,
}. G. HERvEY,
Superintendent.
On motion of Capt. Wilson it was or
dered that two persons be appointed, one
for all the territory south of the creek
and one for al north Of the creek, to take
the enumeration of the youth and censu,
of the city. The compensation OF the
enumerators was fixed at fifty dollars
each.
j. c. Hervey was elected to take the
cessus in the upper district, and DAME
Geiger in the lower district.
The petition of K. Fl. Thomas, fol