The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-19
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The regular monthly meeting OF Inc
Board OF Education was held last night.
The President being absont Mr.. Cald-
well was called to the chair.
Present Caldwell, Ewing, Goering,
Hupp, Maxwell, Miller, Mcclure, Stew
art, Schmulbach, Todd, Wheat, Geo. X.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The committee on Accounts reported
in favor of paying bills amounting to
$18a.0l. The report was adopted and
the bills ordered paid.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
The committee on Finance reported
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Rosolued, That the basis of the value
of the taxation Of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Manufacturing Co. is $2,SOOfor the
wear 1875 and that the collector OF the
Wheeling school district be instructed to
collect for school purposes upon that
amount.
COMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
The committee on Buildings and
grounds offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resoloed, That the clerk be authorized
under the direction of the
committee on Buildings and Grounds,
to draw the orders for Che premiums
on policies, necessary to complete the
proposed changes IN the insurance OF the
public school property Of the district.
DR.. Hupp offered the following amend
ment
Resolced, That the committee on Build
ings and Grounds be and are hereby in
structed to purchase on the most fsvora-
BILE terms and place one "Babcock Fire
Extinguisher" in each public school or
the district.
DR.. Hupp's amendment was lost by
vote of to5. The resolution reported
by the committee was then adopted.
THE supERINTENDENT's REPORT.
The following is the report of the SUI
perintendent of Schools for the month Of
April:
10 tie Board Of Education:
GgYTLEMEN:-The reports of the
schools of the district for the month of
April are herewith presented for your
inspection; and your attention Is invited
to the following abstract: Enrolment
for the month 3,244; average attendance
2,S43; average 4bsence All; per cent of
average attendance on enrolment 81;
total enrolment since September l, 1878,
1885. Number OF cases of tardiness-
Washington 1872; Madison 81; Clay l2U;
Union 1877: Centre 1862; Webster IA;
Richie g. colored 81; total 96l. Num-
Der of pupils perfect in attendance
Washington ll5; Madison 8S; Clay 1856;
Union l06; Centre 65; Webster 10;
Ritcthie 1856; colored l3; total S07. Num-
Der of cases of discipline disposed of by
Superintendent %; number OF cases OF
corporal Observation-Disclosures 5; Clay
5; Union 3; Centre s; Richie I; colorcd
9; total %. Number of vists-Supcrin-
tendent 81; Commissioners 2; others 3d.
total So. Number of pupils in the sew
eral branehes-Orthoraphy 3,24O; read
ing 3Ol9; writing 2,3l5; mental arithmc-
tic $50; written arithmetic 1880; geog-
raphy 1918; German 469; history l9l;
physiology So; natural philosophy %;
chemistry %; botany II; astronomy 4;
algebra IS; geometry 7; u Constitu-
ton 46 grammar 295; drawing 567.
Amount paid for tuition, inclusive of
German, 3,7S4.50.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment IN Washington
IS; Madison SO; Clay ll5; Union So;
Centre As; Webster 81; Richie l3l total
400 Number of pupils of German parent
age 1874; number of pupils of other than
German parentage 1856; number OF classes
taught so; number German pupils be-
longing to grammar school 60; number
German pupils belonging to division A,
1874; number German pupils belonging
to division B, l66; number pupils belong
ing to division q, l07. Amount paid
for instruction in German $3.50.
There will be but one more regular
meeting of the Board before the close Of
the present school year. According to
your rules, the Commissioners OF
each sub-district shall receive appli-
cations of teachers for employment,
and recommend to the Board for ap-
proyal or removal.
There is n general desire upon the part
of the teachers to have this matter at
tended to ut the end of the school year,
SO that they may know whether or not
they are to have positions in the schools
for the coming yoar.
If, on the other hand, they are to be
employed, they wish to know it in time
to have the full benefit of the vacation
for recreation and improvement. If on
the other hand, they are not TO be en-
gagged, they wish also to know it, so they
NAV look around elsewhere for employ.
ment.
This view of the case seems equitable
and just
would therefore recommend this sub
jeot to your favorable consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
JouN c. HERvEY,
Superintendent.
DR.. Hupp offered the following reso-
luton:
In accordance with the Supernten-
dents recommendation, be it
Rcsoired That at the regular meeting
in June next teachers be elected for the
respective schools OF the district for the
years 1851.
The resolution was referred TO the
committee on Teachers and Schools for
report.
On motion of Mr.. Todd, Rev. j. T..
Mcclure was placed on the Examining
Board, ia case DR.. Todds health will pre-
vent HIM from serving.
On motion the Board adjourned.
THE OPERA House To-NIGHT.-This
evening the celebrated Caroline Rich