The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-21
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

ng in regular monthly session. Present
-Iessrs. Collier, Ewing, Gvering, Hess,
Miller. Mcclure, Stewart,
Stone, Todd, Wheat, Vockler, Mr.. Pres
dent.
The committee on Accounts reported
bills aggregating $2,7Gl.77, which were
ordered paid.
The committee on Buildings and |
Grounds asked until the next regular
meeting to report on the fire extinguish-
er. They also recommended change OF
ianitors ut the Second and Third Ward
School, stating that the gross negligence
of the present incumbent is 20 appar-
ent that the committee think that they
would fail to do their duty if they did
not bring it to the notice of the Board.
The report vas adopted,
The salary of the janitor of the Second
and Third Ward School was fixed at $50
per month during the time the heating
apparatus is in use, and $40 per month
during the balance of the year.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
Prof. John G. Hervey, Superintendent,
submitted the following report for the
month of December: Enrolment for the
month, 1882; average attendance, S,e42;
do. absence, SAC: per cent of average at
tendance on enrolment, SO; cases OF tar
diness: Washington, l79; Madison, Sc;
Clay, 1853; Union, 204; Centre, 1877; Web
ster, l0l; Richie, lO2; total 992. No. OF
pupils perfect in atten dance: Washing
ton, 1870; Madison, So; Clay, 20S; Union
l79; Centre, SIS; Webst1, SO; Richie,
23S; colored. ~; total, $50. Cases of dis
cipline disposed of by Superintendent, II;
pupils suspended for iniraction of rules, l;
cases of corporal punishment: Washing.
ton, Is; Madison, %; Clay, %; Union,
II; Centse, "a; Richie, 8; colored, IL;
total. 100. Plumber of days OF school,
II. Number of visits: Superintendent
&c; Commissioners, I; Others, 81; total
l25. Number IN the several branches Of
study: photography, 1889; reading, q
Sl6; writing, 1889; mental arithmetic,
1919; written arithmetic, 1906; geogra-
ply, l,l63; grammar, 237; history, 1873.
physiology, 20; natural philosophy, 81;
chemistry, 5; botany, 8; astronomy, d;
algebra, SO; geometry, Il; U. 5. Consti-
tuition, So; German, 4O4; drawing, 42S.
Amount paid for tuition, inclusive Of
German, S3,74S5O.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in German classes: Wash
ington, AZ; Madison, q; Clay, II; Union,
40; Centre, 80; Webster, 4G; Richie, 10;
total, 404. Number of classes taught, AZ;
amount paid for instruction, $500.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
Enrolment for the month, 1913; aver
age attendance, 362; per cent of atten-
dance, 70; numbr evening of school, II;
branches taught and number of pupils in
each photography, 463; reading, 457;
writing, 455; mental arithemetIc, 10;
written arithmetic, 500; geography, 4;
grammar, -; history, s. amount paid for
tuition, $50.
The Superintendent recommended that
the evening schools be kept open for an
additional month making the length of
time the schools would be kept open this
winter the same rs last winter. lie also
called attention to the condition Of the
grounds of the Seventh Ward school
house, recommending that the Commits
siouers of Madison district be authorized
to make the necessary repairs.
The report was received and filed. The
recommendation in reference to the
evening schools was adopted, and those
relating to the Seventh ward school were
referred to the local commissioners with
power to act.
CLERK REPORT.
The Clerk of the Board submitted the
following report of supplies and books
furnished to the teachers, schools, indi-
gent pupils and janitors of the several
sub. districts for the six months ending
January lst, 1876: Teachers, $l5l So;
schools, SlS6.44; INDECENT pupils, SAP 10;
jantors, $50 GS; total, $3.50 80. Two OF
the three months composing the quarter
ending October lst being vacation, no re-
port was made ut that time. The report
was ordered filed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A petition was received from the teach
ers in the public schools, asking to be
placed on an equal footing with their
German cO-WOrkerS, Ms iaT as salaries are
concerned. The petition Was referred to
the Committee on Finance.
The commissioners of Richie district
report the resignation of Miss Kate
Leighton, teacher in the & division of the
Eighth ward school, and the promotion
OF Miss Florence Sperry from the ID d.
vision to the Z division. They also re
ported the appointment of Miss Annie
Z. Reeves, teacher in the ID division, and
asked the appointment confirmed by the
Board. The action of the local commits
sioners was confirmed.
Messrs. Collier and Stone, Commission
ers from Madison district, asked that
Donel IL Hawley be paid 500 as COM
promise for the amount of error claimed
to have been made in their estimate,
when making bids, for building the
Seventh ward school house. The appro-
preparation asked for was made.
MIR. Stone nominated Mr.. Mortimer
Pollock to I'll the vacancy in the Board
occasioned by the death of Jacob NJ.
Bickel, of Madison district. Mr.. Pol
lock was unanimously chosen.