The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-21

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The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds presented the estimate for re.
pairs at $4,000, making a total estimate
for school fund Of SOL ,G67.
Mr., Wilson recommended that the
school levy for the ensuing year be fixed
at twenty-five cents on the 500.
Mr.. Wheat moved to make it thirty
cents on the 800.
A vote was taken on the amendment,
with the following result:
YEAs-Cochrnn, Hastings, Hildrelh,
WheAt-4. f'.r .g..-t..
NOIs-Baird, Caldwell, Collier, Filu-
simmons, GOering, Hupp, Maxwell, Mil.
Ter, McCulIy, Wait Watkins, Wilson
l2.
So the amendment was lost.
The school levy was then fixed at %
cents on the 500. saI @
The assessment for the building fund
was placed at . per cent.
TIE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT.
Dr.. Hildreth, Of the Special Commit.
Tee on High School, submitted a minori-
" report from that committee.
The report was objected 10 by Mr..
Caldwell, on the ground that the commit
tee had taken no action, and inasmnch as
there was no report from the majority Of
thecommittee minority report was out Of
order.
Mr.. Cochran moved that the report be
read for the information Of the Board.
The motion, after some discussion, was
carried by the following vote:
YEAs-Cochran, Goering, Hastings,
Hupp, McCully, Wait, Wheat.
NAYs-Baird, Fitzsimmons, Miller,
Maxwell, Watkins, Wilson-6.
Messra. Caldwell, Collier and Hildreth
did not vote.
The paper was then read. is as fol-
lows:
To he Board Of Education:
GESTLENEN-Your special committee,
appointed at the last meeting, to whom
was referred the resolution ITO report a
plan for High School for the district,
and also to ascertain and report whether
the Lindsey Institute building can be
obtained for this purpose" would beg
leave to report that said committee met,
after due notice, for action, on the even.
ing Of the 18th Of September, Messrs.
Caldwell, Maxwell, Hildreth, Wheat and
Superintendent Hervey being present.
Superintendent Hervey submitted TO the
committee, as required by the first part Of
the resolution, the following "plan Of or
ganizition for High School Tor the dis.
trict," as follows:
The resolution passed by the Board Of
Education at It's regular meeting in Au.
gust Is as follows:
"Resolped, That . special committee
consisting Of - be appointed with
instructions to report at the next regular
meeting or sooner II requested by said
committee plan for the organization Of
a High School for this district, to 20 into
effect Jan. ], 1873; and also 10 ascertain
aud report whether the Lindsey Insti-
tute building can be obtained for this
purpose, and II SO upon what terms"
By this resolution your committee Is
directed TO do two things: first, 10 report
plan for the organization Of High
School; second, 10 ASCERTAIN and report
whether the Lindsey Institute building
can be obtained for this purpose.
Sec. IS Of the school law says "The
Board shall have power 10 establish one
High School for the district, in which
shallbe taught such higher branches Of
learning as the district Superintendent
with the approval OF the Board Of Educa.
tion may Designate" The same section
further says "No person shall become a
pupil in the High School who shall NOT
first give satisfactory proof Of duo prof.
cheney in the branches prescribed for the
Grammar School," n
The law In the case settles these things:
FIRST, there Is to be but one High School
in the district, II established; second, ad.
miitance Of pupils to the High School
must be through the Grammar School,
or its equivalent; third, the higher
branches TO be taught must be designated
BY the Superintendent with the approval
Of the Board OF Education.
These points being settled, there are
several others that properly follow:
First, the building 10 be occupied for
this purpose should be centrally located:
second, II should be Of sufficient capacity
to accommodate all who would be quail.
fed to enter it as pupils from all parts
Of the city. On this point experience has
shown that true economy requires that
buildings intended for school purposes
be constructed at the outset OF ample
proportions, 80 as 10 avoid the expense
Of subsequent enlargement. Third, the
necessary chemical and philosophical
apparatus, as likewise geological and
meteorological specimens Tor instruction
Of classes and illustration Of subjects
should be procured; and fourth, n sufii-
cientnumber Of well qualified instructors
mu.t be secured.
Keeping these points in mind your
committee suggest the following outline,
or plan Of a public high school for the
city Of Wheeling:
LIST. There shall be one High SCHOOL, for
the district, to be established in the
building located at streets.
%. No person shall become pupil in
said High School who shall not first give
satisfactory proof to the District Super
intendent Of due proficiency in the
branches prescribed for a grammar
school.
Sd. In the High School, instruction
shall be given in the following branches,
viz: higher Algebra, Geometry, Survey.
ing, Trigonometry, Engineering, Book
keeping, Geology, MinerAlogy, Nat. Phi.
losophy, Nat. History, Chemistry, Astron.
omy, Elocution, Physiology, General
History, Rhetoric, English Literature,
Botany, Mental Philosophy, Logic, Moral
Philosophy, Composition, Music Vocal,
Drawing and German, the last three op.
tionRl.
4th. The foregoing branches shall be go
distributed that the pupil may complete
the course in four years, as follows, viz
LIST year-Algebra, Physiology, Botany,
Chemistry, Natural Philosophy.
ID ear-Surveying, Trigonometry,
Nat. History, Geology, Moral Philosophy.
4th year-Engineering, Bookkeeping,
Logic, Rhetoric, Mental Philosophy.
Competition and elocution 10 b nj.
tended TO throughout the course.
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