The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-26

and school glrl WOuIQ promptly ueteeIJ
and since 1t is the sacred duty of school
officers ard school teachers 10 eschew
whatever tends to make az incorrect i'm
preston; therefore,
Resolued, That the words "high school
diploma" occurring in the proposed form
for diploma, in the majority report be
erased, and in lieu Thereof the words
grammar school diploma" be inserted.
JOIN g. HUPP,
Chairman Of Committee.
An exciting discussion ensuet on the
adoption of the minority report, the
house being convulsed with laughter.
Mr.. Cochran arose and severe crti-
cised the language Of the minority re-
port, aud stated that if in order, he would
refer both the paper and author to the
Committee on CuriOsities, but as 1t was
not in order Sould not make the motion.
Finally the minority report" was
adopted by the following vote:
Yaes-Csldwell, Goering, Hastings,
Hildreth, Hupp, Maxwell, McCuIly
Scots.
Noes-Cochran, Fitzsilnmonf, Miller,
Wilson, Wheat-5
On motion the majority report rs
amended by the "minority report" was
adopted, ten cents each being the price
allowed to be paid for the purchasing Of
blank diplomas.
RULES AND REGULATORS.
WHEELING. October -.
To the Board Of Educatton:
The Committee on Rules and Resula.
tions, to whom WAS referred the matter Oi
grading the branches of study tor the
Grammar school of the district, find That
long established and hereinafter enL-
mersted branches have been irresu!arly
pursued in the several sub.dlstfIcts,
which has resulted in some inconvcri-
ence to pupils removing from one Sub-
district TO another. In order to remedy
this matter, your committee report the
following amendment 10 section OF plan
OF organization and course OF study, viz {:
Strike out all after "4th" and insert 80 AS
to read as follows: 18th. The following
branches shall be taught in the Grammar
schools of the district and c tablishld as
the Grammar school course of study
First year-Aritbmelic English gram
mar, United States history, physical
geography.
Second year Arithmetic completed,
English grammar Completely, anotomy
and physiology, algebra, natural phllo,o-
ply.
Third year-ChcmIstry, astronomy,
(oplionslJ, Umt"d states Constitution
and science OF government.
Fourtl yesr-Rne ORC, "oLrny t"I-
tionaI, mental philosophy, general r.
view.
Reading, drawing, spelling, col"pos =
tion and defamation /, be tha exercises
throughout the entire course.
The committee offered the following
resolution:
Rcsoiocd, That the above amendment
be adopted
JoHN C. HUrr, chairman.
a. WILSON,
K II. COCHRAN,
The above report was amended rs fol
lows: Provided, tina. pupils VINO nave
already pursued any OF these studies out
OF the order herein adopted, may be
allowed To substitute other studies IN the
course out of the order above provided,
so rs to not delay their completion ot the
course.
samendod the report Wa adopted.
CoNFIRNATIoN or TEACHERS.
The following teachers were then con
frmed Tor the night schools IN the wards
named: Third ward, }. T. B. Melon
aid, principal; Mss Mary Vsrdy, assist
ant. Fourth ward, Miss VIII @ A. Brad
lev. Sixth ward, Dennis o Keefe, pria.
clpsl; Mary Hughes, assistant. Col2red
school, VIM. NJ. CASTOR.
The following was then sdopted:
Rcsoiced, That upon any application
being made for admission to any night
school, the principal shall examine
as TO whether the applicant shall be ad-
United, and shall thereupon certify to the
commissioners OF the sub district in
which the school Is situated, whether or
not the admission should be made, az q
thereupon any one or more of the CON-
mIssIoners of said sub-d'strlCts shall issue
| or refuse ticket OF admission on such
certificate or further investigation, with.
out which no pupil shall be admitted to
any night school, and the clerk of the
board is authorized to furnish the proper
printed certificates 10 the several prin-
cipaIs.
Adjourned