The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-19
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
An INTERVENING SESSION.
x,vht acknowledgements Ed"ct-
,ton-Tbe "Non-Resident En-
brogIio'-Oiher Items Of
Importance.

Tn. Board of Education met IN regu-
lar monthly session last night. Present.;
Messrs. Bard, Cochran, Collier, Fl,z,iin-
mons, Goering, Hastings, Hess, Hildreth'
Hump, Maxwell, Miller, McCully, Scott,
Todd, Watkins, Wilson, Wheat.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. 49,,
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills sgsregating 1914 OF, which were or
dered psiJ.
The Committee on Text Books recon-
mended that the ClerK OF the Doard 90
instructed TO purchase eight of Holorook 5
eipht-inch terrestrial globes, for sum not
exceeding 500. The Board authorized
the Clerk to purchase one globe Tor each
school needing one.
NON RESIDENT PUPILS.
rbe Committee on Rules and RcguIa
tions. to whom was referred resolution
relating TO non-residents, recommended
for adoption the following amendment 70
Article 4 of the General Rules:
Strike out all of said article alter the
word provided" on page 81 so That Il
shall read as follows:
Provided, however, that non-resl
dents shall In no case be admitted to,
or retained in, the schools of any sub dis
trict, TO the exclusion of material neon
venience of resident pupils. Before any
nonresident is admitted to any school OF
the district, he shall pay Tor term OF
twelve weeks or less at the rate OF 30
each for the ID and T. divisions; 30 each
for the B and A divisions, and % Tor the
Grammar department. No non resident
shall be admitted until he present Il
ticket of admission signed by the local
commissioners showing payment OF
the sum fixed for the division or de-
partment TO which he seeks admission,
and for which he is qualified. lie may
be expelled tor cause, and II his attend
ance tends to exclude or materially IN
convenience resident pupils it may be
terminated and an equitable portion OF
the money paid by him refunded. Money
obtained from such nOn-residents shall be
paid to the collector OF the district.
On motion OF Mr.. Maxwell the amend.
mcnt was laid on the table.
Astothe consolidation of the grammar
schools, referred TO the committee, the
committee were OF the opinion that the
good results In the matter OF efficiency
and economy of the schools by consollda-
ton cannot now be realized Tor want OF
appropriate rooms for the purpose, and
consolidation o the grammer schools Is
at present not advisable.
The report was adopted.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
10 the Board Of Education:
GENTLEMEN-ln presenting the re-
rorts of the Schools of the district for the
month of Scmtembcr, your attention is
directed to the following items; Enroll
ment for the month 1920; average at
tendance 3,343; average absence 3Ili per
cent of average attendance on enroll
ment 80.
Number OF cases OF tardiness-Wash-
ington district 1913, Madison IL, Clay
IO2, Union 1871, Centre 1877, Webster 1871,
Richie A, colored 81. Total SO6.
Number of pupils perfect in attend
ance-W ashington l6l, Madison l54,
Clay 275, Union 200, Centre ll3, Web
s.er lzG, Richie 235, colored IL. Total
l,237
Visits BY Superintendent %, Com
missionors 5, others So Total 80.
Branches taught and number OF pupils
IN esch-orthography 1851, reading
1917, writing 2,483, mental arIthme.
TIC 1883, written arithmetic l,t9O,
geography l,246, English grammar
4O3, history 100, physiology 80,
natural philosophy 20, chemistry
y, botany II, astronomy q, algebra us,
geometry 20, rhetoric 10, physical
geography II, Germar 200, drawing II.
Amount paid for tuition inclusive OF
German S3,S27.5O.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in German Washington
Is, Madison 10, Clay 81, Union IL,
Centre 80, Webster 10, Richie Al. Total
200
Number of pupils of German parent
age l28, other than German parentage y.
Number of pupils in grammer school
~; 10 division A 1873. Amount paid for
instruction $54.
From the following figures II Will be
seen that the schools open up this year
with an attendance unusually large. By