The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-21

The committee on bulldlng ana
Grounds have presented the estimate for
repairs ut $500, making II total esti-
mate for the school fund Of 1867.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN G. HERvEY,
Superintendent
Ii was then moved that the school levy
be fixed at 80 cents on the 500. An
aye and no vote was taken and resulted
rs follows
Ayes-Cochran, Hastings, Hildreth
and Wheat.
Noes Caldwell, Collier, Ftlslmmons,
Goering, Hupp, Maxwell, Muller, Nc.
Gully, Wait, Watkins and Wilson.
On motion, the levy was then fixed ut
% cents on the 500.
Mr. Wilson of the Finance Committee
offered resolution to the effect that the
levy Tor the Building fund be fixed at 2!
per cent. on the 800.
On motion, the levy wss fixed ut > per
cent
Judge Cochran moved that the follow
ing paper by DR.. IIiIdreth, on the High
school, be read for the information OF the
Board.
The motion vas carried and the paper
read Following is the document;
MINORITY REPORT.
TO tie BOurd Of Educatiou:
GENTLEMEE-Io our special committee,
appointed at the last meeting, to whom
was referred the resolution, "Lo report a
plan for nigh school for the district;
and, also, to ascertain and report wheth-
er the Lindsey Institute building can
be obtained tor this purpose, would beg
leave TO report that said committee met,
after due notice, for action, on the even
ing OF September 18th Messrs. Caldwell
Maxwell, Hldreth Wheat and Superin-
tendent Hervey being present. Super
intendent Hervey submitted TO the COM
mttee rs required by the first part Of the
resolution, the following plan of organ
izaLion for a hIgn school for the district
AS follows
The resolution passed by the Board OF
Education at its regular meeting in
August is ms follows:
Resolved, That special committee,
consisting of --, be appointed with
lIS.TutsiDu> W = ~ ShS lAtAL %, ulAl
meeting, or sooner If requested by said
committee, plan for the organization
O! High School Tor the district, TO 20
into effect January |, 1873; sad also TO
ascertain and report whether the Linds.
lev Institute building can be obtained
for this purpose, and II 50 upon whs:
terms
By this resolution your committee is
directed to do two things; first, to report
u plan tor the organization Of High
School; second, to ascertain and report
whether the Lindsey Institute building
can be obtained for this purpose.
Section Is OF the school laws says:
The Board shall have power to estab-
lish one High School for the district, in
which shall be taught such higher
branches OF learning ss the dist let Super
intendent with the approval OF the Board |
of Education may designate. The same
section further say: NO person shall be-
come pupi III the High School, VINO |
shsll not frs! give satisfactory proof of |
due proficiency IN the branches pre- /
scribed for the Grammar school
The law in the case settles three things, /
first. there is to be but one High School |
III the district il established. Second, ad- /
mittsnce o, pupils 10 the High School .
must be through the Grammar School, or /
its equivalent.
3. The higher branches to be taught .
must be designated by the SUperintend-
ent, with the approval OF the Board OF
Education.
These three points being settled, there .
are several others that properly follow: .
l. The building to be occupied for this
purpose should be centrally located.
2 1t should be of sufficient capacity to .
all who would be qualified
to enter it as pupils from al parts Of tue
city. On this point experience has shown
that true economy requires that build
ings intended for school purposes .
be constructed at the outset OF ample .
so rs to avoid the
expense OF subsoqu9n: enlargement.
3. The necessary chemical and philoso-
phicsl apparatus, and Likewise geological
specimens for instruction OF classes and
illustration of subjects should be pro-
cured.
4. A sufficient number OF well quail
fed instructors must De secured.
Keeping these po.Gts in mind your
committee suggests the following out
lines, or plan OF public Hugh School tor
ha o;,,. ~ NVheeling.