The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-16

BOARD or EDucATfoH.-Tha Beard
held 4 regular monthly meeting last
night. Present al roll.dall: MesHrs.
Baird, Collier, Goering, Hastings, Hess,
Hildreth, Hupp, Maxwell, Miller, Nc.
Gully, Wilson, Wait.
The minutes Of the last meeting we're
read, and there being no objection were
adopted.
The bill Of John B. Cline, for work
done about the Washington school house
was referred to the Commissioners Of
Washington district.
The Committee on Rules and Regula.
tions recommended that the school hours
be changed as follows open at "a. N. and
close at IL NJ, and open at Ills ?. NJ. and
close at 4:l5 7. N. The report was
amended, on motion Of Dr.. Hildreth, 80
IA to make the school hours In tha alter.
noon from 1850 10 4:30 o'clock, The Su.
perintendent was instructed TO notify the
Principals Of the different schools OF the
action Of the Board.
SUPERINTENDENT REPoRT.
The report Of the Superintendent was
read and placed on file. It Is as follows
WHEELING, March IS, 1877.
10 he Board Of Education:
GENrIEMEN-In presenting the report
Of the schools Of the district for The
month Of February, ! respectfully invite
attention 10 the following items:
Enrolment for the month, 1915; aver.
age daily attendance, 2,063; average daily
absence, 1852; per cent Of average attend.
ance for the month, 90; total enrolment
since September 1st, 1850.
Number Of cases Of tardiness-Wash'
ington district, 1870; Madison, Is; Clay,
1853; Union, 224; Centre, 1850; Webster,
Ill; Richie, Of; colored school, 70. Total
$40.
Number Of pupils perfect in attend,
ance-Washington district, 1874; Madison,
1l5; Clay, 1856; Union, 100; Centre, ITO
Webster, 90; Richie, 1856; colored school
1G. Total, 955.
Visits-By Superintendent, AZ; Com.
mlssionerr, 10; others, III. Total, 100.
Number Of pupils in the several
branches = photography, 3, 222;; reading
$3.50; writing, 1858; mental arithmetic
1897; written arithmetic, 1879; geogra'
ply, 1881; grammar, 4l2; history, 25l
physiology, 80; natural philosophy, %
chemistry, l6; botany, 4; astronomy, II
algebra, 100; geometry, 90; United States
Constitution, 4S; German, 573; drawing
400.
Amount paid for tuition inclusive Of
German, 1885.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in German-Washington
A; Madison. 81; Clay, IA; Union, ca
Centre, 90; Webster, 55; Ntchic, 12i
Total, 57S.
Number Of pupils Of German parent
age, 800; other than German parcntuge
2l3; belonging 10 grammar school, 81; di
vision A, l4li division b, 2O7; division 9
IA.
Number of classes taught in German
40.
Amount paid for instruction in Ger,
man, $3.50.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
Total attendance for the month, 1914
average attendance for the month, 297
per cent Of average attendance, SO.
Branches taught and number Of pupils
in each-orthography, Sl6; reading, $2li
writing, SiS; arithmetic, $50; geography
6; history, !; algebra, ]; geometry, /.
Amount paid for instruction, $3.50.
In accordance with a resolution Of the
Board the evening schools were closed on
the last night in February.
The total enrolment in these schools
for the term was 67S, distributed as fol.
lows: Webster district, 146; Richie, II;
Washington, 100; Madison, 25; Clay, IlS
Union, 12l; colored schools, rs.
Number Of pupils in photography 6G3
reading ego, writing 643, arithmetic 647
geography IS, grammar II, history 10
algebra ], geometry l.
Per cent OF attendance for term, 20
average monthly attendance 47S.
Total cost Of instruction for the term
81 900 0Si cost Of instruction per month
for each pupil 81 021.
This cost per pupil is calculated for the
average monthly attendance. Compar.
ing with last year, we find the total en-
rollment one greater this year than last
average monthly attendance Is less, and
the cost per month for each pupil l3!
cents less, J. @. HERvEY,
Superintendent.
A garnishee upon the Clerk OF The
Board, to ascertain what funds were due
s. Winning Boyd, teacher Of the Seventh
Ward night school, was read.
Mr.. Collier explained that Mr.. Boyd
had taught only seven days in February
when be had secured Mr.. J. F. Snowder
to teach in his stead the remainder Of the
term, and gone to California. Mr.
Sno Wden taught the school the remainder
Of the month, with the consent Of Super.
intendent Hervey.
A resolution offered by DR.. Hupp, To
the effect that the Board was indebted to
Mr.. Boyd only for the time he had been
actively engaged in teaching the school
was adopted.
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