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

the district to be established in the build
ing located a. --- streets
2. No person shall become pupil IN
said High School who shall not first give
satisfactory proof to the district ouperin-
tendent of due proficiency IN the
branches prescribed tor Grammar
School.
3. In the High School instruction
shall be- given in the following branches,
VIZ: Higher Algebra, Geometry, Sur
veyIng, TrlgoH0metry Engineering,
Book keeplng, Geology, Minersiogy,
Natural Philosophy, Natural History,
Chemistry, Astronomy, ElOcution, Physl-
ology, General History, Rhetoric, Eng
iish Literature, Botany, Mental Philoso-
ply, L &c, Composition, Moral Phllos-
ophy, Music vocal, Drawing and Ger
man-the last three optional.
/ The foregoing branches shall be so
distributed that the pupil may complete
the course in four years, ~ follows, VIZ:
First year-Algebrs, Physiology, Bot
any, Chemistry, Natural Philosophy.
Second year Geometry, General HIS
tory, Astronomy. Mineralogy English
Literature.
Third year-Surveying, Trigonome-
try, Natural, History, Geology, NORA
Philosophy.
Composition and Elocution to be 81
tended TO throughout the course,
). The Faculty of the High ScnooI
shall consist, in the outset, OF \ principal
and two professors. This number TO be
afterwards increased rs occasion may re-
require.
The general rules and regulations now
IN force shall apply 20 the management
o! the High School, except that the an
nus examinations tor promotion shall
be held in the month of June instead ot
December, rs IN the gradedgschoolS.
:. After completing the prescribed
course, pupils shall be entitled 10 receive
certificate. which shall set forth their
proficiency in the several brsnches-saId
certificate to be signed by the President
of the Board, the District Superintend-
ent and the faculty OF the High School.
Taking algebra rs the test branch, and
the late reports a. to numbers, we find
pupils prepared TOR high schools, in the
several wards A. follows, viz: First
ward, ID; Seventh, %; TnIrd s; Fourth,
70; III Tn, II; Slxtu, 10; Eighth, 10
Total, LOG.
Pendir e the consideration OF the said
plan, MeSsrs. Caldwell and Maxwell
withdrew, leaving the committee IN Il
minority, which minority desire further
to report, in oriormity 10 the latter part
Al Il that
the trustees OF Lindsey Institute, alter
having proposition to occupy the third
story of their building tor High School,
duly presented, have refused such occu-
paacy Mt this time. We therefore pre-
sent this minority report, and the follow
ing recommendation, viz:
ResoLced, That the above plan Of or
ganization for High School Ior the city
district, ne adopted.
+. A. HILDRETH,
JESSE >. WHEAT,
john &. HERyEY,
Special Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Miller, the pspe
was put on tile.
superintendent Hervey's report was
then received, read and adopted:
SUPERINTENDENT HERvEY's REPORT.
WHEELING, Sept. 10Th, 1871.
To the Board Of Education:
q sNTLEMEN:-I have received from
President w. X. Pendleton State Super
intendent of Free Schools, commun'cs-
ton, under date OF September 18th, 1877,
giving notice that the proper share OF
the State school fund for the independent
school district OF Wheeling, Is nine
thousand six hundred and eighty
seven dollars and SEVENTY seven cents
S9,GS7.77)
By reports received from the diier-
ent principals the enrolment Of pupils
N the several schools is found ut present
o. be n. follows: