The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-20
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
~. M.,ser Of Changing "Histories'
., tho schools stu Cndeeided.

.. the schools SIN Undecided.
The Board met in regular session AZ
their rooms last night. :,
Present at roll call-Messrs' bingen'
Cald we'll Cochran. Collier, hssIing''
Hildreth, aupp, Miller, McCuliy' rooo'
Watkins IL.
The minutes of lsst meeting were resd'
and there being no objection, signed.
The Board ordered the payment oitne
bills presented by the Finance Commh.
tee, with the exception Of bill OF Pho
claimed to be due the janitor OF ZIG
Eighth ward school house, which was re-
jected. l,d
further time for the consideration OF Inc
subject of adopting Goodrich's b story OF
the United States instead OF Wiiiaras E,
now in use in the schools. Further lime
was granted. .,,
TIE following was then read for the
information Of the Board, anc ordered
fled:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CT SCHOOLS REPORT.
WHEELING, April IL, 1877.
To the Board of Education.
GgsrLEMsN-In presenting the re-
ports OF tne schools OF the districts Ior
the month of March. / respectfully In
yite attentiobito the following Items:
Enrolment for the month 3 1856; aver
az. daily attendance for The month,
2Si9; average daily se'ence 531; totai
enro. iment since september Isl, ,lo4;
per cent OF average attendance lor
month, 80.
NUM- Der OF cases Of Wash
iny,on l27, Madison Is, Claw l67. Union
222. C,ntre l67, Webster l6O, Richie 81.
Colored IS. Total 37S.
Number of pupils perfect in attend
snce- Washington rs, Madison 3d.
CLAW ia. Union li7, Centre III, Web
ster g., Richie 1870, colored b. Total
3i4.
Visits to school--By superintendent
80, commissioners "a, Others 6o7. Total
TAI.
Number of pupils in the several
ENTHUSIASTICALLY 1907, reading
3,OO7, writing 2,Oi6, men,al arithmetic
1852, written arithmetic l,5l4, geogra-
phy 1850, grammar 424, history ri,
physiology SO, natural philosophy SO,
chemistry s. botany 4, astronomy IL,
algebra SO, geometry u, United States
constitution As, German 542, drawing
| 4O5.
Amount paid for tuition, inclusive OF
German 1886.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in German-Washin 2ton
43, Madison 81, CLAY AL, Union Is,
Centre SO, Webster 55, Richie lbs.
Total 5i2.
Number OF pupils OF German parentase
34l; olhor than German parentsge 2oli
belonging to grammar school 80; belong
ing to Division A 1879, Division b 2Oi,
Division q l22.
Mum Der OF classes taught 45. Amount
paid for instruction in German so
UNION SCHOOL.
Under the present organization OF this
school, the scholars OF DIVISION A, -rade
Z. are required to he seai"d \ the AN
| mer room. They sr" p!ncet ti:rr be-
cause there is no other turtI,aed FC""l a
| the building for them. IN" pace i rot
| desirable, and doe, not w'h wei. 1t
| necessarily tend TO son" Cohiusidn, and
| interieres To some extent with tbs proper
grading Of tine school. There is room
on the third floor of the bulldog iH'ge
enough, and we'll adapted fer the purpose,
| b.t uuiurnlsbed.
The Commissions Oh Union district
would have applied last ts'l TO- privilege
| 10 furnish this room, had 1t not been that
the storm in Inc summer, by when the
| building WAS unrooteG, rendered u nrr-s
ssry TO incur An unexpected outlay IN re-
pairs.
Your attention is called ~ IT now, so
that it il meets your approval, the mat
ter ca. be referred 10 the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds 20 report such
action MS may be fouT9 to q" proper.
Respectfully subIn,ilcd.
joins & HEayEr. SU!ot.
CLERKS REPORT.
The report OF the clerk 20 toe board Of
the expenses incurred in furnishing
books and supplies TO the schools, isoliors,
teachers and Indigent scholars, ter the
quarter ending April Isl, WAS adopted,
Ms follows: