The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-21

proficiency In the several branches, said
certificate 10 DO signed by the President
Of the BoaFi, the District Superintendent
and the Faculty Of The High School. 2
Taking Algebra as the test branch, and
the late reports "a 10, numbers, we find
pupih prepared Tor High School, In the
several wards, aAiolluws, viz: 1st 10, %
20, Sd g, 4lh 20, 9th II, 9th 10, 9Th 10
total LOG. :
Pending the consideration Of the said
plan, Mesirs, Caldwell and Maxwell
Withdrew, leaving The committee minor
lily, which minority desire further to re-
port, In conformity 10 the latter part Of
the reSolnlion referred TO them, that the
trustees Of Lindsey Institute, after hay
ing proposition 10 occupy the third
story q their building for High School
duly presented, have refused such ocCu,
pancy at this time.
We, therefore, present this minority re-
port, aud the following recommendation
viz:
Resolved, That the above plan Of or
ganiLalion for High School for the city
district beLadOptSd; gEI.t
L. A. HILDRkTu,
JESSE s. WHEAT,
]. G. HERvEY,
" ,befs Of Special Committee.
CONSOLIDATION OF GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Miller, the paper
was received and filed. fthsi :.
The following, submitted by DR.. Hupp
was referred 10 the Committee on Rules
and Regulations:
Since there arc spacious rooms in The
! First and Fourth Ward school buildings
Of ample capacity for all the grammar
school pupils north Of the creek; and since
the efficiency and respectability Of The
schools would be promoted and the ex-
pense Of operating them be very materi-
ally lessehed by uniting the grammar
schools Of the First, Second and Seventh
and Of the Third and Fourth Wards al
ready provided; therefore
Rtiolred, That the territory belonging
to the district Of Wheeling, north of The
creek and including the Seventh Ward
shall form but two sub.districts-on
composed Of the First, Second and Sew
enth Wards, to be known as Washington
sub district, and one composed Of III,
Third and Fourth Wards, to be known al
Union sub district, with one Grammar
school in each Of the school buildings nov
used in Washington and Union sub.dis.
trictS, and such number Of primary
schools in said sub districts as the Boar
may direct.
Believing that economy in the matter
Of expenditures, and that the efficiency
Of the schools demands consolidation O
the Grammar Schools, the foregoing il
respectfully submitted, with the motion
thatit DO referred 10 the Committee OF
Teachers and Schools.
Mr.. Cochran offered the following
which was adopted: .
ARTICLE 4 10 DE ENFORCED.
Rssolrei, That the Superintendent b,
and is hereby instructed 10 promptly en-
force strict compliance with the pro
visions Of article 4 Of the General Rules
and thatihe Board shall not be deemed Il
have given any consent except as ma,
hereafter be shown by resolution, ant
that the Superintendent report his actor
hereunder at the next meeting OF thl
Board.
Re'Olti, That any nonresident pupi
who may be admitted 10 the schools ma,
at any time be discharged under rcsolu
tion otthe Board, upon a Repayment o
an equitable portion Of the sum paid b.
such pupil.
The annual statement Of the Clerk wa
read and ordered published as required
by law.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
The Superintendent submitted the fol
: lowing report: 30
GENTLEMEN-I have received from
President W. K. Pendleton, State Super,
intendent Of Free Schools, a communica
ton under date of Sept. 10, 1877, givini
notice that the proper share Of the Stat
School Fund for the independent schoo
district Of Wheeling is S9,GS7 II.
By reports received from the difTercn
Principalsthe enrolment Of pupils in ,h,
several schools is found at present to b,
a. follows: