The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-27

Education mSt last night Ia special %.
sion. Present at r6ll.cAlli Hupp, Col
ller. Wilson, Goeripg, MoCully, Cochran
Todd, BoSers, Watkins, Maxwell Hill
dreth, Caldwell.
The PRECEDENT being absent, DR.. Hi
dreth was called TO the chair.
The minutes Of the previous meein
June 20) were read and approved.
RIPA1Rs TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Todd stated iha, the meeting hal
been called at the instance Of the Com
mittee on Buildings and Grounds, an
called for the reading Of the report 0
that committee.
The Committee on Buildings an,
Grounds reported that they had inspectet
the public school buildings Of the dlstric
and found that the following improve
ments are needed to accommodate th,
school going population, viz:
In Centre sub-distriet-Take down tn
old rear building, now dilapidated, ant
erect = new one In It's stead, making !
and the front building three stories high
In Clay sub-district-Erect rea
building three.stories high, one room OF
each floor.
The committee recommended that the.
be authorized 10 receive plans and speci'
fcations for the improvements in Centr'
and Clay school buildings.
Mr.. Todd stated that the estimatet
expenses OF the proposed improvement
would be about as follows: Centre schoo
house, $500; Clay school house, $1,000
The recommendations Of the commit
tee were freely discussed by the Board
some opposition being manifested to the
expenditure Of such large sum Of money
at the present time.
Mr.. Wilson submitted the following
substitute:
Rs,olred, That the commissioners O.
Centre district be authorized to have the
front building newly rooied, and floor
repaired where such repairs may b
needed, and make all other repairs neces
sary for the protection OF the building
DR.. Baird, the President Of the Board
appeared and took the chair.
DR.. Hupp moved to amend the substi
tute by authorizing The local commission
ers Of Clay district to provide proper
seating for the surplus Of scholars 10 tht
Second and Third Ward school building
The amendment to the substitute wa'
lost by a vote OF 10 to2
Captain Wilson's substitute was Their
adopted by vote OF 8 10 8.
DR.. Hupp offered the following, which
was adopted:
Received, That all friends Of common
school education are cordially invited e
attend free Of charge at Washington Hal
the awarding Of diplomas to the gradua-
ting pupils 10 our public schools OF
Thursday evening, 9Th inst.
A BREl OVER THE GERMAN LANGUAGE,
Judge Cochran read the following pa
per, which created quite a breeze in the
Board:
WHEREAS, During the present school
year one Gustave Guttenburg uttered
and published Of and concerning the pre-
sent system OF German instruction in the
public schools, to the effect:
That it Is futile, disgusting, unsnccess'
ful, swindle and bug bearwhieh mus
sooner or later come TO naught as ridicu
lousness and noDsense:
That It cannot be justified by a COM
missioner under his OATH, aud entails a
perfectly uieless outlay Of 81 $40 TO Ger
man teachers only that they may use
lessly fatigue themselves for year:
That It Is farce and 1t was the duty
Of friends Of the schools TO completely
abolish German instruction instead OF al
lowing Il to languish awhile longer as 9
ridiculously mntilsted sppendags:
That il Ia fraud ioisted upon The
schools by members OF the Board Of Edu
cation who are enemies Of the schools
hypocrites, know-nothings, and German
haters, who should be marked and kicked
by German American citizens Of this city
and
WHEREAS, Said Gutenberg assumed
that 10 such sentiments and publications
be defended, represented and spoke fol
the German population Of this city; and
WHEREAS, II such Characterization o.
the school be in any material respect
true, It should be abolished as worse thar
wicked, and hurtiul to the schools.
Resoired, That the Superintendent a
the July meeting report statistics Of at
tendance OF pupils, progress in studies
and other pertinent matters OF the cur
rent year, compared with other years II
the last FIVE.
Rssolped, That q special committee o
Eve be appointed to ascertain whether i
Is the desire OF any respectable portion O
the public that German instruction b.
abollshed, and to ascertain and repor
such other matters on the general subjec
as may aid the Board in determining, a
the July meeting, whether any German
teachers shall be employed for the coming
school year.
A motion to lay the paper on the tabl'
was lost by tie vote.
The yeas and nays were called upor
the adoption Of the resolutions,with thu
following result:
YEAs-Baird, Cochran, Collier, Max
we'll, Watkins, wilson-6.
NAYs-Bowers. Caldwell, Goering
Hildreth, Hupp, Todd-6.
The vote being tie, the paper was moi
adopted,
Adjourned.