The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-26
BOARD OF EDUCAgI"N,
Ia Adjourned Session Las, Eveniui

At roll call, the following members an
swered 10 their names: Messrs. Cochran,
Collier, Goeriag, Hupp, Hiidreth, MAJ
well, Miller, McCully, Wait, Watkins,
Wilson, Wheat and TOdd-l3
The clerk then read the miauses OF the
previous meeting, which were signed by
the President pro tenn.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills sggregsting S2l54l, which were
ordered paid.
The Committee on Text Books made
the following report which was adopted.
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE ON TEXT
BOOKS.
The following is the report Of the Com
mittee or Tex: Books:
TO tie B5ard Of EdarahJl:
GESTLENEN-In accordance with the
order OF the Board passed a. the last
meeting your Committee on Text Books
have considered the subject referred 10
them, and reg leave to report that they
have agreed 70 recommend Watts on
Mind" IS the book Des. suited to meet
the wants OF our schools.
The following reasons have governed
the committee. VIZ First, the book is
very generally used throughout this part
Of TIE country; second, It Is sufficiently
extensive for our purpose; and, third, the
price is very moderate, beng much the
cheapest book On the subject.
The committee offer the following res
olutiou:
Restored, That Watts on Mind" be
adopted as text book.
r. Il. COCHRAN,
Chairman.
The report of the Superintendent Of
City Schools was next taken up, read and
ordered filed.
sUPERINTENDEST'S REPORT.
WmEELING, April is, 1878.
To tie Board Of Education:
GENTLEMEN - The reports of the
schools of the district for March, 1878,
are placed before you.
Your attention is invited to the follow
ing abstract:
Enrolment for the month, &,4j6i ay-
erage attendance, 1882; average absence,
324; per cent. of average attendance on
enrolment, 81 enrolment since Septem-
Der lst, 4.5OS.
Number cases OF tardiness-W hing
ton, Sc; Madison, II; Clay, $50; Union,
l55; Centre, 2O2; Webster, 3d. Richie,
81; colored, 49, Total, sos
Number pupils perfect in attendance
Washington, 1872; Madison, IS; Clay,
2i5; Union, 22G Centre, ll5; Webster.
III; Rtchie ~; colored, i. Total,
1892.
Enrolment in each school-W Washing
ton, AS; Madison, 3l5i Clay, col;
Union, $40; Centre, $40; Webster So
Richie, 81; colored, 50
Branch taught, and number Of pupils in
each. photography, 3,37Si Reading,
1925; Writing, 1876; Mental Arithme.
tic, 1920; Written Arithmetic,
I,t92; Geography, 1919; Grammar,
424; History, 3l9; Physiology 49, Ma
tursl Phlosopy, 30 Chemistry, 3d. Bota
nv, "a: Astronomy, 2O.Algcbra, u.s. L.
S. Constitution, So; Geometry, 81; Rhet.
oric, y; Physical Geography rs; Ger
man, 100; Drawing, 4i9.
Amount paid for instruction including
German, s.. $3.50.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in Germau-Washington
10, NJ adson, TO- Clay So, Union IT, Cen
ire IS, Webster 49, Richie IS; total 1870,
Number Of pupil of German paren.4Ce
III. Number pupils of other than Ger
man parentsge 90. No of German pu.
pills belonging to German school CT.
Number OF pupils belonging to Division
"a" 1913. Amount paid for instruction
il German Sl5I.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
Referring to the report for March,
| 1877 and comparing items We obtain the
| following results:
Last year. This year. Increase
| EnTOllment..........3,lSO ",i1b ~
| Az. atteTdauCe....2,ei5 5,lb- 80
| No. pupils perfect
in attendance. 81 IrF- -i'
| Per cent of aver
age attendance sd H !
| Az. aDseDce.......... J3' 5-i deer. 10
/ No. OF cases OF tar
diuess .................. gIS Gus hy
In the matter OF compensation asked
by the Fulton Board Of Education for
schooling six pupils residing in Wash
| lngton district, your Superintendent re-
ports that heretofore the Board of Edu-
cation of this city has paid similar claims
The adjustment was made upon the
/ following basis. VIZ: Divide the State
school fund by the enumeration Of the
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