The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
BOARD or EDUCATIoN.
Regular Monthly session.

Regular MONTHLY Session.
The meeting was called to order by
President George Baird. a i,
The following members answered TO
roll call: Messrs. Baird, Cochran, Collier,
Goering, Hastings, Hildreth, Hupp, Max.
we'll, Miller, McCully, Todd, Watkins,
Wilson and Wait. ...
The minutes OF the previous meetin g
were read and signed by the President.
The report of the Committee on Ac-
counts was received, read and bills
amounting to $3S5.27 were ordered paid.
The report of the Superintendent was
next taken up.
SUPERINTENDENT HEkvEY's REPORT.
To the Board of Education:
GENTLEMEN:-I respectfully ask your
attention to the following abstract OF the
report of the schools of the district for
the month of December:
Enrolment Tor the month, 3,479;
average attendance, 9,l42; average abb
sence, 337; per cent. OF average alton
dance on enrolment 80; enrolment
since September LIST, 4l63.
Number Of cases OF hardness: Wash.
ington district, TO; Madison, 10; Clay,
1888; Union 1873; Centre, 1872; Webster,
1903; Ritchie, 50; Colored, "a; total, S29
Number of pupils perfect in stten-
dance: Washington, 1l9; Madison, 100
Clay, 249; Union, 1913; Centre, 1l8;
Webster, 1873; Richie, z27; Colored, III
total, 1921.
Enrolment in each school: Washing
ton, APT; Madison, S4S; Clay, COZ; Union
5S2; Centre, 375; Webster, 430; Richie
GAL; Colored, "a.
Per cent. OF attendance: Washington
SO; Madison, 92; Clay, SO; Union, 80;
Centre, sS; Webster, So; Richie, go
Colored, 80.
Branches taught and the number OF
pupils in each photography 3,407, read
ing 3,ll4, writing 1897, mental srithme'
tic 1888, written arithmetic 1888, geog'
rsphy 1902, grammar 81, history $50
physiology 81, natural philosophy %
chemistry 25, botany 10, astronomy 26
algebra $50, geometry 20, United States
Constitution %, German $50, physical
geography II, rhetoric l6, drawing 454
Amount paid for tuition, inclusive O
German, S3,827.50.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in German: Washington
q; Madison. Z; Clay, 55; Union, l6
Centre, %; Webster, 49, Ritchle, 80
total, $50.
Number OF pupils of German parent
age, ll6; number OF pupils OF othel
psrentsge, Ga; number of German pupils
belonging TO Grammar school, 80; mum
Der OF German pupils belonging 10 divi
sion A, 100; amount paid tor instruction
in German, 1854.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
The following comparison between the
leading items in this report and the cor
responding ones In the report for Decem
Der, 1876, will be interesting:
1877. 1875 IncreaS;
Enrolment. $40 ~
Average attendapce-..2,SS0 3,l42 NJ
No. pup pills perfect In at
attendance.."........-.- ,O44 l,22l l.,
Average absence. ........ 3zl 55L
Pr. ct. ofav. attendance 10 80 same
No. cases tardiness.....l,l9 5 S29 so
EVENING SCHOOLS.
From the report of these schools WI
obtain the following summary:
Enrolment for the Washing
tor, AZ; Madison, 10; Clay, Sc; Union
81, Webster, rs; Richie, 81; colored As
Total, 346.
Branches taught and number Of pupils
in esch-SpelIing, SAG; reading, 344
writing, 800; mental arithmetic, 1856
written arithmetic, 30S; grammar, IA
geography, II.
Per cent of attendance on enroll,
ment, 70.
Amount paid for instruction in even
ing schools, S322.50.
j. q. HERvEY.
1t was received and ordered filed.
Permission was granted Miss Lizzie
Hartstein to attend the Fourth ward
school. b..
The petition of Paul Neitzel, jsnltor
of the school building OF the Second and
Third wards, asking an increase OF salary,
was referred to the local Commissioners
OF Clay district.
Mr.. J. l.. Maxwell was allowed Ia
send two of his children to the Third
ward school.
The following resolution WAS offered
by Judge Cochran:
ResoLued, That the Superintent report
to the Board whether any, and if any
what, principal or teachers habltuslly or
otherwise refuses to give tho recess
directed by the rules Of this Board, and
by Whist authority.
The resolution, after much discussion,
WAS adopted by the following aye and
nay vote:
AYEs-Cochrsn Collier Baird, Max
WELL McCully, Todd, Watkins Wilson
and Whest-9.
NoEs-Caldwell Goering, Hildreth,
Hupp and Hsstines-5.
Offered by Judge Cochran:
Resolved, That the superintendent
report by what authority schools are
closed EARLIER on Friday than any
other school days.
Adopted.
Offered by Judge Cochran:
ResolUed, That The Superintendent re-
port to the Board whether it is within
his knowledge and appreciation that any
thing like the following system OF pun.
ishment is kept standing on the black
board of any school rooms, that Is
to say that Tor the following sins the sin.
ner is required to lay aside other studies
and write the following number OF words
opposite:
For idleness words
Speaking back-........-......"......".. WORDS
Talking. ........,..............l5O words
Reaching across aiSle..............lU words