The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Board of Education was called 10
order, President Baird in the chair. At
roll call the following members answered
TO their names: Messrs. Bingell, Coch.
ran, Collier, Goering, Hastings, Hess,
Hilireth, Hupp, Maxwell, Miller, Nc
Gully, Todd, Wilson, Wheat.
The Secretary read the minutes of the
previous meeting, which were adopted
by the Board and signed by the Presi-
dent.
The report of the Committee on Ac.
counts was taken up and read, and bills
aggregating $214 "A were ordered paid.
The petition OF Paul Neltzel, jsnitor OF
the Third ward school, asking an In
crease in salary, was refused by the
Board.
The report of Superintendent Hsrvey
was then taken up ard read.
SUPERINTENDENT HERvEY's REPORT.
To the Board of Education:
The reports of the schools OF the dis
trict for February, 1878, are laid before
you, and your attention is invited to the
following abstract:
Enrolment for the month, 1926; Az
erage attendance, 3,lS5; average absence.
$40; per cent. OF average attendance on
enroll, 81; enrolment since September l,
4,43l.
| Number OF cases of tardlness-Wssh-
ington, 1862; Madison, 9; Clay, l48;
Union, 1872 Centre, zOSi Webster, l25;
Richie 70; colored. 95. Total, 1908.
Number of pupils perfect in attend
Washington, 1872; Madison, ia;
Clay, 242; Union, 1872; Centre, TO-; Web.
ster, l9l; Richie, 2OS; colored, 9. Total,
LAS.
Enrolment in each school-Webster,
453; Madison, 922; Clay. 6ls, Union,
5SS; Centre, 379; Washington, 453;
Richie, CAT; colored, 65.
Fer cent OF Washing, 80;
Madison, 81; Clay 49,; Union, 81; Centre,
SO; Webster, SO; Richie, 80; colored, 80.
Branches taug ht and number Of pupils
in each Orthogrsph, 3,5US; reading,
3,4l6; writing, 2,t46; mental arithmetic,
1859; written arithmetic, 1885, geogrs-
ply, 1,225; grammar, 800; history, $40;
physiology, %; natural philosophy, 70;
chemistry, 49, botany, 7; astronomy, ~;
algebra, Ill; U. S. Constitution, IA;
physical geography, 2Sl; rhetoric, II;
German, 20l; drawing, 457.
Amount paid for instruction, inclusive
OF German, $3,8275O.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in Washington,
%; Madison, II; Clay, "a; Union, 10;
Centre, SO; Webster, Is; Richie, 40.
Total POI.
Number of pupils of German parent
age, 100; number of pupils not of Ger
man parentage, II; number of German
pupils belonging to grammar school, 73i
number OF German pupils belonging to
division A, 1913. Amount paid for in
structions in German, 1854.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
A comparison between the leading
items IN this report and the correspond
ing ones in the report for February 1877,
gives the following results:
Last year. This year. Increase
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 500 III
Av. attendauce....2s63 S,lS5 22
No. pupils perfect
in attendance. 80 LIDO leO
| Ay. aDSeD ce......... o)Z o3U uecr. IL
Per cent OF aver increase.
age attendance 10 VI
No. cases tardinss 919 l,Uu3 ~
As required by Act of General
Rules, there will be public examination
in each school of the District during the
coming week. If parents and Commits
| sioners would attend these exercises, the
ha w anpnnrsoaI
Children are quick TO see and appreciate
any attention paid to them in this way,
and they are always glad to see their
| friends calling upon them at the school.
According to section A OF the plan OF or
gsnizstion as amended by the Board on
the 18th day OF last October
the branches to be taught in
grammar schools were classified. In the
list of studies thus arranged, mental
philosophy is assigned to the fourth year.
The Board has made no selection OF
text book in mental philosophy. l
therefore recommend that the Commit
tee on Text Books select some suitable
work on that subject and recommend il
to the Board for adoption.
The attention of the Board is respect
fully called to the organization OF mill
tary companies in some OF the schools OF
the district, and the pressure brought
TO bear to have them in others. The
enthusiasm amongst the boys Is so great
that their attention is drawn away from
| their studies. Not content with drilling
out of school hours, in some instances
boys have stsid away from school to
parade with the company through the
streets during the afternoon. 1t tends
to irregularity in attendance in attention
to studies and general decentralization.
The Governor has expressed willing
ness to cooperate with the Board IN
whatever course the commissioners de-
eide TO be wisest.
The subject is commended to your
consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
j. c. HERvEI,
Superintendent.
That portion of the Superintendent
report relative to text book on philoso-
phy was referred to the Committee On
Text Books.
The rest OF the report was received
and ordered filed.
A communication from the Board of
Education of Fulton, relative to pupils Of
the First ward attending the Full
ION school, WAS referred to the Superin-
tendent.
The petition of Louis keecb, ssking
th,t his children be allowed TO attend the
Fourth ward school, was referred to the
Superintendent, together with the COM
missoners of Clay township, with power
TO act.
The petition of Mary GsIespy, relative
to allowing her two oldest children to
attend the Fifth ward school. wss