Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-26
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Regular Monthly Session Last
Night,

The Boarl of Education met ut their
room last evening in regular session,
with President Baird in the chair and
the following members present at roll
call: Bingle, Collier, Ebeling, Maxwell,
McCully, Miller, j. A, Miller, }. T.,
Wait, Whally and Wilson.
The minutes being disposed OF, the re-
port of the Committee on Accounts was
received and adopted. RECOMMENDED
the approval of S92.70.
The special Committee on Text Books
reported in regard to a
REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF TEXT BOOKS
that they had received offers from pub
fishing houses in answer to PROPOSE
ton from the committee which would
materially reduce prices, and in many
instances secure a much superior book.
Can't. Wilson, chairman of the commit
tee. stated that from the offers made TO
the committee he thought that the citi-
zens OF Wheeling had been submitting
To- an outrageous imposition In the mat
ter, especially in regard 10 readers. The
following resolution was presented:
ReNJlred, That in accordance with the
rules of the Board the matter OF the
prices of text books be referred 10 the
Committee on Text Books, with instruc-
tons to correspond with and receive
propositions from the publisher OF Will
sons, McGutiey's, and Appleton read
ers. of GoOdrich's, Wizards, and
Barnes United States History, OF Rays,
Gofrs, Davies American, and Brooks
mathematical works, and of the Eclectic
and Mitchell Biographies, and also OF
spoilers, works on penmanshlp, draw
inc. rhetoric, United States COnstitu-
ton amp Science OF Government, physi-
ologv and mental Philosophy. and to
report at the next meeting, so as to en-
able the Board without delay to proceed
To make selections and to contract for
text books in the several branches
named.
The resolution was adopted.
INSURANCE.
The Committee on Insurance for the
School Buildings reported that they had
contracted for 81, 800 insurance in
companies represented by J. G. Alder
son, and that they had authorized the
clerk 10 draw an order for S63l.Gl III
payment of premium on this sum. The
report was received and ordered spread
upon the minutes.
THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
for the past month was offered and ap.
proved. IL is as follows:
WHEELING, June %, 1879.
tn The BOlrI of EiucatiOu.
GENTLEMRN-The following is the alb
Stract OF the reports of the schools oft the
district for the month OF May, 1879, to
which your attention is respectfully in
vted:
Enrolment for the month ............ $3.50
Average attendance 2ti
Average Hb>cuce......... ''-..'.'''''''.'';;' t''
Per cent. OF average attendance on enroll
meut...--... .................. y
Enrolment Succ September lSt................- i95
Cases of hardness Washington, 40;
Madison, 10; Clay, III; Union, l6G;
Centre, ll3; Webster, So; Richie, 81;
colored, 50. Total, 6lS.
Pupils perfect in observation-disclosures
ington, so; Madison, IS; Clay, l5S;
Union, 90; Centre, 80; Webster, GS;
Ritchie, l22; colored, 20. Total, go.
Enrolment in each Washing
ton, 49,; Madison, 327; Clay, 54l;
Union, 552; Centre, 346; Webster, 5l3;
Richie, $50; colored, 81.
Per cent OF Observation-Disclosures,
%; Madison, 90; Clay, 30; Union, IS;
Centre, 81; Webster 81; Richie, 81;
cOlorcd, 81.
Pupils in the several branches-Or-
biography, 1853; reading, 3,l02; writ
ing, 2lS9; mental arithmetic, l,4O5;
written arithmetic, 1919; geography,
l,O22; English grammar, 423; history,
27S; physiology, 81; natural philosophy,
~; chemistry, 10; Botany, 81; aStron-
omy, Is; algebra, l52; geometry, 80; L..
:. Constitution and Science OF Govern
ment, Is; physical geography, 100;
rhetoric, 80; mental philosophy, IS;
German language, l5S; drawing, 3O2.
Amount paid for instruction, includ-
ing German, S3,902.