Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Regular Monthly Session.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Regular Monthly Session.
The Board came to order at 7:45;
President Baird in the chair, and the
following members present: Ankle,
Bingel, Caldwell, Collier, Criswell,
Eberling, Hess, Hoge, Maxwell, Nc
Gully, Miller, j. A., Miller, John g.,
Wait, Whalley, w. A. Wilson and A.
Wilson.
The journal OF the last meeting was
read, approved and signed.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills aggregating Sl94.60, which were
ordered paid.
THE GERMAN LANGUAGE.
The Committee on the German Lam
guage reported that at the last annual
public examination of the German the
Committee personally attended the ex-
aminations in thedifferent school houses
of the city. They would state that all the
examinations proved very satisfactory
TO the Committee, and also to the pub
lie attending the same. The Committee
were of opinion that as the present
teaching is only confined to the gram
mar and A division, a number OF scholars
in the other divisions are DESTROYS OF
taking part in the German studies. After
due consideration and proper inquiry
the Committee are Of the opinion that
scholars of Division B, grade !, who de-
desire to take part in the German
classes, could be admitted without any
additional expenses. They recommend
the following:
Resoired, That in regard to the Ger
man classes, Division b, grade !, be
placed under the same rules and regu-
iations as the Grammar and A Division.
The Committee on Teachers and
Schools reported in favor OF employing
the same number of principals and
teachers as last year. The report was
adopted.
TWO REPORTS
were received from the Committee on
Salaries. The first signed by George
Bowers and Charles L. Bingell, recon-
mended the payment for the ensuing
year the same salaries as were paid last
year.
The second, signed by j. A. Miller,
recommended the payment OF the same
salaries to teachers as last year, and re-
ducing the salaries of principals to
81 900. .
On motion OF Mr.. Wait, the report Of
the majority was adopted.
sUPERINrENDENT's REPORT.
WHEELING, July II, 1879.
To the Board of Education:
GENTLEMEN:-The following is an
abstract of the reports of the schools OF
the district for the month of June,
1879, to which your attention is re-
spectfully invited:
Enrolment for the month, 3,02S;
average attendance, $3.50; average alb
sence, 33S; per cent of attendance on
enrolment, SO; enrolment since Septem-
Der LIST, 4,9SS.
Cases OF Washington, 5S;
Madison, II; Clay, l42; Union, l52;
Centre, l0S Webster, %; Richie, 80;
Colored, 80. Total, 500.
Pupils perfect in attendance-Wash-
ington, 1877; Madison, 1903; Clay, BIB;
Union, III; Centre, II; Webster, l07;
Richie, $50; Colored, II. Total, 945.
Enrolment in each school-Washing
ton, 1873; Madison, $50; Clay, 504; I'm
ion, 4Sl; Centre, sos; Webster, 49,;
Richie, SIS; Colored, 70.
Per cent Of Observation-Disclosures,
SO; Madison, 80; Clay, 80; Union, 81;
Centre, SO; Webster, So; Richie, 80;
ColOred, 50
Pupils in the several branches-Or-
biography, 1894; reading, $3.50; writ
ing, 2,l42; mental arithmetic, 1905;
written arithmetic, lab; geography,
96l; English grammar, 35l; history, 247 /;
physiology, 81; Natural philosopy, y:
chemistry, 90; botany, Al; astronomy,
l6; algebra, 10; geometry, 80; United
States Constitution and Science of Gov
eminent, 3; physical geography, 1853;
rhetoric, 81; mental philosophy, p Ger
man language, l49; drawing, S04.
Amount paid for instruction includ-
ing German, S3,sO2.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in Germany Washington,
s.; Madison, 3; Clay, 50; Union, IS;
Centre, 20; Webster, %; Richie, 81.
Total, l49. Number of classes, 20. Num-
Der of pupils of German parentage, 92;
number OF pupils OF other than German
parentage, 81. Number OF pupils in
Grammar rooms, 81; number of pupils
in Division A, 90. Amount paid Tor in
struction in German, Sl54.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN c. HERvEY,
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