Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Regular Monthly Session Last
Night = Superintendent Her
vey's RepOrt-Other Business
Transacted.

transacted.
The Board was called to order by
President Baird.
At roll call the following members an
swered: Messrs. Ankle, Collier, Ebel-
ing, Fitzsimmons, Maxwell, Miller, j..
A., Miller, j. c., Whally, Wilson, A.,
Wilson, w. A. and Mr.. President-ll.
The journal of the previous meeting
was read and, being approved, was
signed by the President. !,
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills aggregating $3.50 So, which were
recommended paid. So ordered.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
The report of Superintendent Hervey
was taken up and read. 1t is as follows:
WHEELING, April II, 1879.
To The Board of Education:
GENTLEMRN-I herewith lay before
YOU the reports of the schools OF this
district for the month of March, 1879,
and present the following abstract TO
which your attention is invited:
Enrolment for the month, 3,4l2; av-
erage attendance, 5000; average abb
sence, 322; per cent. OF average attend
ance on enrolment, 81; enrolment
since September LIST, AL.
Cases of Observation-Disclosures, 80;
Madison, 6; Clay, 1855; Union, $50; Cen
tire, ll2; Webster, 81; Richie, 30; Color
ed, 80. Total, 667.
Pupils perfect in observation-disclosures
ington, $50; Madison, ll9; Clay, 219;
Union, 200; Centre, 1903; Webster, 100;
Richie, 225; Colored, l6. Total, l,262.
Enrolment in each school-Washing-
ton, Az; Madison, 1888; Clay, 566; I'm
ion, $50; Centre, 81; Webster, 1879;
Richie, 604; Colored, II.
Per cent. of Washington,
90; Madison, 92; Clay, "a; Union, 3d.;
Centre, SO; Webster, So; Richie, 81;
ColOred, so.
Number of pupils in the several
branches-Orthography, $3.50, reading
1854; writing, =, Az; mental arithmetic,
1850; written arithmetic, l,62S; geogra-
ply, l,l33; English grammar, 459; his
tory, 255; physiology, ll9; natural phil
osophy, ~; chemistry, 81; astronomy,
22; algebra, 1873; geometry, 40; U. ).
constitution and science OF government,
10; physical geography, 1856; rhetoric, IL.
Amount paid for instruction, includ-
ing German, $500.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in German-Washington,
II; Madison, 3; Clay, 81; Union, 10;
Centre, IS; Webster, IL; Richie, 20;
total, 1917. Number of classes, 26.
Number of pupils Of German parent
age, 9S; number of pupils other than
German parentage, 50; number Ofpupils
in grammar rooms, 80; number of pu-
pills in Division A, l07; amount paid for
instruction in German, Sl54.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN C.. HERvEY,
Superintendent.
The report was received and ordered
filed.
A communication from City Collector
James fancy, stating that ex-Collector
George Q. Black had handed him Il
check for S4,444.24, being the amount
which the Board had authorized said
Collector fancy to collect from Mr..
Black as the balance due the said Board,
was received and ordered filed, and the
amount placed to the credit of Mr..
Black.
A second communication from
Mr.. fancy, stating that about
$4,000 in city bonds had been re-
turned by the assessors for 1878, as not
being taxable for city purposes. The
Board of Equalization and Appeals
during its deliberation last year re-
ported to Council that it was illegal TO
tax city bonds for school purposes, but
as it appears to be a subject for the
consideration of the Board of Educa-
ton rather than Council, it was deemed
proper by Mr.. fancy to ask the board
for instructions whether he should pro-
coed to collect the school tax Oh the
city bonds returned.
The communication was referred TO
the Committee on Finance with power
TO act.
The resignation Of c. II. Watkins as
a member of the Board of Education
from Madison district, was accepted.
r. +. Criswell was the unanimous
choice of the board to fill the vacancy
caused by Mr.. Watkins resignation.
DR.. J. II. Connolly, of Pittsburgh,
agent of the Connolly Fire Extinguisher
Company, explained the advantages Of
his fire engine and the safety of having
the little fellow around schoolhouse in
a case of emergency.
Adjourned