The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-26
HOARD OF EDTCATIoN.

Other Interesting Matters.
The Board Of Education met last nigl
in regular session. Present at roll.cal
Messs. Bingell, Bowers, Collier, Ebellnl
Maxwell, MCCully,,J. A. Miller, John
Miller, Wait, Whally, A. Wilson, NJ
President.
The minutes Of the previous NEE
Ing were read, approved and signed.
The Committee on Accounts submitte
bills aggregating $s2 20, which were order
ed paid.
REDUCTION IN PRicEop rRxT HOOKS.
The special committee consisting OF tn
Committee on Finance and the Superin
tendent, 10 whom was referred the sub
ect oil a reduction in the price OF text
books, reported that In order 10 obtail
reliable information on the subject the,
corresponded with various PUBLISHING
houses, and received from these houses Il
the form OF propositions their offers Il
supply text books to the schools OF Wheel
ing at specified rates; from which It ap
pears that our people have been paying q
much higher price for their school book
than they ought to have paid. This Il
especially true In regard 10 Readers. The
committee recommended that the Board
take such measures as may be necessary
TO remedy the evil, and to this end pre-
sented the following resolution:
Resolved, That in accordance with the
Rules OF the Board, the matter OF the text
books, to which the attention OF the
Board has been herein called, be referred
70 the Committee on Text Books with in.
structtons to correspond with, and receive
propositions from the publishers OF the
Wilson, MCGuffey and Appleton Read.
ers; Of GoodriCli's, Williartis and Barnes
y. S. Histories; Of Rays, Gofrs, Davies
Brooks and New American Arithmetics,
and Of the ElectiC and Mitchell Geogra.
phies, and to report at the next meeting,
so as to enable the Board to proceed with.
out delay to make selections, and to con.
tract forte books in the several branch.
es named.
The resolution was amended by adding
Spoilers, Penmanship, Drawing, Rhetoric,
US. Constitution, Science ofGoyernment,
Physiology and Mental Philosophy, and
as amended adopted.
;, The special committee to whom was re.
ierred the matter OF insuring the public
school property reported that they placed
the insurance in companies represented
by Maj. ]. G. Anderson. The insurance
was placed for three years at the uniform
rate OF 66.W per cent. The Clerk was
authorized TO draw a school order for
SSl Il in payment OF premiums on $04,.
IVY, the aggregate amount Of insurance
obtained.
The report was ordered spread on the
minutes.
sUPERINTESDENT's REPORT.
The report of Supt, Hervey was read, as
follows:
WHEELING, June 95th, 1870.
To he Board Of Education:
GENTLEMEN: The following is the ab.
stract oi the reports OF the schools OF the
District for the month Of May, 1879, to
which your attention is respectfully in
vited:
Enrollueut for the month $50
aage 991
'eake ..... fJ
reL cent OF average attendance on CnrOllment.. 81
Enrolnent since September lat ol7
Cases of tariiness - Washinyton IN.
Madison, 10; Clay, III; Union, 66; Cen
ire, il3; Webster, 80; Richie, 81; color
ed, 50. Total GlS.
ruPiIs perfect in Washing
ton, oo; Madison, Is; Clay, l5S; Union,
W; centre, %; Webster, 6S; Richie, l22;
coIored, ~. Total $50.
enrolment In each school-Washing-
Ion, 4S4 Madison, 32I; Clay, oil; Union,
oOS; Centre, 3i6; Webster, 5l3; Ritchie,
oSO; coIored, ".
s5. Mo5;ae esns Oh os washington,
Centre 81: Wsbster sy' r. Riicbie nj S ~. ,:o SS'
ored. 81. ' " WI
PupiIs In the seveys, hrarcbas-or.
thographv. z SSE. Fading ioS. wr;,;Ha
3, 2,lS0: mental arithmetic 465. writtsn
Arithmetic 40. saoSrsnbS Vi ! 100. Sso Ena
lish Grammar 4S3. b;story ~. IIS nSvsioIooS @
81: natural nhiISsonbv 70. pc5om;s,ss!S' ;s!'
10; botany, 81: ASTRONOMY "a. aIgehrs
l52; geometry, 3C. II, s. C9nstitntiHS and
Science of Goyernment "a. nhvs;cai oeo.
graphy IgO. Rhetnric Sr. maniaI nL;,oSO.
phy, is: German IanS,ags i5s. draw;nS
AUnOnnt nAlH tOf inst fIIntiOn innlnI.
inp German 81 909 ' HN' 'S'""
80, 80 ~. ,.,,,,,,,.
~ "AA%AN pEr"Hr"ESI. ,i
Enrolment in German: Washington,
~ MaaIson, !? Clay, 5l; Union, 22;
e ESs %mh S1 Me9ster, % s, "a oR Rltchie' 20 total
Spmbor ~ nUn;Is y, GIssSes ~ G.,o, -. ,o....
oO Nmrnho. q. Pspis y p;I ~ 1ermAn r1I parehtage
man , naran.o,o ~ "a PupiIs M, VI osnet taan yer
q rammor " rosrO 20 10, D9r Nn VI PuPns ~
Division 4 iIH SocMut Mu,uG[ r";1 ~ Pup..s IN
lion IN Garmon 81 .% sIsi O"n' pau 'or insttuc'
w :" WI ~ "au Slof'
ENUMERATION AND CENSUS.
Thetenth section Of the law requires the
Doar9 OF Education annually during the
o otSnyi y 70 a cause @ 70 DC taken an
tr;Ct SstSoan " tba ~ oa ane soutn VI tne uls'
ono vsSss os"Isa' H. 'tie "se0 VI S'A auu twenty
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,b;s soc.;an oi tne AZ. 1nIorI'ason p calleu lor IN
S;JoS S S'I ~ ~, 1;e poaru has neretoiore a.
tt;r,s vu Sns nnnSy Sity lnto Two enumeration dis'
shovs @ tSSas..utnE ~ n.oaI tnai patt oI tne Guy
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