The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-19
noARp OF EDUCATION.


Regular Monthly Meeting Lass Might
SUPERINTENDENT Report other NAT.
tiers.
The Board Of Education met last night,
at their chambers. in regular monthly
session, President Baird occupied the
chair, and the following members were
present; Arkle, Bowers, Collier, oriswell,
Eberling Fitzslmmons, Maxwell, MCCully,
Miller, j. A., Miller, John O., Wait and
A. Wilson.
]. H. Pipes, member elect from the
Eighth ward, vice Jesse s. Wheat, de.
ceased, appeared and was sworn In.
The journal oil the last meeting was read
and approved,
The Superintendent report was re.
ceiyed and filed:
sUPERiSTEDEETs REPORT.
TOhe Board Of Education:
GESTLENEN-1 respectfully call your at.
tention TO the following summary OF the
reports Of the schools Of the district for the
month Of November, 1879:
Enrolment iOr the month $50
Average attendance ls1
Ayerage a5sei,cc SsS
Per cant o. attendance on 50
Enrolment since September $3.50
Cases Of hardness -Washington 70,
Madison II, Clay 1872, Union 16l, Centre
ISL, Webster Us, Richie liz, Colored 81.
Total SOL.
Pupils perfect in Attendance Washing.
ton 100, Madison 1888, Clay 9S7, Union l5l,
Centre 227, Webster 100, Richie 24S, Col.
ored 10. Total 1889.
Enrolment In each Washington
400, Madison 39l, Clay 53l, Union sos,
Centre S57, Webster 5l2, Richie COS, Col.
ored 50.
Per cent Of attendance-w Washington 90,
Madison 03, Clay %, Union 81, Centre 81,
Webster IS, Richie 50, Colored 81.
Pupils Ia the several branChes-0rthog.
raphy 3492, Reading $3.50, Writing 2727,
Mental Arithmetic 1910 Written Arlthme.
tic 1905, Geography 1888, English Gram.
mar $40, History 2Si, Physiology Ito, Nat.
q, Astronomy So, Algebra 1856, Geometry
81, U. s. Constitution and Science OF Gov.
eminent 8, Rhetoric so, Physical Geog.
raphy l64, German Language 200, Draw.
ing 337.
Amount paid for instruction including
German 5000 so.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in German-Washippton 81.
Madison 10, Clay Is, Union 81, Centre IS,
Webster %, Richie "a. Total 800.
NamSer o. 8
Number o. pupils Of German paIentage .....,,,. lSS
Number Of pupils oil other than German paren-
tAge
Number Of pupils ia Grammar IooE Il
Number Of pupialn DlVlaOn IS9
Number Of puPilSin Division B...... 81
Amount paid for instruction in German
Sl54. respectfully submitted,
John @. HERvEY,
supt.
The Committee &C Accounts reported
bills amounting to S49l.08, which, upon
motion were ordered paid.
Henry Hess and Geo. McCully, Com.
missioners from Union district, nomina.
ted Miss Mollie Gibson as teacher TO an
the vacancy occasioned in the corps OF
teachers OF the Union district school by
the resignation Of Miss Ella Updegraff.
On motion Of Mr.. Miller the nomination
was confirmed.
Mr.. s. Rumpf, teacher of German in
Webster and Richie districts, rendered
his resignation as such, which was &c.
copied.
Messrs. Miller, ]. c., and A. G. F. Rbe.
ling, OF the Committee on German Ian.
guage, nominated Miss Lena Riegel to ali
the vacancy. On motion the nomination
was confirmed.
Doc. McConnaughey, to whom was
awarded the contract for furnishing the
Seventh Ward School with clean coal, OF.
tered Mr.. W. B. Simpson as his surety.
Mr.. Simpson was deemed sufficient
surety, and the Clerk was instructed to
draw up proper bond in the sum OF $500.
conditioned for the faithful performance
Of his contract.
The following petition was read to the
Board:
Desiring to organize night school to
assist myself, respectfully petition the
Board OF Education to allow me to use one
OF the rooms Of the Sixth Ward School in
which to conduct the school. l will en-
deavor to preserve the desks, &c, from
any injury arising from my use OF the
same.
"W. NJ. RICHARDSON"
The fear having been expressed that 10
open the school at night would en-.
danger the insurance, the petition was re.
jected.
4 Communication was received from
William l.. Hope, janitor of the Clay
district school, stating that his salary
was insufficient, and that Il It were not
increased he would be compelled to re-.
sign.
It was considered that his salary, $40
per month and rent, was sufficient, and
the Board refused to increase.
On motion Of Capt, Wilson, the schools
will remain closed for the holidays until
Monday after New Years.
Adjourned.